title: Interleukin-4-induced STAT6 recognizes and activates a target site in the promoter of the interleukin-4 receptor gene.
abstract: This study addresses the function of STAT6 in interleukin-4-stimulated gene expression. A specific STAT6 DNA-binding target site has been identified in the promoter of the interleukin-4 receptor gene, and STAT6 is shown to be involved in mediating activation of gene expression via this site. STAT6 can mediate transcription of a heterologous reporter gene construct containing the interleukin-4 receptor STAT6 binding site. In addition, evidence is provided that demonstrates a distinct effect of STAT6 DNA binding specificity on transcriptional regulation since transcription was not stimulated from a competent but different DNA binding site. To confirm the role of STAT6 in gene activation, STAT6 mutant proteins were generated and analyzed for their ability to function in interleukin-4-induced transcription. Although the interleukin-2 gamma chain receptor subunit has been demonstrated to be a component of the interleukin-4 receptor, it is not required for specific gene activation.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, and the Department of Pathology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kotanides
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Reich
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008156:Luciferases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D019948:Receptors, Interleukin-4; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D050800:STAT6 Transcription Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D017931:DNA Primers; D007376:Interleukin-2; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D019948:Receptors, Interleukin-4; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D050800:STAT6 Transcription Factor; C494101:STAT6 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D015847:Interleukin-4; D008156:Luciferases