Interleukin-3 expression by activated T cells involves an inducible, T-cell-specific factor and an octamer binding protein.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Interleukin-3 (IL-3) is exclusively expressed by activated T and natural killer cells, a function that is tightly controlled both in a lineage-specific and in a stimulation-dependent manner. We have investigated the protein binding characteristics and functional importance of the ACT-1-activating region of the IL-3 promoter. This region binds an inducible, T-cell-specific factor over its 5' end, a site that is necessary for the expression of IL-3 in the absence of other upstream elements. Over its 3' end, it binds a factor that is ubiquitously and constitutively expressed. This factor is Oct-1 or an immunologically related octamer-binding protein, and it plays a role in coordinating the activity of several regulatory elements. These characteristics make the ACT-1 site analogous to the activating ARRE-1 site in the IL-2 promoter. Furthermore, and despite a lack of sequence homology, the promoters of IL-3 and IL-2 share an organizational pattern of regulatory elements that is likely to be important for the T-cell-specific expression of these genes.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Davies, K; TePas, EC; Nathan, DG; Mathey-Prevot, B
Published Date
- February 15, 1993
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 81 / 4
Start / End Page
- 928 - 934
PubMed ID
- 8428000
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0006-4971
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States