scholarly journals Sp1 up-regulates cAMP-response-element-binding protein expression during retinoic acid-induced mucous differentiation of normal human bronchial epithelial cells

2008 ◽  
Vol 410 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Soo Hong ◽  
Seung-Wook Kim ◽  
Ja Seok Koo
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Retinoic Acid ◽  
Cell Differentiation ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Camp Response Element Binding ◽  
Camp Response Element ◽  
Response Element ◽  
Bronchial Epithelial ◽  
Element Binding Protein ◽  
Normal Human

CREB [CRE (cAMP-response element)-binding protein] is an important transcription factor that is differentially regulated in cells of various types. We recently reported that RA (retinoic acid) rapidly activates CREB without using RARs (RA receptors) or RXRs (retinoid X receptors) in NHTBE cells (normal human tracheobronchial epithelial cells). However, little is known about the role of RA in the physiological regulation of CREB expression in the early mucous differentiation of NHTBE cells. In the present study, we report that RA up-regulates CREB gene expression and that, using 5′-serial deletion promoter analysis and mutagenesis analyses, two Sp1 (specificity protein 1)-binding sites located at nt −217 and −150, which flank the transcription initiation site, are essential for RA induction of CREB gene transcription. Furthermore, we found that CREs located at nt −119 and −98 contributed to basal promoter activity. Interestingly, RA also up-regulated Sp1 in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Knockdown of endogenous Sp1 using siRNA (small interfering RNA) decreased RA-induced CREB gene expression. However, the converse was not true: knockdown of CREB using CREB siRNA did not affect RA-induced Sp1 gene expression. We conclude that RA up-regulates CREB gene expression during the early stage of NHTBE cell differentiation and that RA-inducible Sp1 plays a major role in up-regulating human CREB gene expression. This result implies that co-operation of these two transcription factors plays a crucial role in mediating early events of normal mucous cell differentiation of bronchial epithelial cells.

scholarly journals Nonclassical Action of Retinoic Acid on the Activation of the cAMP Response Element-binding Protein in Normal Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 566-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sita Aggarwal ◽  
Seung-Wook Kim ◽  
Kyounga Cheon ◽  
Fazal H. Tabassam ◽  
Joo-Heon Yoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retinoic Acid ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
Camp Response Element Binding ◽  
Camp Response Element ◽  
Response Element ◽  
Bronchial Epithelial ◽  
Bronchial Epithelia ◽  
Element Binding Protein ◽  
Normal Human

Vitamin A (retinol) is essential for normal regulation of cell growth and differentiation. We have shown that the retinol metabolite retinoic acid (RA) induces mucous cell differentiation of normal human tracheobronchial epithelial (NHTBE) cells. However, early biological effects of RA in the differentiation of bronchial epithelia are largely unknown. Here, we showed that RA rapidly activated cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB). However, RA did not use the conventional retinoic acid receptor (RAR)/retinoid X receptor (RXR) to activate CREB. RA activated CREB in NHTBE and H1734 cells in which RARs/RXR were silenced with small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting RAR/RXR expression or deactivated by antagonist. Inhibition of protein kinase C (PKC) or extracellular regulated kinase (ERK1/2) blocked the RA-mediated activation of CREB. In addition, depletion of p90 ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK) via siRSK1/2 completely abolished the activation, suggesting that PKC, ERK, and RSK are required for the activation. Altogether, this study provides the first evidence that RA rapidly activates CREB transcription factor via PKC, ERK, and RSK in a retinoid receptor-independent manner in normal bronchial epithelial cells. This noncanonical RA signaling pathway may play an important role in mediating early biological effects in the mucociliary differentiation of bronchial epithelia.

scholarly journals Induction of Human NF-IL6β by Epidermal Growth Factor Is Mediated through the p38 Signaling Pathway and cAMP Response Element-binding Protein Activation in A431 Cells

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 3365-3376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju-Ming Wang ◽  
Joseph T. Tseng ◽  
Wen-Chang Chang
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Camp Response Element Binding ◽  
Binding Activity ◽  
A431 Cells ◽  
Base Pairs ◽  
Camp Response Element ◽  
Response Element ◽  
Element Binding Protein ◽  
Epidermal Growth

The CCAAT/enhancer binding protein δ (C/EBPδ, CRP3, CELF, NF-IL6β) regulates gene expression and plays functional roles in many tissues, such as in acute phase response to inflammatory stimuli, adipocyte differentiation, and mammary epithelial cell growth control. In this study, we examined the expression of human C/EBPδ (NF-IL6β) gene by epidermal growth factor (EGF) stimulation in human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells. NF-IL6β was an immediate-early gene activated by the EGF-induced signaling pathways in cells. By using 5′-serial deletion reporter analysis, we showed that the region comprising the –347 to +9 base pairs was required for EGF response of the NF-IL6β promoter. This region contains putative consensus binding sequences of Sp1 and cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB). The NF-IL6β promoter activity induced by EGF was abolished by mutating the sequence of cAMP response element or Sp1 sites in the –347/+9 base pairs region. Both in vitro and in vivo DNA binding assay revealed that the CREB binding activity was low in EGF-starved cells, whereas it was induced within 30 min after EGF treatment of A431 cells. However, no change in Sp1 binding activity was found by EGF treatment. Moreover, the phosphatidylinositol 3 (PI3)-kinase inhibitor (wortmannin) and p38MAPK inhibitor (SB203580) inhibited the EGF-induced CREB phosphorylation and the expression of NF-IL6β gene in cells. We also demonstrated that CREB was involved in regulating the NF-IL6β gene transcriptional activity mediated by p38MAPK. Our results suggested that PI3-kinase/p38MAPK/CREB pathway contributed to the EGF activation of NF-IL6β gene expression.

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