Pem homeobox gene promoter sequences that direct transcription in a Sertoli cell-specific, stage-specific, and androgen-dependent manner in the testis in vivo

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Rao, MK
Wayne, CM
Meistrich, ML
Wilkinson, MF
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[1] Univ Texas, MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Immunol, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[2] Univ Texas, MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Expt Radiat Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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10.1210/me.2002-0232
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Although many genes are expressed selectively in Sertoli cells, regulatory sequences sufficient to drive Sertoli cell-specific expression in the postnatal and adult testis in vivo have not been identified. In the present study, we identified promoter sequences from the Pem homeobox gene that direct Sertoli cell-specific expression in an androgen-dependent and stage-specific manner. Immunohistochemical and RNA analysis demonstrated that 0.6-kb 5'-flanking sequence directed transgene expression specifically in the testis and the epididymis but riot in any other tissues tested. In the adult testis, this promoter fragment targeted the transgene expression specifically to Sertoli cells during stages IV-VIII of the seminiferous epithelial cycle, thereby mimicking the expression pattern of the endogenous Pem gene. This promoter fragment also recapitulated Pem's normal postnatal expression pattern, as it directed transcript induction between d 6 and d 9 post partum. Deletion of 0.3 kb from the 5'-end of the transgene had no effect on androgen-dependent Sertoli-specific expression but altered stage-specific expression in adult testes and caused premature postnatal expression. Our results suggest that there are at least two regulatory regions in the Pem proximal promoter: one that directs androgen receptor-dependent expression specifically in Sertoli cells within the testis and another that confers stage-specific expression in neonates and adults by acting as a negative regulator. To our knowledge, this is the first identification of regulatory regions that direct faithful developmentally regulated gene expression in postnatal and adult Sertoli cells in vivo.
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