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The Homeodomain Pbx2-Prep1 Complex Modulates Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1α-Mediated Activation of theUDP-Glucuronosyltransferase 2B17 Gene

Philip A. Gregory and Peter I. Mackenzie
Molecular Pharmacology July 2002, 62 (1) 154-161; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/mol.62.1.154
Philip A. Gregory
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders University School of Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia
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Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders University School of Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia
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UDP glucuronosyltransferases (UGT) are expressed in a wide range of tissues in which their levels of expression and distribution are dependent on cell-type specific regulatory mechanisms. The presence of a hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF) 1 binding site in the proximal promoters of several UGT2B genes has been shown to contribute to their expression in liver cells and possibly other HNF1-containing cell types. In some of these UGT2Bgenes, a putative pre-B cell homeobox (Pbx) transcription factor binding site is found directly adjacent to the functional HNF1 site. To determine whether this putative Pbx site contributes to the regulation of UGT2B expression, we chose the UGT2B17gene and investigated the capacity of its Pbx site to bind specific transcription factors and alter promoter activity. TheUGT2B17 Pbx site matches a consensus Pbx site known to bind members of the Pbx, Hox, Meis, and Prep1 families of homeodomain-containing proteins and has previously been shown to bind nuclear proteins in DNaseI footprint assays. In this study, we used gel shift and functional assays to show that a Pbx2-Prep1 heterodimer can bind to the UGT2B17 Pbx site and interfere with the binding of HNF1α to its site adjacent to the Pbx site. This interaction of Pbx2-Prep1 and HNF1α results in down-regulation of HNF1α-mediated activation of the UGT2B17 promoter. Modulation of transcription by restricting the binding of transcriptional effectors to their target site is a novel role for Pbx2-Prep1 complexes.

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The Homeodomain Pbx2-Prep1 Complex Modulates Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1α-Mediated Activation of theUDP-Glucuronosyltransferase 2B17 Gene

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The Homeodomain Pbx2-Prep1 Complex Modulates Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1α-Mediated Activation of theUDP-Glucuronosyltransferase 2B17 Gene

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Molecular Pharmacology July 1, 2002, 62 (1) 154-161; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/mol.62.1.154
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