title: BCL6 encodes a sequence-specific DNA-binding protein.
abstract: Chromosomal rearrangements of BCL6 are commonly associated with diffuse large-cell lymphomas. We set out to determine the DNA-binding site of a glutathione-S-transferase fusion protein containing the BCL6 zinc finger region by employing cyclic amplification and selection of targets (CASTing). From oligonucleotides containing 16 central random bases, sequences binding to the protein on glutathione-coated beads were repeatedly selected and amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The binding sites were cloned and sequenced. A consensus, TTTNNNGNNATNCTTT, was obtained. Protein binding studies of double-stranded oligomers containing point mutations within the 3' CTTT confirmed the binding specificity of this part of the consensus. In addition, evidence indicated that some of the base pairs held constant in the oligonucleotides used for CASTing also contributed to binding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Stanger
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hume
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sadhu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mick
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kerckaert
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deweindt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bastard
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nucifora
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zeleznik-Le
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D051560:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051560:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6; D014157:Transcription Factors