0 9 C/EBPbeta C/EBPbeta NNP 10 13 and and CC 14 20 GATA-1 GATA-1 NNP 21 36 synergistically synergistically RB 37 45 regulate regulate VBP 46 54 activity activity NN 55 57 of of IN 58 61 the the DT 62 72 eosinophil eosinophil NN 73 80 granule granule NN 81 86 major major JJ 87 92 basic basic JJ 93 100 protein protein NN 101 109 promoter promoter NN 109 110 : : : 111 122 implication implication NN 123 126 for for IN 127 136 C/EBPbeta C/EBPbeta NNP 137 145 activity activity NN 146 148 in in IN 149 159 eosinophil eosinophil NN 160 164 gene gene NN 165 175 expression expression NN 175 176 . . . 178 188 Eosinophil Eosinophil NNP 189 196 granule granule NN 197 202 major major JJ 203 208 basic basic JJ 209 216 protein protein NN 217 218 ( ( ( 218 221 MBP MBP NNP 221 222 ) ) ) 223 225 is be VBZ 226 235 expressed express VBN 236 247 exclusively exclusively RB 248 250 in in IN 251 262 eosinophils eosinophil NNS 263 266 and and CC 267 276 basophils basophil NNS 277 279 in in IN 280 293 hematopoietic hematopoietic JJ 294 299 cells cell NNS 299 300 . . . 301 303 In in IN 304 307 our our PRP$ 308 316 previous previous JJ 317 322 study study NN 322 323 , , , 324 326 we we PRP 327 339 demonstrated demonstrate VBD 340 341 a a DT 342 347 major major JJ 348 356 positive positive JJ 357 367 regulatory regulatory JJ 368 372 role role NN 373 376 for for IN 377 383 GATA-1 gata-1 NN 384 387 and and CC 388 389 a a DT 390 398 negative negative JJ 399 409 regulatory regulatory JJ 410 414 role role NN 415 418 for for IN 419 425 GATA-2 gata-2 NN 426 428 in in IN 429 432 MBP MBP NNP 433 437 gene gene NN 438 451 transcription transcription NN 451 452 . . . 453 460 Further further JJ 461 469 analysis analysis NN 470 472 of of IN 473 476 the the DT 477 480 MBP MBP NNP 481 489 promoter promoter NN 490 496 region region NN 497 507 identified identify VBD 508 509 a a DT 510 515 C/EBP C/EBP NNP 516 517 ( ( ( 517 539 CCAAT/enhancer-binding ccaat/enhancer-binding JJ 540 547 protein protein NN 547 548 ) ) ) 549 558 consensus consensus NN 559 566 binding binding NN 567 571 site site NN 572 573 6 6 CD 574 576 bp bp NN 577 585 upstream upstream RB 586 588 of of IN 589 592 the the DT 593 603 functional functional JJ 604 616 GATA-binding gata-binding JJ 617 621 site site NN 622 624 in in IN 625 628 the the DT 629 632 MBP MBP NNP 633 637 gene gene NN 637 638 . . . 639 641 In in IN 642 645 the the DT 646 650 cell cell NN 651 655 line line NN 656 661 HT93A HT93A NNP 661 662 , , , 663 668 which which WDT 669 671 is be VBZ 672 679 capable capable JJ 680 682 of of IN 683 698 differentiating differentiate VBG 699 706 towards towards IN 707 711 both both CC 712 715 the the DT 716 726 eosinophil eosinophil NN 727 730 and and CC 731 741 neutrophil neutrophil NN 742 750 lineages lineage NNS 751 753 in in IN 754 762 response response NN 763 765 to to TO 766 774 retinoic retinoic JJ 775 779 acid acid NN 780 781 ( ( ( 781 783 RA RA NNP 783 784 ) ) ) 784 785 , , , 786 796 C/EBPalpha