Protein kinase-A dependent phosphorylation of transcription enhancer factor-1 represses its DNA-binding activity but enhances its gene activation ability
Protein kinase-A dependent phosphorylation of transcription enhancer factor-1 represses its DNA-binding activity but enhances its gene activation ability
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DOI:
10.1093/nar/28.16.3168
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发表时间:
2000-08-15
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14.9
通讯作者:
Gupta, M
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作者:
Gupta, MP;Kogut, P;Gupta, M
The cAMP-dependent signaling pathway has been implicated in cardiac cell growth/differentiation and muscle gene transcription, Previously, we have identified a cAMP-inducible E-box/M-CAT hybrid motif in the cardiac alpha-myosin heavy chain (alpha-NHC) gene promoter. The two factors, TEF-1 and Max, that bind to this motif are found to physically associate with each other and exert a positive cooperative effect for gene regulation, Here we show that TEF-1, but not Max, is a substrate for protein kinase-A (PK-A)-dependent phosphorylation. TEF-1 is phosphorylated by PK-A at residue serine-102, This post-translational modification of TEF-1 repressed its DNA-binding activity, but not its ability to interact with the Max protein, Replacement of serine-102 in TEF-1 by a neutral or a charged amino acid did not abolish its DNB-binding ability, suggesting that changing a charge at the 102 amino-acid position of TEF-1 was not sufficient to inhibit its DNA-binding activity, We also show that PK-A response of the alpha-MHC gene is stimulated by the presence of wild-type TEF-1 but not by mutant TEF-1 having serine-102 replaced by alanine, suggesting that phosphorylation at this residue accounts for the cAMP/PK-A response of the gene, Thus, these data demonstrate that TEF-1 is a direct target of cAMP/PK-A signaling in cardiac myocytes.