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. 1995 Oct;9(10):1367-79.
doi: 10.1210/mend.9.10.8544845.

Characterization and regulation of the mouse insulin receptor substrate gene promoter

E Araki  1 , B L Haag 3rd, K Matsuda, M Shichiri, C R Kahn
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Characterization and regulation of the mouse insulin receptor substrate gene promoter

E Araki et al. Mol Endocrinol. 1995 Oct.

Abstract

To evaluate the potential for regulation of the insulin receptor substrate IRS-1, we have cloned the mouse IRS-1 gene, identified its promoter, and analyzed promoter activity in the basal state and in response to stimulation. The 5'-region of the mouse IRS-1 gene lacks typical CAAT and TATA boxes but contains nine potential Sp1 binding sites consistent with a housekeeping gene. The 5'-region of the IRS-1 gene also has significant regions of homology with the promoters of the progesterone receptor gene, the insulin-like growth factor I receptor gene, and the androgen receptor gene. Multiple transcription start sites were identified 0.4-1.2 kilobases (kb) upstream from the start codon. Using a chloramphenicol acetyl transferase assay in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, basal promoter activity was present in the 3.2 kb 5'-flanking region of IRS-1 gene. Within this region, there were 184-base pair and 60-base pair negative regulatory elements at -3.2 kb and -1.6 kb surrounded by positive elements. By gel shift assay, a nuclear factor was identified in CHO cells which binds to -1606 and -1586 sequence in the negative regulatory element and appears to be distinct from C/EBP, CREB, and AP-1. In 3T3-F442A adipocytes dexamethasone treatment significantly decreased IRS-1 mRNA and IRS-1 protein. This was due to a decrease in the half-life of IRS-1 mRNA, with no change in IRS-1 promoter-chloramphenicol acetyl transferase activity. Insulin also decreased IRS-1 protein by approximately 60% within 9 h but did so without altering IRS-1 mRNA levels or chloramphenicol acetyl transferase activity. Thus, both insulin and dexamethasone down-regulate IRS-1 expression at the posttranscriptional level; with insulin this is probably due to an effect on protein half-life, whereas with dexamethasone the effect is due to a change in the half-life of IRS-1 mRNA.

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