C/EBPalpha NNP 797 801 mRNA mRNA NNP 802 812 expression expression NN 813 822 decreased decrease VBD 823 836 significantly significantly RB 837 848 concomitant concomitant JJ 849 853 with with IN 854 866 eosinophilic eosinophilic JJ 867 870 and and CC 871 883 neutrophilic neutrophilic JJ 884 899 differentiation differentiation NN 899 900 , , , 901 908 whereas whereas IN 909 918 C/EBPbeta C/EBPbeta NNP 919 929 expression expression NN 930 933 was be VBD 934 942 markedly markedly RB 943 952 increased increase VBN 952 953 . . . 954 969 Electrophoretic electrophoretic JJ 970 978 mobility mobility NN 979 984 shift shift NN 985 991 assays assay NNS 992 993 ( ( ( 993 998 EMSAs EMSA NNP 998 999 ) ) ) 1000 1006 showed show VBD 1007 1011 that that IN 1012 1023 recombinant recombinant JJ 1024 1033 C/EBPbeta C/EBPbeta NNP 1034 1041 protein protein NN 1042 1047 could could MD 1048 1052 bind bind VB 1053 1055 to to TO 1056 1059 the the DT 1060 1069 potential potential JJ 1070 1083 C/EBP-binding c/ebp-binding JJ 1084 1088 site site NN 1089 1090 ( ( ( 1090 1092 bp bp NN 1093 1096 -90 -90 CD 1097 1099 to to TO 1100 1103 -82 -82 CD 1103 1104 ) ) ) 1105 1107 in in IN 1108 1111 the the DT 1112 1115 MBP MBP NNP 1116 1124 promoter promoter NN 1124 1125 . . . 1126 1137 Furthermore furthermore RB 1137 1138 , , , 1139 1141 we we PRP 1142 1146 have have VBP 1147 1159 demonstrated demonstrate VBN 1160 1164 that that IN 1165 1169 both both CC 1170 1179 C/EBPbeta C/EBPbeta NNP 1180 1183 and and CC 1184 1190 GATA-1 GATA-1 NNP 1191 1194 can can MD 1195 1199 bind bind VB 1200 1214 simultaneously simultaneously RB 1215 1217 to to TO 1218 1221 the the DT 1222 1228 C/EBP- c/ebp- NN 1229 1232 and and CC 1233 1245 GATA-binding gata-binding JJ 1246 1251 sites site NNS 1252 1254 in in IN 1255 1258 the the DT 1259 1262 MBP MBP NNP 1263 1271 promoter promoter NN 1271 1272 . . . 1273 1275 To to TO 1276 1285 determine determine VB 1286 1289 the the DT 1290 1303 functionality functionality NN 1304 1306 of of IN 1307 1311 both both CC 1312 1315 the the DT 1316 1322 C/EBP- c/ebp- NN 1323 1326 and and CC 1327 1332 GATA- gata- NN 1333 1340 binding binding NN 1341 1346 sites site NNS 1346 1347 , , , 1348 1350 we we PRP 1351 1359 analyzed analyze VBD 1360 1367 whether whether IN 1368 1377 C/EBPbeta C/EBPbeta NNP 1378 1381 and and CC 1382 1388 GATA-1 GATA-1 NNP 1389 1392 can can MD 1393 1402 stimulate stimulate VB 1403 1406 the the DT 1407 1410 MBP MBP NNP 1411 1419 promoter promoter NN 1420 1422 in in IN 1423 1426 the the DT 1427 1436 C/EBPbeta C/EBPbeta NNP 1437 1440 and and CC 1441 1447 GATA-1 gata-1 NN 1448 1456 negative negative JJ 1457 1463 Jurkat Jurkat NNP 1464 1470 T-cell T-cell NNP 1471 1475 line line NN 1475 1476 . . . 