Metal responsive element gene transcriptions

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Editor-In-Chief: Henry A. Hoff

Metal responsive elements (MRE)s, or TGC boxes, may occur in the core promoter of some human DNA genes.

TGC boxes

Notation: let the symbol MT stand for metallothionein.

"The metallothionein (MT) genes provide a good example of eucaryotic promoter architecture. MT genes specify the synthesis of low-molecular-weight metal-binding proteins. They are transcriptionally regulated by the metal ions cadmium and zinc (11), glucocorticoid hormones (18), interferon (14), interleukin-1 (22), and tumor promoters (2). The metal ion regulation of MTs is conferred by a short sequence element called the metal-responsive element (MRE [21]) or TGC box (31, 34), which functions as a metal ion-dependent enhancer."[1]

Consensus sequences

"The promoter regulatory sequences are identified by homology to published GRE (21), MRE (35), and GC box (15) consensus sequences."[1]

Here "is a consensus sequence for the MREs of the rat MT-1 gene."[1] In the direction of transcription on the DNA template strand: 3'-CNNTGCRCYCGGGNC-5', where R = purine; Y = pyrimidine; and N = any nucleotide (nt).[1]

"[T]hree potential metal response elements (MREs) [overlap] the E-boxes in the repeats, (TGCACGT with TGCRCNC being the consensus sequence; 17,18)."[2]

The reproducible consensus sequence seems to be 3'-TGCRCNC-5', specifically 3'-TGC(A/G)CNC-5'.

"To execute the transcriptional regulation, [Metal-responsive transcription factor-1] MTF-1 binds to the specific site, called [metal responsive element] MRE (core sequence = TGCRCNC), in the promoter region of target gene (Günther et al. 2012a)."[3]

MREs

Six MREs lie in the proximal promoter of the rat MT-1 gene upstream of the TATA box to almost -200 nts from the transcription start site.[1]

Hypotheses

  1. A1BG has no MREs in either promoter.
  2. A1BG is not transcribed by an MRE.
  3. MREs do not participate in the transcription of A1BG.

Samplings

Copying a responsive elements consensus sequence 5'-TGCGCCC-3' and putting the sequence in "⌘F" finds none between ZNF497 and A1BG or none between ZSCAN22 and A1BG as can be found by the computer programs.

For the Basic programs (starting with SuccessablesMRE.bas) written to compare nucleotide sequences with the sequences on either the template strand (-), or coding strand (+), of the DNA, in the negative direction (-), or the positive direction (+), including extending the number of nts from 958 to 4445, the programs are, are looking for, and found:

