Phenobarbital-induced expression of cytochrome P450 genes.

• Authors: Piotr Czekaj
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In contrast to the well-known Ah receptor-mediated regulation of the CYP1A1 gene by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, the molecular mechanism by which phenobarbital (PB) and PB-like inducers affect transcription of CYP genes remains unknown; no receptor for these chemicals has been found to date. However, in the last 5 years PB-responsive sequences have been identified in the 5' flanking regions of several P450 genes. The phenobarbital-responsive enhancer unit (PBRU) of CYP2B gene family members contain two potential nuclear receptor binding sites (NR1 and NR2) that flank a nuclear factor 1 (NF-1) binding motif. The nuclear factors that regulate PBRU activity have not yet been characterized. It seems that PB may activate multiple nuclear orphan receptors to induce various CYP genes. CYP2B and CYP3A genes appear to be targets for the orphan receptors CAR and PXR, respectively. It is also possible that the pleiotropic effects of PB can, in part, be explained by the ability of the CAR-RXR heterodimer to bind to a variety of nuclear receptor binding motifs. The induction of cytochromes P450 may result in interactions between xenobiotics and in the interference of xenobiotic metabolism and endogenous signalling pathways.

Keywords

EN

CYP2B; cytochrome P450; phenobarbital-responsive enhancer unit; CYP2H1.; orphan receptors; CYP3A; PXR; CAR; phenobarbital

• Publisher: Polish Biochemical Society
• Journal: Acta Biochimica Polonica
• Year: 2000
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 1093-1105

Dates

published

2000

received

2000-08-23

accepted

2000-10-31

Contributors

author

Piotr Czekaj

• II Department of Histology and Embryology, Silesian Medical Academy, Katowice, Poland

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