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The 5′-Untranslated Region of Multidrug Resistance Associated Protein 2 (MRP2; ABCC2) Regulates Downstream Open Reading Frame Expression through Translational Regulation

Yuanyuan Zhang, Tianyong Zhao, Wei Li and Mary Vore
Molecular Pharmacology February 2010, 77 (2) 237-246; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/mol.109.058982
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MRP2 (ABCC2), a member of the ATP binding cassette superfamily of efflux transporters that mediates the apical efflux of organic anions from hepatocytes, enterocytes, and renal epithelial cells, is postulated to undergo post-transcriptional regulation. The MRP2 5′-untranslated region (5′UTR) contains seven upstream start codons and six upstream open reading frames (uORFs). Ribonuclease protection assays in human liver, placenta, kidney, small intestine, and HepG2 cells identified multiple MRP2 transcription initiation sites. We investigated MRP2 5′UTRs [−247 (−247 to −1), −204 (−204 to −1), or −99 (−99 to −1)] for their effects on regulation of gene expression with the use of transient gene expression in HepG2 cells and in vitro translation assays. In HepG2 cells transfected with SV40-MRP2-5′UTR-Luciferase cassettes, luciferase activities of constructs −247 and −204 were significantly lower than that of −99. Disruption of the uORFs at −105 and −74 nucleotides by mutation of ATGs to AAG enhanced luciferase activity significantly without affecting luciferase mRNA expression. The translation efficiencies of T7-5′UTR-Luciferase cassettes determined in vitro were consistent with transfected HepG2 cells and showed that inhibition of translation by the −105 uORF occurred only in the cis configuration and not in the trans configuration and that inhibition of translation by the −105 uORF was independent of the encoded peptide sequence. Characterization of an MRP2 polymorphism, −24C>T, in the MRP2 5′UTR, demonstrated no effect on mRNA expression or downstream ORF translation. These data indicate for the first time that the 5′UTR of MRP2 mRNA transcripts and the uORF at −105 markedly influence MRP2 translation.

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  • This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences [Grant GM55343] and the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Child Health & Human Development [Grant HD58299].

  • Article, publication date, and citation information can be found at http://molpharm.aspetjournals.org.

    doi:10.1124/mol.109.058982.

  • ABBREVIATIONS:

    MRP
    multidrug resistance-associated protein
    UTR
    untranslated region
    uORF
    upstream open reading frame
    uATG
    upstream start codon
    PCR
    polymerase chain reaction
    F
    forward
    R
    reverse
    SV40
    simian virus 40
    RPA
    RNAse protection assay
    RT-PCR
    reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction
    UPL
    universal probe library
    SNP
    single nucleotide polymorphism.

  • Received July 2, 2009.
  • Accepted November 4, 2009.
  • Copyright © 2010 The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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