title: DNA-binding proteins for transcription enhancing region of HLA class I gene.
abstract: Class I regulatory complex (CRC) located in the 5'-upstream region of MHC class I gene contains transcriptional enhancing sequences, called Enh A. This Enh A region contains tandem-arranged kappa B-like sites, one of which has a well-conserved perfect palindromic sequence. The second kappa B-like site, juxtaposed to the perfect palindrome, contains an imperfect palindromic sequence. In B-cell nuclear extracts, we have identified at least four sequence-specific protein complexes; three shared the repeated kappa B enhancer as their binding motifs. The perfect palindromic sequence facilities the binding of a complex termed BI, while the imperfect palindrome provides the binding sites for two other complexes, BII and BIII. The BII and BIII complexes exhibited binding crossreactivity with other kappa B-related motifs and recognized both the perfect and imperfect palindromic sequences, whereas the BI complex was specific for the perfect palindromic sequence which is unique to the class I promoters. A DNA segment outside the repeated kappa B enhancers probably binds the fourth complex, BIV. These complexes, except for the perfect palindrome-binding complex, differ from those described for the murine class I promoter. The binding characteristics of these factors suggest that the mechanism controlling the class I transcription may be quite complex.
authors.affiliation: Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Fleischhauer
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheffery
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004742:Enhancer Elements, Genetic; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005805:Genes, MHC Class I; D006183:H-2 Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006183:H-2 Antigens; D006680:HLA Antigens; D016328:NF-kappa B