Identification and characterization of a nucleolar phosphoprotein, Nopp140, as a transcription factor.
AUTOR(ES)
Miau, L H
RESUMO
Expression of the alpha-1 acid glycoprotein (AGP) gene (agp) is activated by a key transcription factor, AGP/enhancer-binding protein (AGP/EBP, commonly called C/EBP beta), in the liver during the acute-phase response. In addition to this positive regulation, agp is negatively regulated by nucleolin (T. H. Yang et al., Mol. Cell. Biol. 14:6068-6074, 1994). Other factors involve in positive regulation of the agp gene are poorly characterized. In a systematic search for factors that may interact with AGP/EBP, we have identified Nopp 140, a phosphoprotein of 140 kDa, by immunoaffinity chromatography. Nopp 140 not only functions as a transcriptional activator per se but also interacts with AGP/EBP to synergistically activate the agp gene in an AGP/EBP-binding motif-dependent manner. In addition to interacting with AGP/EBP, Nopp140 interacts specifically with TFIIB. Distinct regions of Nopp140 that interact with AGP/EBP and TFIIB have been characterized. The sequence of Nopp140 contains several stretches of serine- and acidic amino acid-rich sequences which are also found in ICP4 of herpes simplex virus type 1, a known transcription factor that interacts with TFIIB. The physical interaction between TFIIB and wild-type Nopp140 or several deletion mutants of Nopp140 correlates with the ability of Nopp140 to activate the agp gene synergistically with AGP/EBP. Thus, the molecular mechanism for agp gene activation may involve the interaction of AGP/EBP and TFIIB mediated by coactivator Nopp140.
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