title: Regulation of eosinophil-specific gene expression by a C/EBP-Ets complex and GATA-1.
abstract: The EOS47 antigen is an early and specific marker of eosinophil differentiation in the chicken haematopoietic system. To elucidate the transciptional events controlling commitment to the eosinophil lineage, we studied the regulation of the eosinophil-specific EOS47 promoter. This promoter is TATA-less, and binds trancription factors of the Ets, C/EBP, GATA and Myb families. These sites are contained within a 309 bp promoter fragment which is sufficient for specific high level transcription in an eosinophil cell line. Co-transfection experiments in Q2bn fibroblasts showed cooperative activation of the EOS47 proximal promoter by c-Myb, Ets-1/Fli-1, GATA-1 and C/EBPalpha. The Ets-1/Fli-1 and C/EBPalpha proteins were the most potent activators, and acted with high synergy through juxtaposed binding sites located approximately 60 bp upstream of the transcription start site. The Ets-1 and C/EBPalpha proteins were found to associate physically via their DNA-binding domains and to bind their combined binding site cooperatively. GATA-1 showed biphasic regulation of the EOS47 promoter, activating at low and repressing at high protein concentrations. These results demonstrate combinatorial activation of an eosinophil-specific promoter by ubiquitous and lineage-restricted haematopoietic transcription factors. They also indicate that direct interactions between C/EBPs and specific Ets family members, together with GATA-1, are important for eosinophil lineage determination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, Biomedical Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: McNagny
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sieweke
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Döderlein
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Graf
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nerlov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D030161:Avian Proteins; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D015415:Biomarkers; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D002460:Cell Line; D002645:Chickens; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000378:metabolism*; D050981:Erythroid-Specific DNA-Binding Factors; D050982:GATA1 Transcription Factor; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D050784:Proto-Oncogene Protein c-ets-1; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D050783:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets; D020598:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D030161:Avian Proteins; D015415:Biomarkers; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C099044:EOS47 protein, Gallus gallus; C494041:ETS1 protein, human; D050981:Erythroid-Specific DNA-Binding Factors; D050982:GATA1 Transcription Factor; C494688:GATA1 protein, human; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D050784:Proto-Oncogene Protein c-ets-1; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D050783:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets; D020598:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA