Abstract
A region of the rat FAS (fatty acid synthase) promoter has been defined as being responsible for RA (retinoic acid) responsiveness. The defined promoter region is devoid of canonical RA-response elements but contains cis-elements binding generalized and specific transcription factors that mediate the dietary response of FAS. Our results are consistent with SREBP-1c (sterol-regulatory- element-binding protein 1c) binding in this region, thus bringing about the RA responsiveness of the rat FAS proximal promoter. ©The Authors.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1211-1214 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Biochemical Society Transactions |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2007 |
Keywords
- Fatty acid synthase (FAS)
- Liver X receptor (LXR)
- Nuclear factor Y (NF-Y)
- Retinoic acid receptor (RAR)
- Retinoid X receptor (RXR)
- Sterol-regulatory- element-binding protein 1 (SREBP-1)