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ArticleMolecular and cellular biology2011

Interferon regulatory factor 2 binding protein 2 is a new NFAT1 partner and represses its transcriptional activity.

Flávia R G Carneiro, Renata Ramalho-Oliveira, Giuliana P Mognol, João P B Viola

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Article in Molecular and cellular biology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Flávia R G CarneiroDivision of Cellular Biology, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Renata Ramalho-Oliveira
Giuliana P Mognol
João P B Viola
National Cancer Institute · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) family of transcription factors is expressed in a wide range of cell types and regulates genes involved in cell cycle, differentiation, and apoptosis. NFAT proteins share two well-conserved regions, the regulatory domain and the DNA binding domain. The N- and C-terminal ends are transactivation sites and show less sequence similarity, whereas their molecular functions remain poorly understood. Here, we identified a transcriptional repressor, interferon regulatory factor 2 binding protein 2 (IRF-2BP2), which specifically interacts with the C-terminal domain of NFAT1 among the NFAT family members. IRF-2BP2 was described as a corepressor by inhibiting both enhancer-activated and basal transcription. Gene reporter assays demonstrated that IRF-2BP2 represses the NFAT1-dependent transactivation of NFAT-responsive promoters. The ectopic expression of IRF-2BP2 in CD4 T cells resulted in decreased interleukin-2 (IL-2) and IL-4 production, supporting a repressive function of IRF-2BP2 for NFAT target genes. Furthermore, NFAT1 and IRF-2BP2 colocalized in the nucleus in activated cells, and the mutation of a newly identified nuclear localization signal in the IRF-2BP2 rendered it cytoplasmic, abolishing its repressive effect on NFAT1 activity. Collectively, our data demonstrate that IRF-2BP2 is a negative regulator of the NFAT1 transcription factor and suggest that NFAT1 repression occurs at the transcriptional level.

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Gene Expression RegulationTranscription, GeneticAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansInterferon Regulatory Factor-2MiceMolecular Sequence DataNFATC Transcription FactorsNuclear Localization SignalsNuclear ProteinsCarrier ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsInterferon Regulatory Factor-2IRF2BP2 protein, humanIRF2 protein, humanNFATC2 protein, humanNFATC Transcription FactorsNuclear Localization SignalsNuclear ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMID21576369
PMCPMC3133407
OpenAlexW2098766227

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