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KF Jorgenson, GR Antoun and TF Zipf
Division of Pediatrics, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer, Center,
Houston 77030.
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) synthesis is known to be associated with the
promyelocyte stage of myeloid differentiation. In particular the
downregulation of MPO gene transcription is associated with myeloid cell
maturation. We examined the changes in the deoxyribonuclease I
hypersensitive sites within the 5' end of the MPO gene and its 5' flanking
region during dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-induced differentiation of HL-60
cells to determine the changes in chromatin structure that accompany this
process. The locations of hypersensitive sites surrounding the 5' end of
the gene in proliferating, uninduced cells were determined: three were
observed in the 5' flanking region and one within the gene. Progressive
changes in all sites accompanied the downregulation of MPO transcription
after treatment with DMSO. No evidence of hypersensitivity was observed in
the chromatin region examined after 8 days of DMSO exposure. The results
provide an example of the changes that occur in the chromatin structure of
a gene as it is inactivated during differentiation.
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