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Ayako Miura1, Naoko Odahara, Aiko Tominaga
1Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Kagoshima, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan.
Abstract:
In addition to VPAC1 and VPAC2, PAC1 is involved in the pleiotropic action of pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) in the CNS. A luciferase reporter assay for the human PAC1 gene (-2160/+268) revealed that NGF treatment significantly augments the promoter activity of the PAC1 gene. Moreover, the Sp1 site at -282/-273 was shown to be essential for the NGF-augmented promoter activity of the PAC1 gene. Treatment with U0126, an MEK inhibitor, or Mithramycin A, an Sp1 inhibitor, significantly attenuated promoter activity. These results indicate that activation of Sp1 by the Ras/MAPK pathway might participate in neuron specific expression of the PAC1 gene.
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