  1. negative strand in the negative direction is SuccessablesMRE--.bas, looking for 5'-T-G-C-(A/G)-C-(A/C/G/T)-C-3', 0,
  2. negative strand in the positive direction is SuccessablesMRE-+.bas, looking for 5'-T-G-C-(A/G)-C-(A/C/G/T)-C-3', 11, 5'-TGCGCCC-3' at 453, 5'-TGCACAC-3' at 549, 5'-TGCACAC-3' at 1221, 5'-TGCGCCC-3' at 1247, 5'-TGCACTC-3' at 1373, 5'-TGCGCCC-3' at 1399, 5'-TGCACTC-3' at 1473, 5'-TGCGCCC-3' at 1499, 5'-TGCGCCC-3' at 1657, 5'-TGCACAC-3' at 2963, 5'-TGCACCC-3' at 3323,
  3. positive strand in the negative direction is SuccessablesMRE+-.bas, looking for 5'-T-G-C-(A/G)-C-(A/C/G/T)-C-3', 7, 5'-TGCGCTC-3' at 891, 5'-TGCACTC-3' at 1348, 5'-TGCACTC-3' at 2001, 5'-TGCACTC-3' at 2427, 5'-TGCACCC-3' at 2762, 5'-TGCACTC-3' at 3290, 5'-TGCACTC-3' at 4341,
  4. positive strand in the positive direction is SuccessablesMRE++.bas, looking for 5'-T-G-C-(A/G)-C-(A/C/G/T)-C-3', 2, 5'-TGCGCCC-3' at 872, 5'-TGCGCCC-3' at 972,
  5. complement, negative strand, negative direction is SuccessablesMREc--.bas, looking for 5'-A-C-G-(T/C)-G-(A/C/G/T)-G-3', 7, 5'-ACGCGAG-3' at 891, 5'-ACGTGAG-3' at 1348, 5'-ACGTGAG-3' at 2001, 5'-ACGTGAG-3' at 2427, 5'-ACGTGGG-3' at 2762, 5'-ACGTGAG-3' at 3290, 5'-ACGTGAG-3' at 4341,
  6. complement, negative strand, positive direction is SuccessablesMREc-+.bas, looking for 5'-A-C-G-(T/C)-G-(A/C/G/T)-G-3', 2, 5'-ACGCGGG-3' at 872, 5'-ACGCGGG-3' at 972,
  7. complement, positive strand, negative direction is SuccessablesMREc+-.bas, looking for 5'-A-C-G-(T/C)-G-(A/C/G/T)-G-3', 0,
  8. complement, positive strand, negative direction is SuccessablesMREc++.bas, looking for 5'-A-C-G-(T/C)-G-(A/C/G/T)-G-3', 11, 5'-ACGCGGG-3' at 453, 5'-ACGTGTG-3' at 549, 5'-ACGTGTG-3' at 1221, 5'-ACGCGGG-3' at 1247, 5'-ACGTGAG-3' at 1373, 5'-ACGCGGG-3' at 1399, 5'-ACGTGAG-3' at 1473, 5'-ACGCGGG-3' at 1499, 5'-ACGCGGG-3' at 1657, 5'-ACGTGTG-3' at 2963, 5'-ACGTGGG-3' at 3323,
  9. inverse complement, negative strand, negative direction is SuccessablesMREci--.bas, looking for 5'-G-(A/C/G/T)-G-(T/C)-G-C-A-3', 2, 5'-GTGTGCA-3' at 531, 5'-GAGTGCA-3' at 1772,
  10. inverse complement, negative strand, positive direction is SuccessablesMREci-+.bas, looking for 5'-G-(A/C/G/T)-G-(T/C)-G-C-A-3', 10, 5'-GCGTGCA-3' at 546, 5'-GCGCGCA-3' at 684, 5'-GGGCGCA-3' at 876, 5'-GGGCGCA-3' at 976, 5'-GCGTGCA-3' at 1218, 5'-GTGCGCA-3' at 1523, 5'-GAGTGCA-3' at 1786, 5'-GAGTGCA-3' at 2326, 5'-GGGTGCA-3' at 2800, 5'-GGGTGCA-3' at 3883,
  11. inverse complement, positive strand, negative direction is SuccessablesMREci+-.bas, looking for 5'-G-(A/C/G/T)-G-(T/C)-G-C-A-3', 2, 5'-GAGTGCA-3' at 1470, 5'-GTGTGCA-3' at 2863,
  12. inverse complement, positive strand, positive direction is SuccessablesMREci++.bas, looking for 5'-G-(A/C/G/T)-G-(T/C)-G-C-A-3', 0,
  13. inverse, negative strand, negative direction, is SuccessablesMREi--.bas, looking for 5'-C-(A/C/G/T)-C-(A/G)-C-G-T-3', 2, 5'-CTCACGT-3' at 1470, 5'-CACACGT-3' at 2863,
  14. inverse, negative strand, positive direction, is SuccessablesMREi-+.bas, looking for 5'-C-(A/C/G/T)-C-(A/G)-C-G-T-3', 0,
  15. inverse, positive strand, negative direction, is SuccessablesMREi+-.bas, looking for 5'-C-(A/C/G/T)-C-(A/G)-C-G-T-3', 2, 5'-CACACGT-3' at 531, 5'-CTCACGT-3' at 1772,
  16. inverse, positive strand, positive direction, is SuccessablesMREi++.bas, looking for 5'-C-(A/C/G/T)-C-(A/G)-C-G-T-3', 10, 5'-CGCACGT-3' at 546, 5'-CGCGCGT-3' at 684, 5'-CCCGCGT-3' at 876, 5'-CCCGCGT-3' at 976, 5'-CGCACGT-3' at 1218, 5'-CACGCGT-3' at 1523, 5'-CTCACGT-3' at 1786, 5'-CTCACGT-3' at 2326, 5'-CCCACGT-3' at 2800, 5'-CCCACGT-3' at 3883.

MRE proximal promoters

Positive strand, negative direction: 5'-TGCACTC-3' at 4341.

MRE distal promoters

Negative strand, negative direction: 5'-GAGTGCA-3', 1772, 5'-GTGTGCA-3', 531, and complements.

Negative strand, positive direction: 5'-GGGTGCA-3' at 3883, 5'-TGCACCC-3' at 3323, 5'-TGCACAC-3' at 2963, 5'-GGGTGCA-3' at 2800, 5'-GAGTGCA-3' at 2326, 5'-GAGTGCA-3' at 1786, 5'-TGCGCCC-3' at 1657, 5'-GTGCGCA-3' at 1523, 5'-TGCGCCC-3' at 1499, 5'-TGCACTC-3' at 1473, 5'-TGCGCCC-3' at 1399, 5'-TGCACTC-3' at 1373, 5'-TGCGCCC-3' at 1247, 5'-TGCACAC-3' at 1221, 5'-GCGTGCA-3' at 1218, 5'-GGGCGCA-3' at 976, 5'-GGGCGCA-3' at 876, 5'-GCGCGCA-3' at 684, 5'-TGCACAC-3' at 549, 5'-GCGTGCA-3' at 546, 5'-TGCGCCC-3' at 453, and complements.

Positive strand, negative direction: 5'-TGCACTC-3' at 3290, 5'-GTGTGCA-3' at 2863, 5'-TGCACCC-3' at 2762, 5'-TGCACTC-3' at 2427, 5'-TGCACTC-3' at 2001, 5'-GAGTGCA-3' at 1470, 5'-TGCACTC-3' at 1348, 5'-TGCGCTC-3' at 891, and complements.

Positive strand, positive direction: 5'-TGCGCCC-3' at 972, 5'-TGCGCCC-3' at 872, and complements.

Acknowledgements

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References

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  3. Sang Yoon Lee & Yoon Kwon Nam (3 July 2017). "Molecular cloning of metal-responsive transcription factor-1 (MTF-1) and transcriptional responses to metal and heat stresses in Pacific abalone, Haliotis discus hannai". Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 20: 9. doi:10.1186/s41240-017-0055-y. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

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