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The Transcriptional Repressor BS69 is a Conserved Target of the E1A Proteins from Several Human Adenovirus Species. Viruses 2018; 10:v10120662. [PMID: 30469473 PMCID: PMC6315623 DOI: 10.3390/v10120662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Early region 1A (E1A) is the first viral protein produced upon human adenovirus (HAdV) infection. This multifunctional protein transcriptionally activates other HAdV early genes and reprograms gene expression in host cells to support productive infection. E1A functions by interacting with key cellular regulatory proteins through short linear motifs (SLiMs). In this study, the molecular determinants of interaction between E1A and BS69, a cellular repressor that negatively regulates E1A transactivation, were systematically defined by mutagenesis experiments. We found that a minimal sequence comprised of MPNLVPEV, which contains a conserved PXLXP motif and spans residues 112–119 in HAdV-C5 E1A, was necessary and sufficient in binding to the myeloid, Nervy, and DEAF-1 (MYND) domain of BS69. Our study also identified residues P113 and L115 as critical for this interaction. Furthermore, the HAdV-C5 and -A12 E1A proteins from species C and A bound BS69, but those of HAdV-B3, -E4, -D9, -F40, and -G52 from species B, E, D, F, and G, respectively, did not. In addition, BS69 functioned as a repressor of E1A-mediated transactivation, but only for HAdV-C5 and HAdV-A12 E1A. Thus, the PXLXP motif present in a subset of HAdV E1A proteins confers interaction with BS69, which serves as a negative regulator of E1A mediated transcriptional activation.
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Zaremba A, Schmuecker U, Esche H. Sprouty is a cytoplasmic target of adenoviral E1A oncoproteins to regulate the receptor tyrosine kinase signalling pathway. Virol J 2011; 8:192. [PMID: 21518456 PMCID: PMC3152785 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-8-192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2011] [Accepted: 04/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Oncoproteins encoded by the early region of adenoviruses have been shown to be powerful tools to study gene regulatory mechanisms, which affect major cellular events such as proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis and oncogenic transformation. They are possesing a key role to favor viral replication via their interaction with multiple cellular proteins. In a yeast two-hybrid screen we have identified Sprouty1 (Spry1) as a target of adenoviral E1A Oncoproteins. Spry proteins are central and complex regulators of the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) signalling pathway. The deregulation of Spry family members is often associated with alterations of the RTK signalling and its downstream effectors, leading to the ERK pathway. Results Here, we confirm our yeast two-hybrid data, showing the interaction between Spry1 and E1A in GST pull-down and immunoprecipitation assays. We also demonstrated the interaction of E1A with two further Spry isoforms. Using deletion mutants we identified the N-terminus and the CR conserved region (CR) 3 of E1A- and the C-terminal half of Spry1, which contains the highly conserved Spry domain, as the essential sites for direct interaction between Spry and E1A. Immunofluorescent microscopy data revealed a co-localization of E1A13S with Spry1 in the cytoplasm. SRE and TRE reporter assays demonstrated that co-expression of Spry1 with E1A13S abolishes the inhibitory function of Spry1 in RTK signalling, which is consequently accompanied with a decrease of E1A13S-induced gene expression. Conclusions These results establish Spry1 as a cytoplasmic localized cellular target for E1A oncoproteins to regulate the RTK signalling pathway, and consequently cellular events downstream of RTK that are essential for viral replication and transformation.
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- Angelika Zaremba
- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, PO Box 12233, Durham, NC 27709, USA.
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Berg JM. Metal-Binding Domains in Nucleic Acid-Binding and Gene-Regulatory Proteins. PROGRESS IN INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/9780470166383.ch3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Johansson C, Zhao H, Bajak E, Granberg F, Pettersson U, Svensson C. Impact of the interaction between adenovirus E1A and CtBP on host cell gene expression. Virus Res 2005; 113:51-63. [PMID: 15899534 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2005.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2005] [Revised: 04/12/2005] [Accepted: 04/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In cell lines harbouring inducible adenovirus E1A genes, the cytotoxicity of wild type E1A was manifested by poor and subsiding expression of the E1A protein during prolonged induction. In contrast, cells expressing E1A deleted in the C-terminal binding protein (CtBP)-interaction domain (E1ADeltaCID) demonstrated high levels of expression for extended time. Microarray analyses of host cell gene expression demonstrated that approximately 70% of the regulated genes were increased upon E1A induction and that the majority of E1A-regulated genes were similarly regulated by wild type E1A and E1ADeltaCID. However, for 29 genes, regulation by wild type E1A and E1ADeltaCID were different. Consistent with the altered transforming capacity of E1A unable to bind CtBP, genes involved in tumour cell progression and growth suppression were found among the differently regulated genes. Moreover, promoter sequences of genes up regulated by wild type E1A and/or repressed by E1ADeltaCID demonstrated a higher prevalence of potential binding sites for the CtBP-targeted transcription factors Ets, Ikaros and/or partial differentialEF1/ZEB, suggesting that the failure to block CtBP-repression contributed to the "hyper-transforming" phenotype of E1ADeltaCID. Since E1ADeltaCID also specifically activated host cell gene expression, we find it likely that additional, possibly CtBP-independent, mechanisms contribute to the altered phenotype of E1ADeltaCID-expressing cells.
