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Regulation of platelet-derived growth factor-A chain by Krüppel-like factor 5: new pathway of cooperative activation
Kenichi Aizawa1, Toru Suzuki, Nanae Kada
1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
Abstract:
The transcription factor Krüppel-like factor 5 (KLF5) and its genetically downstream target gene platelet-derived growth factor-A (PDGF-A) chain are key factors in regulation of cardiovascular remodeling in response to stress. We show that KLF5 mediates a novel distinct delayed persistent induction of PDGF-A chain in response to the model agonist, phorbol ester, through a cis-element previously shown to mediate phorbol ester induction on to PDGF-A chain through the early growth response factor (Egr-1). Interestingly, the nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) p50 subunit further cooperatively activates PDGF-A chain through protein-protein interaction with KLF5 but not Egr-1. RNA interference analysis confirmed that KLF5 and p50 are important for induction of PDGF-A chain. Collectively, we identify a novel regulatory pathway in which PDGF-A chain gene expression, under the control of KLF5, is cooperatively activated by the NF-kappaB p50 subunit and a pathophysiological stimulus.
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