title: Transcriptional activation of the F(1)F(0) ATP synthase alpha-subunit initiator element by USF2 is mediated by p300.
abstract: We have been studying the transcriptional regulation of the mammalian F(1)F(0) ATP synthase alpha-subunit gene (ATPA), a TATA-less initiator-containing gene. We have previously determined that the transcription factor, upstream stimulatory factor 2 (USF2), can activate the ATPA gene through an initiator element in the core promoter. Here, we demonstrate that the coactivator p300 interacts functionally with USF2 proteins to potentiate the activation of the ATPA initiator element by USF2. The physiological relevance of this interaction was shown in vivo by expression of the adenovirus E1A oncoprotein. Wild-type E1A, but not E1A mutants that lacked p300-binding sites, inhibited the USF2-dependent transactivation of the ATPA initiator element. Furthermore, overexpression of p300 could reverse the inhibitory effect of E1A. Collectively, our results indicate that the USF2-dependent transcriptional activation of the ATPA initiator element is mediated by p300.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Texas at Dallas, PO Box 830688, Richardson, TX 75083-0688, USA. breen@utdallas.edu
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Breen
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Jordan
mesh_terms: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D014162:Transfection; D051720:Upstream Stimulatory Factors
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; C497184:USF2 protein, human; D051720:Upstream Stimulatory Factors; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases