Differential expression of the HMG box factors TCF-1 and LEF-1 during murine embryogenesis

M Oosterwegel, M van de Wetering… - …, 1993 - journals.biologists.com
The recent identification of a number of T lymphocytespecific enhancers has allowed the
cloning of several novel transcription factors. Two of these, TCF-1 and LEF-1, contain a …

A gene family of HMG-box transcription factors with homology to TCF-1.

J Castrop, K van Norren, H Clevers - Nucleic acids research, 1992 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We and others have recently cloned two related human lymphoid transcription factors, TCF-
1 and TCF-la (1, 2). Both factors contain a virtually identical version of a novel type of DNA …

Gene for lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1 (LEF1) mapped to human chromosome 4 (q23–q25) and mouse chromosome 3 near Egf

A Milatovich, A Travis, R Grosschedl, U Francke - Genomics, 1991 - Elsevier
Abstract LEF-1 is a 54-kDa nuclear protein that is expressed specifically in pre-B and T-cells.
It binds to a functionally important site in the T-cell receptor α enhancer and contributes to …

[HTML][HTML] T‐cell factors: turn‐ons and turn‐offs

A Hurlstone, H Clevers - The EMBO journal, 2002 - embopress.org
The family of T‐cell factor (Tcf) and lymphoid enhancer factor (Lef) proteins, which in
mammals comprises Tcf1, Lef1, Tcf3 and Tcf4, form a subgroup of the high mobility group …

The hLEF/TCF-1 alpha HMG protein contains a context-dependent transcriptional activation domain that induces the TCR alpha enhancer in T cells.

P Carlsson, ML Waterman, KA Jones - Genes & development, 1993 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Abstract hLEF/TCF-1 alpha is a lymphoid cell-specific HMG protein that activates the distal
enhancer of the gene encoding the alpha-subunit of the T-cell receptor (TCR alpha). We …

DNA-binding properties of the HMG domain of the lymphoid-specific transcriptional regulator LEF-1.

K Giese, A Amsterdam, R Grosschedl - Genes & development, 1991 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1 (LEF-1) is a pre-B and T lymphocyte-specific nuclear
protein that participates in the regulation of the T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) alpha …

Sox‐4, an Sry‐like HMG box protein, is a transcriptional activator in lymphocytes.

M van de Wetering, M Oosterwegel… - The EMBO …, 1993 - embopress.org
Previous studies in lymphocytes have described two DNA‐binding HMG box proteins, TCF‐
1 and LEF‐1, with affinity for the A/TA/TCAAAG motif found in several T cell‐specific …

A thymus-specific member of the HMG protein family regulates the human T cell receptor C alpha enhancer.

ML Waterman, WH Fischer, KA Jones - Genes & development, 1991 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The human T cell-specific transcription factor TCF-1 alpha plays a key role in the tissue-
specific activation of the T cell receptor (TCR) C alpha enhancer and binds to pyrimidine-rich …

[HTML][HTML] The human T cell transcription factor-1 gene. Structure, localization, and promoter characterization.

M van de Wetering, M Oosterwegel, F Holstege… - Journal of Biological …, 1992 - Elsevier
We have recently isolated cDNA clones representing four alternative splice forms of a T cell-
specific transcription factor, TCF-1. Here we report the characterization of the human gene …

LEF‐1 contains an activation domain that stimulates transcription only in a specific context of factor‐binding sites.

K Giese, R Grosschedl - The EMBO journal, 1993 - embopress.org
Lymphoid enhancer factor 1 (LEF‐1) is a member of the high mobility group (HMG) family of
proteins and participates in the regulation of the T cell receptor (TCR) alpha enhancer. We …