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- Title
Transcription Factor Pit-1 Affects Transcriptional Timing in the Dual-Promoter Human Prolactin Gene.
- Authors
McNamara, Anne V; Awais, Raheela; Momiji, Hiroshi; Dunham, Lee; Featherstone, Karen; Harper, Claire V; Adamson, Antony A; Semprini, Sabrina; Jones, Nicholas A; Spiller, David G; Mullins, John J; Finkenstädt, Bärbel F; Rand, David; White, Michael R H; Davis, Julian R E
- Abstract
Gene transcription occurs in short bursts interspersed with silent periods, and these kinetics can be altered by promoter structure. The effect of alternate promoter architecture on transcription bursting is not known. We studied the human prolactin (hPRL) gene that contains 2 promoters, a pituitary-specific promoter that requires the transcription factor Pit-1 and displays dramatic transcriptional bursting activity and an alternate upstream promoter that is active in nonpituitary tissues. We studied large hPRL genomic fragments with luciferase reporters, and used bacterial artificial chromosome recombineering to manipulate critical promoter regions. Stochastic switch mathematical modelling of single-cell time-lapse luminescence image data revealed that the Pit-1–dependent promoter showed longer, higher-amplitude transcriptional bursts. Knockdown studies confirmed that the presence of Pit-1 stabilized and prolonged periods of active transcription. Pit-1 therefore plays an active role in establishing the timing of transcription cycles, in addition to its cell-specific functions.
- Subjects
BACTERIAL artificial chromosomes; TRANSCRIPTION factors; HUMAN genes; PROMOTERS (Genetics); GENES
- Publication
Endocrinology, 2021, Vol 162, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
0013-7227
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1210/endocr/bqaa249