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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Re-expression of C/EBP alpha induces CYP2B6, CYP2C9 and CYP2D6 genes in HepG2 cells.
M. José Gómez-lechónRamiro JoverRoque BortJosé V. Castellsubject
Carcinoma HepatocellularCYP2B6BiophysicsHepG2 cellTransfectionBiochemistryGene Expression Regulation EnzymologicCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemStructural BiologyTumor Cells CulturedGeneticsHumansMetallothioneinRNA MessengerVector (molecular biology)Molecular BiologyTranscription factorGeneCells CulturedCytochrome P-450 CYP2C9biologyChemistryNuclear ProteinsCytochrome P450Oxidoreductases N-DemethylatingCell BiologyTransfectionMolecular biologyDNA-Binding ProteinsCytochrome P-450 CYP2B6C/EBPαCytochrome P-450 CYP2D6Steroid 16-alpha-HydroxylaseHepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alphaEnzyme InductionSteroid HydroxylasesCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteinsbiology.proteinAryl Hydrocarbon HydroxylasesHuman hepatocyteCytochrome P450 gene regulationTranscription Factorsdescription
Cytochrome P450 (CYP) activity is very low or even absent in human hepatomas, a phenomenon that is accompanied by low levels of some liver transcription factors, notably C/EBP alpha. To investigate a possible link between this transcription factor and hepatic CYP expression, we have stably transfected HepG2 cells with a C/EBP alpha vector containing a Zn-inducible metallothionein promoter. Expression of functional C/EBP alpha up to liver levels concomitantly increased the mRNAs of several members of the CYP2 family (2B6, 2C9 and 2D6), suggesting that this transcription factor may play a relevant role in controlling the hepatic expression of CYP enzymes.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-08-26 |