Evidence for glucocorticoid receptor binding to a site(s) in a remote region of the 5' flanking sequences of the human proopiomelanocortin gene
Glucocorticoids negatively regulate expression of the human proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene. It has been postulated that this effect may be modulated by a direct interaction of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) with DNA in the vicinity of the POMC promoter. In order to investigate interactions of GR with POMC DNA, DNA-cellulose competitive binding assays have been performed using isolated fragments of cloned POMC DNA to compete with calf thymus DNA-cellulose for binding of triamcinolone acetonide affinity-labelled GR prepared from HeLa S/sub 3/ cells. In these assays, two fragments isolated from the 5' flanking sequences of POMC DNA (Fragment 3,-1765 to -677 and Fragment 4, -676 to +125 with respect to the mRNA cap site) have competed favorably, with Fragment 3 consistently competing more strongly than Fragment 4. Additional studies have been conducted utilizing a newly developed South-western Blot procedure in which specific /sup 32/P-labelled DNA fragments are allowed to bind to dexamethasone mesylate labelled GR immobilized on nitrocellulose filters. Results from these studies have also shown preferential binding by POMC DNA fragments 3 and 4. DNA footprinting and gene transfer experiments are now being conducted to further characterize the nature of GR interaction with POMC DNA.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- OSTI ID:
- 7025106
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8606151-
- Journal Information:
- Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Vol. 45:6; Conference: 76. annual meeting of the Federation of American Society for Experimental Biology, Washington, DC, USA, 8 Jun 1986
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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