An Sp1 binding site and the minimal promoter contribute to overexpression of the cytokeratin 18 gene in tumorigenic clones relative to that in nontumorigenic clones of a human carcinoma cell line.

Molecular and Cellular Biology
M GuntherO Brison

Abstract

Clones of cells tumorigenic or nontumorigenic in nude mice have been previously isolated from the SW613-S human colon carcinoma cell line. We have already reported that tumorigenic cells overexpress the cytokeratin 18 (K18) gene in comparison with nontumorigenic cells and that this difference is mainly due to a transcriptional regulation. We now report that a 2,532-bp cloned human K18 gene promoter drives the differential expression of a reporter gene in a transient assay. A 62-bp minimal K18 promoter (TATA box and initiation site) has a low but differential activity. Analysis of deletion and substitution mutants as well as hybrid SV40-K18 promoters and reconstructed K18 promoters indicated that an important element for the activity of the K18 promoter is a high-affinity binding site for transcription factor Sp1 located just upstream of the TATA box. This Sp1 binding element, as well as the intron 1 enhancer element, stimulates the basal activity of the minimal promoter through mechanisms that maintain the differential activity. Gel shift assays and the use of an anti-Sp1 antibody have shown that both tumorigenic and nontumorigenic SW613-S cells contain three factors able to bind to the Sp1 binding element site and that one of ...Continue Reading

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