Regulation and a possible stage-specific function of Oct-2 during pre-B-cell differentiation.

AUTOR(ES)

Miller, C L

RESUMO

The Oct-2 gene appears to encode a developmental regulator of immunoglobulin gene transcription. We demonstrate that the Oct-2 gene is expressed at low levels in a variety of transformed pre-B-cell lines and is induced specifically in these cells by lipopolysaccharide signalling. This work extends an earlier observation in the pre-B-cell line 70Z/3 and therefore suggests that the inducible expression of the Oct-2 gene, like that of the kappa gene, is a characteristic feature of the pre-B stage of B-cell development. In 70Z/3 cells, the lymphokine interleukin-1 also induces the expression of the Oct-2 and kappa loci. Interestingly, expression of the Oct-2 gene is rapidly induced at the transcriptional level and may not require de novo protein synthesis. Since the changes in the activity of the Oct-2 locus completely correlate with the changes of the activity of the kappa locus, the two genes may be transcriptionally regulated by a common trans-acting factor. In 70Z/3 cells, transforming growth factor beta, an inhibitor of kappa-gene induction, blocks the upregulation of Oct-2 but not the activation of NF-kappa B. These results suggest that the combinatorial action of increased levels of Oct-2 and activated NF-kappa B may be necessary for the proper stage-specific expression of the kappa locus.

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