title: TFII-I enhances activation of the c-fos promoter through interactions with upstream elements.
abstract: The transcription factor TFII-I was initially isolated as a factor that can bind to initiator elements in core promoters. Recent evidence suggests that TFII-I may also have a role in signal transduction. We have found that overexpression of TFII-I can enhance the response of the wild-type c-fos promoter to a variety of stimuli. This effect depends on the c-fos c-sis-platelet-derived growth factor-inducible factor binding element (SIE) and serum response element (SRE). There is no effect of cotransfected TFII-I on the TATA box containing the c-fos basal promoter. Three TFII-I binding sites can be found in c-fos promoter. Two of these overlap the c-fos SIE and SRE, and another is located just upstream of the TATA box. Mutations that distinguish between serum response factor (SRF), STAT, and TFII-I binding to the c-fos SIE and SRE suggest that the binding of TFII-I to these elements is important for c-fos induction in conjunction with the SRF and STAT transcription factors. Moreover, TFII-I can form in vivo protein-protein complexes with the c-fos upstream activators SRF, STAT1, and STAT3. These results suggest that TFII-I may mediate the functional interdependence of the c-fos SIE and SRE elements. In addition, the ras pathway is required for TFII-I to exert its effects on the c-fos promoter, and growth factor stimulation enhances tyrosine phosphorylation of TFII-I. These results indicate that TFII-I is involved in signal transduction as well as transcriptional activation of the c-fos promoter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cheriyath
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Cochran
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000235:genetics*; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D016385:TATA Box; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494080:Stat1 protein, mouse; C494087:Stat3 protein, mouse; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D004247:DNA