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Gert-Jan C M van den Bemd1, Mila Jhamai, Albert O Brinkmann
1Department of Reproduction and Development, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is considered as an important marker for prostate cancer. Regulation of PSA gene expression is mediated by androgens bound to androgen receptors via androgen response elements (AREs) in its promoter and far upstream enhancer regions. In addition, GATA proteins contribute to PSA gene transcription by interacting with GATA motifs present in the PSA enhancer sequence. The TRPS1 gene contains a single GATA zinc finger domain and not only binds to forward consensus GATA motifs but also to an inverse GATA motif overlapping the ARE III in the far upstream enhancer of the PSA gene. Overexpression of TRPS1 in androgen-dependent human LNCaP prostate cancer cells inhibited the transcription of a transiently transfected PSA enhancer/promoter-driven luciferase reporter construct. Furthermore, overexpression of TRPS1 reduced the androgen-induced endogenous PSA levels secreted in culture medium of LNCaP cells. Our results suggest a role of TRPS1 in androgen regulation of PSA gene expression.
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