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Modulation of BMAL/CLOCK/E-Box complex activity by a CT-rich cis-acting element.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16650525     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The interaction between the BMAL1/CLOCK transcription factor and the cis-acting element known as the E-Box is a key event in the regulation of clock and clock-controlled gene expression. However, the fact that the ubiquitous E-Box element sits at the center of a presumably highly discriminating control system generates a certain level of puzzlement. Widely spread E-Boxes with a generic sequence CANNTG have been associated with expression of genes involved in a host of disparate biological processes, including the orchestration of circadian physiology. The intriguing specificity of this short DNA consensus element begs the hypothesis that its actual circadian properties might be encoded elsewhere, e.g., other factors or adjacent sequences. In a previous study, we found evidence that a short sequence in the mouse arginine vasopressin (AVP) proximal promoter has the ability to confer robust BMAL1/CLOCK responsiveness onto an adjacent E-Box. Here, we report the systematic analysis of this element. Our findings further define the determining features and sequence boundaries of this element, establish the effect of the photoperiod upon its interacting protein(s), and suggest that its cognate binding activity might be modulated by Zn2+ in a peripheral oscillator.
Authors:
Estela Muñoz; Michelle Brewer; Ruben Baler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2006-05-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular and cellular endocrinology     Volume:  252     ISSN:  0303-7207     ISO Abbreviation:  Mol. Cell. Endocrinol.     Publication Date:  2006 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-06-26     Completed Date:  2006-09-12     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7500844     Medline TA:  Mol Cell Endocrinol     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  74-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Unit on Temporal Gene Expression, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
3T3 Cells
ARNTL Transcription Factors
Animals
Arginine Vasopressin / genetics
Base Sequence
Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors / physiology*
CLOCK Proteins
Circadian Rhythm
DNA Mutational Analysis
E-Box Elements / physiology*
Mice
Molecular Sequence Data
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Trans-Activators / physiology*
Transcription Factors / physiology
Transfection
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/ARNTL Transcription Factors; 0/Arntl protein, mouse; 0/Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors; 0/Trans-Activators; 0/Transcription Factors; 113-79-1/Arginine Vasopressin; EC 2.3.1.48/CLOCK Proteins; EC 2.3.1.48/Clock protein, mouse

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