title: Common factor 1 is a transcriptional activator which binds in the c-myc promoter, the skeletal alpha-actin promoter, and the immunoglobulin heavy-chain enhancer.
abstract: Ubiquitously expressed transcription factors play an integral role in establishing and regulating patterns of gene transcription. Common factor 1 (CF1) is a ubiquitously expressed DNA-binding protein previously identified in our laboratory. We show here that CF1 recognizes sites in several diverse transcription elements, and we demonstrate the ability of the c-myc CF1 site to activate transcription of a basal promoter in both B cells and fibroblasts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California Los Angeles 90024.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Riggs
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Merrell
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Calame
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004742:Enhancer Elements, Genetic; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000235:genetics*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D014157:Transcription Factors