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Article Dans Une Revue Amino Acids Année : 2009

Specificity of amino acid regulated gene expression: Analysis of genes subjected to either complete or single amino acid deprivation

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Amino acid deprivation activates the amino acid response (AAR) pathway that enhances transcription of genes containing an amino acid response element (AARE). The present data reveal a quantitative difference in the response to deprivation of individual amino acids. The AAR leads to increased eukaryotic initiation factor 2 alpha (eIF2 alpha) phosphorylation and ATF4 translation. When HepG2 cells were deprived of an individual essential amino acid, p-eIF2 alpha and activating transcription factor 4 were increased, but the correlation was relatively weak. Complete amino acid starvation in either Earle's balanced salt solution or Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer (KRB) resulted in activation of transcription driven by a SNAT2 genomic fragment that contained an AARE. However, for the KRB, a proportion of the transcription was AARE-independent suggesting that amino acid-independent mechanisms were responsible. Therefore, activation of AARE-driven transcription is triggered by a deficiency in any one of the essential amino acids, but the response is not uniform. Furthermore, caution must be exercised when using a medium completely devoid of amino acids.

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hal-02667613 , version 1 (31-05-2020)

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Stella Palii, C.E. Kays, Christiane Deval, Alain Bruhat, Pierre Fafournoux, et al.. Specificity of amino acid regulated gene expression: Analysis of genes subjected to either complete or single amino acid deprivation. Amino Acids, 2009, 37 (1), pp.79-88. ⟨10.1007/s00726-008-0199-2⟩. ⟨hal-02667613⟩
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