@article {1103,
	title = {Activation of the Sarcophaga lectin gene promoter by (A + T)-stretch binding protein},
	volume = {268},
	year = {Submitted},
	note = {Previously, we purified and isolated a cDNA for (A + T)-stretch binding protein (ATBP) that binds to (A + T)-stretches in the 5{\textquoteright} upstream region of the Sarcophaga lectin gene [Nakanishi-Matsui, M., Kubo, T. \& Natori, S. (1995) Eur. J. Biochem. 230, 396-400]. Here, we used a luciferase reporter to examine the effect of ATBP on transcription of the Sarcophaga lectin gene. Deletion experiments revealed that ATBP activates the Sarcophaga lectin gene in a 5{\textquoteright} upstream sequence-dependent manner, and that at least the N-terminal 25 residues, the three Zn-finger domains, an acidic domain and the third hydrophobic domain of ATBP are indispensable for its function. Furthermore, a synergistic effect was detected between ATBP and Dif, suggesting that ATBP is involved in the activation of insect immunity genes04-10-200906-02-2012Normal},
	pages = {2506 - 2511},
	author = {Aozasa, N. and Shiraishi, H. and Nakanishi-Matsui, M. and Kobayashi, A. and Sekimizu, K. and Kubo, T. and Natori, S.}
}
