Publication Date:
1991-12-20
Description:
Transient activation of the interleukin-2 (IL-2) gene after antigen recognition by T lymphocytes is crucial for subsequent T cell proliferation and differentiation. Several IL-2 gene regulatory elements and binding factors necessary for activation of the IL-2 gene have been defined. However, little is known about negative regulation of IL-2 expression, which is likely to be important in the rapid shut-off of IL-2 transcription. A nucleotide sequence element (NRE-A) that negatively regulates IL-2 expression has been identified within the IL-2 gene. T cell nuclear extracts contained an NRE-A binding activity. A complementary DNA was isolated that encodes a zinc finger-containing protein that suppressed IL-2 gene expression. The observation of negative regulation of the immunoglobulin heavy chain gene enhancer by an element similar to NRE-A suggests that related proteins may regulate multiple immune response genes.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Williams, T M -- Moolten, D -- Burlein, J -- Romano, J -- Bhaerman, R -- Godillot, A -- Mellon, M -- Rauscher, F J 3rd -- Kant, J A -- AI23879/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- CA23413/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- CA54428/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- etc. -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1991 Dec 20;254(5039):1791-4.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1840704" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Base Sequence
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Cell Line
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DNA Probes
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*Enhancer Elements, Genetic
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*Gene Expression Regulation
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*Genes, Immunoglobulin
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains/*genetics
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Interleukin-2/*genetics
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Mice
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
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Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
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Restriction Mapping
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T-Lymphocytes/*immunology
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*Transcription, Genetic
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Zinc Fingers/*genetics/physiology
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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