Importance of acidic, proline/serine/threonine-rich, and GTPbinding regions in the major histocompatibility complex class II transactivator: Generation of transdominant-negative mutants

AUTOR(ES)

Chin, Keh-Chuang

FONTE

The National Academy of Sciences of the USA

RESUMO

The class II transactivator (CIITA) is a master transcription regulator of gene products involved in the exogenous antigen presentation pathway, including major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II, invariant chain, and DM. An extensive analysis of the putative functional domains of CIITA is undertaken here to explore the action of CIITA. Antibodies to CIITA protein were produced to verify that these mutant proteins are expressed. Both acidic and proline/serine/threonine-rich domains are essential for class II MHC promoter activation. In addition, three guanine nucleotide-binding motifs are essential for CIITA activity. Of these mutants, two exhibited strong transdominant-negative functions. These two mutants provide a plausible approach to manipulate MHC class II expression and immune responses.

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