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- Cecilia Johansson
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, BMC, Uppsala University, Box 582, S-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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Russell IA, Royds JA, Braithwaite AW. Exploitation of Cell Cycle and Cell Death Controls by Adenoviruses: The Road to a Productive Infection. VIRUSES AND APOPTOSIS 2004; 36:207-43. [PMID: 15171614 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-74264-7_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- I Alasdair Russell
- Cell Transformation Group, Department of Pathology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Brockmann D, Esche H. The multifunctional role of E1A in the transcriptional regulation of CREB/CBP-dependent target genes. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2003; 272:97-129. [PMID: 12747548 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-05597-7_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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Oncoproteins encoded by the early region 1A (E1A) of adenoviruses (Ads) have been shown to be powerful tools to study gene regulatory mechanisms. As E1A proteins lack a sequence-specific DNA-binding activity, they modulate viral and cellular gene expression by interacting directly with a diverse array of cellular factors, among them sequence-specific transcription factors, proteins of the general transcription machinery, co-activators and chromatin-modifying enzymes. By making use of these factors, E1A affects major cellular events such as cell cycle control, differentiation, apoptosis, and oncogenic transformation. In this review we will focus on the interaction of E1A with cellular components involved in the cAMP/PKA signal transduction pathway and we will discuss the consequences of these interactions in respect to the activation of CREB/CBP-dependent target genes.
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- D Brockmann
- Institute of Molecular Biology (Cancer Research), University of Essen Medical School, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
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Padmanabhan R, Tanimoto A, Sasaguri Y. Transactivation of human cdc2 promoter by adenovirus E1A. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2003; 272:365-97. [PMID: 12747556 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-05597-7_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Expression of the adenovirus oncoprotein E1A 12S induces the heterotrimeric transcription factor, NF-Y. NF-Y binds to the two CCAAT motifs upstream of the transcriptional start site of the human cdc2 promoter and is required for activation of the promoter by E1A 12S in cycling cells. The observations that a number of eukaryotic cell cycle regulatory genes also contain the CCAAT motifs and NF-Y binds to them support the notion that E1A 12S could play an important role in deregulated expression of these genes through activation of NF-Y gene in cycling cells.
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- R Padmanabhan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center, 3900 Reservoir Road, Washington DC, WA 20057, USA.
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Flinterman M, Gäken J, Farzaneh F, Tavassoli M. E1A-mediated suppression of EGFR expression and induction of apoptosis in head and neck squamous carcinoma cell lines. Oncogene 2003; 22:1965-77. [PMID: 12673202 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1206190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Previous studies have shown early region 1A (E1A) gene to inhibit the proliferation of tumour cells with wild-type, but not mutant, p53. E1A has also been shown to downregulate c-erb-B-2/neu expression, resulting in inhibition of growth in c-erb-B-2/neu overexpressing tumour cells. In this study, we have investigated the effect of E1A expression on four head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cell lines that do not overexpress c-erb-B-2/neu. Cell cycle and Western blot analysis show E1A-mediated induction of apoptosis in all cell lines examined. This induction of apoptosis was independent of the p53 status as it occurred in the cell lines with wild-type, mutated or deleted p53. However, there was no evidence of E1A-induced apoptosis in a p53(+ve) normal human fibroblast cell line, 1BR3. Analysis of apoptosis in the SCC cell lines demonstrated E1A-mediated downregulation of EGFR, which was overexpressed in each of these cell lines. Overexpression of an exogenously introduced EGFR, under the control of an E1A-insensitive heterologous promoter, blocked E1A induction of apoptosis in these cells. Therefore, E1A-mediated downregulation of EGFR expression appears to be the cause, rather than a consequence of E1A-induced apoptosis in these SCC cell lines. Previous studies have shown downregulation of EGFR expression by PML. Interestingly, E1A expression in the HNSCC cells altered the pattern of PML distribution and induced the level of PML protein, thus suggesting that E1A-mediated downregulation of EGFR may occur via direct or indirect interactions with PML. These findings demonstrate a novel pathway by which E1A can induce apoptosis and identify EGFR as a potential target for the development of therapeutic strategies against epithelial malignancies, the majority of which have abnormal EGFR expression.
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- Marcella Flinterman
- Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, King's College London, The Rayne Institute, UK
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Fax P, Carlson CR, Collas P, Taskén K, Esche H, Brockmann D. Binding of PKA-RIIalpha to the Adenovirus E1A12S oncoprotein correlates with its nuclear translocation and an increase in PKA-dependent promoter activity. Virology 2001; 285:30-41. [PMID: 11414803 DOI: 10.1006/viro.2001.0926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The adenovirus type 12 (Ad12) E1A12S oncoprotein utilizes the cAMP/protein kinase A (PKA) signal transduction pathway to activate expression of the viral E2 gene, the products of which are essential for viral replication. A central unsolved question is, however, whether E1A12S interacts directly with PKA in the process of promoter activation. We show here that E1A12S binds to the regulatory subunits (R) of PKA in vitro and in vivo. Interaction depends on the N-terminus and the conserved region 1 (CR1) of E1A12S. Both domains are also essential for the activation of viral E2 gene expression. Infection of cells with Ad12 leads to the cellular redistribution of RIIalpha from the cytoplasm into the nucleus. Furthermore, RIIalpha is also located in the nucleus of cells transformed by E1 of Ad12 and transient expression of E1A12S leads to the redistribution of RIIalpha into the nucleus in a N-terminus- and CR1-dependent manner. Cotransfection of E1A12S with RIIalpha results in strong activation of the E2 promoter. Based on these results we conclude that E1A12S functions as a viral A-kinase anchoring protein redistributing RIIalpha from the cytoplasm into the nucleus where it is involved in E1A12S-mediated activation of the E2 promoter.
