Enhanced activation of the human histone H2B promoter by an Oct-1 variant generated by alternative splicing

Das, G., Herr, W. (November 1993) Enhanced activation of the human histone H2B promoter by an Oct-1 variant generated by alternative splicing. J Biol Chem, 268 (33). pp. 25026-32. ISSN 0021-9258 (Print)

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8227066

Abstract

POU homeodomain proteins are important regulators of ubiquitous as well as tissue-specific transcription. These factors include the broadly expressed octamer motif-binding protein Oct-1 and the related cell-specifically expressed protein Oct-2. These two proteins differ in the types of octamer motif-containing promoters they preferentially activate; Oct-1 can activate RNA polymerase II transcription from a small nuclear RNA promoter better than Oct-2, which can better activate an mRNA-type promoter. We describe a variant Oct-1-encoding cDNA resulting from two separate alternate splices of the human oct-1 primary transcript; these alternate splices were present in all cell lines tested. This cDNA encodes an amino-terminally and carboxyl-terminally truncated form of Oct-1, called Oct-1B, which retains the DNA-binding POU domain and acquires a unique 12-amino acid carboxyl-terminal extension. In a transient expression assay, Oct-1B displayed an enhanced ability compared to the larger form of Oct-1 (called Oct-1A in this report) to activate the human histone H2B promoter, an mRNA-type promoter where a natural octamer motif is involved in cell cycle dependent transcription. Thus, the ability of Oct-1 related proteins to activate a natural regulatory target can be influenced by alternative splicing.

Item Type: Paper
Uncontrolled Keywords: Alternative Splicing Amino Acid Sequence Base Sequence Cells, Cultured Dna DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics/ metabolism Histones/ genetics Host Cell Factor C1 Humans Molecular Sequence Data Octamer Transcription Factor-1 Promoter Regions (Genetics) Protein Biosynthesis RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Transcription Factors/genetics/ metabolism Transcription, Genetic
Subjects: bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > transcription
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > Alternative Splicing
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > protein structure, function, modification > protein types > DNA binding protein
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > protein structure, function, modification > protein types > histone
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > protein structure, function, modification > protein types > transcription factor
CSHL Authors:
Communities: CSHL labs > Herr lab
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: 25 November 1993
Date Deposited: 19 Apr 2016 18:31
Last Modified: 19 Apr 2016 18:31
Related URLs:
URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/32522

Actions (login required)

Administrator's edit/view item Administrator's edit/view item
CSHL HomeAbout CSHLResearchEducationNews & FeaturesCampus & Public EventsCareersGiving