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Erg proteins, transcription factors of the Ets family, form homo, heterodimers and ternary complexes via two distinct domains.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9681824     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The ets genes family encodes a group of proteins which function as transcription factors under physiological conditions. We report here that the Erg proteins, members of the Ets family, form homo and heterodimeric complexes in vitro. We demonstrate that the Ergp55 protein isoform forms dimers with itself and with the two other isoforms, Ergp49 and Ergp38. Using a set of Erg protein deletion mutants, we define two distinct domains independently involved in dimerization. The first one is located in the amino-terminal part of the protein containing the pointed domain (PNT), conserved in a subset of Ets proteins. The second one resides within the ETS domain, the DNA-binding domain. We also show that the Erg protein central region behaves as an inhibitory domain of dimerization and its removal enhances the Ergp55 transactivation properties. Furthermore, Ergp55 forms heterodimers with some other Ets proteins. Among the latter, we show that Fli-1, Ets-2, Er81 and Pu-1 physically interact with Erg. Finally, we show that the formation of the previously described ternary complex Ergp55/Fos/jun is mediated by ETS domain and Jun protein, while the ternary complex Ergp49/Fos/Jun is mediated by Fos protein.
Authors:
S Carrère; A Verger; A Flourens; D Stehelin; M Duterque-Coquillaud
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Oncogene     Volume:  16     ISSN:  0950-9232     ISO Abbreviation:  Oncogene     Publication Date:  1998 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-08-04     Completed Date:  1998-08-04     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8711562     Medline TA:  Oncogene     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3261-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
CNRS UMR 319, Institut de Biologie de Lille, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Binding Sites
Biopolymers / chemistry
DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
Dimerization
Gene Deletion
Humans
Mutation / genetics,  physiology
Oncogene Proteins / chemistry*,  genetics,  metabolism
Protein Binding
Protein Conformation
Protein Structure, Tertiary
Retroviridae Proteins, Oncogenic / chemistry*,  metabolism
Trans-Activators*
Transcription Factor AP-1 / metabolism
Transcription Factors / chemistry*,  metabolism
Transcriptional Activation / drug effects,  genetics,  physiology
Tumor Cells, Cultured
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biopolymers; 0/DNA-Binding Proteins; 0/ERG protein, human; 0/Oncogene Proteins; 0/Retroviridae Proteins, Oncogenic; 0/Trans-Activators; 0/Transcription Factor AP-1; 0/Transcription Factors; 0/oncogene proteins v-ets

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