title: Thyroid nuclear factor 1 (TTF-1) contains a homeodomain and displays a novel DNA binding specificity.
abstract: The cDNA for TTF-1, a thyroid nuclear factor that binds to the promoter of thyroid specific genes, has been cloned. The protein encoded by the cDNA shows binding properties indistinguishable from those of TTF-1 present in nuclear extracts of differentiated rat thyroid cells. The DNA binding domain of TTF-1 is a novel mammalian homeodomain that shows considerable sequence homology to the Drosophila NK-2 homeodomain. TTF-1 mRNA and corresponding binding activity are detected in thyroid and lung. The chromosomal localization of the TTF-1 gene has been determined in humans and mice and corresponds to chromosomes 14 and 12, respectively, demonstrating that the TTF-1 gene is not located within previously described clusters of homeobox-containing genes.
authors.affiliation: European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, FRG.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guazzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Felice
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Damante
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Mattei
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Lauro
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002883:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015870:Gene Expression; D005801:Genes, Homeobox; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000502:physiology*; D000074482:Thyroid Nuclear Factor 1; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C000614412:NKX2-1 protein, human; C000614414:Nkx2-1 protein, mouse; C000614416:Nkx2-1 protein, rat; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000074482:Thyroid Nuclear Factor 1; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA