title: Regulation of the murine Nfatc1 gene by NFATc2.
abstract: NFAT proteins play a key role in the inducible expression of cytokine genes in T lymphocytes. NFATc1 and NFATc2 are the predominant NFAT family members in the peripheral immune system. NFATc2 is found abundantly in the cytoplasm of resting T cells, whereas Nfatc1 expression is induced during T cell activation. To investigate Nfatc1 regulation, we characterized the structure of the murine Nfatc1 gene and its 5'-flanking region. A 290-bp sequence proximal to the transcription start site is highly conserved between mouse and human and possesses both basal and inducible promoter activities. Multiple binding sites for transcription factors were identified within this region, including a consensus NFAT-binding site. This promoter segment was cyclosporin A-sensitive, and mutation of the NFAT site abrogated inducible promoter activity and inhibited formation of an inducible DNA x protein complex containing NFATc2 in primary T cells. Overexpression of NFATc2 increased inducible Nfatc1 promoter activity, whereas this inducibility was attenuated in NFATc2(-/-) splenocytes. This study suggests that pre-existing NFATc2 contributes to the subsequent induction of Nfatc1 during T cell activation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4318, USA.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Randy Q
authors.initials: RQ
authors.lastname: Cron
authors.forename: Bingruo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Genin
authors.forename: Zhili
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Robson
authors.forename: H Scott
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Baldwin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D015723:Gene Library; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016296:Mutagenesis; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D013997:Time Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050778:NFATC Transcription Factors; C494003:NFATC1 protein, human; C494006:NFATC2 protein, human; C494005:Nfatc1 protein, mouse; C494007:Nfatc2 protein, mouse; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors