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Bmp2 Transcription in Osteoblast Progenitors Is Regulated by a Distant 3′ Enhancer Located 156.3 Kilobases from the Promoter

Bmp2 Transcription in Osteoblast Progenitors Is Regulated by a Distant 3′ Enhancer Located 156.3... Bmp2 Transcription in Osteoblast Progenitors Is Regulated by a Distant 3′ Enhancer Located 156.3 Kilobases from the Promoter ▿ † Ronald L. Chandler 1 , Kelly J. Chandler 1 , Karen A. McFarland 2 and Douglas P. Mortlock 1 , * 1 Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Center for Human Genetics Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 519 Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 2 Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, 2401 Stevenson Center, 465 21st Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 ABSTRACT Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (encoded by Bmp2 ) has been implicated as an important signaling ligand for osteoblast differentiation and bone formation and as a genetic risk factor for osteoporosis. To initially survey a large genomic region flanking the mouse Bmp2 gene for cis -regulatory function, two bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones that extend far upstream and downstream of the gene were engineered to contain a lacZ reporter cassette and tested in transgenic mice. Each BAC clone directs a distinct subset of normal Bmp2 expression patterns, suggesting a modular arrangement of distant Bmp2 regulatory elements. Strikingly, regulatory sequences required for Bmp2 expression in differentiating osteoblasts, as well as tooth buds, hair placodes, kidney, and other tissues, are located more than 53 kilobases 3′ to the promoter. By testing BACs with engineered deletions across this distant 3′ region, we parsed these regulatory elements into separate locations and more closely refined the location of the osteoblast progenitor element. Finally, a conserved osteoblast progenitor enhancer was identified within a 656-bp sequence located 156.3 kilobases 3′ from the promoter. The identification of this enhancer should permit further investigation of upstream regulatory mechanisms that control Bmp2 transcription during osteoblast differentiation and are relevant to further studies of Bmp2 as a candidate risk factor gene for osteoporosis. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Molecular and Cellular Biology American Society For Microbiology

Bmp2 Transcription in Osteoblast Progenitors Is Regulated by a Distant 3′ Enhancer Located 156.3 Kilobases from the Promoter

Bmp2 Transcription in Osteoblast Progenitors Is Regulated by a Distant 3′ Enhancer Located 156.3 Kilobases from the Promoter

Molecular and Cellular Biology , Volume 27 (8): 2934 – Apr 15, 2007

Abstract

Bmp2 Transcription in Osteoblast Progenitors Is Regulated by a Distant 3′ Enhancer Located 156.3 Kilobases from the Promoter ▿ † Ronald L. Chandler 1 , Kelly J. Chandler 1 , Karen A. McFarland 2 and Douglas P. Mortlock 1 , * 1 Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Center for Human Genetics Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 519 Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 2 Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, 2401 Stevenson Center, 465 21st Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 ABSTRACT Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (encoded by Bmp2 ) has been implicated as an important signaling ligand for osteoblast differentiation and bone formation and as a genetic risk factor for osteoporosis. To initially survey a large genomic region flanking the mouse Bmp2 gene for cis -regulatory function, two bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones that extend far upstream and downstream of the gene were engineered to contain a lacZ reporter cassette and tested in transgenic mice. Each BAC clone directs a distinct subset of normal Bmp2 expression patterns, suggesting a modular arrangement of distant Bmp2 regulatory elements. Strikingly, regulatory sequences required for Bmp2 expression in differentiating osteoblasts, as well as tooth buds, hair placodes, kidney, and other tissues, are located more than 53 kilobases 3′ to the promoter. By testing BACs with engineered deletions across this distant 3′ region, we parsed these regulatory elements into separate locations and more closely refined the location of the osteoblast progenitor element. Finally, a conserved osteoblast progenitor enhancer was identified within a 656-bp sequence located 156.3 kilobases 3′ from the promoter. The identification of this enhancer should permit further investigation of upstream regulatory mechanisms that control Bmp2 transcription during osteoblast differentiation and are relevant to further studies of Bmp2 as a candidate risk factor gene for osteoporosis.

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American Society For Microbiology
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Copyright © 2007 by the American society for Microbiology.
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0270-7306
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1098-5549
DOI
10.1128/MCB.01609-06
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17283059
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Abstract

Bmp2 Transcription in Osteoblast Progenitors Is Regulated by a Distant 3′ Enhancer Located 156.3 Kilobases from the Promoter ▿ † Ronald L. Chandler 1 , Kelly J. Chandler 1 , Karen A. McFarland 2 and Douglas P. Mortlock 1 , * 1 Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Center for Human Genetics Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 519 Light Hall, 2215 Garland Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 2 Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, 2401 Stevenson Center, 465 21st Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 ABSTRACT Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (encoded by Bmp2 ) has been implicated as an important signaling ligand for osteoblast differentiation and bone formation and as a genetic risk factor for osteoporosis. To initially survey a large genomic region flanking the mouse Bmp2 gene for cis -regulatory function, two bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones that extend far upstream and downstream of the gene were engineered to contain a lacZ reporter cassette and tested in transgenic mice. Each BAC clone directs a distinct subset of normal Bmp2 expression patterns, suggesting a modular arrangement of distant Bmp2 regulatory elements. Strikingly, regulatory sequences required for Bmp2 expression in differentiating osteoblasts, as well as tooth buds, hair placodes, kidney, and other tissues, are located more than 53 kilobases 3′ to the promoter. By testing BACs with engineered deletions across this distant 3′ region, we parsed these regulatory elements into separate locations and more closely refined the location of the osteoblast progenitor element. Finally, a conserved osteoblast progenitor enhancer was identified within a 656-bp sequence located 156.3 kilobases 3′ from the promoter. The identification of this enhancer should permit further investigation of upstream regulatory mechanisms that control Bmp2 transcription during osteoblast differentiation and are relevant to further studies of Bmp2 as a candidate risk factor gene for osteoporosis.

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Molecular and Cellular BiologyAmerican Society For Microbiology

Published: Apr 15, 2007

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