Calbindin-D28k (D28k) promoter activity in kidney and pancreatic beta cells increases in response to serum withdrawal.
Cis-elements downstream within +2/+139 are necessary for full promoter activity.
A 23nt sequence, +117/+139, is critical for basal transcription.
NFAT and TFII-I binding sites in the proximal promoter contribute to transcriptional control of D28k expression.
Discovery of a novel regulatory mechanism of D28k expression by CN/NFAT may lead to new methods to modulate cell survival.