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T-bet Binding to Newly Identified Target Gene Promoters Is Cell Type-independent but Results in Variable Context-dependent Functional Effects.

Recently developed target gene identification strategies based upon the chromatin immunoprecipitation assay provide a powerful method to determine the localization of transcription factor binding within mammalian genomes. However, in many cases, it is unclear if the binding capacity of a transcription factor correlates with an obligate role in gene regulation in diverse contexts. It is therefore important to carefully examine the relationship between transcription factor binding and its ability to functionally regulate gene expression. T-bet is a T-box transcription factor expressed in several hematopoietic cell types. By utilizing a chromatin immunoprecipitation assay coupled to genomic microarray technology approach, we identified numerous promoters, including CXCR3, IL2Rbeta, and CCL3, that are bound by T-bet in B cells. Most surprisingly, the ability of T-bet to associate with the target promoters is not dependent upon the cell type background. Several of the promoters appear to be functionally regulated by T-bet. However, we could not detect a functional consequence for T-bet association with many of the identified promoters in overexpression studies or an examination of wild type and T-bet(-/-) primary B, CD4(+), and CD8(+) T cells. Thus, there is a high variability in the functional consequences, if any, that result from the association of T-bet with individual target promoters.[1]

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  1. T-bet Binding to Newly Identified Target Gene Promoters Is Cell Type-independent but Results in Variable Context-dependent Functional Effects. Beima, K.M., Miazgowicz, M.M., Lewis, M.D., Yan, P.S., Huang, T.H., Weinmann, A.S. J. Biol. Chem. (2006) [Pubmed]
 
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