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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 269, Issue 44, 27175-27178, Nov, 1994

Transcriptional regulation of rat alpha 1-acid glycoprotein gene by phenobarbital

T Fournier, N Mejdoubi, C Lapoumeroulie, J Hamelin, J Elion, G Durand and D Porquet
Laboratoire de Biochimie Generale, UA 1595, Unite de Formation et de Recherche de Pharmacie, Chatenay-Malabry, France.

Phenobarbital induces gene transcription of both cytochrome P450IIB (the barbiturate-inducible cytochrome P450 in mammals) and alpha 1-acid glycoprotein, one of the major acute-phase proteins in rats and humans. Analysis of the 5'-regulatory sequences of cytochrome P450IIB and alpha 1-acid glycoprotein genes in rats revealed the presence of a consensus sequence of 10 base pairs, termed the phenobarbital-responsive element or Barbie box, located in a region extending from positions -136 to - 127 from the transcription start site of the alpha 1-acid glycoprotein gene. A 17-base pair oligonucleotide probe specific for alpha 1-acid glycoprotein and including the consensus sequence showed, in mobility shift assays, slight binding to liver nuclear protein from untreated animals. This binding was strongly and specifically increased with protein extracts from phenobarbital-treated rats. Transfection of rat primary hepatocytes with the pAGPcat construct induced basal expression of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase activity, which was increased by phenobarbital and dexamethasone treatment of cells. Induction of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase activity by phenobarbital was abolished when hepatocytes were transfected by constructs with a mutation or deletion of the Barbie box sequence. These results strongly suggest that the Barbie box sequence is involved in alpha 1-acid glycoprotein gene regulation by phenobarbital.
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