TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization and identification of promoter elements in the mouse COX17 gene
AU - Takahashi, Yoshinori
AU - Kako, Koichiro
AU - Arai, Hidenori
AU - Ohishi, Takahiro
AU - Inada, Yoshiko
AU - Takehara, Akio
AU - Fukamizu, Akiyoshi
AU - Munekata, Eisuke
PY - 2002/4/12
Y1 - 2002/4/12
N2 - Cox17p, essential for the assembly of functional cytochrome c oxidase (CCO) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has been believed to deliver copper ions to the mitochondrion for insertion into the enzyme. We have recently isolated an ∼20 kb genomic fragment of the mouse COX17. Reporter assay experiments have shown that most of the promoter activity was restricted to a 0.85 kb fragment flanking the first exon. Further intensive deletion and detailed mutation analysis suggested that the minimal essential region for transactivation was located at bases -155 to -70. This 5′-flanking region did not possess a TATA box, but contained putative Sp1, NRF-1 and NRF-2 binding sites. COX17 basal promoter activity was abrogated by site-directed mutagenesis of Sp1, NRF-1 and NRF-2 binding sites. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays with AtT-20 and NIH3T3 cell nuclear extract revealed that this region binds both a Sp1-like protein and NRF-1 transcription factors. These results indicated that Sp1, NRF-1 and NRF-2 are involved in basal transcription of the COX17 gene, similar to the transcription mechanism of other CCO-related genes.
AB - Cox17p, essential for the assembly of functional cytochrome c oxidase (CCO) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has been believed to deliver copper ions to the mitochondrion for insertion into the enzyme. We have recently isolated an ∼20 kb genomic fragment of the mouse COX17. Reporter assay experiments have shown that most of the promoter activity was restricted to a 0.85 kb fragment flanking the first exon. Further intensive deletion and detailed mutation analysis suggested that the minimal essential region for transactivation was located at bases -155 to -70. This 5′-flanking region did not possess a TATA box, but contained putative Sp1, NRF-1 and NRF-2 binding sites. COX17 basal promoter activity was abrogated by site-directed mutagenesis of Sp1, NRF-1 and NRF-2 binding sites. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays with AtT-20 and NIH3T3 cell nuclear extract revealed that this region binds both a Sp1-like protein and NRF-1 transcription factors. These results indicated that Sp1, NRF-1 and NRF-2 are involved in basal transcription of the COX17 gene, similar to the transcription mechanism of other CCO-related genes.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0167-4781(01)00374-8
DO - 10.1016/S0167-4781(01)00374-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 11997103
AN - SCOPUS:0037066616
SN - 0167-4781
VL - 1574
SP - 359
EP - 364
JO - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression
JF - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression
IS - 3
ER -