PMID- 10648599 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20000215 LR - 20190508 IS - 0270-7306 (Print) IS - 0270-7306 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 4 DP - 2000 Feb TI - Extracellular signal-regulated kinase binds to TFII-I and regulates its activation of the c-fos promoter. PG - 1140-8 AB - We have previously shown that TFII-I enhances transcriptional activation of the c-fos promoter through interactions with upstream elements in a signal-dependent manner. Here we demonstrate that activated Ras and RhoA synergize with TFII-I for c-fos promoter activation, whereas dominant-negative Ras and RhoA inhibit these effects of TFII-I. The Mek1 inhibitor, PD98059 abrogates the enhancement of the c-fos promoter by TFII-I, indicating that TFII-I function is dependent on an active mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathway. Analysis of the TFII-I protein sequence revealed that TFII-I contains a consensus MAP kinase interaction domain (D box). Consistent with this, we have found that TFII-I forms an in vivo complex with extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK). Point mutations within the consensus MAP kinase binding motif of TFII-I inhibit its ability to bind ERK and its ability to enhance the c-fos promoter. Therefore, the D box of TFII-I is required for its activity on the c-fos promoter. Moreover, the interaction between TFII-I and ERK can be regulated. Serum stimulation enhances complex formation between TFII-I and ERK, and dominant-negative Ras abrogates this interaction. In addition, TFII-I can be phosphorylated in vitro by ERK and mutation of consensus MAP kinase substrate sites at serines 627 and 633 impairs the phosphorylation of TFII-I by ERK and its activity on the c-fos promoter. These results suggest that ERK regulates the activity of TFII-I by direct phosphorylation. FAU - Kim, D W AU - Kim DW AD - Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA. FAU - Cochran, B H AU - Cochran BH LA - eng GR - R01 GM051551/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01-GM51551/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Mol Cell Biol JT - Molecular and cellular biology JID - 8109087 RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 3.6.5.2 (ras Proteins) RN - EC 3.6.5.2 (rho GTP-Binding Proteins) SB - IM MH - 3T3 Cells MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Animals MH - Base Sequence MH - DNA Primers/genetics MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - *Genes, fos MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/genetics/*metabolism MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Phosphorylation MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic MH - Recombinant Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Sequence Homology, Amino Acid MH - Signal Transduction MH - Transcription Factors/genetics/*metabolism MH - ras Proteins/metabolism MH - rho GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism PMC - PMC85232 EDAT- 2000/01/29 09:00 MHDA- 2000/02/19 09:00 CRDT- 2000/01/29 09:00 PHST- 2000/01/29 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2000/02/19 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2000/01/29 09:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1128/mcb.20.4.1140-1148.2000 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Cell Biol. 2000 Feb;20(4):1140-8. doi: 10.1128/mcb.20.4.1140-1148.2000.