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Alpha 2(I) collagen gene expression is up-regulated in quail chondrocytes pretreated with retinoic acid.


ABSTRACT: alpha 2(I) collagen gene expression is induced in quail embryo chondrocytes pretreated with retinoic acid (RA). The initial appearance of alpha 2(I) mRNA occurs around day 3 of culture in RA-free medium and rapidly progresses over the next 4 days. In transient transfection assays, expression of COL1A2-CAT, a chimeric gene bearing 3500 bp upstream the bone/tendon transcription start site from the human alpha 2(I) gene fused to the CAT gene, is stimulated severalfold in RA-treated chondrocytes. In contrast, enzyme activity is very low in untreated chondrocytes, suggesting that the sequences required for RA-induced transcription of the alpha 2(I) gene are present in this plasmid. Analysis of alpha 2(I) promoter sequences performed with deletion mutants gives overlapping results in collagen type I-producing fibroblasts and chondrocytes withdrawn from RA treatment. These experiments suggest that RA-induced transcription of the alpha 2(I) collagen gene in chondrocytes is regulated by the binding of transcription factors to the same regulatory sequences that control transcription in fibroblasts.

SUBMITTER: Sanchez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1134827 | biostudies-other | 1993 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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