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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 268, 期 11, 页码 3243-3252出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02219.x
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protein kinase CK2 genes; transcriptional control; Ets1; CAAT-related motifs; coordinate transcription
Protein kinase CK2 is a conserved and vital Ser/Thr phosphotransferase with various links to malignant diseases, occurring as a tetramer composed of two catalytically active (CK2 alpha and/or CK2 alpha') and two regulatory subunits (CK2 beta). There is balanced availability of CK2 alpha and CK2 beta transcripts in proliferating and differentiating cultured cells. Examination of the human CK2 beta gene for transcriptionally active regions by systematic deletions and reporter gene assays indicates strong promoter activity at positions -42 to 14 and 12 to 72 containing transcription start sites 1 and 2 of the gene (positions +1 and 33), respectively, an upstream and a downstream enhancer activity at positions -241 to -168 and 123 to 677, respectively, and silencer activity at positions -241 to -261. Of the various transcription factor binding motifs present in those regions, Ets1 and CAAT-related motifs turned out to be of particular importance, Ets1 for promoter activation and CAAT-related motifs for enhancer activation. In addition, there are contributions by Sp1. Most strikingly, the Ets1 region representing two adjoining consensus motifs also occurs with complete identity in the recently characterized promoter of the CK2 alpha gene [Krehan, A., Ansuini, H., Bocher, O., Grein, S., Wirkner, U. & Pyerin, W. (2001) J. Biol. Chem. 275, 18327-18336], and affects comparably, when assayed in parallel, the promoters of both CK2 genes, both by motif mutations and by Ets1 overexpression. The data strongly support the hypothesis that Ets1 acts as a common regulatory element of the CK2 alpha and CK2 beta genes involved in directing coordinate transcription and contributing to the balanced availability of transcripts.
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