1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 induces expression of the Wnt signaling co-regulator LRP5 via regulatory elements located significantly downstream of the gene's transcriptional start site
Fretz JA, Zella LA, Kim S, Shevde NK, Pike JW. 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 induces expression of the Wnt signaling co-regulator LRP5 via regulatory elements located significantly downstream of the gene's transcriptional start site. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 2007, 103: 440-445. PMID: 17229572, PMCID: PMC1868540, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2006.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptional start siteGene transcriptional start siteChIP-chip analysisLRP5/LRP6Chromatin structureHuman genomeRegulatory regionsStart siteRegulatory elementsWnt familyHeterologous promoterCanonical WntMembrane receptorsMRNA transcriptsWntSecreted memberOsteoblastic cellsLRP5GenesVDRELRP5 geneBone formationProteinLrp5 locusOsteoblast number