Transcriptional Control of Pituitary Gene Expression

Theill, Lars E.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-6811-3_8

Gene Expression 1993

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-6811-3_8

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Transcriptional Control of Pituitary Gene Expression

Lars E. Theill¹

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Dual Regulation Of Somatostatin Receptor Subtype 1 Gene Expression By Pit-1 In Anterior Pituitary GH3 Cells

Baumeister

Wegner

Richter³

et al. 2000

Molecular Endocrinology

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Somatostatin represents a major release inhibiting factor for hypophyseal hormones and mediates its action via five receptor subtypes, sst1-sst5, that are all present in the anterior pituitary. The pituitary specific transcription factor Pit-1 is essential for the pituitary development and pituitary-specific gene expression. Here the transcriptional regulation of the sst1 gene, which contains putative Pit-1-binding sites, was studied in anterior pituitary GH3 cells. We found that a fragment of 2 kb suffices to drive the expression of a reporter gene specifically in this cell line. Positive and negative cis-regulatory elements contributed to the promoter activity. Among these elements two functional binding sites for Pit-1 were identified. While the proximal site mediated transcriptional activation, the distal site attenuated transcription of reporter gene constructs. Mutations of the proximal Pit-1 site prevented expression of the reporter gene. Targeting Pit-1 mRNA by antisense oligonucleotides caused inhibition of transcription of reporter gene constructs containing the proximal Pit-1-binding site. Moreover, the expression of the endogenous sst1 gene in GH3 anterior pituitary cells was blocked. This resulted in reduced sst1 levels at the plasma membrane. Reduced sst1 levels were associated with a diminished antisecretory response to the sst1-specific agonist CH-275 and somatostatin. These results demonstrate the importance of Pit-1 for the expression of the sst1 gene, which hence is placed under common genetic control with the genes for hypophysiotropic hormones and the gene for the receptor of GH-releasing hormone.

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Dual Regulation Of Somatostatin Receptor Subtype 1 Gene Expression By Pit-1 In Anterior Pituitary GH3 Cells

Baumeister

Wegner

Richter³

et al. 2000

Molecular Endocrinology

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Transcriptional Control of Pituitary Gene Expression

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Dual Regulation Of Somatostatin Receptor Subtype 1 Gene Expression By Pit-1 In Anterior Pituitary GH3 Cells

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