Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series – Organic compounds – Carbohydrates or derivatives
Patent
1992-06-30
1996-07-09
Draper, Garnette D.
Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
Organic compounds
Carbohydrates or derivatives
435 691, 4352402, 4353201, 43525411, C12N 1509, C07H 2100
Patent
active
055346316
ABSTRACT:
A gene encoding a cellular factor that binds to NFAT-like elements in the HIV-LTR has been obtained by .lambda.gt11 expression cloning using oligonucleotides corresponding to these binding motifs. This cDNA encodes a ubiquitously expressed 60 kD protein, termed interleukin binding factor (ILF), which binds specifically to such purine rich motifs in the HIV-LTR. ILF also binds to similar purine-rich motifs in the IL-2 promoter, although with lower affinity than to HIV-LTR sequences. Sequence analysis reveals the ILF DNA binding domain to have strong homology with the recently described fork head DNA binding domain of the Drosophila homeotic protein, fork head, and a family of hepatocyte-nuclear factors, HNF-3. Other domains found in ILF include a nucleotide binding site, an N-glycosylation motif, a signal for ubiquitin-mediated degradation, and a potential nuclear localization signal. Results from cotransfection studies indicate that ILF is involved in positive and negative regulation of viral and cellular promoter elements. ILF activates IL-2 gene expression maxially when transfected at low concentrations, with a relative decrease in promoter activity being observed at high concentrations. ILF cDNA transfected into either unstimulated or stimulated T-cells inhibits gene expression under the transcriptional control of both IL-2 promoter and the HIV-1 LTR.
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Gaynor Richard B.
Li Ching
Nirula Ajay
Board of Regents , The University of Texas System
Draper Garnette D.
Teng Sally P.
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