INSULIN REGULATION OF THE GLUCAGON GENE IS MEDIATED BY AN INSULIN-RESPONSIVE DNA ELEMENT

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作者
PHILIPPE, J [1 ]
机构
[1] CTR MED UNIV GENEVA,DEPT MED,CH-1211 GENEVA 4,SWITZERLAND
关键词
GENE REGULATION; GENE TRANSCRIPTION;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.88.16.7224
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Diabetes mellitus is characterized by insulin deficiency and high plasma glucagon levels, which can be normalized by insulin replacement. It has previously been reported that glucagon gene expression is negatively regulated by insulin at the transcriptional level. By transfection studies, I have now localized a DNA control element that mediates insulin effects on glucagon gene transcription. This element also confers insulin responsiveness to a heterologous promoter. DNA-binding proteins that specifically interact with this insulin-responsive element are found in both glucagon- and nonglucagon-producing cells; and the pattern of binding, as assessed by the gel retardation assay, is not modified by prior insulin treatment.
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页码:7224 / 7227
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