Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10971669 Developmental & Comparative Immunology 2011 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
The chemokine RANTES plays an essential role in inflammation and immune response. In this study, we cloned the nucleotide sequence of the 5′-flanking region of the porcine RANTES (poRANTES) gene and characterized the regulatory elements that activate transcription. Analyses of a series of 5′ deletion constructs demonstrated that a 266 bp region (−220/ + 46) that spanned the potential transcription start site of the poRANTES gene was sufficient to activate transcription in PK-15 cells. Furthermore, our results indicated that dsDNA/dsRNA significantly induced poRANTES promoter activity and expression of mRNA levels in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Promoter deletions and mutagenesis experiments indicated that an interferon-stimulated responsive element (ISRE) was critical for dsDNA/dsRNA-induced poRANTES transcription. In addition, porcine interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF-3) and IRF-7 play important roles in dsDNA/dsRNA-induced poRANTES expression.
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