Analysis of proteins binding to the proximal promoter region of the human cytomegalovirus IE-1/2 enhancer/promoter reveals both consensus and aberrant recognition sequences for transcription factors Sp1 and CREB.
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Lang, D
RESUMO
Expression of the immediate early 1 and 2 gene (IE-1/2) of human cytomegalovirus, an important pathogen in immunosuppressed patients, is controlled by a strong enhancer/promoter. To define the promoter domain within this large cis-active region of about 550 nucleotides, DNA-protein interactions were studied. DNase I footprinting experiments using procaryotically expressed transcription factor Sp1 revealed an extensive interaction of this transcription factor with both consensus and aberrant recognition elements within the IE-1/2 promoter region. Protection of these Sp1 binding sites could also be observed when nuclear extracts prepared from HeLa cells and permissive human fibroblast cells were used. After in vitro mutagenesis of Sp1 targets and transient expression of mutagenized CAT-expression plasmids, however, no significant reduction in CAT activities was found. By analyzing a series of 5' deletion mutants of the IE-1/2 promoter region, a strong cis-acting element was localized between nucleotides -94 and -78, upstream of sites that interact with Sp1. Gel retardation experiments demonstrated binding of recombinant transcription factor CREB to this motif which reveals it as an aberrant CREB recognition sequence. Thus, this study identifies several previously unknown binding sites for transcription factors Sp1 and CREB within the proximal promoter region of the IE-1/2 gene, which differ markedly in their relevance for constitutive promoter function.
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