GSBS Student Publications
Title
Chromatin hyperacetylation abrogates vitamin D-mediated transcriptional upregulation of the tissue-specific osteocalcin gene in vivo
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Department of Cell Biology and Cancer Center
Date
2-4-1999
Document Type
Article
Medical Subject Headings
Acetylation; Animals; Bone and Bones; Butyrates; Calcitriol; Chromatin; DNA Footprinting; Deoxyribonuclease I; Gene Expression Regulation; Nuclear Proteins; Osteocalcin; Osteosarcoma; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Promoter Regions (Genetics); Rats; Restriction Mapping; Trans-Activation (Genetics); Transcription, Genetic; Tumor Cells, Cultured
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Cells expressing the bone-specific osteocalcin (OC) gene exhibit two DNase I hypersensitive sites within the proximal (nt -170 to -70) and distal (nt -600 to -400) promoter. These sites overlap elements that independently or in combination contribute to basal and vitamin D-stimulated OC gene transcription. Here we address mechanisms that participate in control of chromatin remodelling at these sites. By applying nuclease digestion and indirect end-labeling or by combining intranuclear footprinting and ligation-mediated PCR, we investigated the effects of nuclear protein hyperacetylation on both chromatin organization and transcriptional activation of the OC gene in bone-derived cells. We report that chromatin hyperacetylation blocks vitamin D stimulation of OC transcription and prevents a key transition in the chromatin structure of the OC gene which is required for formation of the distal DNase I hypersensitive site. This transition involves interaction of sequence-specific nuclear factors and may be required for the ligand-dependent binding of the vitamin D receptor complex, which results in transcriptional enhancement.
Rights and Permissions
Citation: Biochemistry. 1999 Jan 26;38(4):1338-45. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI of Published Version
10.1021/bi982171a
Related Resources
Journal Title
Biochemistry
PubMed ID
9930996
Repository Citation
Montecino, Martin A.; Frenkel, Baruch; Van Wijnen, Andre J.; Lian, Jane B.; Stein, Gary S.; and Stein, Janet L., "Chromatin hyperacetylation abrogates vitamin D-mediated transcriptional upregulation of the tissue-specific osteocalcin gene in vivo" (1999). GSBS Student Publications. 877.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/877