title: Cloning and expression of human NF-YC.
abstract: The CCAAT box is an important element in eukaryotic promoters and NF-Y (CBF) is a conserved heterotrimeric protein binding to it. Two subunits, NF-YB and NF-YC, contain a histone-like motif. We cloned the complete cDNA coding for the human NF-YC gene. The ORF codes for a 335 aa protein that shows virtual identity to the rat sequence, confirming the stunning invariance of NF-Y genes across species. We expressed and purified the yeast homology domain of NF-YC in bacteria and performed EMSA together with the corresponding conserved domains of NF-YA and NF-YB, obtaining a CCAAT-binding mini-NF-Y. We evaluated the expression of NF-YC and found that mRNA levels are similar in different human tissues except in testis.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Genetica e Biologia dei Microrganismi, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bellorini
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zemzoumi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berthelsen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piaggio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mantovani
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D005075:Biological Evolution; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins