In order to investigate the regulatory mechanism of LIP genes at transcriptional level, 6 DNA fragments subcloned from 5′ upstream sequences of LIP genes ( GLG 3 and GLG 6) were obtained, then gel mobility shift assay was carried out to screen DNA fragment(s) with ability to be bound specifically by proteins isolated from P.
Furthermore, electrophoretic mobility shift assay(EMSA) showed that DIG-ddUTP labeled DNA sequences containing ezrin key elements could bind nuclear extracts from lung cancer cells to form DNA-protein complex, and the bindings to Sp1 and AP-1 sites by rhSp1 and rhAP-1, respectively, were specific.