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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 272: C1394-C1404, 1997;
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AJP - Cell Physiology, Vol 272, Issue 4 C1394-C1404, Copyright © 1997 by American Physiological Society

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Telokin expression in A10 smooth muscle cells requires serum response factor

B. P. Herring and A. F. Smith
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA.

Telokin transcription is initiated from a smooth muscle-specific promoter located in an intron of the smooth muscle myosin light chain kinase gene. We have previously identified a 310-base pair fragment of the promoter that mediates A10 smooth muscle cell-specific expression of telokin. In the current study, telokin-luciferase reporter gene assays in A10 cells and REF52 nonmuscle cells revealed that the promoter region between -81 and +80 contains the regulatory elements required to mediate the in vitro cell specificity of the promoter. Several positive-acting elements, including an E box, myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2)-TATA box, and CArG-serum response element, were identified within this region. Telokin transcription in A10 smooth muscle cells requires all three transcription initiation sites and an AT-rich sequence between -71 and -62 that includes a TATA box. MEF2 interacts with the AT-rich region with low affinity; however, MEF2 binding is not required for transcriptional activity in A10 cells. Binding of serum response factor (SRF) to a CArG element proximal to the TATA sequence is also critical for high levels of transcription in A10 cells. Together these data suggest that an AT-rich motif, acting in concert with SRF and an unusual transcription initiation mechanism, is required for the cell-specific expression of the telokin promoter in A10 smooth muscle cells.


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