Ghatnekar Angela, Trojanowska Maria
Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, CSB 912, SC 29425-2229, USA.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 2008 Mar;1779(3):145-51. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2007.11.012. Epub 2007 Dec 14.
In this study we show that GATA-6 is a novel repressor of TN-C gene expression. We demonstrated that overexpression of GATA-6 in fibroblasts inhibited basal levels, as well as markedly decreased IL-4- and TGF-beta-induced TN-C mRNA and protein levels. A GATA-6 response element was mapped to position -467 to -460 of the TN-C promoter. In addition, we showed that GATA-6 binds this site both in vitro and in vivo.
在本研究中,我们证明GATA-6是TN-C基因表达的一种新型抑制因子。我们证实,在成纤维细胞中过表达GATA-6可抑制基础水平,并显著降低IL-4和TGF-β诱导的TN-C mRNA及蛋白水平。一个GATA-6反应元件被定位到TN-C启动子的-467至-460位。此外,我们还表明GATA-6在体外和体内均能结合该位点。