title: Structure and expression of TIS21, a primary response gene induced by growth factors and tumor promoters.
abstract: The TIS21 gene is a primary response gene that is induced rapidly and transiently in 3T3 cells by the tumor promoter and mitogen tetradecanoyl phorbol acetate. The predicted open reading frame of the TIS21 cDNA encodes a protein of 158 amino acids with no obvious similarity to any known protein. Antiserum prepared to TIS21 recombinant protein produced in Escherichia coli precipitates a 17-kDa protein from Swiss 3T3 cells. The 2040-nucleotide 3'-untranslated region of the cDNA includes an unusual T18 sequence. The TIS21 gene has a single 1.4-kilobase intron which interrupts the open reading frame and is otherwise identical to the cDNA sequence. The 5'-flanking sequence of the TIS21 gene contains TATA and CAAT box-type sequences, three potential Sp1 sites, two putative cyclic AMP response elements, two potential AP1 binding elements, and an AP2 element. A possible Z-DNA structure of 29 AC repeats is present 660 nucleotides from the start of transcription. Expression from a luciferase reporter construct containing a 460-nucleotide fragment of the TIS21 promoter is induced by tetradecanoyl phorbol acetate, forskolin, epidermal growth factor, and serum, despite the absence of a consensus serum response element.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, UCLA School of Medicine 90024.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Varnum
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kujubu
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Koski
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Herschman
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002460:Cell Line; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000235:genetics; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D008156:Luciferases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics; D016385:TATA Box; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D008156:Luciferases; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate