NF-E2 and GATA binding motifs are required for the formation of DNase I hypersensitive site 4 of the human beta-globin locus control region.
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Stamatoyannopoulos, J A
RESUMO
The beta-like globin genes require the upstream locus control region (LCR) for proper expression. The active elements of the LCR coincide with strong erythroid-specific DNase I-hypersensitive sites (HSs). We have used 5' HS4 as a model to study the formation of these HSs. Previously, we identified a 101 bp element that is required for the formation of this HS. This element binds six proteins in vitro. We now report a mutational analysis of the HS4 HS-forming element (HSFE). This analysis indicates that binding sites for the hematopoietic transcription factors NF-E2 and GATA-1 are required for the formation of the characteristic chromatin structure of the HS following stable transfection into murine erythroleukemia cells. Similarly arranged NF-E2 and GATA binding sites are present in the other HSs of the human LCR, as well as in the homologous mouse and goat sequences and the chicken beta-globin enhancer. A combination of DNase I and micrococcal nuclease sensitivity assays indicates that the characteristic erythroid-specific hypersensitivity of HS4 to DNase I is the result of tissue-specific alterations in both nucleosome positioning and tertiary DNA structure.
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