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The cell-specific elastase I enhancer comprises two domains.

F Kruse1, C T Komro, C H Michnoff

  • 1Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas 75235.

Molecular and Cellular Biology
|February 1, 1988
PubMed
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Two key domains in the rat elastase I enhancer are crucial for pancreatic acinar cell expression. Mutations in these domains significantly reduced gene activity, suggesting specific protein binding.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

Background:

  • The elastase I gene is specifically expressed in pancreatic acinar cells.
  • Gene enhancers regulate tissue-specific gene expression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify regulatory elements within the rat elastase I enhancer responsible for pancreas-specific gene expression.
  • To investigate the functional significance of these regulatory domains.

Main Methods:

  • Site-directed mutagenesis of the elastase I enhancer region (-200 to -61).
  • Transfection assays using chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) reporter gene in pancreatic (266-6) and control (NIH/3T3) cells.
  • DNase I footprinting assays with nuclear extracts from pancreatic cells.

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Main Results:

  • Two distinct domains within the enhancer and a third at the enhancer-promoter boundary are essential for acinar cell expression.
  • Mutations in either of the two enhancer domains caused a >100-fold reduction in pancreas-specific expression.
  • DNase I footprinting identified nine protected regions, with one crucial footprint containing a conserved sequence important for gene regulation.

Conclusions:

  • The rat elastase I enhancer contains nonredundant functional domains critical for pancreas-specific gene expression.
  • A specific DNA-binding site within the enhancer, identified by footprinting, likely interacts with pancreas-specific regulatory proteins.