title: Multiple nuclear factors interact with the promoter of the human neurofilament M gene.
abstract: In order to identify potential regulatory elements of the human mid-sized (M) neurofilament (NF) gene we preformed DNase I footprinting, gel mobility shift assays and methylation interference studies with probes from the NF(M) immediate 5' flanking region. These studies identified multiple sites for DNA-binding proteins including four Sp1 sites, and single sites each for members of the NF-1 and AP-1 families of DNA binding proteins. In addition a binding site within a pyrimidine tract likely binds a novel DNA-binding protein which also interacts with the human NF(H) gene promoter. Factors that bind to these sites are found in both neural and non-neural cells suggesting that the NF(M) promoter may not contain tissue specific regulatory signals. In transient assays, addition of these binding sites to an NF(M) minimal promoter containing only a TATA box lead to a greater than 40-fold activation of transcription over background. Progressive 5' deletions reduced expression in a step wise manner suggesting that all the factors likely act synergistically as positive regulators of transcription.
authors.affiliation: Brookdale Center for Molecular Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Elder
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lazzarini
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007382:Intermediate Filaments / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010957:Plasmids; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D009687:Nuclear Proteins