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Mol. Cell. Biol., 01 1998, 644-654, Vol 18, No. 1
Y Taniguchi, T Furukawa, T Tun, H Han and T Honjo
The RBP-J/Su(H) DNA-binding protein plays a key role in transcriptional
regulation by targeting Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 2 (EBNA2) and
the intracellular portions of Notch receptors to specific promoters. Using
the yeast two-hybrid system, we isolated a LIM-only protein, KyoT, which
physically interacts with RBP-J. Differential splicing gave rise to two
transcripts of the KyoT gene, KyoT1 and KyoT2, that encoded proteins with
four and two LIM domains, respectively. With differential splicing
resulting in deletion of an exon, KyoT2 lacked two LIM domains from the C
terminus and had a frameshift in the last exon, creating the RBP-J-binding
region in the C terminus. KyoT1 had a negligible level of interaction with
RBP-J. Strong expression of KyoT mRNAs was detected in skeletal muscle and
lung, with a predominance of KyoT1 mRNA. When expressed in F9 embryonal
carcinoma cells, KyoT1 and KyoT2 were localized in the cytoplasm and the
nucleus, respectively. The binding site of KyoT2 on RBP-J overlaps those of
EBNA2 and Notchl but is distinct from that of Hairless, the negative
regulator of RBP-J-mediated transcription in Drosophila. KyoT2 but not
KyoT1 repressed the RBP-J-mediated transcriptional activation by EBNA2 and
Notch1 by competing with them for binding to RBP-J and by dislocating RBP-J
from DNA. KyoT2 is a novel negative regulatory molecule for RBP-J-mediated
transcription in mammalian systems.
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology
LIM protein KyoT2 negatively regulates transcription by association with the RBP-J DNA-binding protein
Department of Medical Chemistry, Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
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