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Direct regulation of the Nrarp gene promoter by the Notch signaling pathway

par Pirot, Pierre ;Grunsven, L. A. van;Marine, Jean-Christophe ;Huylebroeck, D.;Bellefroid, Eric
Référence Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 322, page (526-534)
Publication Publié, 2004

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Nrarp encodes for an evolutionarily conserved small ankyrin repeat-containing protein that functions as a negative regulator of Notch signaling. Interestingly, increased Nrarp transcription was observed following induction of Notch signaling, suggesting the existence of a negative feedback loop. We show here that both mouse and human promoter regions of Nrarp share two conserved regions located approximately 2 and approximately 3 kb upstream of the transcription start site each containing a perfect putative binding site for the Notch-dependent transcription factor Su(H). A 4.4 kb genomic fragment of the mouse Nrarp locus containing those conserved regions and fused to a luciferase reporter gene showed basal promoter activity in 293T cells and this activity was strongly increased by the intracellular domain of Notch, NICD. NICD-dependent stimulation was attenuated by a dominant negative mutant of Su(H), Su(H)DBM, and was not observed in Su(H)-deficient cells (OT-11). Promoter bashing and gel shift assays revealed that the most distal putative Su(H) binding site located within the -3 kb conserved element plays a crucial role in this induction. Collectively, these results provide definitive support for direct regulation of the Nrarp gene by the Notch pathway.