Inhibitory effect of the mi transcription factor encoded by the mutant mi allele on GA binding protein-mediated transcript expression in mouse mast cells.
Blood
; 97(10): 3032-9, 2001 May 15.
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ABSTRACT
The mi transcription factor (MITF) is a basic-helix-loop-helix leucine zipper (bHLH-Zip) transcription factor that is important for the development of mast cells. Mast cells of mi/mi genotype express normal amounts of abnormal MITF (mi-MITF), whereas mast cells of tg/tg genotype do not express any MITFs. The synthesis of heparin is abnormal in the skin mast cells of mi/mi mice. Because N-deacetylase/N-sulfotransferase 2 (NDST-2) is essential for the synthesis of heparin, the amount of NDST-2 messenger RNA (mRNA) was compared among cultured mast cells (CMCs) of +/+, mi/mi, and tg/tg genotypes. The NDST-2 mRNA was detected by in situ hybridization in the skin mast cells of +/+ and tg/tg mice, but not in the skin mast cells of mi/mi mice. The amount of NDST-2 mRNA decreased significantly in CMCs derived from mi/mi mice when compared to the values of +/+ and tg/tg mice, suggesting that the defective form of MITF inhibited the expression of the NDST-2 transcript. The expression of NDST-2 transcript was mediated by the GGAA motif located in the 5'-untranslated region. GA binding protein (GABP) bound the GGAA motif and increased the amount of NDST-2 transcript. The mi-MITF appeared to inhibit the ability of GABP to express NDST-2 transcript by disturbing its nuclear localization. This is the first study to show that expression of an abnormal form of a bHLH-Zip transcription factor can dramatically alter the intracellular location of another DNA/RNA binding factor, which in turn brings about profound and unexpected consequences on transcript expression.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Factores de Transcripción
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Sulfotransferasas
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Expresión Génica
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Proteínas de Unión al ADN
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Amidohidrolasas
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Mastocitos
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Mutación
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Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Blood
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón