title: Cloning of Schistosoma mansoni transcription factor NF-YA subunit: phylogenic conservation of the HAP-2 homology domain.
abstract: The CCAAT-binding factor NF-Y (CBF/CP1) is a heteromeric transcription factor involved in the regulation of a variety of eukaryotic genes. We identified NF-Y as the CCAAT activity binding to the promoter region of the gene coding for the 28-kDa glutathione S-transferase of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni (Sm28GST). We isolated the NF-YA cDNA from S. mansoni (SmNF-YA): the complete 268 amino acid sequence harbors a region in its C-terminal part that shows homology with the subunit interaction and DNA-binding domains of the mammalian NF-YA; the N-terminal region has an amino acid composition reminiscent of the mammalian and echinoderm counterparts, rich in glutamine and hydrophobic residues, but shows no sequence similarity at the primary level. In vitro synthesized SMNF-YA is able to associate with mammalian NF-YB/C subunits in the absence of DNA and to bind to the Sm28GST CCAAT box. Surprisingly, a monoclonal antibody directed against the non-conserved Q-rich activation domain of mammalian NF-YA supershifts and immunoprecipitates SMNF-YA, strongly suggesting structure conservation in the activation domain between divergent species.
authors.affiliation: Unité INSERM 167, Institut Pasteur, Lille, France.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zemzoumi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mantovani
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trolet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Capron
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dissous
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D017238:Genes, Helminth / Q000235:genetics; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010802:Phylogeny; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D011485:Protein Binding; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D018509:DNA, Helminth; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D005982:Glutathione Transferase