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ArticleMolecular and cellular biochemistry2010

An N- and C-terminal truncated isoform of zinc finger X-linked duplicated C protein represses MHC class II transcription.

Anastasiia Aleksandrova, Oleksandr Galkin, Rupa Koneni, Joseph D Fontes

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Article in Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anastasiia AleksandrovaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
Oleksandr Galkin
Rupa Koneni
Joseph D Fontes
University of Kansas Medical Center · US

Funding

Regulators and Regulation of MHC class II genesR01AI061386 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI FONTES, JOSEPH D · 2005 to 2009
$1.2M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI061386
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The zinc finger X-linked duplicated A (ZXDA) and ZXDC proteins are both required for robust transcription of major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC II) genes. Aside from the full length ZXDC mRNA transcript, at least one additional mRNA is produced by the ZXDC gene, in which transcription initiates within the first exon and terminates within the seventh intron. The protein product produced from this transcript, which we have named ZXDC2, is truncated on both the N- and C-terminus. We demonstrate here that ZXDC2 functions to repress MHC II transcription induced in HeLa cells treated with IFN-gamma. We further demonstrate that ZXDC2 interacts with both ZXDA and ZXDC, suggesting a mechanism by which ZXDC2 may inhibit MHC II transcription. These studies not only provide additional support for the role of ZXD proteins in regulating MHC II transcription, but also demonstrate a unique mechanism for the synthesis of a mRNA isoform.

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Transcription, GeneticCells, CulturedDown-RegulationGenes, MHC Class IIHeLa CellsHumansMutant ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProtein IsoformsProtein Structure, TertiaryRepressor ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTranscription Initiation SiteTransfectionMutant ProteinsProtein IsoformsRepressor ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsZXDA protein, humanZXDC protein, human

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PMID19777325
PMCPMC3488874
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