title: Dimer formation by ternary complex factor ELK-1.
abstract: Ternary complex factors (TCFs), a subgroup of the ets protein family, bind with a dimer of serum response factor to the c-fos serum response element. Both DNA binding and transcriptional activation by TCFs are regulated by mitogen-activated protein kinases. When activated, mitogen-activated protein kinases form homodimers that translocate to the nucleus, where they interact with TCFs via specific docking sites. Here we show by three different criteria that Elk-1 is capable of forming dimers in eukaryotic cells through two distinct interaction domains. These observations are consistent with a dynamic model of TCF-promoter interactions.
authors.affiliation: School of Biomedical Sciences and Institute of Cell Signalling, University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Drewett
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goodall
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D019556:COS Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019281:Dimerization; D017353:Gene Deletion; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic; D016296:Mutagenesis; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D014162:Transfection; D050807:ets-Domain Protein Elk-1; D050808:ets-Domain Protein Elk-4
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C494112:ELK1 protein, human; C494193:ELK4 protein, human; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D050807:ets-Domain Protein Elk-1; D050808:ets-Domain Protein Elk-4