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Lan Song1, Zhaojun Xu, Ling Li
1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, 410208, China, songlan311492@163.com.
Abstract:
Forkhead box protein A1 (FoxA1) is a transcription factor that is involved in embryonic development and cell differentiation. In this study, we show that hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) treatment upregulated expression of FoxA1 and UCP2 in the A549 cell line. Overexpression of FoxA1 by full-length complementary DNA reduced UCP2 expression, while silencing of FoxA1 expression by small interfering RNA significantly increased UCP2 levels. FoxA1 binds to a site from -919 to -913 bp relative to the UCP2 transcription start site. The overexpression of FoxA1 promoted the DNA binding activity and attenuated the transcription of UCP2 promoter as shown by electromobility shift, chromatin immunoprecipitation assays, and luciferase reporter assay. These data indicate an important role of FoxA1 in regulating expression of UCP2.
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