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- P Fax
- Institute of Molecular Biology (Cancer Research), University of Essen Medical School, Essen, Germany
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Evasion of the immune system by tumor viruses. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0168-7069(01)05014-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Lu W, Peterson R, Dasgupta A, Scovell WM. Influence of HMG-1 and adenovirus oncoprotein E1A on early stages of transcriptional preinitiation complex assembly. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:35006-12. [PMID: 10882737 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m004735200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The TATA-binding protein (TBP) in the TFIID complex binds specifically to the TATA-box to initiate the stepwise assembly of the preinitiation complex (PIC) for RNA polymerase II transcription. Transcriptional activators and repressors compete with general transcription factors at each step to influence the course of the assembly. To investigate this process, the TBP.TATA complex was titrated with HMG-1 and the interaction monitored by electrophoretic mobility shift assays. The titration produced a ternary HMG-1.TBP. TATA complex, which exhibits increased mobility relative to the TBP. TATA complex. The addition of increasing levels of TFIIB to this complex results in the formation of the TFIIB.TBP.TATA complex. However, in the reverse titration, with very high mole ratios of HMG-1 present, TFIIB is not dissociated off and a complex is formed that contains all factors. The simultaneous addition of E1A to a mixture of TBP and TATA; or HMG-1, TBP, and TATA; or TFIIB, TBP, and TATA inhibits complex formation. On the other hand, E1A added to the pre-established complexes shows a significantly reduced capability to disrupt the complex. In add-back experiments with all complexes, increased levels of TBP re-established the complexes, indicating that the primary target for E1A in all complexes is TBP.
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- W Lu
- Department of Chemistry, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, USA
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Fax P, Lipinski KS, Esche H, Brockmann D. cAMP-independent activation of the adenovirus type 12 E2 promoter correlates with the recruitment of CREB-1/ATF-1, E1A(12S), and CBP to the E2-CRE. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:8911-20. [PMID: 10722738 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.12.8911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Expression of the transcription unit early region 2 (E2) is of crucial importance for adenoviruses because this region encodes proteins essential for viral replication. Here, we demonstrate that the E1A(12S) protein of the oncogenic adenovirus serotype 12 activates the E2 promoter in dependence of the N terminus and the conserved region 1. Activation is mediated through a cAMP-response element that is bound by CREB-1 and ATF-1. Moreover, the Ad12 E2 promoter is inducible by protein kinase A and repressed by either a dominant-negative cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB) mutant or the highly specific protein kinase A inhibitor protein underscoring the participation of CREB-1/ATF-1 in promoter activation. E1A(12S) binds to CREB-1 and ATF-1 in dependence of the N terminus and CR1 and is recruited to the E2 cAMP-response element through both cellular transcription factors. Most interestingly, point mutations revealed that E1A(12S) domains essential for binding to CREB-1/ATF-1 and for activation of the Ad12 E2 promoter are also essential for binding to the CREB-binding protein. Due to these data and results obtained in DNA-dependent protein-protein interaction assays, we propose a model in which the cAMP-independent activation of the Ad12 E2 promoter is mediated through a ternary complex consisting of CREB-1/ATF-1, E1A(12S), and CREB-binding protein, which assembles on the E2 cAMP-response element.
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- P Fax
- Institute of Molecular Biology (Cancer Research), University of Essen Medical School, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122 Essen, Germany
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Hale TK, Braithwaite AW. The adenovirus oncoprotein E1a stimulates binding of transcription factor ETF to transcriptionally activate the p53 gene. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:23777-86. [PMID: 10446138 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.34.23777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Expression of the tumor suppressor protein p53 plays an important role in regulating the cellular response to DNA damage. During adenovirus infection, levels of p53 protein also increase. It has been shown that this increase is due not only to increased stability of the p53 protein but to the transcriptional activation of the p53 gene during infection. We demonstrate here that the E1a proteins of adenovirus are responsible for activating the mouse p53 gene and that both major E1a proteins, 243R and 289R, are required for complete activation. E1a brings about the binding of two cellular transcription factors to the mouse p53 promoter. One of these, ETF, binds to three upstream sites in the p53 promoter and one downstream site, whereas E2F binds to one upstream site in the presence of E1a. Our studies indicate that E2F binding is not essential for activation of the p53 promoter but that ETF is. Our data indicate the ETF site located downstream of the start site of transcription is the key site in conferring E1a responsiveness on the p53 promoter.
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- T K Hale
- Department of Pathology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, P. O. Box 913, Dunedin 9000, New Zealand.
