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INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
卷 46, 期 9, 页码 3109-3120出版社
ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.05-0053
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- NEI NIH HHS [T32 EY 07157, P30 EY 11373] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAMS NIH HHS [AR 39750] Funding Source: Medline
PURPOSE. Identifying the mechanism(s) that regulate gene expression during the transition of the limbal stem cell to a differentiated superficial cell is an important area of interest in the corneal epithelium. METHODS. However, the factors that regulate gene expression during this process are not well understood. In the present study, the human involucrin (hINV) gene was used as a model to study gene expression in the corneal epithelium. Expression was studied in normal human corneal epithelial cell cultures and hINV promoter transgenic mice. RESULTS. Studies in cultured cells revealed that an Sp transcription factor - binding site, located in the upstream regulatory region of the hINV promoter, is essential for optimal hINV gene expression. Mutation of this site reduces promoter activity. Expression of Sp1 results in an Sp1-dependent increase in activity, whereas expression of dominant-negative Sp1 inhibits promoter activity. Gel mobility shift analysis showed the interaction of Sp1 and Sp3 with the Sp DNA element. Treatment of the corneal epithelial cells with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate increased hINV gene expression and this response is associated with increased nuclear factor binding of Sp1 and Sp3 to the Sp DNA response element. Promoter mutagenesis studies in transgenic mice confirmed the importance of the Sp site, as removal of this site by promoter truncation or point mutation resulted in a complete loss of in vivo corneal epithelial cell gene expression. CONCLUSIONS. These studies provide in vivo evidence that Sp transcription factor input is absolutely necessary for activation of involucrin gene expression in the differentiating corneal epithelium.
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