FOG-2: A novel GATA-family cofactor related to multitype zinc-finger proteins Friend of GATA-1 and U-shaped
AUTOR(ES)
Tevosian, Sergei G.
FONTE
The National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
GATA factors are transcriptional regulatory proteins that play critical roles in the differentiation of multiple cell types in both vertebrates and invertebrates. Recent evidence suggests that the biological activities of both mammalian and Drosophila GATA factors are controlled in part by physical interaction with multitype zinc-finger proteins, Friend of GATA-1 (FOG) and U-shaped (Ush), respectively. Here we describe a new FOG-related polypeptide, designated FOG-2, that is likely to participate in differentiation mediated by GATA factors in several tissues. Expression of FOG-2 mRNA differs from that of FOG and is largely restricted to heart, neurons, and gonads in the adult. Somewhat broader expression is evident during mouse embryonic development. Similar to FOG and Ush, FOG-2 protein interacts specifically with the amino finger of GATA factors in the yeast two-hybrid system and in mammalian cells. Remarkably, though FOG-2 is quite divergent from FOG in its primary sequence, forced expression of FOG-2 rescues terminal erythroid maturation of FOG−/− hematopoietic cells. Thus, members of the FOG family of cofactors share highly specific association with GATA factors and are substantially interchangeable with respect to some aspects of function in vivo. The interaction of GATA and FOG family members constitutes an evolutionarily conserved paradigm for transcriptional control in differentiation and organogenesis.
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