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Rumpf H, Esche H, Kirch HC. Two domains within the adenovirus type 12 E1A unique spacer have disparate effects on the interaction of E1A with P105-Rb and the transformation of primary mouse cells. Virology 1999; 257:45-53. [PMID: 10208919 DOI: 10.1006/viro.1999.9651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Transformation of primary rodent cells by functions of the adenovirus type 12 (Ad12) early region 1 (E1) is reduced severalfold compared with transformation by E1 of Ad2. We analyzed whether the unique spacer region of Ad12 E1A that borders the conserved region (CR) 2 and represents an oncogenic determinant of Ad12 E1A is involved in this impaired transformation property, putatively by modulating transformation-relevant biological E1A functions. We show that a mutant (E1ASpm1) that lacks 12 amino-terminal residues of the spacer binds p105-Rb and p130 as Ad12 E1A wild type (E1Awt), whereas a second spacer mutant (E1ASpm2) that lacks an adjacent stretch of six alanines exhibits highly reduced binding to p105-Rb. The binding of this mutant to the p130 pocket protein is, however, little impaired. E1ASpm1 diminishes the formation of the p105-Rb-E2F complex more efficiently than E1Awt or, least efficient, E1ASpm2. These properties of the spacer mutants to target and to disintegrate the p105-Rb-E2F complex correspond with their ability to transform primary mouse cells in combination with E1B: E1ASpm1 (plus Ad12 E1B)-transfected cells could be easily established as cell lines, comparable to Ad12 E1Awt- or Ad2 E1Awt-transfected cells. In contrast, cells transfected with E1ASpm2 or Ad12 E1AdelCR2 (lacking the entire CR2) died within 6-10 weeks after replating, although foci were formed in all cases. Of note, the E1ASpm1-transformed cells grow as fast as the Ad2 E1Awt-transformed cells, with a doubling rate of 15 h, whereas the doubling of the Ad12 E1Awt-transformed cells takes approximately 120 h. Moreover, in the established cell lines, the affinity of E1ASpm1 to p105-Rb was higher than with that of E1Awt. Our data suggest the presence of a transformation-suppressing domain within the carboxyl-terminal 12 residues of the Ad12 E1A-unique spacer, whereas the hydrophobic stretch of six alanines in the spacer is required for stable transformation.
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- H Rumpf
- Institute of Molecular Biology (Cancer Research), University of Essen Medical School, Hufelandstrasse 55, Essen, 45122, Germany
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Many viruses utilize the cellular transcription apparatus to express their genomes, and they encode transcriptional regulatory proteins that modulate the process. Here we review the current understanding of three viral regulatory proteins. The adenovirus E1A protein acts within the nucleus to regulate transcription through its ability to bind to other proteins. The herpes simplex type 1 virus VP16 protein acts within the nucleus to control transcription by binding to DNA in conjunction with cellular proteins. The human T-cell leukemia virus Tax protein influences transcription through interactions with cellular proteins in the nucleus as well as the cytoplasm.
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- J Flint
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, New Jersey 08544-1014, USA
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Cong YS, Yao YL, Yang WM, Kuzhandaivelu N, Seto E. The hepatitis B virus X-associated protein, XAP3, is a protein kinase C-binding protein. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:16482-9. [PMID: 9195957 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.26.16482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The hepatitis B virus X protein induces transcriptional activation of a wide variety of viral and cellular genes. In addition to its ability to interact directly with many nuclear transcription factors, several reports indicate that the X protein stimulates different cytoplasmic kinase signal cascades. Using the yeast two-hybrid screen, we have isolated a clone designated X-associated protein 3 (XAP3) that encodes a human homolog of the rat protein kinase C-binding protein. One of the activation domains of X (amino acids 90-122) is required for binding to XAP3, while the NH2-terminal part of XAP3 is necessary for binding to X. Both X and XAP3 bound specifically to the eta PKC isoenzyme synthesized in rabbit reticulocyte lysates. Overexpression of XAP3 enhanced X transactivation activity. These results support earlier findings that one of the mechanisms of transactivation by X is through involvement with the cellular protein kinase C pathway.
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- Y S Cong
- Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Department of Medical Microbiology/Immunology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
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Mymryk JS, Smith MM. Influence of the adenovirus 5 E1A oncogene on chromatin remodelling. Biochem Cell Biol 1997. [DOI: 10.1139/o97-029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Lee JS, Zhang X, Shi Y. Differential Interactions of the CREB/ATF Family of Transcription Factors with p300 and Adenovirus E1A. J Biol Chem 1996. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.30.17666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Rhoades KL, Golub SH, Economou JS. The adenoviral transcription factor, E1A 13S, trans-activates the human tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter. Virus Res 1996; 40:65-74. [PMID: 8725122 DOI: 10.1016/0168-1702(95)01260-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The 1311 bp TNF-alpha promoter region fused to a luciferase reporter vector was used in a transient transfection system to study the regulation of TNF-alpha promoter activity by E1A 13S in the U937 macrophage cell line and the MLA 144 T cell line. Co-transfections of the TNF-alpha promoter with an E1A expression vector resulted in a strong trans-activation of the promoter in both cell lines. Sequential truncation of the promoter mapped the E1A responsive region to sequences contained between -120 bp and the transcription start site. Truncation to -95 bp caused a dramatic 87% reduction of E1A activation in MLA 144 cells and further truncation to -36 bp caused a complete loss of E1A activation. In U937 cells, each truncation lowered E1A responsiveness but activity was never completely abolished. Site-directed mutagenesis of putative cis-acting sequences in the TNF-alpha promoter identified the AP-1 site as important for E1A trans-activation in the U937 cell line; the AP-2 and CRE sites also appeared to contribute to a lesser degree. In contrast, only the CRE mutation caused a reduction in E1A induced activity in the MLA 144 cell line. Co-transfection of the E1A expression vector with expression vectors for the cellular transcription factors AP-1, AP-2 and CREB indicated that none of these transcription factors showed any co-operativity with E1A. Thus, cis-acting sequences which contribute to E1A trans-activation of the TNF-alpha promoter have been delineated.
