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SHARP-2/Stra13/DEC1 as a potential repressor of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene expression
Kazuya Yamada1, Hiroko Ogata-Kawata, Kaoru Matsuura
1Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan. kazuya@fmsrsa.fukui-med.ac.jp
Abstract:
The influence of the enhancer of split- and hairy-related protein-2 (SHARP-2) transcriptional repressor on the expression of rat phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) gene was examined. When H4IIE cells were treated with epigallocatechin gallate, a green tea constituent, an increase in SHARP-2 mRNA levels and a decrease in PEPCK mRNA levels were observed. The adenovirus-mediated overexpression of SHARP-2 in H4IIE cells and primary cultured rat hepatocytes led to a decrease in the levels of PEPCK mRNA. Finally, when a SHARP-2 expression plasmid was transiently transfected with various reporter plasmids into MH1C1 cells, the promoter activity of a PEPCK reporter plasmid was specifically decreased. Based on these findings, we conclude that SHARP-2 is a potential repressor of PEPCK gene expression.
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