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  • Title: HNF-3A, a hepatocyte-enriched transcription factor of novel structure is regulated transcriptionally.
    Author: Lai E, Prezioso VR, Smith E, Litvin O, Costa RH, Darnell JE.
    Journal: Genes Dev; 1990 Aug; 4(8):1427-36. PubMed ID: 2227418.
    Abstract:
    Hepatocyte-specific gene expression requires the interaction of many proteins with multiple binding sites in the regulatory regions. HNF-3 is a site found to be important in the maximal hepatocyte-specific expression of several genes. We find that liver nuclear extracts contain three major binding activities for this site, which we call HNF-3A, HNF-3B, and HNF-3C. Purification from rat liver nuclear extracts of HNF-3A and HNF-3C reveals that each activity corresponds to a distinct polypeptide, as determined by SDS-PAGE. Peptide sequence derived from the most abundant species, HNF-3A, was used for synthesizing probes with which to isolate a cDNA clone of this protein. The encoded protein contains 466 amino acids (48.7 kD) and has binding properties identical to those of the purified protein. A 160-amino-acid region that does not resemble the binding domain of any known transcription factor is essential for DNA binding. The mRNA for HNF-3A is present in the rat liver but not in brain, kidney, intestine, or spleen, and the basis for this difference is cell-specific regulation of HNF-3A gene transcription.
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