title: Requirement of tyrosine phosphorylation for rapid activation of a DNA binding factor by IL-4.
abstract: Interleukin-4 (IL-4) is an immunoregulatory cytokine produced by activated T lymphocytes to promote the growth and differentiation of cells that participate in immune defense. This study demonstrates the rapid activation of a specific DNA binding factor by IL-4. The IL-4 nuclear-activated factor (IL-4 NAF) appeared within minutes of IL-4 stimulation and recognized a specific DNA sequence found in the promoters of IL-4-responsive genes. Activation of this putative transcription factor required tyrosine phosphorylation, and antibodies specific for phosphotyrosine recognize the IL-4 NAF-DNA complex. Thus, IL-4 appears to transduce a signal to the nucleus through tyrosine phosphorylation of a latent DNA binding factor.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kotanides
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Reich
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009000:Monocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D017452:Receptors, IgG / Q000235:genetics; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D017452:Receptors, IgG; D014157:Transcription Factors; D015847:Interleukin-4; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D014443:Tyrosine; D007371:Interferon-gamma