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- K L Rhoades
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, UCLA School of Medicine 90024, USA
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Song CZ, Tierney CJ, Loewenstein PM, Pusztai R, Symington JS, Tang QQ, Toth K, Nishikawa A, Bayley ST, Green M. Transcriptional repression by human adenovirus E1A N terminus/conserved domain 1 polypeptides in vivo and in vitro in the absence of protein synthesis. J Biol Chem 1995; 270:23263-7. [PMID: 7559479 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.40.23263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The human adenovirus E1A 243R protein (243 residues) transcriptionally represses a set of cellular genes that regulate cellular growth and differentiation. We describe two lines of evidence that E1A repression does not require cellular protein synthesis but instead involves direct interaction with a cellular protein(s). First, E1A 243R protein represses an E1A-repressible promoter in the presence of inhibitors of protein synthesis, as shown by cell microinjection-in situ hybridization. Second, E1A 243R protein strongly represses transcription in vitro from promoters of the E1A-repressible genes, human collagenase, and rat insulin type II. Repression in vitro is promoter-specific, and an E1A polypeptide containing only the N-terminal 80 residues is sufficient for strong repression both in vivo and in vitro. By use of a series of E1A 1-80 deletion proteins, the E1A repression function was found to require two E1A sequence elements, one within the nonconserved E1A N terminus, and the second within a portion of conserved region 1 (40-80). These domains have been reported to possess binding sites for several cellular transcription regulators, including p300, Dr1, YY1, and the TBP subunit of TFIID. The in vitro transcription-repression system described here provides a powerful tool for the further analysis of molecular mechanism and the possible role of these cellular factors.
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- C Z Song
- Institute for Molecular Virology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri, USA
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Yoshida K, Higashino F, Fujinaga K. Transcriptional regulation of the adenovirus E1A gene. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 1995; 199 ( Pt 3):113-30. [PMID: 7555073 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-79586-2_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- K Yoshida
- Department of Molecular Biology, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine, Japan
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Transformation and Tumorigenesis Mediated by the Adenovirus E1A and E1B Oncogenes. INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND PATHOGENESIS 1995. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1100-1_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Brockmann D, Esche H. Regulation of viral and cellular gene expression by E1A proteins encoded by the oncogenic adenovirus type 12. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 1995; 199 ( Pt 3):81-112. [PMID: 7555085 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-79586-2_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- D Brockmann
- Institute of Molecular Biology (Cancer Research), University of Essen Medical School, Germany
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Coussens LM, Yokoyama K, Chiu R. Transforming growth factor beta 1-mediated induction of junB is selectively inhibited by expression of Ad.12-E1A. J Cell Physiol 1994; 160:435-44. [PMID: 8077281 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.1041600306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta), a multifunctional polypeptide growth factor, regulates the expression of many genes critical to cell cycle progression, such as members of the jun gene family which encode components of the transcription factor complex AP-1. The transforming proteins encoded by the early region 1A of adenovirus12 (Ad.12-E1A) abrogate some of the cellular responses to TGF-beta as well as affecting, differentially, the expression of cellular jun genes. Our data demonstrate that expression of Ad.12-E1A in rat 3Y1 fibroblast cells inhibits induction of junB by TGF-beta 1 while not altering the regulation of junB by phorbol ester or serum. Regulation of c-jun gene expression by TGF-beta 1, phorbol ester, and serum is not appreciably altered by the expression of Ad.12-E1A. Inhibition of TGF-beta induced junB expression is not due to a defect in TGF-beta/receptor interaction on Ad.12-E1A transformed cells and is not observed in other isotypic fibroblast cells transformed by SV40 or polyomavirus. These data suggest that multiple, independent, intracellular signal transduction pathways exist which mediate genomic responses to TGF-beta. Cellular expression of Ad.12-E1A-12S gene products results in selective disruption of some TGF-beta 1 signaling cascades and not those activated by phorbol ester or serum. These data further suggest that some cellular targets which mediate TGF-beta 1 action may also be unique targets of action for the E1A-12S transforming protein of adenovirus12.
