Multiple enhancer regions located at significant distances upstream of the transcriptional start site mediate RANKL gene expression in response to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3
Kim S, Yamazaki M, Zella LA, Meyer MB, Fretz JA, Shevde NK, Pike JW. Multiple enhancer regions located at significant distances upstream of the transcriptional start site mediate RANKL gene expression in response to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 2007, 103: 430-434. PMID: 17197168, PMCID: PMC1892901, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2006.12.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription start siteStart siteChip analysisMultiple enhancer regionsRNA polymerase IIPotential regulatory regionsTranscriptional start siteRANKL geneVDR/RXRChromatin hubHistone modificationsTranscriptional outputPolymerase IIRANKL gene expressionImportant functional consequencesMultiple enhancersRegulatory regionsTranscription factorsHeterologous promoterGene locusEnhancer regionGene expressionKb upstreamRANKL promoterLuciferase assay