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. 1990 Oct;10(10):5580–5585. doi: 10.1128/mcb.10.10.5580

The promoter and first, untranslated exon of the human glucocorticoid receptor gene are GC rich but lack consensus glucocorticoid receptor element sites.

J Zong 1, J Ashraf 1, E B Thompson 1
PMCID: PMC361279  PMID: 2398904

Abstract

Glucocorticoid receptor mRNA is regulated by glucocorticoids. We found no consensus glucocorticoid response element, TATA box, or CAAT box but many GC boxes in approximately 3 kilobases of the 5'-flanking sequence of the human glucocorticoid receptor gene. We identified several transcription start sites, an untranslated exon 1, and the coding content of exon 2.

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