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  • Title: The upstream region of the SP-B gene: intrinsic promoter activity and glucocorticoid responsiveness related to a new DNA-binding protein.
    Author: Luzi P, Anceschi M, Strayer DS.
    Journal: Gene; 1995 Nov 20; 165(2):285-90. PubMed ID: 8522191.
    Abstract:
    We identified and cloned the rabbit SP-B gene, encoding the pulmonary surfactant-associated protein, and sequenced its upstream region from -2635 to +428, including a much larger fragment of the upstream region than has previously been reported for an SP-B for any species. Rabbit SP-B showed substantial homology to its human counterpart in the coding and noncoding regions immediately upstream from the TATAA box. Using a luciferase (Luc) reporter gene (luc) construct we measured promoter activity with a 212-bp fragment (SPB212) from nucleotides (nt) -41 to -252, inclusive. SPB212 functioned as an active promoter in this assay. Further, we identified, cloned and sequenced the cDNA encoding a unique DNA-binding protein, N, that bound SPB212 at approx. -195. When the N cDNA was cloned into the expression vector pKC4 and cotransfected with the luc reporter construct, N significantly enhanced Luc production, but only in the presence of dexamethasone. Therefore, we identified and sequenced a functional promoter region upstream from rabbit SP-B, and isolated and characterized a DNA-binding protein that confers enhanced glucocorticoid responsiveness on this promoter.
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