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- L M Coussens
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles 90024-1782
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Kawamura H, Wada N, Makino Y, Tamura TA, Koikeda S, Shiroki K, Masamune Y, Nakanishi Y. Transcription stimulation of the adenovirus type 12 E1a gene in vitro by the 266-amino-acid E1A protein. J Virol 1994; 68:5056-62. [PMID: 8035506 PMCID: PMC236448 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.68.8.5056-5062.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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We previously showed that the 13S but not the 12S mRNA product of the E1a gene of the highly oncogenic type 12 adenovirus (Ad12) stimulates the expression of its own gene. In this study, the mechanism for the autoregulation of the Ad12 E1a gene was investigated in vitro. The 266-amino-acid E1A protein of Ad12 was synthesized in yeast cells and purified as a 57-kDa polypeptide. The purified Ad12 E1A protein stimulated transcription from the proximal promoter of its own gene but had almost no effect on that from the distal promoter. A 35-bp upstream region including a TATA box for the proximal promoter seemed to be sufficient for transcription stimulation by the E1A protein. The Ad12 E1A protein formed a complex with a TATA box-binding protein (TBP), as does the E1A protein of nononcogenic Ad serotypes. Moreover, the E1A protein significantly reduced the binding of TBP to a TATA sequence, while it did not affect the DNA-binding activity of nuclear factor I, a stimulatory protein of the distal transcription of the Ad12 E1a gene. These results suggest that the 13S mRNA product of the Ad12 E1a gene regulates the transcription of its own gene by modulating the activity of TBP.
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- H Kawamura
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan
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Liu F, Green MR. Promoter targeting by adenovirus E1a through interaction with different cellular DNA-binding domains. Nature 1994; 368:520-5. [PMID: 8139685 DOI: 10.1038/368520a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A puzzling property of the transcriptional activators encoded by several animal viruses is their ability to function promiscuously. The adenovirus E1a protein, for example, stimulates transcription of adenoviral genes as well as a wide variety of other viral and cellular genes. We show that E1a can interact with several classes of cellular DNA-binding domains and thereby be recruited to diverse promoters. Our results explain how a single protein can regulate transcription of multiple genes that lack a common promoter element.
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- F Liu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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Zheng B, Mittal SK, Graham FL, Prevec L. The E1 sequence of bovine adenovirus type 3 and complementation of human adenovirus type 5 E1A function in bovine cells. Virus Res 1994; 31:163-86. [PMID: 8178572 DOI: 10.1016/0168-1702(94)90002-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The bovine adenovirus type 3 (BAV3) genome was sequenced from the left end to the HindIII site at 11%. This region comprises the entire E1 transcription unit including the open reading frames (ORF) for proteins homologous to the E1A, E1B proteins and protein IX of human adenovirus type 5 (Ad5). A portion of the BAV3 E1A protein showed significant homology with conserved region 3 (CR3), the principal transactivation region of Ad5 E1A. The BAV3 E1A protein also contains a consensus sequence known to be important for interaction with the cellular Rb protein but lacks most of the sequence corresponding to the second exon of Ad5 E1A. Promoter sequences for BAV3 E1B were not defined though the relevant region contains a 35-base pair repeat sequence. Two ORFs define the BAV3 E1B coding unit; one with regions homologous to sequences within the Ad5 E1B 19k protein, and an overlapping ORF with significant homology to the Ad5 E1B 55k protein. The encoded BAV3 E1B proteins of 157 and 420 amino acid residues (R) have predicted unmodified molecular weights of 17,393 and 46,734 respectively. Immediately following the E1B coding region there is a transcription unit containing an SP1 binding site and TATA box followed by an ORF which encodes a protein of 125R and predicted molecular weight of 13,706 with homology to protein IX of Ad5. Five concensus poly A addition sites are located in the 350 base pairs immediately following the protein IX coding region. The homology of sequences in the Ad5 E1A CR3 region and the corresponding BAV3 protein suggested that the BAV3 protein could transactivate certain Ad5 genes normally transactivated by the Ad5 E1A product. Evidence for this hypothesis was obtained in studies in which bovine cells in culture were coinfected with BAV3 and a human adenovirus type 5 (Ad5) recombinant viral vector lacking the E1A region and having a lacZ reporter gene within the E3 region dependent on E1A for its expression. Coinfection resulted in the induction of beta-galactosidase activity and the increased expression of other Ad5 early (E2A 72k) and late (hexon) proteins.
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- B Zheng
- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Canada
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Nomura N, Zu Y, Maekawa T, Tabata S, Akiyama T, Ishii S. Isolation and characterization of a novel member of the gene family encoding the cAMP response element-binding protein CRE-BP1. J Biol Chem 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)53604-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Transcriptional regulation by a point mutant of adenovirus-2 E1a product lacking DNA binding activity. J Biol Chem 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)88684-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Kalvakolanu DV, Liu J, Hanson RW, Harter ML, Sen GC. Adenovirus E1A represses the cyclic AMP-induced transcription of the gene for phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (GTP) in hepatoma cells. J Biol Chem 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)45912-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Phelps WC, Bagchi S, Barnes JA, Raychaudhuri P, Kraus V, Münger K, Howley PM, Nevins JR. Analysis of trans activation by human papillomavirus type 16 E7 and adenovirus 12S E1A suggests a common mechanism. J Virol 1991; 65:6922-30. [PMID: 1834862 PMCID: PMC250797 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.65.12.6922-6930.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The human papillomavirus E7 gene product is an oncoprotein with properties similar to those of the adenovirus E1A proteins. The human papillomavirus E7 proteins possess substantial amino acid sequence similarity to portions of conserved regions 1 and 2 of E1A, and the human papillomavirus type 16 E7 protein trans-activates the adenovirus E2 early promoter. Analysis of point mutations in the E2 promoter indicated that the E2F recognition sites were critical to E7 stimulation. In contrast to the activation of the E2 promoter, E7 could not trans-activate various other E1A-inducible promoters. Although the promoter specificity for E7 differs from that of 13S E1A trans activation, it is very similar to activation by the E1A 12S product. Moreover, analysis of the E7 protein has suggested that amino acid sequences critical for trans activation include those shared with E1A within conserved region 2. Biochemical studies demonstrate that the E7 protein, like the 12S E1A product, can alter the interaction of cellular factors with the E2F transcription factor. We therefore conclude that E7 trans activation is functionally related to that mediated by the 12S E1A product.
