TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF TISSUE FACTOR EXPRESSION IN HUMAN ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS
TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF TISSUE FACTOR EXPRESSION IN HUMAN ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS
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DOI:
10.1161/01.atv.15.5.612
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发表时间:
1995-05-01
影响因子:
8.7
通讯作者:
MACKMAN, N
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作者:
PARRY, GCN;MACKMAN, N
Tissue factor (TF) expression by endothelial cells is implicated in thrombotic episodes in patients with a variety of clinical disorders. In a baboon model of lethal sepsis, TF is expressed by endothelial cells in the splenic microvasculature. In vitro, endothelial cells are induced to express TF in response to tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), and bacterial endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide [LPS]). Here, we identified cis-acting regulatory elements that control TF gene transcription in primary human endothelial cells. Functional studies showed that the TF promoter contained a 56-bp enhancer (-227 to -172 bp), which included two activator protein-1 (AP-1) sites and a kappa B-like site, that mediated induction by TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, and LPS. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays demonstrated that endothelial cells contained constitutive AP-1 binding activity, whereas the kappa B-like site, 5'-CGGAGTITTCC-3', bound an inducible nuclear complex composed of c-Rel-p65 heterodimers. Taken together, our data suggest that induction of TF gene transcription in endothelial cells is mediated by functional interactions between Fos-Jun and c-Rel-p65 heterodimers.