title: Transcriptional activity and constitutive nuclear localization of the ETS protein Elf-1.
abstract: Elf-1 is a lymphoid-specific transcription factor that belongs to the ETS protein family. It can bind to DNA target sequences within a variety of cytokine genes. We demonstrate that Elf-1 is constitutively localized in the nucleus which is dependent on the presence of amino acids 86-265. Analysis of Gal4-Elf-1 fusion proteins revealed that the N-terminal 86 amino acids of Elf-1 contain a transcriptional activation domain, the activity of which is attenuated by an internal repression domain. Furthermore, Elf-1 interacts specifically with the E74 target sequence and can stimulate transcription driven by the E74 site independent of mitogenic signaling. Thus, Elf-1 is able to stimulate gene transcription which may be required for the development and activity of lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Biology, Hannover Medical School, Germany.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bredemeier-Ernst
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nordheim
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Janknecht
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000235:genetics; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000235:genetics; D014162:Transfection / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C060408:Eip74EF protein, Drosophila; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors