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Mol. Cell. Biol., 11 1996, 6141-6148, Vol 16, No. 11
D Wang, D Stravopodis, S Teglund, J Kitazawa and JN Ihle
Stat5 was initially identified as a prolactin-induced member of the signal
transducer and activator of transcription (Stat) family in sheep. However,
Stat5 is also activated in the response to a variety of cytokines. In mice,
and possibly in other species, there exist two Stat5 genes (Stat5a and
Stat5b) that encode proteins of 92 and 94 kDa that are 95% identical. In
the studies described here, we demonstrate that naturally occurring
carboxyl-truncated, variant Stat5 proteins of 77 and 80 kDa exist and that
these proteins are inducibly tyrosine phosphorylated in the response to
several cytokines and form heterodimers with the full-length, wild-type
proteins. Using expression constructs encoding truncated forms, we
demonstrate that the truncated forms can be tyrosine phosphorylated and
bind DNA. Surprisingly, the tyrosine phosphorylation of the
carboxyl-truncated forms is considerably more stable than that of the
wild-type proteins. Overexpression of a carboxyl-truncated Stat5a in cells
resulted in the specific inhibition of the transcriptional activation by
interleukin-3 of the genes for oncostatin M (Osm) and the
cytokine-inducible, SH2 domain-containing gene (Cis), both of which have
been shown to be normally regulated by Stat5. Although Stat5 dominantly
suppressed the induction of these genes, no effects on cell proliferation
were observed. Together, the results demonstrate the natural existence of
potentially dominantly suppressive variants of Stat5 and implicate the
carboxyl domain of Stats in transcriptional regulation and functions
related to dephosphorylation.
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Naturally occurring dominant negative variants of Stat5
Department of Biochemistry, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.
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