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THE COUP (chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter) transcription factor (COUP-TF) exists in a number of different tissues and is essential for expression of the chicken ovalbumin gene1-3. It binds to the ovalbumin promoter and, in conjunction with a second protein (S300-II), stimulates initiation of transcription in vitro. COUP-TF also binds specifically to the rat insulin promoter element4,5, although the two binding sites share little sequence similarity. Here we report the isolation of a human complementary DNA clone encoding COUP-TF. Comparison of the amino-acid sequence of COUP-TF with known sequences reveals that it is a member of the steriod/thyroid hormone/vitamin receptor super-family6. Consequently, it is the first member of this family that has been shown to function in a cell–free transcription system7,8. We conclude that this superfamily of gene regulators contains proteins which bind and activate distal promoter elements of eukaryotic genes.
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Wang, LH., Tsai, S., Cook, R. et al. COUP transcription factor is a member of the steroid receptor superfamily. Nature 340, 163–166 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/340163a0
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