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Mol Cell Biol. 1992 February; 12(2): 542-551

The Oct-1 POU domain mediates interactions between Oct-1 and other POU proteins.

Laboratory for Physiological Chemistry, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.

ABSTRACT

The POU domain is the conserved DNA binding domain of a family of gene regulatory proteins. It consists of a POU-specific domain and a POU homeodomain, connected by a variable linker region. Oct-1 is a ubiquitously expressed POU domain transcription factor. It binds to the canonical octamer sequence (ATGCAAAT) as a monomer. Here we show by chemical cross-linking and protein affinity chromatography that the Oct-1 POU domain monomers can interact in solution. This association requires both the POU homeodomain and the POU-specific domain. The interaction is transient in solution and can be stabilized by binding to the heptamer-octamer sequence in the immunoglobulin heavy-chain promoter. This correlates with cooperative DNA binding to this site. POU proteins from different subclasses, including Oct-1, Oct-2A, Oct-6, and a chimeric Oct-1 protein containing the Pit-1 POU domain, can bind cooperatively to a double binding site and form a heteromeric complex.

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