Fas ligand gene expression is directly regulated by stress-inducible heat shock transcription factor-1.
Heat shock transcription factor-1 (HSF-1) is the primary stress responsive transcription factor that regulates expression of heat shock proteins (Hsps) in response to elevated temperature. We show that the transcriptional activity of HSF-1 can also directly mediate hyperthermia-induced Fas ligand (FasL) expression in activated T cells. We identify a conserved region within the human FasL promoter spanning from -276 to -236 upstream of the translational start site that contains two 15 bp non-identical adjacent HSF-1-binding sites or heat shock elements (HSEs) separated by 11 bp. Both the distal HSE (HSE1) (extending from -276 to -262) and the proximal HSE (HSE2) (spanning from -250 to -236) consist of two perfect and one imperfect nGAAn pentamers. We show the direct binding of HSF-1 to these elements and that mutation of these sites abrogates the ability of HSF-1 to bind and drive promoter activity. HSF-1 associates with these elements in a cooperative manner to mediate optimal promoter activity. We propose that the ability of HSF-1 to mediate stress-inducible expression of FasL extends its classical function as a regulator of Hsps to encompass a function for this transcription factor in the regulation of immune function and homeostasis.[1]References
- Fas ligand gene expression is directly regulated by stress-inducible heat shock transcription factor-1. Bouchier-Hayes, L., McBride, S., van Geelen, C.M., Nance, S., Lewis, L.K., Pinkoski, M.J., Beere, H.M. Cell Death Differ. (2010) [Pubmed]
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