Promoter Sequences Involved in Transforming Growth Factor β1 Gene Induction in HaCaT Keratinocytes after Gamma Irradiation

Abstract
Gault, N., Vozenin-Brotons, M. C., Calenda, A., Lefaix, J. L. and Martin, M. T. Promoter Sequences Involved in Transforming Growth Factor β1 Gene Induction in HaCaT Keratinocytes after Gamma Irradiation. Radiat. Res. 157, 249 – 255 (2002). Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFB1) is a cytokine involved in the development of both acute and late cutaneous radiation syndromes. We previously demonstrated that ionizing radiation induces TGFB1 expression in vivo in pig skin within a few hours. The purpose of the present study was to develop an in vitro human model to identify the mechanisms of this early activation. Accordingly, human HaCaT keratinocytes were irradiated with a single dose of 20 Gy. First, radiation-induced TGFB1 overexpression was checked at both the transcriptional and transductional levels in HaCaT cells. Then electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) and transient transfection with various TGFB1 promoter constructs were used to identify the sequences involved in regulating this ...

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