Table 1

Summary of results for mTARC putative STAT6 sites

Putative site

Position within mTARC promoter

Sequence

Significance inferred from 5 'deletion series

Binds STAT6 in EMSA

Trimer construct induced by IL-4 in transfections

Reduction in IL-4 induction of mTARC -1173 when site mutated (approx.)


T1

-140 to -148

TTCTTTGAA*

+

+

-

85%

T2

-194 to -203

TTCTCTGGAA

+

+

++

100%

T3

-473 to -482

ATCCCTGTAA

-

-

ND

ND

T4

-484 to -493

TTCTACTGAA

-

+

+

40%

T5

-513 to -522

TTCCCCAAAA

+

-

ND

60%

T6

-531 to-540

TTCAGCTGAA

+

-

-

60%

T7

-657 to -666

TTTCTGGGAG

-

-

ND

ND

T8

-763 to -111

TTCTAGGGCA

-

-

ND

ND

T9

-854 to -863

TTCTGGGCAC

-

-

ND

ND

T10

-870 to -879

TTGTCCTGAA

-

-

ND

ND

T11

-904 to -913

TTCTCAGTAA

-

+

++

15%


*residues in bold conform to the core consensus STAT6 binding site.

+ indicates positive result.

- indicates negative result.

++ indicates highly activated by IL-4.

ND indicates experiment not done.

Liddiard et al. BMC Molecular Biology 2006 7:45   doi:10.1186/1471-2199-7-45

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