Regulation of connexin43 expression by c-fos and c-jun in myometrial cells.
Labor is associated with a dramatic increase in the myometrial expression of connexin43 (Cx43) which is thought to mediate myocyte contractile coupling. The transcription factor c-fos is also dramatically increased prior to the onset of labor and is therefore a potential regulator of Cx43. The promoter region of Cx43 contains a conserved activator protein-1 (AP-1) site, which binds dimers of Fos and Jun proteins. We constructed expression vectors for c-Fos and c-Jun to investigate the role of these transcription factors in the regulation of Cx43 expression. These expression vectors were then co-transfected into SHM (syrian hamster myocyte) cells with a Cx43 promoter-Luciferase vector. The combinations of c-Fos and c-Jun proteins activated the Cx43 promoter while c-Jun alone had no effect on Cx43 promoter activity. Mutation of the AP-1 site was found to reduce this responsiveness. These data indicate that the transcription factors c-Fos and c-Jun are important in the regulation of Cx43 expression.[1]References
- Regulation of connexin43 expression by c-fos and c-jun in myometrial cells. Mitchell, J.A., Lye, S.J. Cell Commun. Adhes. (2001) [Pubmed]
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