PMID- 8036172 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19940815 LR - 20190501 IS - 0305-1048 (Print) IS - 1362-4962 (Electronic) IS - 0305-1048 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 12 DP - 1994 Jun 25 TI - Identification of a vitamin D responsive element in the promoter of the rat cytochrome P450(24) gene. PG - 2410-6 AB - Mitochondrial cytochrome P450(24) expression in the vitamin D-degradation pathway is induced by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3]. The molecular basis of this enzyme regulation was investigated by isolating the rat P450(24) gene and examining the 5'-flanking region for possible cis-acting regulatory elements involved in the induction process. Constructs containing different lengths of 5'-flanking region of the gene were linked to a luciferase reporter gene and transiently co-transfected with a human vitamin D receptor (hVDR) expression vector (pRSV-hVDR) into COS-1 cells. These experiments showed that the flanking region from -298 to -122 directed a 24-fold increase in luciferase activity in response to 1,25-(OH)2D3 provided that the cells were co-transfected with pRSV-hVDR. Within this region, the sequence from position -171 to -123 conferred 1,25-(OH)2D3 responsiveness to both the native P450(24) promoter and the heterologous thymidine kinase promoter. Mutagenesis revealed that the sequence from position -150 to -136 is required for induction by 1,25-(OH)2D3 and that this sequence shares similarity to other vitamin D responsive elements (VDREs) reported for other genes. Gel shift mobility assays showed this region specifically bound a nuclear protein complex from 1,25-(OH)2D3 treated COS-1 cells that had been co-transfected with pRSV-hVDR. The retarded band was specifically competed with the well characterized VDRE from the mouse osteopontin gene. A VDRE at position -150 to -136 in the promoter of the rat P450(24) gene is identified in this study and found to be important in mediating the enhanced expression of the gene by 1,25-(OH)2D3. FAU - Hahn, C N AU - Hahn CN AD - Department of Biochemistry, University Adelaide, Australia. FAU - Kerry, D M AU - Kerry DM FAU - Omdahl, J L AU - Omdahl JL FAU - May, B K AU - May BK LA - eng SI - GENBANK/Z28351 PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Nucleic Acids Res JT - Nucleic acids research JID - 0411011 RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) RN - 9035-51-2 (Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System) RN - EC 1.14.- (Steroid Hydroxylases) RN - EC 1.14.15.16 (Vitamin D3 24-Hydroxylase) RN - FXC9231JVH (Calcitriol) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Base Sequence MH - Calcitriol/*metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Cloning, Molecular MH - Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/*genetics MH - DNA MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - *Promoter Regions, Genetic MH - Rats MH - Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid MH - Steroid Hydroxylases/*genetics MH - Transfection MH - Up-Regulation MH - Vitamin D3 24-Hydroxylase PMC - PMC523703 EDAT- 1994/06/25 00:00 MHDA- 1994/06/25 00:01 CRDT- 1994/06/25 00:00 PHST- 1994/06/25 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1994/06/25 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1994/06/25 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1093/nar/22.12.2410 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nucleic Acids Res. 1994 Jun 25;22(12):2410-6. doi: 10.1093/nar/22.12.2410.