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LEF-1, a gene encoding a lymphoid-specific protein with an HMG domain, regulates T-cell receptor alpha enhancer function [corrected]

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Travis, A, Amsterdam, A, Belanger, C, Grosschedl, R·1991·Genes & Development

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Lymphoid-specific cDNA clones were isolated that encode a nuclear protein with homology to the chromosomal nonhistone protein HMG-1 and to putative regulators of cell specialization, including the mammalian testis-determining factor SRY and fungal mating-type proteins. The gene represented by the isolated cDNA clones, termed LEF-1 (lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1), is developmentally regulated and expressed in pre-B and T lymphocytes but not in later-stage B cells or nonlymphoid tissues. Both endogenous and recombinant LEF-1 were shown to bind to a functionally important site in the T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) alpha enhancer. Maximal TCR alpha enhancer activity was found to parallel the cell type-specific expression pattern of LEF-1. Moreover, forced expression of recombinant LEF-1 in late stage B cells increases TCR alpha enhancer function. Taken together, these data suggest that LEF-1 is a regulatory participant in lymphocyte gene expression and differentiation.

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Authors
Travis, A., Amsterdam, A., Belanger, C., & Grosschedl, R.
Venue
Genes & Development
Published
1991-05
Volume
5
Issue
5
Pages
880-894
ISSN
  • 0890-9369 (ISSN-L)
  • 1549-5477
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614
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en
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Travis, A., Amsterdam, A., Belanger, C., & Grosschedl, R. (1991). LEF-1, a gene encoding a lymphoid-specific protein with an HMG domain, regulates T-cell receptor alpha enhancer function [corrected]. Genes & Development. https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.5.5.880

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