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Characterization of rat liver nuclear proteins which recognize the cAMP responsive element
G Lu1, D Schlichter, W D Wicks
1Department of Biology, Lanzhou University, Gansu, P.R. China.
Abstract:
1. The data herein reveal the existence of cAMP-responsive element (CRE)-binding factors (CRF) in the nuclear extracts from cAMP-treated rat liver. 2. DNAase I and DMS footprinting analysis showed that the CRFs protected the CRE (-77 to -92) in the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) promoter and the TGACGTCA motif in a consensus oligodeoxynucleotide based on the sequence of the CRE's of 6 cAMP-regulated genes (C32mer). 3. Competition assays indicate that the CRF(s) is a CGTCA-specific, ATF/CREB-like factor(s). 4. Southwestern (SW) blot analysis detected 2 apparent CRFs which have molecular weights of about 30 and 32 kDa, respectively. 5. Based on the comparison of the size and binding specificity of the CRFs with the CREBs reported to date, the CRFs appear to be novel CRE-binding nuclear factors.
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