NF-kB binds to a polymorphic repressor element in the MMP-3 promoter

Ruth C. Borghaei, P. L. Rawlings Jr., Masoud Javadi, J. Woloshin

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Abstract

A 5T/6T polymorphic site in the matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) promoter has been identified as a repressor element involved in inhibiting induction of MMP-3 transcription by interleukin 1; and the 6T allele has been associated with decreased expression of MMP-3 as compared to the 5T allele. Zinc-binding protein-89 (ZBP-89) was cloned from a yeast one-hybrid assay via its ability to interact with this site, but when the protein was over-expressed, it resulted in activation of the MMP-3 promoter rather than repression. Here we show that in nuclear extracts isolated from human gingival fibroblasts stimulated with IL-1, this site is bound by p50 and p65 components of NF-kB in addition to ZBP-89, and that recombinant p50 binds preferentially to the 6T binding site. These results are consistent with a role for NF-kB in limiting the cytokine induced expression of MMP-3.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalBiochemical and biophysical research communications
Volume316
StatePublished - Jan 1 2004

Keywords

  • Gene expression regulation
  • NF-kB
  • Stromelysin-1
  • ZBP-89
  • binding protein
  • cytokine
  • immunoglobulin enhancer binding protein
  • interleukin 1
  • protein p50
  • stromelysin
  • synaptotagmin
  • unclassified drug
  • zinc binding protein 89
  • DNA binding protein
  • repressor protein
  • transcription factor
  • ZNF148 protein
  • human
  • allele
  • article
  • binding site
  • controlled study
  • fibroblast
  • gene activation
  • gene overexpression
  • genetic transcription
  • gingiva
  • human cell
  • hybrid
  • molecular cloning
  • priority journal
  • promoter region
  • protein expression
  • repressor gene
  • yeast
  • cytology
  • DNA responsive element
  • drug effect
  • enzyme repression
  • genetic polymorphism
  • genetics
  • metabolism
  • Binding Sites
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Fibroblasts
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-1
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 3
  • NF-kappa B
  • NF-kappa B p50 Subunit
  • Polymorphism
  • Genetic
  • Promoter Regions (Genetics)
  • Repressor Proteins
  • Response Elements
  • Transcription Factors

Disciplines

  • Genetics and Genomics

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