Jabrane-Ferrat N, Peterlin B M
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California at San Francisco, 94143-0724.
Mol Cell Biol. 1994 Nov;14(11):7314-21. doi: 10.1128/mcb.14.11.7314-7321.1994.
The X box in promoters of class II major histocompatibility complex genes plays a crucial role in the B-cell-specific and gamma interferon-inducible expression of these genes. The sequence TTCC is located in the pyrimidine tract which extends 5' to and partially overlaps the X box of the DRA promoter. This sequence resembles the core binding site for the Ets family of DNA-binding proteins. In this study, we demonstrate that mutations within the pyrimidine tract which change the TTCC motif, but do not affect the binding of regulatory factor X to the X box, decrease the activity of the DRA promoter in B cells. Furthermore, using electrophoretic mobility shift assays and cotransfection experiments, we demonstrate that Ets-1, but not Ets-2 or PU.1, functionally interacts with the pyrimidine tract and activates the DRA promoter.
II类主要组织相容性复合体基因启动子中的X盒在这些基因的B细胞特异性和γ干扰素诱导性表达中起关键作用。序列TTCC位于嘧啶序列中,该嘧啶序列从DRA启动子的X盒5'端延伸并部分重叠。该序列类似于DNA结合蛋白Ets家族的核心结合位点。在本研究中,我们证明嘧啶序列内改变TTCC基序但不影响调节因子X与X盒结合的突变会降低DRA启动子在B细胞中的活性。此外,通过电泳迁移率变动分析和共转染实验,我们证明Ets-1而非Ets-2或PU.1在功能上与嘧啶序列相互作用并激活DRA启动子。