title: Isolation of the cyclosporin-sensitive T cell transcription factor NFATp.
abstract: Nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) is a transcription factor that regulates expression of the cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) in activated T cells. The DNA-binding specificity of NFAT is conferred by NFATp, a phosphoprotein that is a target for the immunosuppressive compounds cyclosporin A and FK506. Here, the purification of NFATp from murine T cells and the isolation of a complementary DNA clone encoding NFATp are reported. A truncated form of NFATp, expressed as a recombinant protein in bacteria, binds specifically to the NFAT site of the murine IL-2 promoter and forms a transcriptionally active complex with recombinant protein fragment react with T cell NFATp. The molecular cloning of NFATp should allow detailed analysis of a T cell transcription factor that is central to initiation of the immune response.
authors.affiliation: Division of Tumor Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: McCaffrey
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Kerppola
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Badalian
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Burgeon
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Curran
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000502:physiology; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun / Q000502:physiology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D007376:Interleukin-2; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; C494007:Nfatc2 protein, mouse; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors