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THE OCT-1 POU DOMAIN MEDIATES INTERACTIONS BETWEEN OCT-1 AND OTHER POU PROTEINS
被引:82
作者:
VERRIJZER, CP
[1
]
VANOOSTERHOUT, JAWM
[1
]
VANDERVLIET, PC
[1
]
机构:
[1] UNIV UTRECHT, PHYSIOL CHEM LAB, VONDELLAAN 24A, 3521 GG UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS
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D O I:
10.1128/MCB.12.2.542
中图分类号:
Q5 [生物化学];
Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号:
071010 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
The POU domain is the conserved DNA binding domain of a family of gene regulatory proteins. It consists of a POU-specific domain and a POU homeodomain, connected by a variable linker region. Oct-1 is a ubiquitously expressed POU domain transcription factor. It binds to the canonical octamer sequence (ATGCAAAT) as a monomer. Here we show by chemical cross-linking and protein affinity chromatography that the Oct-1 POU domain monomers can interact in solution. This association requires both the POU homeodomain and the POU-specific domain. The interaction is transient in solution and can be stabilized by binding to the heptamer-octamer sequence in the immunoglobulin heavy-chain promoter. This correlates with cooperative DNA binding to this site. POU proteins from different subclasses, including Oct-1, Oct-2A, Oct-6, and a chimeric Oct-1 protein containing the Pit-1 POU domain, can bind cooperatively to a double binding site and form a heteromeric complex.
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页码:542 / 551
页数:10
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