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We have isolated a mouse ATBF1 cDNA which is 12-kb long and capable of encoding a 406-kDa protein containing four homeodomains and 23 zinc-finger motifs. Mouse ATBF1 is 94% homologous to the human ATBF1-A transcription factor. Northern blot and RNase protection analysis showed that levels of ATBF1 transcripts were low in adult mouse tissues, but high in developing brain, consistent with a role for ATBF1 in neuronal differentiation.
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PMID:Cloning of the cDNA encoding the mouse ATBF1 transcription factor. 865 49

The expression of the ATBF1 gene in developing brain was analyzed in mice from 13 days of gestation to 28 days after birth using RNase protection and in situ hybridization methods. The level of ATBF1 transcripts was the highest on embryonic day 13-15 and then progressively decreased to a hardly detectable level on postnatal day 28. Throughout the period examined, ATBF1 mRNA was expressed consistently in the basal telencephalon, diencephalon, and mesencephalon, with the highest levels in the inferior colliculus and thalamus. On the other hand, no significant expression was observed in cerebellum, neocortex, hippocampus, and olfactory bulb. These results illustrate significant regional differences in the ATBF1 expression and suggest a role of the ATBF1 gene in the formation of some specific cell populations in developing central nervous system.
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PMID:Developmental changes in expression of the ATBF1 transcription factor gene. 901 92

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) producing gastric cancer (AFP-GC) is very malignant and highly metastatic compared with common gastric cancer. However, the causal relationship between AFP production and the high malignancy of AFP-GC is unclear. We investigated AFP gene regulation in AFP-GC by an active transcription factor, HNF1 (hepatocyte nuclear factor 1) and a repressive transcription factor, ATBF1 (AT motif binding factor 1). RNase protection assays revealed that the production of AFP in gastric cancer cells did not directly associate with HNF1 expression. An inverse relation between the expressions of ATBF1 and AFP was clearly observed in gastric cancer cells. CAT assays showed the direct inhibition of AFP gene expression by ATBF1. Methylation analysis of the AFP promoter region in gastric cancer cells suggested that methylation itself could not explain the silencing of the AFP gene. Immunohistochemistry of resected clinical samples revealed that AFP producing cells lacked ATBF1 immunoreactivity. Our data suggests that the absence of ATBF1 is responsible for AFP gene expression in gastric cancer, and the absence of ATBF1 is a distinct characteristic of AFP-GC and might be important for its highly malignant nature.
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PMID:Alpha-fetoprotein producing gastric cancer lacks transcription factor ATBF1. 1131 20