Activation of the HTLV-I promoter by the viral Tax1 transactivator is mediated by a 21 bp sequence motif imperfectly repeated three times and composed of three exactly conserved domains (A, B and C from 5' to 3'). We show here that the Tax1 response requires the integrity of the B domain and of at least one of the flanking A or C domains. We have identified three cellular proteins which bind specifically to the 21 bp motif. One of these is the already well-characterized transcription factor ATF. The other two, namely HEB1 and HEB2, are specific for the 21 bp motif. HEB1 can bind to either domain A or C, but binding of ATF and HEB2 is determined by domain B. However, neither domain B alone, nor ATF/CREB binding sites respond significantly to Tax1. We therefore propose that Tax1 induction of the 21 bp enhancer element requires interaction with the two different cellular proteins identified in this study: HEB1 and HEB2, rather than binding of the ATF factor.
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