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The human haptoglobin gene: transcriptional regulation during development and acute phase induction

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Oliviero, S., Morrone, G., Cortese, R.·1987·The EMBO Journal

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Haptoglobin is a plasma protein scarcely present in fetal but abundant in adult serum, where it is present at a concentration of approximately 150 mg/100 ml. In this paper we show by run-on experiments that the haptoglobin (Hp) gene is actively transcribed in adult but not in fetal liver nuclei. Studies with established cell lines indicate that the Hp gene is expressed in the hepatoma cells HepG2 but not in the hepatoma cell line Hep3B nor in HeLa cells. Plasmids carrying various segments of the 5' flanking region of the Hp gene fused to the chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (CAT) gene direct CAT transcription when introduced into HepG2 but are inactive in Hep3B and in HeLa cells, thus behaving like the resident chromosomal Hp gene. Deletion analysis defines a region, upstream to the transcription initiation site, essential for cell-specific expression. The Hp gene is induced in Hep3B cells by treatment with supernatant from LPS-stimulated monocytes (SMS), in a manner mimicking the acute phase reaction. We characterize the DNA segment necessary and sufficient for cell-specific expression of the Hp-CAT constructions in HepG2 and show that the same segment is also sufficient for acute phase induction in Hep3B.

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Crossref · 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1987.tb02450.x

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  • Haptoglobin binds free hemoglobin after hemolysis to prevent iron loss through urine and kidney damage.

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Authors
Oliviero, S., Morrone, G., & Cortese, R.
Affiliations
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (DE)
Venue
The EMBO Journal
Published
1987-07-01
Volume
6
Issue
7
Pages
1905-1912
ISSN
  • 0261-4189 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2075
OpenAlex
W408517226
Cited by
123
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI
8.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The EMBO Journal (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Institutional Research Information System University of Turin (University of Turin) (submittedVersion)
  • Use Siena air (University of Siena) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Hemoglobin structure and function
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
Keywords
transcriptional regulation, acute phase response, fetal liver, hepatoma cell lines, HepG2 cells, Hep3B cells, 5'-flanking region, cell type-specific gene expression, chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter, developmental gene expression
MeSH terms
Adult, Base Sequence, Cell Line, Cloning, Molecular, Fetus, Gene Expression Regulation, Genes, Haptoglobins, HeLa Cells, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Humans, Liver, Liver Neoplasms, Molecular Sequence Data, Plasmids, Transcription, Genetic

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