Title
Histone H4 proximal promoter mediates a complex transcriptional response during differentiation of 3T3L1 adipocytes
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Cell Biology
Publication Date
1995-05-01
Document Type
Article
Subjects
3T3 Cells; Adipocytes; Animals; Cell Differentiation; Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase; Cloning, Molecular; Gene Expression; Gene Expression Regulation; Histones; Humans; Mice; *Promoter Regions, Genetic; *Transcription, Genetic
Disciplines
Cell Biology
Abstract
We have investigated the promoter element(s) required by the cell cycle regulated FO108 human histone H4 gene for control of gene expression during adipocyte proliferation and differentiation. Stable 3T3L1 cell lines were established that express fusion genes in which the histone H4 promoter is joined to chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (cat) as a reporter gene. Expression of the H4CAT fusion genes was monitored in proliferating and confluent 3T3L1 preadipocytes and in differentiating 3T3L1 adipocytes. The results indicate that the H4 cell cycle element (CCE), which mediates S phase-specific stimulation of H4 gene transcription, is not required for transcriptional regulation during differentiation. Instead, a minimal H4 promoter (nucleotides -46 to -11) is sufficient to mediate the complex transcriptional response of H4 gene expression observed during the process of adipocyte differentiation of 3T3L1 cells. In addition, the data suggest that down-regulation of histone gene expression during cellular differentiation may be mediated by passive inactivation of the promoter due to loss of positive regulatory factor(s).
DOI of Published Version
10.1002/jcp.1041630212
Source
J Cell Physiol. 1995 May;163(2):312-20. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of cellular physiology
Related Resources
PubMed ID
7706376
Repository Citation
Ramsey-Ewing AL, Bortell R, Stein GS, Stein JL. (1995). Histone H4 proximal promoter mediates a complex transcriptional response during differentiation of 3T3L1 adipocytes. Stein, Stein, Lian, vanWijnen Lab Publications. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.1041630212. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/stein/80