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- W C Phelps
- Division of Virology, Burroughs Wellcome Co., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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Zu Y, Maekawa T, Matsuda S, Ishii S. Complete putative metal finger and leucine zipper structures of CRE-BP1 are required for the E1A-induced trans-activation. J Biol Chem 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)54404-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Martin KJ. The interactions of transcription factors and their adaptors, coactivators and accessory proteins. Bioessays 1991; 13:499-503. [PMID: 1661580 DOI: 10.1002/bies.950131003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Consistent with the complexity of the temporally regulated processes that must occur for growth and development of higher eukaryotes, it is now apparent that transcription is regulated by the formation of multicomponent complexes that assemble on the promoters of genes. These complexes can include (in addition to the five or more general transcription factors and RNA polymerase II) DNA-binding proteins, transcriptional activators, coactivators, adaptors and various accessory proteins. The best studied example of a complex that includes a transcriptional adaptor, accessory proteins and a DNA-binding protein is that involving the herpes simplex virus VP16 protein. Evidence suggests that the adenovirus E1a protein and the cellular Sp1 and CTF/NF1 transcription factors also function through adaptors or coactivators. Each additional component of the transcription complex provides the cell with another point at which to exert control of gene expression.
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- K J Martin
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01605
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Schöler HR, Ciesiolka T, Gruss P. A nexus between Oct-4 and E1A: implications for gene regulation in embryonic stem cells. Cell 1991; 66:291-304. [PMID: 1830243 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(91)90619-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Oct-4 is a transcription factor expressed in the pluripotent progenitor cells of the early mouse embryo. Additional factors are required for the distal activation of genes in differentiated cells containing ectopically expressed Oct-4. Here we show that Oct-4 and E1A are sufficient for distance-independent activation of the basal transcription machinery. The ratio of Oct-4 to E1A is critical for transcriptional activation, because higher levels of either factor are less efficient. Activation depends on a transactivation domain linked to the POU domain of Oct-4 and also on the conserved domain 3 of the 289RE1A protein. This domain is required for binding to the C-terminal part of Oct-4 including the POU domain. Our results indicate that E1A can serve as a bridging factor between Oct-4 and the basal initiation complex, and we postulate that an E1A-like factor acts as a cellular bridging factor of Oct-4 in pluripotent cells.
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- H R Schöler
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany
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Bagchi S, Weinmann R, Raychaudhuri P. The retinoblastoma protein copurifies with E2F-I, an E1A-regulated inhibitor of the transcription factor E2F. Cell 1991; 65:1063-72. [PMID: 1828393 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(91)90558-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 375] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Recently, we identified an inhibitory protein, E2F-I, that blocks the DNA-binding activity of the transcription factor E2F. We also showed that the adenovirus E1A protein reverses this inhibitory activity of E2F-I, thereby restoring the DNA-binding activity of E2F. We have now further purified this inhibitory activity and show that the most purified preparation of E2F-I contains a 105 kd E1A-binding protein. This 105 kd E1A-binding protein cross-reacts with two different antibodies against the retinoblastoma (RB) gene product. Moreover, the RB gene product copurifies with E2F-I activity. Taken together, we conclude that the product of the RB gene is a part of E2F-I and is involved in the regulation of E2F activity.
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- S Bagchi
- Department of Biochemistry (M/C 536), College of Dentistry (M/C 860), University of Illinois, Chicago 60680
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- J R Nevins
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Bautista DS, Hitt M, McGrory J, Graham FL. Isolation and characterization of insertion mutants in E1A of adenovirus type 5. Virology 1991; 182:578-96. [PMID: 1827228 DOI: 10.1016/0042-6822(91)90599-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We have constructed a series of insertion mutations at 18 sites in the coding sequences of early region 1A (E1A) of human adenovirus type 5 (Ad5). At each site we have introduced three types of mutation: a 39-bp insertion specifying a 13-aa residue oligopeptide, a 39-bp insertion containing chain termination codons in all three reading frames, and a "collapsed" insert of 6-bp forming a conventional linker insertion mutation. All mutants were sequenced to determine the precise location, structure, and orientation of the inserts. The mutants were assayed for their abilities to trans-activate and to repress using transient expression assays in HeLa cells cotransfected with the E1A mutant plasmids and a reporter plasmid containing the bacterial beta-galactosidase (lac Z) gene under the control of Ad5 early promoters. The mutants were also tested for their ability to transform baby rat kidney cells in cooperation with either E1B or the ras oncogene. Each mutant was rescued into virus and infectivity was compared in HeLa and 293 cells. In addition, E1A protein synthesis was analyzed in cells infected with the mutant viruses and the insertions were found to have pronounced but unpredictable effects on electrophoretic mobility of E1A proteins in SDS-polyacrylamide gels. The results of functional assays indicated that only mutations mapping in, or deleting, the unique region of the 13 S mRNA product had any effect on ability to trans-activate and that a perfect correlation existed between ability of a mutant to trans-activate and to replicate efficiently in HeLa cells or to transform baby rat kidney cells in an E1A plus E1B mediated assay. In contrast, insertions near conserved region 2 of exon I and in the NH2-terminal portion of exon II significantly reduced repression activity but left transforming activity with E1B or with ras essentially unaffected suggesting that the repression function of E1A is separate from, or at least nonessential in, transformation.
