The promoter of human p22/PACAP response gene 1 (PRG1) contains functional binding sites for the p53 tumor suppressor and for NFκB

AbstractWe describe functional binding sites for the tumor suppressor p53 and for NFκB residing in the promoter of the novel human early response gene p22/PRG1 (IEX-1/DIF-2). Gel shift and supershift assays demonstrate binding of p53 and NFκB to their corresponding sites in vitro. CAT-reporter gene assays show transactivation of the human p22/PRG1 promoter by p53 in Hep3B cells stably transfected with a temperature-sensitive mutant p53, but not in p53-deficient Hep3B cells. TNFα induced NFκB dependent transactivation was shown in HepG2 cells or in 818-4 pancreatic cancer cells. These data imply that human p22/PRG1 is a target gene for p53 and NFκB involved in growth regulation and stress response