title: Novel transactivation domain in erythroid Kruppel-like factor (EKLF).
abstract: Erythroid Kruppel-like Factor (EKLF) is an erythroid-specific transcription factor that plays a critical role in gamma- to beta-globin gene switching during development. To identify essential domains required for EKLF transactivation function, we cotransfected a human erythroleukemia cell line (K562) with a locus control region gamma/Luc-beta/Cat reporter and an EKLF expression vector. In this assay EKLF mediates a 500-fold induction of beta/CAT expression compared with controls. To map essential transactivation domains, progressive NH(2)-terminal and internal deletion mutants of EKLF were constructed. All EKLF mutants were expressed at wild-type levels, localized to the nucleus, and bound DNA. When mutant EKLF proteins were tested for beta/CAT activation, a novel transactivation domain was identified. This novel domain, encompassing amino acids (aa) 140-358, is sufficient for maximal beta/CAT activation. An 85-amino acid subdomain within this region (aa 140-225) is essential for its activity. Interestingly, this central transactivation subdomain is functionally redundant with the amino-terminal domain (aa 1-139). Thus, EKLF possesses at least two potent transactivation domains that appear to function in a redundant manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pandya
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Donze
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Townes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051741:Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors; C080774:erythroid Kruppel-like factor; D004247:DNA