Negative regulation of Sp1 trans-activation is correlated with the binding of cellular proteins to the amino terminus of the Sp1 trans-activation domain - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 1994 Aug 12;269(32):20674-81.

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Negative regulation of Sp1 trans-activation is correlated with the binding of cellular proteins to the amino terminus of the Sp1 trans-activation domain

Y Murata et al. J Biol Chem. 1994.

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Abstract

Sp1 is a well characterized and ubiquitously expressed transcription factor that regulates the constitutive and induced expression of a variety of mammalian genes. It is unclear whether Sp1 activity is regulated in vivo; the mechanism by which Sp1 interacts with the basal transcription complex has not been firmly established. We report the identification of a ubiquitously expressed and evolutionarily conserved nuclear protein, p74, that specifically binds Sp1 in vivo and in vitro. p74 interacts with several portions of the Sp1 trans-activation domain in vitro, and we correlate the binding of p74 to the amino-terminal serine/threonine-rich subdomain of Sp1 with the inhibition of Sp1-mediated transcription in vivo.

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