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Etude des facteurs transactifs modulant l'expression du gene de la poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase chez le rat

Bergeron, Marie-Josee.   Universite Laval (Canada) ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  1997. MQ25275.

Abstract (summary)

La poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) est une enzyme nucleaire qui, bien qu'exprimee de maniere ubiquiste, presente un taux d'expression variant d'un organe a un autre. Desirant caracteriser les mecanismes de regulation par lesquels etait regie l'expression de la PARP, nous avons etabli l'importance des cinq sites de liaison Sp1 identifies a l'interieur du promoteur de la PARP chez le rat (rPARP) dans l'activite de ce dernier et ce, par deletion en 5$\sp\prime$ et mutagenese dirigee. Par ailleurs, nous avons demontre que le faible taux d'expression du gene de la rPARP dans le foie n'etait pas associe a une activite reduite du facteur de transcription positif Sp1 dans cet organe mais vraisemblablement associe a la presence de proteines hepatiques pouvant reprimer l'expression du gene de la rPARP. De fait, nous avons identifie des elements de liaison, reconnus par des proteines hepatiques, chevauchant certains des elements Sp1 essentiels a l'activation du promoteur de la rPARP. Ces proteines ne semblent pas specifiques au foie et certaines d'entre elles semblent appartenir a la famille des facteurs de transcription Sp.

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Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) is a nuclear enzyme which, although expressed ubiquitously, presents an expression level that varies from one organ to another. Wishing to characterize the regulatory mechanisms by which PARP expression was governed, we established the importance of the five Sp1 binding sites identified within the rat PARP promoter (rPARP) in the activity of the latter, by deletion in 5$\sp\prime$ and directed mutagenesis. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the low level of expression of the rPARP gene in the liver was not associated with a reduced activity of the positive transcription factor Sp1 in this organ but probably associated with the presence of hepatic proteins capable of repressing expression of the rPARP gene. In fact, we identified binding elements, recognized by hepatic proteins, overlapping with some of the Sp1 elements essential for activation of the rPARP promoter. These proteins do not appear to be liver specific and some of them appear to belong to the Sp family of transcription factors.

Indexing (details)


Subject
Anatomy & physiology;
Animals;
Genetics;
Physiology
Classification
0369: Genetics
0719: Physiology
Identifier / keyword
Biological sciences; French text
Title
Etude des facteurs transactifs modulant l'expression du gene de la poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase chez le rat
Alternate title
Study of Transactive Factors Modulating the Expression of the Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Gene in Rats
Author
Bergeron, Marie-Josee
Number of pages
91
Publication year
1997
Degree date
1997
School code
0726
Source
MAI 36/04M, Masters Abstracts International
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
Country of publication
United States
ISBN
978-0-612-25275-2
Advisor
Guerin, Sylvain
University/institution
Universite Laval (Canada)
University location
Canada -- Quebec, CA
Degree
M.Sc.
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language
French
Document type
Dissertation/Thesis
Dissertation/thesis number
MQ25275
ProQuest document ID
304400078
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/docview/304400078/abstract