title: Purification of a NF1-like DNA-binding protein from rat liver and cloning of the corresponding cDNA.
abstract: NF1-like proteins play a role in transcription of liver-specific genes. A DNA-binding protein, recognizing half of the canonical NF1 binding site (TGGCA) present on the human albumin and retinol-binding protein genes, has been purified from rat liver. Several peptides deriving from a tryptic digest of the purified protein were sequenced and the sequence was used to synthesize specific oligonucleotides. Two overlapping cDNA clones were obtained from a rat-liver cDNA library; their sequence reveals an open reading frame coding for 505 amino acids, including all the peptides sequenced from the purified protein. The DNA-binding domain, most likely located within the first 250 amino acids, is highly homologous to the sequence of CTF/NF1 purified from HeLa cells. Northern analysis reveals several mRNA species present in different combinations in various rat tissues.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D008099:Liver / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051839:NFI Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051840:Y-Box-Binding Protein 1
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051839:NFI Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051840:Y-Box-Binding Protein 1; C070856:YBX1 protein, human; D004247:DNA