Upstream Stimulatory Factors 1 and 2 activate the human hepatic lipase promoter via E-box dependent and independent mechanisms.
2009
Abstract We studied the transcriptional regulation of the HL gene by
USF1and
USF2in HepG2 cells. The transcriptional activity of the HL(− 685/+ 13) promoter construct was increased up to 25-fold by co-transfection with
USF1and
USF2. Silencing of
USF1by RNA interference reduced
promoter activityby 30–40%.
Chromatin immunoprecipitationassays showed binding of endogenous
USF1and
USF2to the proximal HL promoter region. In gel shift assays,
USF1and
USF2bound to
E-boxesat − 307/− 312 and − 510/− 516, and to the TATA-Inr region. Although the − 514C → T substitution abolished in vitro USF binding to the − 510/− 516
E-box, the increase in HL
promoter activityby
USF1and
USF2was unaffected. Deletion and mutation analysis of the HL promoter region, and insertion of multiple
E-boxcopies in front of a heterologous promoter, revealed that upregulation by USFs was mainly mediated through the − 307/− 312
E-boxand the TATA-Inr region. We conclude that in HepG2 cells
USF1and
USF2regulate transcriptional activity of the HL gene through their binding to the
E-boxat − 307/− 312 and the TATA-Inr region.
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