Differential Regulation of Hepatitis B Virus Gene Expression by the Sp1 Transcription Factor
AUTOR(ES)
Li, Jie
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
The expression of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genes is regulated by a number of transcription factors. One such factor, Sp1, has two binding sites in the core promoter and one in its upstream regulatory element, which is also known as the ENII enhancer. In this study, we have analyzed the effects of these three Sp1 binding sites on the expression of HBV genes. Our results indicate that both Sp1 binding sites in the core promoter are important for the transcription of the core RNA and the precore RNA. Moreover, while the downstream Sp1 site (the Sp1-1 site) in the core promoter did not affect the transcription of the S gene and the X gene, the upstream Sp1 site (the Sp1-2 site) in the core promoter was found to negatively regulate the transcription of the S gene and the X gene, as removal of the latter led to enhancement of transcription of these two genes. The Sp1 binding site in the ENII enhancer (the Sp1-3 site) positively regulates the expression of all of the HBV genes, as its removal by mutation suppressed the expression of all of the HBV genes. However, the suppressive effect of the Sp1-3 site mutation on the expression of the S gene and the X gene was abolished if the two Sp1 sites in the core promoter were also mutated. These results indicate that Sp1 can serve both as a positive regulator and as a negative regulator for the expression of HBV genes. This dual activity may be important for the differential regulation of HBV gene expression.
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