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Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol., Volume 19, Number 4, October, 1998 662-671

Characterization of the Gene and Promoter for RTI40, a Differentiation Marker of Type I Alveolar Epithelial Cells

Jeff N. Vanderbilt and Leland G. Dobbs

Cardiovascular Research Institute, and Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

In an effort to understand the processes that establish and maintain the differentiated state of the alveolar epithelium, we have analyzed the gene for rat type I cell 40 kD protein (RTI40), an apical integral plasma membrane protein expressed in type I but not type II alveolar epithelial cells. The RTI40 gene spans 35 kilobase pairs; it contains 6 exons and at least 6 rat Identifier repetitive elements. Three exons encode the predicted RTI40 extracellular domain and one encodes the single transmembrane spanning domain. The final exon encodes one amino acid followed by a stop codon. RTI40 gene transcription starts downstream from a TATA homology, which is immediately adjacent to putative binding sites for thyroid transcription factor 1 and Sp1. In H441 cell transfections, mutagenesis of a 5'-flanking fragment (-2496 to +104) revealed two regions that contribute to promoter activity: -1247 through -795 and -163 through -81. Heterologous promoter fusion experiments suggest that a cooperative interaction between these regions activates transcription. In transfected type II cells, deletion across the proximal region produced a 6-fold drop in promoter activity, whereas deletion across the distal region was without apparent effect. These results provide a foundation to analyze further the factors that govern alveolar epithelial cell phenotype.




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