Functional characterization of the human CYP1A1 negative regulatory element: modulation of Ah receptor mediated transcriptional activity

Carcinogenesis
M P Piechocki, R N Hines

Abstract

The mechanisms that underly the regulation of human CYP1A1 have merited considerable attention because of their association both with toxic outcomes and the etiology of several cancers. Previous work conducted in this laboratory has identified a negative regulatory element (NRE) in the 5' region of this gene that appeared to modulate CYP1A1 transcriptional activity. This NRE is present in two functional copies, a high affinity 21-bp palindrome centered at position -784, and an additional element found within a GC-rich region between position -728 and -558. In this report, the regulatory function of the NREs in the context of the CYP1A1 promoter was evaluated. This was accomplished by substituting mutated elements for the corresponding wild-type element in a vector that contained human CYP1A1 sequences positions -1140 to +59 directing the transcription of the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter gene. Expression vectors containing specific mutations in each or both NREs were characterized. We show that eliminating the binding of the CYP1A1 repressor protein to one or both repressor motifs results in a significant 2- to 3-fold increase in the inducibility of CYP1A1 promoter activity. Although mutation of both sites appeared...Continue Reading

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