title: The mouse DNA binding protein Rc for the kappa B motif of transcription and for the V(D)J recombination signal sequences contains composite DNA-protein interaction domains and belongs to a new family of large transcriptional proteins.
abstract: Rc is a DNA binding protein with dual specificities for the V(D)J recombination signal sequences and for the B motif of the immunoglobulin kappa chain gene enhancer. The largest Rc transcript present in lymphoid cells/tissues is approximately 9 kb. Molecular cloning and sequence determination for 8822 bp of mouse Rc cDNA revealed an open reading frame of 2282 amino acids and long 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions. The derived amino acid sequence contains multiple DNA and protein interaction domains. Composite ZAS structures with tandem zinc fingers, an acidic motif, and a Ser/Thr-rich segment are located near the N-terminal and the C-terminal regions. The middle region of Rc contains a lone zinc finger, an acidic motif, a Ser-rich region, a nucleus localization signal, and GTPase motifs. Cloning and characterization of a mouse Rc gene show that the Rc cDNA corresponds to seven exons located in a genomic region spanning 70 kb. Exon 2 is exceptionally large, with 5487 bp. cDNA cloning and Northern blot analyses revealed multiple Rc transcripts, probably generated by alternative splicings. Sequence comparisons show that Rc belongs to a ZAS protein family that is involved in gene transcription and/or DNA recombination. The major histocompatibility complex class I gene enhancer binding proteins MBP1 and MBP2 are other representatives of this ZAS protein family.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, Ohio State Biochemistry Program, College of Medicine, Columbus 43210, USA. lcwu@mag.nus.acs.ohio-state.edu
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strandtmann
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Mak
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005091:Exons; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin; D006801:Humans; D007133:Immunoglobulin Joining Region / Q000235:genetics; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics; D007138:Immunoglobulin delta-Chains / Q000235:genetics; D007438:Introns; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000235:genetics*; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C084779:Hivep3 protein, mouse; D007133:Immunoglobulin Joining Region; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D007138:Immunoglobulin delta-Chains; D016328:NF-kappa B; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases