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XB-ART-40936
Zoolog Sci 2010 Jan 01;271:19-23. doi: 10.2108/zsj.27.19.
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Characterization of an activating transcription factor 4 gene containing a consensus phosphorylation site for PKA in the gonads of Xenopus embryos.

Komatsuzaki E , Kitamura T , Murayama I , Saigo Y , Ojima K , Akatsuka N , Iwabuchi J , Miyata S .


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Activating transcription factor / cyclic-AMP response element-binding protein (ATF/CREB) has been implicated as a key regulator in the transcriptional control of many genes. In this study, we isolated and characterized a full-length cDNA that encodes a CRE-binding protein 2 (CREB2) called ATF4 in Xenopus embryos. Like other CREB 2 transcription factors, the 342-amino acid ATF4 protein contains a carboxyl terminal leucine-zipper motif, an adjacent basic domain, and an amino terminal leucine-zipper motif. Unlike other CREB2 (ATF4) proteins, the ATF4 isolated from the gonads of Xenopus embryos contains a consensus phosphorylation site for protein kinase A (PKA). In a gel shift analysis, ATF4 bound to a CLS sequence in the promoter of Xenopus aromatase.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: atf4 creb1 cyp19a1