Jamieson C, Mauxion F, Sen R
Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254.
J Exp Med. 1989 Nov 1;170(5):1737-43. doi: 10.1084/jem.170.5.1737.
We have identified a sequence in the TCR beta 2 locus that is homologous to the kappa B site in the Ig kappa light chain enhancer. This element, TCR beta-B, is located in the vicinity of previously identified T cell-specific DNase1 hypersensitive sites. Transfection analysis shows that a 60-bp fragment encompassing this site is preferentially active in T cells stimulated with phorbol esters or the HTLV-1 tax gene product compared with a B cell line that constitutively expresses NF-kappa B. Our results provide the first evidence for transcriptional regulatory sequences residing within the J beta 2-C beta 2 intron and suggest the possible involvement of these sequences in modulation of TCR beta gene expression upon cellular activation.
我们在TCRβ2基因座中鉴定出一段序列,它与Igκ轻链增强子中的κB位点同源。这个元件,即TCRβ-B,位于先前鉴定的T细胞特异性DNase1超敏位点附近。转染分析表明,与组成性表达NF-κB的B细胞系相比,包含该位点的60bp片段在佛波酯或HTLV-1 tax基因产物刺激的T细胞中具有优先活性。我们的结果为Jβ2-Cβ2内含子中的转录调控序列提供了首个证据,并表明这些序列可能参与细胞活化后TCRβ基因表达的调节。