title: Functional importance of Stat3 tetramerization in activation of the alpha 2-macroglobulin gene.
abstract: A tetrameric Stat3 complex was found to be essential in transfection experiments for maximal interleukin-6-inducible activation of alpha2-macroglobulin gene promoter. Stable tetramer formation of purified phosphorylated Stat3 was dependent on protein.protein interaction involving the N-terminal domain of Stat3. The functional importance of tetramer formation was shown by the decreased levels of transcriptional activation associated with hypomorphic mutations in N-terminal residues.
authors: Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Zhang
authors: J E
authors: JE
authors: Darnell
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I / Q000378:metabolism; D019281:Dimerization; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D009154:Mutation; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011485:Protein Binding; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000737:chemistry*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection; D000511:alpha-Macroglobulins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D015850:Interleukin-6; D016755:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D050796:STAT3 Transcription Factor; C494086:STAT3 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D000511:alpha-Macroglobulins; D004247:DNA; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I