title: Transcription of Epstein-Barr virus-encoded nuclear antigen 1 promoter Qp is repressed by transforming growth factor-beta via Smad4 binding element in human BL cells.
abstract: In Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-infected BL cells, the oncogenic EBV-encoded nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA 1) gene is directed from the latent promoter Qp. Yeast one-hybrid screen analysis using the -50 to -37 sequence of Qp as the bait was carried out to identify transcriptional factors that may control Qp activity. Results showed that Smad4 binds the -50 to -37 sequence of Qp, indicating that this promoter is potentially regulated by TGF-beta. The association of Smad4 with Qp was further confirmed by supershift of EMSA complexes using Smad4-specific antibody. The transfection of a Qp reporter construct in two EBV(+) BL cell lines, Rael and WW2, showed that Qp activity is repressed in response to the TGF-beta treatment. This repression involves the interaction of a Smad3/Smad4 complex and the transcriptional repressor TGIF, as determined by cotransfection assay and coimmunoprecipitation analysis. Results suggest that TGF-beta may transcriptionally repress Qp through the Smad4-binding site in human BL cells.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Taipei, Shih-Pai.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D019309:Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D051900:Smad3 Protein; D051901:Smad4 Protein; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D019309:Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens; D012367:RNA, Viral; C497790:SMAD3 protein, human; C497796:SMAD4 protein, human; D051900:Smad3 Protein; D051901:Smad4 Protein; D015534:Trans-Activators; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; C417029:EBV-encoded nuclear antigen 1