UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Cell BiologyDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
1992-05-01Keywords
AnimalsBase Sequence
DNA
Gene Expression Regulation
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Proteins
Transcription, Genetic
Vitamin D
Cell Biology
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Vitamin D is a physiological regulator of gene transcription associated with control of a broad spectrum of biological processes that include but is not restricted to growth, differentiation and calcium-mediated homeostatic control. Transcriptional regulation is mediated by sequence-specific interactions of a 1,25(OH)2D3-vitamin D receptor-accessory factor complex with vitamin D responsive elements (VDRE) residing in the promoters of hormone responsive genes. Functioning primarily as a transcription enhancer, activity at the VDRE is controlled by diverse and integrated cellular signalling pathways acting synergistically and/or antagonistically with a series of basal regulatory elements and other hormone regulated sequences that are components of modularly organized vitamin D-responsive gene promoters. Molecular mechanisms that integrate the activities at promoter elements contributing to vitamin D-related transcriptional control include overlapping transcription factor binding domains within regulatory elements and cooperative activities at independent regulatory sequences that determine the level of vitamin D responsiveness.Source
J Cell Biochem. 1992 May;49(1):37-45. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1002/jcb.240490108Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/49454PubMed ID
1644852Related Resources
Link to Article in PubMedae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/jcb.240490108