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A TEF-1 binding motif that interacts with a placental protein is important for the transcriptional activity of the hCS-B enhancer
Jacquemin, P.; Oury, Cécile; Belayew, A. et al.
1994In DNA and Cell Biology, 13 (10), p. 1037-45
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Keywords :
Base Sequence; Cell Line; DNA-Binding Proteins/*metabolism; *Enhancer Elements, Genetic; Hela Cells; Humans; Molecular Sequence Data; Molecular Weight; Nuclear Proteins/*metabolism; Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; Peptides/metabolism; Placental Lactogen/*genetics/metabolism; Point Mutation; Protein Binding; Transcription Factors/*metabolism
Abstract :
[en] The transcriptional activity of the human placental lactogen genes (choriosomatomammotropic hormone, hCS) is controlled by tissue-specific enhancers located 4 kb downstream from their respective origins of transcription. The hCS-B enhancer is the strongest; its activity is mediated by synergism between two protein-binding sites (DF-3 and DF-4). The DF-4 site possesses a potential binding sequence for TEF-1, a known transcription factor. In this paper, we show by electrophoretic mobility-shift assays and antibody supershift experiments that TEF-1 does not bind to site DF-4. Mutations in the TEF-1-like binding motif of site DF-4 prevent formation of the DNA-protein complex, called complex f, in the presence of placental JEG-3 cell extracts. When HeLa cell extracts are used, another complex (complex c) is also affected. In transient expression experiments, TKCAT constructs linked to this mutated DF-4 site exhibit greatly reduced transcriptional activity when introduced into JEG-3 cells. Some cell lines contain both protein c and protein f (the proteins forming complexes c and f); when transfected, these lines display reduced DF-4-driven activity, suggesting that the two proteins could compete for the same DF-4 sequence. We conclude that protein f is important for the placenta-specific activity of the hCS-B enhancer. By UV cross-linking, we show that protein f is actually three polypeptides ranging in size from about 12 to 21 kD.
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Author, co-author :
Jacquemin, P.
Oury, Cécile  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > GIGA-R : Génétique générale et humaine
Belayew, A.
Martial, Joseph ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > GIGA-R : Biologie et génétique moléculaire
Language :
English
Title :
A TEF-1 binding motif that interacts with a placental protein is important for the transcriptional activity of the hCS-B enhancer
Publication date :
1994
Journal title :
DNA and Cell Biology
ISSN :
1044-5498
eISSN :
1557-7430
Publisher :
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., Larchmont, United States - New York
Volume :
13
Issue :
10
Pages :
1037-45
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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