title: Requirements for selective recruitment of Ets proteins and activation of mb-1/Ig-alpha gene transcription by Pax-5 (BSAP).
abstract: Pax-5, a member of the paired domain family of transcription factors, is a key regulator of B lymphocyte-specific transcription and differentiation. A major target of Pax-5-mediated activation is the mb-1 gene, which encodes the essential transmembrane signaling protein Ig-alpha. Pax-5 recruits three members of the Ets family of transcription factors: Ets-1, Fli-1 and GABPalpha (with GABPbeta1), to assemble ternary complexes on the mb-1 promoter in vitro. Using the Pax-5:Ets-1:DNA crystal structure as a guide, we defined amino acid requirements for transcriptional activation of endogenous mb-1 genes using a novel cell-based assay. Mutations in the beta-hairpin/beta-turn of the DNA-binding domain of Pax-5 demonstrated its importance for DNA sequence recognition and activation of mb-1 transcription. Mutations of amino acids contacting Ets-1 in the crystal structure reduced or blocked mb-1 promoter activation. One of these mutations, Q22A, resulted in greatly reduced mb-1 gene transcript levels, concurrent with the loss of its ability to recruit Fli-1 to bind the promoter in vitro. In contrast, the mutation had no effect on recruitment of the related Ets protein GABPalpha (with GABPbeta1). These data further define requirements for Pax-5 function in vivo and reveal the complexity of interactions required for cooperative partnerships between transcription factors.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D051925:CD79 Antigens; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051268:GA-Binding Protein Transcription Factor; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009154:Mutation; D051757:PAX5 Transcription Factor; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D050784:Proto-Oncogene Protein c-ets-1; D051789:Proto-Oncogene Protein c-fli-1; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D050783:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D051925:CD79 Antigens; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051268:GA-Binding Protein Transcription Factor; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D051757:PAX5 Transcription Factor; D050784:Proto-Oncogene Protein c-ets-1; D051789:Proto-Oncogene Protein c-fli-1; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D050783:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA