title: Modulation of gene expression by the MHC class II transactivator.
abstract: The class II transactivator (CIITA) is a master regulator of MHC class II expression. CIITA also modulates the expression of MHC class I genes, suggesting that it may have a more global role in gene expression. To determine whether CIITA regulates genes other than the MHC class II and I family, DNA microarray analysis was used to compare the expression profiles of the CIITA expressing B cell line Raji and its CIITA-negative counterpart RJ2.2.5. The comparison identified a wide variety of genes whose expression was modulated by CIITA. Real time RT-PCR from Raji, RJ2.2.5, an RJ2.2.5 cell line complemented with CIITA, was performed to confirm the results and to further identify CIITA-regulated genes. CIITA-regulated genes were found to have diverse functions, which could impact Ag processing, signaling, and proliferation. Of note was the identification of a set of genes localized to chromosome 1p34-35. The global modulation of genes in a local region suggests that this region may share some regulatory control with the MHC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Uma M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Nagarajan
authors.forename: Alyssa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bushey
authors.forename: Jeremy M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Boss
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002878:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 / Q000235:genetics; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000276:immunology*; D005802:Genes, MHC Class II; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000502:physiology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: C083728:MHC class II transactivator protein; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D007371:Interferon-gamma