title: Cooperative DNA binding and sequence-selective recognition conferred by the STAT amino-terminal domain.
abstract: STAT proteins (signal transducers and activators of transcription) activate distinct target genes despite having similar DNA binding preferences. The transcriptional specificity of STAT proteins was investigated on natural STAT binding sites near the interferon-gamma gene. These sites are arranged in multiple copies and required cooperative interactions for STAT binding. The conserved amino-terminal domain of STAT proteins was required for cooperative DNA binding, although this domain was not essential for dimerization or binding to a single site. Cooperative binding interactions enabled the STAT proteins to recognize variations of the consensus site. These sites can be specific for the different STAT proteins and may function to direct selective transcriptional activation.
authors.affiliation: Tularik, Two Corporate Drive, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000235:genetics; D007438:Introns; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; D050797:STAT4 Transcription Factor; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; D050797:STAT4 Transcription Factor; D015534:Trans-Activators; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D004247:DNA