Molecular Endocrinology, Vol 9, 1367-1379, Copyright © 1995 by Endocrine Society

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Characterization and regulation of the mouse insulin receptor substrate gene promoter

E Araki, BL Haag 3rd, K Matsuda, M Shichiri and CR Kahn
Joslin Diabetes Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.

To evaluate the potential for regulation of the insulin receptor substrate IRS-1, we have cloned the mouse IRS-1 gene, identified its promoter, and analyzed promoter activity in the basal state and in response to stimulation. The 5'-region of the mouse IRS-1 gene lacks typical CAAT and TATA boxes but contains nine potential Sp1 binding sites consistent with a housekeeping gene. The 5'-region of the IRS-1 gene also has significant regions of homology with the promoters of the progesterone receptor gene, the insulin-like growth factor I receptor gene, and the androgen receptor gene. Multiple transcription start sites were identified 0.4-1.2 kilobases (kb) upstream from the start codon. Using a chloramphenicol acetyl transferase assay in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, basal promoter activity was present in the 3.2 kb 5'-flanking region of IRS-1 gene. Within this region, there were 184-base pair and 60-base pair negative regulatory elements at -3.2 kb and -1.6 kb surrounded by positive elements. By gel shift assay, a nuclear factor was identified in CHO cells which binds to -1606 and - 1586 sequence in the negative regulatory element and appears to be distinct from C/EBP, CREB, and AP-1. In 3T3-F442A adipocytes dexamethasone treatment significantly decreased IRS-1 mRNA and IRS-1 protein. This was due to a decrease in the half-life of IRS-1 mRNA, with no change in IRS-1 promoter-chloramphenicol acetyl transferase activity. Insulin also decreased IRS-1 protein by approximately 60% within 9 h but did so without altering IRS-1 mRNA levels or chloramphenicol acetyl transferase activity. Thus, both insulin and dexamethasone down-regulate IRS-1 expression at the posttranscriptional level; with insulin this is probably due to an effect on protein half- life, whereas with dexamethasone the effect is due to a change in the half-life of IRS-1 mRNA.

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