title: Regulation of the human hsp70 promoter by p53.
abstract: The tumor suppressor p53 is a nuclear phosphoprotein with characteristics of a transcription factor. It displays sequence-specific DNA binding, contains a potent transactivation domain, and has been implicated as both a transcriptional activator and a repressor. Transcription of the human hsp70 gene is stimulated by adenovirus E1a protein. This E1a transactivation of the hsp70 promoter is mediated by CCAAT binding factor (CBF). It is demonstrated here that p53 both represses transcription from the human hsp70 promoter and also interacts with CBF. Thus, the repression of the hsp70 promoter by p53 may be mediated by direct protein-protein interaction with CBF. These results suggest that protein-protein interaction between p53 and specific transcription factors may be an additional mechanism by which p53 regulates gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Agoff
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Linzer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D017500:Adenovirus E1A Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D016385:TATA Box; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017500:Adenovirus E1A Proteins; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase