Abstract
Surfactant protein B (SP-B) is essential for maintenance of biophysical properties and physiological function of pulmonary surfactant. SP-B mRNA expression is restricted to alveolar type II epithelial cells and bronchiolar epithelial cells (Clara cells) of adult lung. We previously (Margana, R. K., and Boggaram, V. (1996) Am. J. Physiol. 270, L601-L612) found that a minimal promoter region (-236 to +39) of rabbit SP-B gene is sufficient for high level expression of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter gene in NCI-H441 cells, a cell line with characteristics of Clara cells. In the present study we used mutational analysis, electrophoretic mobility shift assays, and DNase I footprinting to identify cis-DNA regulatory elements and trans-acting protein factors required for lung cell-specific expression of SP-B gene. We found that in addition to thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF-1) and hepatocyte nuclear factor 3alpha (HNF-3alpha) binding sites, two spatially separate DNA sequences that bind Sp1 and Sp3 factors are necessary for the maintenance of SP-B promoter activity. Mutation of any one of the transcription factor binding sites caused a significant reduction in SP-B promoter activity suggesting that Sp1, Sp3, and TTF-1 and HNF-3alpha interact cooperatively with SP-B promoter to activate gene transcription.
Description
This is an Open Access article under the CC BY license.
Publisher
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
Date of publication
Spring 1-31-1997
Language
english
Persistent identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/4565
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Margana, Ramgopol K. and Boggaram, Vijayakumar, "Functional analysis of surfactant protein B (SP-B) promoter. Sp1, Sp3, TTF-1, and HNF-3α transcription factors are necessary for lung cell-specific activation of SP-B gene transcription" (1997). School of Medical and Biological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations. Paper 7.
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/4565