ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the role of a cis-acting element,cell cycle genes homology region (CHR),in the transcriptional regulation of human NFBD1 gene (a nuclear factor with BRCT domain 1) by conducting a site-directed mutagenesis analysis on the element in human NFBD1 promoter region.Methods Wild type of NFBD1 promoter reporter,NFBD1-PS1-325,was used as template to make CHR mutant by using PCR based site-directed mutagenesis.Dual luciferase reporter assay was used to determine promoter reporter activity.Adiamycin treatment was employed to investigate the role of CHR in the transcriptional downregulation of NFBD1 after DNA damage.Results Site-directed mutagenesis of CHR caused a significant decrease in NFBD1 promoter activity,and also attenuated the transcriptional down-regulation of NFBD1 after DNA damage.Conclusion CHR element might be involved in both basic transcriptional regulation and transcriptional downregulation of NFBD1 after DNA damage.