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Identification and characterization of a novel GGA/C-binding protein, GBP-i, that is rapidly inducible by cytokines.

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jefferson Cancer Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.

ABSTRACT

Immunosuppressive states with accompanying alterations in cytokine profiles have been postulated to play a vital role in the reactivation of viruses from latency. Cytokines regulate gene expression by activating transcription factors via well-characterized signal transduction pathways. In this study, we report the identification of a novel inducible protein, GBP-i, that binds to a double-stranded GGA/C-rich region of the transcriptional control region of the human papovavirus JC virus (JCV), specifically within the origin of viral DNA replication. GBP-i is distinct from previously characterized GC-box-binding proteins with respect to both its sequence specificity and its electrophoretic mobility on native and denaturing gels. GBP-i responds within 90 min to phorbol myristate acetate stimulation; however, unlike typical phorbol myristate acetate-inducible factors, this rapid induction is regulated primarily at the transcriptional level. Further, the induction of GBP-i appears to be widespread and mediated by many inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-1 beta, tumor necrosis factor alpha, gamma interferon, and transforming growth factor beta. Interestingly, the induced protein acts as a transcriptional repressor in its native context in the JCVL promoter. However, when its binding sequence is transposed to a heterologous promoter, GBP-i appears to function as a transcriptional activator. The data presented here suggest a role for GBP-i in cytokine-mediated induction of viral and cellular genes.

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