The HMGIC gene has been implicated in the control of cell proliferation and development. We show here that HMGIC has multiple mRNA isoforms that arise by transcription initiation from alternative tandem promoters. These transcripts are not only di erentially expressed between cell lines, but they can also di er within an individual cell line, in response to particular stimuli. Whereas quiescent 3T3-L1 preadipocytes express low levels of HMGIC mRNA, stimulation by serum results in a dramatic upregulation with the characteristics of a delayed-early response gene. Characterization of involved signal transduction pathways showed that both FGF-1 and PDGF-BB are strong inducers of HMGIC expression mediated via both the PI-3 kinase and MAP kinase pathways. In order to characterize the regulatory elements, sequences upstream of the translation initiation site of HMGIC were assayed for promoter activity. The HMGIC 5'¯anking sequences had constitutive promoter activity in all cell lines tested, suggesting that HMGIC is regulated by negative regulatory elements that were not present in the 5'-anking regions analysed here.
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