Transcriptional regulation of insulin-like growth factor-II gene expression by cortisol in fetal sheep during late gestation.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
J LiR S Gilmour

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the mechanisms by which cortisol down-regulates hepatic insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF-II) gene expression in late gestation. Leader exons 6 and 7 of the ovine IGF-II gene, with their 5'-flanking regions, were first isolated. Characterization of transcription start sites revealed a unique site for exon 6 and three dispersed sites for exon 7. Nuclear run-on assays showed a 5-fold higher transcription rate of the IGF-II gene in liver of adrenalectomized fetuses compared with control animals, suggesting that regulation of IGF-II gene expression by cortisol is at the transcriptional level. RNase protection assays demonstrated hepatic leader exon 7 expression in adrenalectomized fetuses to be more than 2-fold higher than in controls, whereas it was reduced by 50% in cortisol-infused fetuses compared with controls. There was no effect on the expression of other leader exons. Functions of the upstream regulatory region of leader exon 7 (i.e. promoter P4) were investigated by luciferase transient expression. A region of -172 bases downstream relative to the first transcription site of leader exon 7 was shown to retain basal promoter activity and respond to cortisol. These results suggest...Continue Reading

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