Turkey prolactin gene regulation by VIP through 35-bp cis-acting element in the proximal promoter

Seong W. Kang, Lisa C. Gazzillo, Seungkwon You, Eric A. Wong, Mohamed E. El Halawani

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Abstract

Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) has been shown to increase prolactin (PRL) gene expression and secretion in turkey primary anterior pituitary cells. To characterize cis-acting elements involved in stimulation of PRL gene expression by VIP, 5-flanking deletions and/or mutations of the turkey PRL promoter fused to the luciferase (Luc) reporter gene have been constructed for use in transient transfection assays. Deletion analysis of the turkey PRL promoter (tPRLP) indicated that the VIP-stimulated tPRLP activity was controlled by three major positive regulatory regions and two negative regions. The -74/+40 Luc construct exhibited a 7- to 8-fold increase in promoter activity in response to VIP treatment. Deletion of the 35-bp segment (-74/-40) or fusion of this sequence to the SV40 promoter demonstrated that a VIP response element (VRE) was present in this region. Functional analysis of this VRE (-74/-40) was performed by mutation of core sequences (TGAATGTATGCA, -61/-50) or deletion of a 35-bp segment and a Decoy assay. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays revealed the presence of three DNA-protein complexes bound to the region -73 to -41. The results of the present study demonstrated that VRE (35-bp) in the proximal PRL promoter is an important cis-acting element for VIP-stimulated PRL gene expression in turkey primary anterior pituitary cells.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)157-165
Number of pages9
JournalGeneral and Comparative Endocrinology
Volume138
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2004

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors thank O.M. Youngren for reading the manuscript and S.E. Whiting and T. Bakken for their excellent technical assistance during this research. This research was funded by USDA Grant No. 00-35203-9157.

Keywords

  • Promoter
  • Turkey prolactin gene
  • VIP response element

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