1477 1491 Cotransfection Cotransfection NNP 1492 1496 with with IN 1497 1506 C/EBPbeta C/EBPbeta NNP 1507 1510 and and CC 1511 1517 GATA-1 gata-1 NN 1518 1528 expression expression NN 1529 1536 vectors vector NNS 1537 1545 produced produce VBD 1546 1547 a a DT 1548 1554 5-fold 5-fold JJ 1555 1563 increase increase NN 1564 1572 compared compare VBN 1573 1577 with with IN 1578 1592 cotransfection cotransfection NN 1593 1597 with with IN 1598 1601 the the DT 1602 1611 C/EBPbeta C/EBPbeta NNP 1612 1614 or or CC 1615 1621 GATA-1 gata-1 NN 1622 1632 expression expression NN 1633 1640 vectors vector NNS 1641 1653 individually individually RB 1653 1654 . . . 1655 1657 In in IN 1658 1666 addition addition NN 1666 1667 , , , 1668 1671 GST GST NNP 1672 1681 pull-down pull-down JJ 1682 1693 experiments experiment NNS 1694 1706 demonstrated demonstrate VBD 1707 1708 a a DT 1709 1717 physical physical JJ 1718 1729 interaction interaction NN 1730 1737 between between IN 1738 1743 human human JJ 1744 1750 GATA-1 gata-1 NN 1751 1754 and and CC 1755 1764 C/EBPbeta C/EBPbeta NNP 1764 1765 . . . 1766 1776 Expression expression NN 1777 1779 of of IN 1780 1783 FOG FOG NNP 1784 1785 ( ( ( 1785 1790 riend riend NN 1791 1794 ATA ATA NNP 1794 1795 ) ) ) 1795 1796 , , , 1797 1802 which which WDT 1803 1808 binds bind VBZ 1809 1811 to to TO 1812 1818 GATA-1 gata-1 NN 1819 1822 and and CC 1823 1827 acts act VBZ 1828 1830 as as IN 1831 1832 a a DT 1833 1841 cofactor cofactor NN 1842 1845 for for IN 1846 1858 GATA-binding gata-binding JJ 1859 1867 proteins protein NNS 1867 1868 , , , 1869 1878 decreased decrease VBD 1879 1894 transactivation transactivation NN 1895 1903 activity activity NN 1904 1906 of of IN 1907 1913 GATA-1 gata-1 NN 1914 1917 for for IN 1918 1921 the the DT 1922 1925 MBP MBP NNP 1926 1934 promoter promoter NN 1935 1937 in in IN 1938 1939 a a DT 1940 1954 dose-dependent dose-dependent JJ 1955 1961 manner manner NN 1961 1962 . . . 1963 1966 Our our PRP$ 1967 1974 results result NNS 1975 1982 provide provide VBP 1983 1986 the the DT 1987 1992 first first JJ 1993 2001 evidence evidence NN 2002 2006 that that IN 2007 2011 both both CC 2012 2018 GATA-1 gata-1 NN 2019 2022 and and CC 2023 2032 C/EBPbeta C/EBPbeta NNP 2033 2048 synergistically synergistically RB 2049 2062 transactivate transactivate VBP 2063 2066 the the DT 2067 2075 promoter promoter NN 2076 2078 of of IN 2079 2081 an an DT 2082 2101 eosinophil-specific eosinophil-specific JJ 2102 2109 granule granule NN 2110 2117 protein protein NN 2118 2122 gene gene NN 2123 2126 and and CC 2127 2131 that that IN 2132 2135 FOG FOG NNP 2136 2139 may may MD 2140 2143 act act VB 2144 2146 as as IN 2147 2148 a a DT 2149 2157 negative negative JJ 2158 2166 cofactor cofactor NN 2167 2170 for for IN 2171 2174 the the DT 2175 2185 eosinophil eosinophil NN 2186 2193 lineage lineage NN 2193 2194 , , , 2195 2201 unlike unlike IN 2202 2205 its its PRP$ 2206 2216 positively positively RB 2217 2227 regulatory regulatory JJ 2228 2236 function function NN 2237 2240 for for IN 2241 2244 the the DT 2245 2254 erythroid erythroid JJ 2255 2258 and and CC 2259 2272 megakaryocyte megakaryocyte NN 2273 2281 lineages lineage NNS 2281 2282 . . .