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Inhibition of the TEF/ TEAD transcription factor activity by nuclear calcium and distinct kinase pathways.

Transcription enhancer factor ( TEF/ TEAD) is a family of four transcription factors that share a common TEA-DNA binding domain and are involved in similar cellular functions, such as cell differentiation and proliferation. All adult tissues express at least one of the four TEAD genes, so this family of transcription factors may be of widespread importance, yet little is known about their regulation. Here we examine the factors that regulate TEAD activity in CHO cells. RT-PCR indicated the presence of TEAD-1, TEAD-3, and both isoforms of TEAD-4, but not TEAD-2. Quantitative measurements showed that TEAD-4 is most abundant, followed by TEAD-3, then TEAD-1. We examined the relative effects of nuclear and cytosolic Ca(2+) on TEAD activity, since TEAD proteins are localized to the nucleus and since free Ca(2+) within the nucleus selectively regulates transcription in some systems. Chelation of nuclear but not cytosolic Ca(2+) increased TEAD activity two times above control. Inhibition of mitogen-activated protein kinase ( MAPK) also increased TEAD activity, while cAMP decreased TEAD activity, and protein kinase C had no effect. Together, these results show that nuclear Ca(2+), MAPK, and cAMP each negatively regulate the activity of the TEAD transcription factor.[1]

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  1. Inhibition of the TEF/TEAD transcription factor activity by nuclear calcium and distinct kinase pathways. Thompson, M., Andrade, V.A., Andrade, S.J., Pusl, T., Ortega, J.M., Goes, A.M., Leite, M.F. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (2003) [Pubmed]
 
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