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Transcriptional Regulation of CYP2B1 Induction in Primary Rat Hepatocyte Cultures: Repression by Epidermal Growth Factor Is Mediated via a Distal Enhancer Region

Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Toxicology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

Phenobarbital (PB) alters expression of numerous hepatic genes, including genes involved in xenobiotic metabolism. Phenobarbital-dependent induction of cytochrome P-450 2B1 (CYP2B1) is subject to regulation by cytokines [e.g., by epidermal growth factor (EGF)], hormones [e.g., by growth hormone (GH)], or the cellular redox status. To investigate mechanisms involved in regulation of CYP2B1 transcription, we performed promoter activation studies using primary rat hepatocyte cultures transiently transfected with individual CYP2B1 promoter-luciferase reporter gene constructs. The 2679-bp native 5'-flanking region of the CYP2B1 gene conferred reporter gene activation by PB and the potent PB-like inducer permethrin (PM). Furthermore, this region mediated EGF- and GH-dependent repression of gene activation by PB-like inducers. A wide promoter mapping strategy with constructs bearing internal CYP2B1 promoter deletions led to identification of a distal responsive CYP2B1 enhancer region at -2230 to -2170, encompassing the section equivalent to the 51-bp PB-responsive enhancer module situated in the distal mouse Cyp2b10-5'-flanking region. The distal CYP2B1 enhancer region conferred gene activation by PM, repression of PM-dependent activation by EGF, and enhancement of activation by the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Mutational analyses of the region at -2230 to -2170 suggested that the mechanisms of PB-dependent induction of CYP2B1 and the modulating effects by EGF or NAC are closely related.

Address correspondence to: Karen I. Hirsch-Ernst, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany. E-mail: khirsche{at}med.uni-goettingen.de

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