Journal
FEBS LETTERS
Volume 580, Issue 7, Pages 1865-1871Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.02.049
Keywords
ETS; mElf3; nuclear localization signal; transcription factor
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We investigated nuclear localization signal (NLS) determinants within the AT-hook and ETS DNA-binding domains of murine Elf3 (mElf3), a member of the subfamily of epithelium-specific ETS transcription factors. Deletion mutants containing the AT-hook, ETS domain or both localized strictly in the nucleus, suggesting that these individual domains contain independent NLS motif(s). Within the AT-hook domain, four basic residues ((KRKR247)-K-244) were critical for strong NLS activity, and two potent bipartite NLS motifs (236-252 and 249-267) were sufficient for nuclear import of mElf3, although less efficient than the full domain. In addition, one stretch of basic residues ((KKK320)-K-318) within the ETS domain appears to be essential for mElf3 nuclear localization. Taken together, mElf3 contains multiple NLS motifs, which may function cooperatively to effect efficient nuclear transport. (c) 2006 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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