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. 1993 Jan;13(1):257–265. doi: 10.1128/mcb.13.1.257

Identification of a retinoic acid response element upstream of the murine Hox-4.2 gene.

H Pöpperl 1, M S Featherstone 1
PMCID: PMC358905  PMID: 8093325

Abstract

Hox genes play an important role in the process of vertebrate pattern formation, and their expression is intricately regulated both temporally and spatially. All-trans-retinoic acid (RA), a physiologically active metabolite of vitamin A, affects the expression of a large number of Hox genes in vitro and in vivo. However, the regulatory mechanisms underlying the RA response of these genes have not been extensively studied, and no response element for RA receptors (RARs) has been characterized in a Hox regulatory region. The expression of murine Hox-4.2 and its human homolog, HOX4B, is increased in embryonal carcinoma (EC) cell lines upon RA treatment (M. S. Featherstone, A. Baron, S. J. Gaunt, M.-G. Mattei, and D. Duboule, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:4760-4764, 1988; A. Simeone, D. Acampora, V. Nigro, A. Faiella, M. D'Esposito, A. Stornaiuolo, F. Mavilio, and E. Boncinelli, Mech. Dev. 33:215-228, 1991). Using transient expression assays, we showed that luciferase reporter gene constructs carrying genomic sequences located upstream of Hox-4.2 responded to RA in murine P19 EC cells. A 402-bp NcoI fragment was necessary for the RA responsiveness of reporter constructs. This fragment contained a regulatory element, 5'-AGGTGA(N)5AGGTCA-3', that closely resembles the consensus sequence for an RA response element. The Hox-4.2 RA response element was critical for the RA induction and specifically bound RARs. In addition, the response to RA could be inhibited by expressing a dominant negative form of RAR alpha in transfected P19 EC cells. These results suggested that Hox-4.2 is a target for RAR-mediated regulation by RA.

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