The methylation of C/EBP ß gene promoter and regulated by GATA-2 protein.
Mol Biol Rep
; 40(2): 797-801, 2013 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-23065276
ABSTRACT
Mammalian genomes are punctuated by DNA sequences containing an atypically high frequency of CpG sites (CpG islands; CGIs) that are associated with the majority of annotated gene promoters. Methylated C bases of CpG sites inhibit the expression of downstream genes. During the differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, the CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP) ß gene plays an important role. We studied the CpG island methylation status of the C/EBP ß promoter and its relationship with the GATA-2 protein. We used computer analysis to determine that the C/EBP ß promoter sequence is rich in CGIs, and observed that two of seven methylated C bases were demethylated during the preadipocyte differentiation using bisulfite sequencing PCR (BSP). This corresponded with the onset of notable C/EBP ß gene expression. Immunofluorescence and molecular docking showed that the GATA-2 protein binds the C/EBP ß promoter in front of the first demethylated CpG site. We also found that expression of GATA-2 and C/EBP ß proteins is negatively correlated. These results indicate that the methylated C bases in the C/EBP ß promoter relate to expression of the C/EBP ß gene, and that its demethylation is linked with GATA-2 protein association.
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta
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Epigenesis, Genetic
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GATA2 Transcription Factor
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Mol Biol Rep
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China