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Drugs mediate the transcriptional activation of the 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase (ALAS1) gene via the chicken xenobiotic-sensing nuclear receptor (CXR)

Fraser, D. J. and Podvinec, M. and Kaufmann, M. R. and Meyer, U. A.. (2002) Drugs mediate the transcriptional activation of the 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase (ALAS1) gene via the chicken xenobiotic-sensing nuclear receptor (CXR). Journal of biological chemistry, Vol. 277 , no. 38. pp. 34717-34726.

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Abstract

Heme is an essential component in oxygen transport and metabolism in living systems. In non-erythropoietic cells, 5-aminolevulinate synthase (ALAS1) is the first and rate-limiting enzyme in the heme biosynthesis pathway. ALAS1 expression and heme levels are increased in vivo by drugs and other chemical inducers of cytochrome P450 hemoproteins through mechanisms that are poorly understood. In the present studies, a chicken genomic cosmid library was employed to isolate a major portion of the ALAS1 gene. Two drug-responsive enhancer sequences, 176 and 167 base pairs in length, were identified in the 5'-flanking region of the gene in reporter gene assays in the hepatoma cell line LMH. The relative potency of inducers to activate these enhancers corresponds to induction of ALAS1 mRNA levels in LMH cells. Analysis of putative transcription factor binding sites within the enhancers revealed DR5 and DR4 type recognition sequences for nuclear receptors. Drug activation of the enhancer elements was reduced at least 60% after mutagenesis of individual nuclear receptor binding sites and was virtually eliminated following alteration of both recognition sites within the respective elements. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays and transactivation studies demonstrate direct interactions between the nuclear receptor binding sites and the recently described chicken xenobiotic-sensing receptor, (CXR) implicating drug activation mechanisms for ALAS1 similar to those found in inducible cytochrome(s) P450. This is the first report describing direct transcriptional activation of ALAS1 by drugs via drug-responsive enhancer sequences.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Services Biozentrum > Research IT (Podvinec)
UniBasel Contributors:Podvinec, Michael
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:American Society of Biological Chemists
ISSN:0021-9258
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Last Modified:22 Mar 2012 14:21
Deposited On:22 Mar 2012 13:22

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