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A Two-Step Mechanism for Recruitment of Pip by PU.1

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Perkel, Jeffrey M, Atchison, Michael L·1998·The Journal of Immunology

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Transcription of the Ig κ light chain gene is controlled in part by the 3′ κ enhancer. Two of the proteins that bind to the 3′ enhancer, PU.1 and Pip, show tissue-restricted expression and may be responsible for the tissue specificity of 3′ enhancer activity. PU.1 alone can bind to DNA; however, Pip cannot bind to its 3′ enhancer site in electrophoretic mobility shift assays, unless recruited by PU.1. Previously, we showed that the PU.1 PEST domain (rich in the amino acids proline, glutamate, serine, and threonine; sequences 118–160) is necessary for Pip recruitment to DNA. Here we used detailed mutagenic analyzes of PU.1 to more precisely identify sequences required for Pip recruitment by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. We found that mutation of three segments within the PU.1 PEST domain (118–125, 133–139, and 141–147) modulated the efficiency of Pip recruitment, while mutation of sequences between residues 88–118 and 154–168 had no effect. Interestingly, we found that the PU.1 ETS domain (residues 170 to 255) is both necessary and sufficient for Pip interaction in solution and that other ETS domain proteins can physically interact with Pip as well. Our results suggest that Pip recruitment to DNA by PU.1 occurs via a two-step mechanism. First, a physical interaction that is not sufficient to recruit Pip occurs via the PU.1 ETS domain. Second, a conformational change in the PU.1 PEST domain, apparently mediated by serine phosphorylation, induces a conformational change in Pip enabling it to bind to DNA. We also show that the PU.1 PEST domain does not target PU.1 for rapid turnover.

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Authors
Perkel, J. M., & Atchison, M. L.
Affiliations
University of Pennsylvania (US)
Venue
The Journal of Immunology
Published
1998-01-01
Volume
160
Issue
1
Pages
241-252
ISSN
  • 0022-1767 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-6606
OpenAlex
W1543294597
Cited by
77
References
43
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal of Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM-42415, R01GM042415)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
Keywords
PU.1, Pip, transcriptional regulation, protein-protein interaction, PEST domain, ETS domain, serine phosphorylation, protein conformational change, DNA binding, protein turnover, tissue specificity
MeSH terms
Proto-Oncogene Protein Spi-1, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Bacterial Proteins, Binding Sites, DNA-Binding Proteins, Enhancer Elements, Genetic, Gene Expression Regulation, Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains, Membrane Proteins, Molecular Sequence Data, Nuclear Proteins, Protein Binding, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Transcription Factors, Trans-Activators, 3T3 Cells, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets, Mice

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