title: c-JUN, JUN B, and JUN D differ in their binding affinities to AP-1 and CRE consensus sequences: effect of FOS proteins.
abstract: We have compared the binding properties of c-JUN, JUN B, and JUN D in the absence or in the presence of c-FOS, FOS B, and FRA-1 to different AP-1 and CRE-containing oligonucleotides. The results demonstrate that for a given AP-1-containing oligonucleotide the binding affinities of the different JUN proteins are always c-JUN greater than JUN D greater than JUN B. The three JUN proteins have the capacity to bind to a CRE consensus sequence with very high affinity. We have found that c-JUN, JUN B, and JUN D bind with different affinities to different oligonucleotides containing an identical AP-1 or CRE binding site, implying that the adjacent sequences influence the stability of the JUN/DNA complexes. Interestingly, an AP-1-containing oligonucleotide which binds the JUN proteins with high affinity can be converted to a CRE-containing oligonucleotide which will also bind the different JUNs very efficiently. The heterodimers formed between the different JUN and FOS proteins have an enhanced binding activity compared to the JUN:JUN homodimers. In all cases the half-lives of the JUN:FOS/DNA complexes are longer than those of the JUN:JUN/DNA complexes. The most stable complexes were obtained in the presence of FOS B, followed by FRA-1 and c-FOS.
authors.affiliation: Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-4000.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Ryseck
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bravo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D014157:Transcription Factors