title: The p69/71 2-5A synthetase promoter contains multiple regulatory elements required for interferon-alpha-induced expression.
abstract: The p69/71 2-5A synthetase is an interferon-inducible enzyme that polymerizes ATP to form 2'-5'-linked oligoadenylates when activated by double-stranded RNA. A genomic clone was isolated that contained 12.5 kb of the 5'-flanking region and the first exon of the p69/71 2-5A synthetase gene. The major transcriptional start site was mapped to an A residue located 84 bp upstream of the translational start site within a sequence that matches both a consensus ISRE and an Inr element. Sequencing of the region 972 bp upstream of the translation start site revealed 4 imperfect direct repeats of 70 to 80 bp that contain several putative regulatory elements. This region does not have a TATA or CAAT box but does contain two IRF-1-like elements, an Ets-1 motif, an AP-1 site, an Sp1 binding site, an NF-kappaB-binding site, and a palindrome containing two overlapping NF-IL-6 consensus motifs in opposite orientation. The region -480 to -850 bp contains PuF, UBP-1, and PEA 3 motifs and another NF-IL-6 motif adjacent to an E2A-binding site. The 5'-flanking sequence binds proteins in DNase I foot printing assays and is a functional interferon-inducible promoter that requires multiple elements for maximal constitutive and interferon-inducible expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287-1501, USA.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Floyd-Smith
mesh_terms: D015088:2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018983:DNA Footprinting; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D050856:Interferon Regulatory Factor-1; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C494257:IRF1 protein, human; D050856:Interferon Regulatory Factor-1; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D015088:2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I