title: Isolation of cDNA encoding the human NF-E2 protein.
abstract: The human homolog of mouse NF-E2 was isolated from the K562 cell line and found to encode a member of the basic leucine-zipper family of DNA-binding regulatory proteins. The deduced amino acid sequence of the mouse and human proteins exhibited near identity. Comparison to the related protein, Nrf1, revealed significant homologies at isolated regions, particularly within the basic domain, suggesting that NF-E2 and Nrf1 are members of a distinct subfamily of basic leucine-zipper proteins that share similar DNA-binding properties. High levels of human NF-E2 mRNA were observed in human erythroleukemic cell lines examined. Extensive survey of human tissue samples found NF-E2 expression not limited to erythropoeitic organs. Expression in the colon and testis suggests that NF-E2 may participate in the regulation of genes other than globin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0724.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Kan
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D050981:Erythroid-Specific DNA-Binding Factors; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D016350:Leucine Zippers; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D050983:NF-E2 Transcription Factor; D050984:NF-E2 Transcription Factor, p45 Subunit; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050981:Erythroid-Specific DNA-Binding Factors; D050983:NF-E2 Transcription Factor; D050984:NF-E2 Transcription Factor, p45 Subunit; C494692:NFE2 protein, human; C494693:Nfe2 protein, mouse; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors