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HTF: A b-ZIP transcription factor that is closely related to the human XBP/TREB5 and is activated by hepatocellular carcinoma in rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8687468     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We screened for rat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-related genes by a novel cDNA subtraction method and obtained one gene. This gene was transcribed as 2.0- and 2.5-kb mRNAs, and its transcription was specifically enhanced in HCC. These cDNAs had the same open reading frame, but the 2.5 kb transcript had an extra 495 bases of 5'-UTR at the 5'-terminus. The deduced aa sequence revealed a basic-leucine zipper (b-ZIP) and proline/glutamine-rich structures, both of which are characteristic motifs for transcription factors. We designated the translation product of this gene HTF (Hepatocarcinogenesis-related Transcription Factor). Electrophoretic mobility shift assay demonstrated the DNA-binding ability of the recombinant HTF. It is most interesting that HTF had a considerable homology with human XBP/TREB5, which has been reported to be a binding factor for the X-box of the MHC class II gene and for the 21-bp enhancer of the HTLV-1 LTR. Genomic Southern analysis suggested that the 2.0- and 2.5-kb mRNAs are transcribed by a dual promoter of a single gene. Our results may suggest that HTF is a b-ZIP-type transcription factor involved in rat hepatocellular carcinoma.
Authors:
T Kishimoto; K Kokura; Y Kumagai; T Wakamatsu; Y Makino; T Tamura
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochemical and biophysical research communications     Volume:  223     ISSN:  0006-291X     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.     Publication Date:  1996 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-08-16     Completed Date:  1996-08-16     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372516     Medline TA:  Biochem Biophys Res Commun     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  746-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiba University, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Base Sequence
Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors
Binding Sites
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / metabolism*
Cloning, Molecular
DNA, Complementary / chemistry,  metabolism
DNA-Binding Proteins / biosynthesis*,  chemistry*
Glutamine
Humans
Leucine Zippers
Liver / metabolism*
Liver Neoplasms / metabolism*
Molecular Sequence Data
Neoplasm Proteins*
Nuclear Proteins / chemistry*
Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
Open Reading Frames
Proline
RNA, Messenger / biosynthesis
Rats
Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis,  chemistry
Transcription Factors / biosynthesis*,  chemistry*
Transcription, Genetic
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; 0/DNA, Complementary; 0/DNA-Binding Proteins; 0/Neoplasm Proteins; 0/Nuclear Proteins; 0/Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; 0/RNA, Messenger; 0/Recombinant Proteins; 0/Transcription Factors; 0/regulatory factor X transcription factors; 147-85-3/Proline; 56-85-9/Glutamine
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002 Sep 20;297(2):425

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