title: Cloning of the cDNA encoding human C/EBP gamma, a protein binding to the PRE-I enhancer element of the human interleukin-4 promoter.
abstract: The positive regulatory element-I (PRE-I) is a strong enhancer element essential for expression of the human interleukin-4 (IL-4)-encoding gene. In order to identify transcription factors binding to PRE-I, we screened a cDNA expression library from human Jurkat T-cells. A cDNA encoding the human CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-gamma (hC/EBP gamma) was cloned. The deduced amino acid (aa) sequence of HC/EBP gamma contains 150 aa with high homology to mouse Ig/EBP-1 and rat C/EBP gamma. The mRNA of hC/EBP gamma is expressed at a high level in Jurkat T-cells in three forms generated via differential polyadenylation. DNA-binding experiments with recombinant protein produced in bacteria demonstrate that hC/EBP gamma binds to PRE-I, but not to unrelated DNA fragments. Our data also show that hC/EBP gamma may cooperate with Fos to bind PRE-I.
authors.affiliation: Tumor Immunology Program, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Davydov
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bohmann
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Krammer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li-Weber
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004742:Enhancer Elements, Genetic; D006801:Humans; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011485:Protein Binding; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D015847:Interleukin-4