title: TBP-like protein (TLP/TLF/TRF2) artificially recruited to a promoter stimulates basal transcription in vivo.
abstract: Metazoan genomes generally contain one TBP-related gene designated as TBP-like protein (TLP/TLF/TRF2). Although TLP is thought to work for transcriptional regulation, its natural function has not been clearly demonstrated. Here we describe the stimulation of transcription from TATA-containing and TATA-less class II promoters by artificially recruited mammalian TLP. TLP fused with Gal4 DNA-binding domain stimulated transcription when it was recruited at a proximal promoter. Compared to TBP, stimulation by TLP was less TATA-dependent. Slight truncation from each terminus of TLP destroyed this function drastically. Amino acid substitutions of TLP whose corresponding residues in TBP are crucial for its function resulted in the loss of function. Consequently, Gal4-fused TLP was demonstrated to exhibit ability of transcription activation irrespective of the type of promoter, the mechanism of which was thought to be similar to that of artificially recruited TBP. TLP is presumably able to behave as a transcriptional activator in cells.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoicho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohbayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakadai
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Tamura
mesh_terms: D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000502:physiology; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012319:RNA Polymerase II / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D016385:TATA Box / Q000235:genetics; D035182:TATA Box Binding Protein-Like Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D035182:TATA Box Binding Protein-Like Proteins; C441409:TBPL1 protein, human; D014157:Transcription Factors; D012319:RNA Polymerase II