title: Characterization of Spi-B, a transcription factor related to the putative oncoprotein Spi-1/PU.1.
abstract: We have cloned a human cDNA from a new gene, spi-B, on the basis of its homology with the DNA-binding domain of the Spi-1/PU.1 putative oncogene product. spi-B codes for a protein of 262 amino acids presenting 43% overall identity with Spi-1. Its highly basic carboxy-terminal region exhibits 34% sequence identity with the DNA-binding domain of the Ets-1 protein. We showed that the Spi-B protein is able to bind the purine-rich sequence (PU box) recognized by Spi-1/PU.1 and to activate transcription of a reporter plasmid containing PU boxes. Chromosome in situ hybridization allowed us to map spi-B to the 19q13.3-19q13.4 region of the human genome. spi-B, like spi-1, was found to be expressed in various murine and human hematopoietic cell lines except T lymphoid cell lines.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médecine Lariboisière Saint-Louis, INSERM U-248, Paris, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bosselut
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ghysdael
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Mattei
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tavitian
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moreau-Gachelin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma; D002460:Cell Line; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002888:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D015682:Retroviridae Proteins, Oncogenic / Q000235:genetics; D017385:Sequence Homology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D015682:Retroviridae Proteins, Oncogenic; D014157:Transcription Factors; C050379:oncogene proteins v-ets; C062022:v-Spi-1 protein, Friend spleen focus-forming virus; C076877:SPIB protein, human; D004247:DNA