Endocrinology, Vol 136, 696-704, Copyright © 1995 by Endocrine Society

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Cloning and characterization of the promoter for the rat insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 gene

AL Albiston, R Saffery and AC Herington
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3), the major IGFBP in the adult circulation, is produced by a wide range of cell and tissue types. IGFBP-3 appears to be regulated by transcriptional and/or posttranslational mechanisms in a species-, cell-, and development- specific manner. In vitro and in vivo studies suggest that a number of factors (e.g. cAMP, GH, insulin-like growth factor-I, epidermal growth factor, TSH, and FSH) can act as transcriptional regulators of IGFBP-3 in particular cell types. To address the mechanistic basis for these observations, we isolated the rat IGFBP-3 gene and began characterization and analysis of the hormonal regulation of its promoter. The rat IGFBP-3 gene is located within 2 adjacent EcoRI fragments spanning about 10 kilobases. Southern analysis indicated a single copy gene. A 1.18-kilobase fragment 5' to the translation initiation codon has been sequenced and showed 65% homology with the corresponding human IGFBP-3 sequence. The region between -100 and -1 bp relative to the transcription start site showed 85% homology. The transcription start site was 118 basepairs (bp) up-stream of the initiation codon, and a TATA box consensus was located 27 bp 5' to this CAP site. No CAAT box was present, but a CpG island was identified. Consensus sequences for a number of putative response elements (e.g. activating protein-2, insulin, TSH/insulin-like growth factor, and GH) were present within -700 bp of the CAP site. A series of 5'-truncated chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter constructs has been transfected into both COS-1 cells and the rat thyroid cell line FRTL-5. Both basal and hormonally responsive (TSH and phorbol ester) promoter activities have been localized within the first 472 bases of the promoter region. These data indicate that suitable transfected cell systems can be established in which additional investigations can be undertaken into the mechanisms of cell- and species-specific hormonal regulation of IGFBP-3 gene expression.

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