Multiple promoters direct the tissue-specific expression of novel N-terminal variant human vitamin D receptor gene transcripts
AUTOR(ES)
Crofts, L. A.
FONTE
The National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
The effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3] are mediated by the vitamin D receptor (VDR), a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily of transcriptional regulators. We have identified upstream exons of the human (h) VDR gene that are incorporated into variant transcripts, two of which encode N-terminal variant receptor proteins. Expression of the hVDR gene, which spans more than 60 kb and consists of at least 14 exons, is directed by two distinct promoters. A tissue-specific distal promoter generates unique transcripts in tissues involved in calcium regulation by 1,25-(OH)2D3 and can direct the expression of a luciferase reporter gene in a cell line-specific manner. These major N-terminal differences in hVDR transcripts, potentially resulting in structural differences in the expressed receptor, may contribute to cellular responsiveness to 1,25-(OH)2D3 through tissue differences in the regulation of VDR expression.
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