Identification of the human zinc transcriptional regulatory element (ZTRE): a palindromic protein-binding DNA sequence responsible for zinc-induced transcriptional repression

Lisa Coneyworth; Dr Kelly Jackson; Dr John Tyson; Dr Helen Bosomworth; Eline van der Hagen; Ogo Abor Ogo; Professor John Mathers; Dr Ruth Valentine; Professor Dianne Ford

Identification of the human zinc transcriptional regulatory element (ZTRE): a palindromic protein-binding DNA sequence responsible for zinc-induced transcriptional repression Lookup NU author(s) Lisa Coneyworth Dr Kelly Jackson Dr John Tyson Dr Helen Bosomworth Eline van der Hagen Ogo Abor Ogo Professor John Mathers Dr Ruth Valentine Professor Dianne Ford



Author(s)		Coneyworth LJ, Jackson KA, Tyson J, Bosomworth HJ, vanderHagen E, Hann GM, Ogo OA, Swann DC, Mathers JC, Valentine RA, Ford D
Publication type		Article
Journal		Journal of Biological Chemistry
Year		2012
Volume		287
Issue		43
Pages		36567-36581
ISSN (print)		0021-9258
ISSN (electronic)		1067-8816



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Many genes with crucial roles in zinc homeostasis in mammals respond to fluctuating zinc supply through unknown mechanisms, and uncovering these mechanisms is essential to understanding the process at cellular and systemic levels. We detected zinc-dependent binding of a zinc-induced protein to a specific sequence, the ZTRE, in the SLC30A5 (zinc transporter ZnT5) promoter and showed that substitution of the ZTRE abrogated the repression of a reporter gene in response to zinc. We identified the ZTRE in other genes including (through an un-biased search) the CBWD genes and (through targeted analysis) in multiple members of the SLC30 family including SLC30A10, which is repressed by zinc. The function of the CBWD genes is currently unknown, but roles for homologs in metal homeostasis are being uncovered in bacteria. We demonstrated that CBWD genes are repressed by zinc and that substitution of the ZTRE in SLC30A10 and CBWD promoter-reporter constructs abrogates this response. Other metals did not affect expression of the transcriptional regulator, binding to the ZTRE or promoter-driven reporter gene expression. These findings provide the basis for elucidating how regulation of a network of genes through this novel mechanism contributes to zinc homeostasis and for how the cell orchestrates this response.



Publisher		American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.
URL		http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M112.397000
DOI		10.1074/jbc.M112.397000
PubMed id		22902622

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