Abstract
The POMC gene, encoding a hormonal precursor protein, is primarily expressed in the pituitary in a tissue-specific manner. The POMC gene is transcriptionally regulated by a variety of hormones and neuropeptides and the second messengers cAMP and Ca++. Using the corticotrope-derived AtT20 cell line, we have previously shown that overexpression of cFos stimulates POMC transcription. The aim of this work was to analyze whether cFos directly interacts with the POMC gene in basal and corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) stimulated cells. Using progressively deleted POMC promoter sequences or heterologous promoter constructs coupled to the chloramphenicol acetyl transferase reporter gene, we demonstrate the existence of a major cFos- responsive sequence within the first exon of the POMC gene. This sequence, TGACTAA, appears functionally indistinguishable from the canonical AP1 binding site. When fused to a minimal promoter, this sequence confers inducibility by cFos and CRH. Gel shift analyses with CRH-stimulated AtT20 nuclear extracts or in vitro synthesized proteins revealed that this sequence efficiently binds Fos and Jun. Expression of c-fos anti-sense mRNA reduced CRH-stimulated POMC transcription, thus indicating that, at leas...Continue Reading
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