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ArticleBMC immunology2004

Cloning and functional characterisation of avian transcription factor E2A.

Thomas M Conlon, Kerstin B Meyer

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Article in BMC immunology, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  1. Relationship between the structure and function of the transcriptional regulator E2A.Journal of biological research (Thessalonike, Greece) · 2021
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  6. E2A acts in cis in G1 phase of cell cycle to promote Ig gene diversification.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2009
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas M ConlonCambridge Institute for Medical Research and Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, WT/MRC Building, Addenbrooke's Hospital, CB2 2XY, UK. tmc33@cam.ac.uk
Kerstin B Meyer
Addenbrooke's Hospital · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GB

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Abstract

backgroundDuring B lymphocyte development the E2A gene is a critical regulator of cell proliferation and differentiation. With regards to the immunoglobulin genes the E2A proteins contribute to the regulation of gene rearrangement, expression and class switch recombination. We are now using the chicken cell line DT40 as a model system to further analyse the function of E2A.

resultsHere we report the cloning and functional analysis of the transcription factor E2A from chicken. Using RACE PCR on the chicken lymphoma cell line DT40 we have isolated full-length clones for the two E2A splice variants E12 and E47. Sequence conservation between the human and chicken proteins is extensive: the basic-helix-loop-helix DNA binding domain of human and chicken E47 and E12 are 93% and 92% identical, respectively. In addition high levels of conservation are seen in activation domain I, the potential NLS and the ubiquitin ligase interaction domain. E2A is expressed in a variety of tissues in chicken, with higher levels of expression in organs rich in immune cells. We demonstrate that chicken E12 and E47 proteins are strong transcriptional activators whose function depends on the presence of activation domain I. As in mammals, the dominant negative proteins Id1 and Id3 can inhibit the function of chicken E47.

conclusionsThe potential for homologous recombination in DT40 allows the genetic dissection of biochemical pathways in somatic cells. With the cloning of avian E2A and the recent description of an in vitro somatic hypermutation assay in this cell line, it should now be possible to dissect the potential role of E2A in the regulation of somatic hypermutation and gene conversion.

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Cloning, MolecularAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsB-LymphocytesCell LineChickensDNAGene Expression RegulationGenomeHumansKidneyMiceMolecular Sequence DataSequence Analysis, DNATranscription FactorsXenopusDNATranscription Factors

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PMID15196311
PMCPMC446191
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