scholarly journals Synergistic induction of human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide gene expression by vitamin D and stilbenoids

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 528-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunxiao Guo ◽  
Brian Sinnott ◽  
Brenda Niu ◽  
Malcolm B. Lowry ◽  
Mary L. Fantacone ◽  
...  
2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 754-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunxiao Guo ◽  
Elena Rosoha ◽  
Malcolm B. Lowry ◽  
Niels Borregaard ◽  
Adrian F. Gombart

Author(s):  
Malcolm B. Lowry ◽  
Chunxiao Guo ◽  
Yang Zhang ◽  
Mary L. Fantacone ◽  
Isabelle E. Logan ◽  
...  

2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (22) ◽  
pp. 8272-8281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Uvell ◽  
Ylva Engström

ABSTRACT Innate immune reactions are crucial processes of metazoans to protect the organism against overgrowth of faster replicating microorganisms. Drosophila melanogaster is a precious model for genetic and molecular studies of the innate immune system. In response to infection, the concerted action of a battery of antimicrobial peptides ensures efficient killing of the microbes. The induced gene expression relies on translocation of the Drosophila Rel transcription factors Relish, Dif, and Dorsal to the nucleus where they bind to κB-like motifs in the promoters of the inducible genes. We have identified another putative promoter element, called region 1 (R1), in a number of antimicrobial peptide genes. Site-directed mutagenesis of the R1 site diminished Cecropin A1 (CecA1) expression in transgenic Drosophila larvae and flies. Infection of flies induced a nuclear R1-binding activity that was unrelated to the κB-binding activity in the same extracts. Although the R1 motif was required for Rel protein-mediated CecA1 expression in cotransfection experiments, our data argue against it being a direct target for the Drosophila Rel proteins. We propose that the R1 and κB motifs are targets for distinct regulatory complexes that act in concert to promote high levels of antimicrobial peptide gene expression in response to infection.


2021 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 108543
Author(s):  
Babajide A. Ojo ◽  
Peiran Lu ◽  
Sanmi E. Alake ◽  
Bryant Keirns ◽  
Kendall Anderson ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Hussain Gora ◽  
Narottam Prasad Sahu ◽  
Sujata Sahoo ◽  
Saima Rehman ◽  
Showkat Ahmad Dar ◽  
...  

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