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Interaction between STAT-3 and HNF-3 Leads to the Activation of Liver-Specific Hepatitis B Virus Enhancer 1 Function

Department of Microbiology and Program in Molecular Biology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262

Received 17 August 2001/ Accepted 20 December 2001

The signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT-3), a member of the STAT family of proteins, binds to a large number of transcriptional control elements and regulates gene expression in response to cytokines. While it binds to its cognate nucleotide sequences, it has been recently shown to directly interact with other transcriptional factors in the absence of DNA. We report here one such novel interaction between STAT-3 and hepatocyte nuclear factor 3 (HNF-3) in the absence of DNA. We have identified a STAT-3 binding site within the core domain of hepatitis B virus (HBV) enhancer 1. The HBV enhancer 1 DNA-STAT-3 protein interaction is shown to be stimulated by interleukin-6 (IL-6) and epidermal growth factor, which leads to an overall stimulation of HBV enhancer 1 function and viral gene expression. Using mobility shift assays and transient transfection schemes, we demonstrate a cooperative interaction between HNF-3 and STAT-3 in mediating the cytokine-mediated HBV enhancer function. Cytokine stimulation of HBV gene expression represents an important regulatory scheme of direct relevance to liver disease pathogenesis associated with HBV infection.

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