Figure 4.
Binding of nuclear proteins from KG-1 cells to the FR-β promoter sequence – 338 nt to – 308 nt containing the repressor element. Nuclear extracts from KG-1 cells and 32P-labeled probe (– 338 nt to – 308 nt) were used in the EMSA as described in “Materials and methods.” (A) Competition assay to map the protein binding site for the major and specific EMSA band (arrow) observed for the wild-type probe, – 338 nt to – 308 nt. Lanes 1 to 13, 30 000 cpm 32P-labeled probe; lane 2, 2.5 μg KG-1 cell nuclear extract; lanes 3 to 13, 5 μg KG-1 nuclear extract; lane 4, 50-fold excess wild-type unlabeled probe (– 338 nt to – 308 nt); lane 5, 100-fold excess wild-type unlabeled probe (– 338 nt to – 308 nt); and lanes 6 to 13, 100-fold unlabeled mutated probes, each with 2 consecutive nucleotides mutated from pyrimidine to purine or vice versa. The positions of the mutated nucleotides are indicated as follows in parentheses: lane 6, m(– 322 nt, – 321 nt); lane 7; m(– 320 nt, – 319 nt); lane 8, m(– 318 nt, – 317 nt); lane 9, m(– 316 nt, – 315 nt); lane 10, m(– 332 nt, – 331 nt); lane 11, m(– 330 nt, – 329 nt); lane 12, m(– 328 nt, – 327 nt); and lane 13, m(– 325 nt, – 324 nt). (B) Effect of anti–AP-1 antibodies on specific KG-1 nuclear protein binding (arrow) to the labeled probe – 338 nt to – 308 nt. Lanes 1 to 10, 30 000 cpm 32P-labeled probe; lane 1, 2.5 μg KG-1 cell nuclear extract; lanes 2 to 10, 5 μg KG-1 nuclear extract; lane 3, 50-fold excess wild-type unlabeled probe; lane 4, 100-fold excess wild-type unlabeled probe; lane 5, 2.5 μg anti–pan-Jun antibody (broadly reactive with c-Jun, Jun B, and Jun D); lane 6, 2.5 μg anti–pan-Fos (broadly reactive with c-Fos, Fos B, Fra-1, and Fra-2) antibody; lane 7, 2.5 μg anti–c-Fos antibody; lane 8, 2.5 μg anti-FosB antibody; lane 9, 2.5 μg anti–Fra-1 antibody; and lane 10, 2.5 μg anti–Fra-2 antibody.