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- D S Bautista
- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- T Shenk
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
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Hwang LH, Tsi HF, Liu ST. High level expression of porcine growth hormone in Escherichia coli from an expression vector containing bacteriophage lambda PL and N gene untranslated region. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1990; 173:711-7. [PMID: 2148085 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(05)80093-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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An Escherichia coli expression vector, pG408N containing a PL promoter and the upstream untranslated region of the N gene of bacteriophage lambda has been constructed. We have designed a PvuII site immediately behind the untranslated region. A DNA fragment starting with an initiation codon ATG could be inserted into this site for expression. This vector also contains 7 additional cloning sites downstream from the PvuII site. A gene could be cloned into one of these sites and the 5' sequence of this gene could be modified with synthetic oligonucleotides and ligated to the PvuII for the purpose of increasing gene expression. We have also cloned the lambda cl gene into a p15A plasmid. Cotransformation of this plasmid with the expression vector allows the cloning vector pG408N to be used in any E. coli strain. Using this system, we were able to express porcine growth hormone to approximately 35% of total proteins in E. coli DH5 alpha.
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- L H Hwang
- Molecular Biology Division, Development Center for Biotechnology, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Hitt MM, Graham FL. Adenovirus E1A under the control of heterologous promoters: wide variation in E1A expression levels has little effect on virus replication. Virology 1990; 179:667-78. [PMID: 2146801 DOI: 10.1016/0042-6822(90)90134-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Adenovirus early region 1A(E1A) encodes a heterogeneous family of proteins some of which function as transactivators and are required for efficient viral replication in HeLa cells. We have constructed adenovirus type 5 (Ad 5) mutants in which the E1A transcription unit is placed under the control of either the human beta-actin promoter or the human cytomegalovirus immediate early promoter. The level of E1A expression in cells infected with these mutants was several times higher than that in wild-type virus infections. When the same heterologous promoters were inserted upstream of, but in the opposite orientation to, the E1A transcription unit, the level of expression was greatly reduced with respect to wild-type levels of E1A. Despite this variation of at least 40-fold in the concentration of E1A proteins in infected cells, there was no significant difference between wild-type Ad 5 and any of the mutants in their ability to replicate in HeLa cells. These results suggest that very low levels of E1A proteins are sufficient for virus production in cultured cells and that wild-type Ad 5 produces an amount of E1A in excess of that required.
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- M M Hitt
- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Jonat C, Rahmsdorf HJ, Park KK, Cato AC, Gebel S, Ponta H, Herrlich P. Antitumor promotion and antiinflammation: down-modulation of AP-1 (Fos/Jun) activity by glucocorticoid hormone. Cell 1990; 62:1189-204. [PMID: 2169351 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(90)90395-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1276] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Glucocorticoid hormones counteract inflammation and phorbol ester tumor promotion and drastically decrease the expression of several extracellular proteases, including collagenase I. Glucocorticoid hormone inhibits basal and induced transcription of collagenase by interfering with AP-1, the major enhancer factor of the collagenase promoter. The mechanism of interference is novel in that it does not require protein synthesis, it depends on the hormone receptor but not its binding to DNA, it occurs at hormone doses one order of magnitude below those required for gene activation, and it involves down-modulation of the trans-activating function of preexisting unbound and DNA-bound AP-1. Coprecipitation experiments suggest direct AP-1-hormone receptor interaction, which also possibly explains the reverse experiment: overexpression of Fos or Jun inhibits the expression of hormone-dependent genes.
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- C Jonat
- Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany
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Ames RS, Holskin B, Mitcho M, Shalloway D, Chen MJ. Induction of sensitivity to the cytotoxic action of tumor necrosis factor alpha by adenovirus E1A is independent of transformation and transcriptional activation. J Virol 1990; 64:4115-22. [PMID: 2143540 PMCID: PMC247874 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.64.9.4115-4122.1990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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We have previously shown that expression of the adenovirus E1A 12S or 13S products in NIH 3T3 fibroblasts induces susceptibility to the cytotoxic actions of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha). A large number of studies have mapped the multiple biological functions of the 12S and 13S products to three highly conserved regions (CR) within the E1A sequence. Here we used plasmids coding for E1A deletion and point mutants in these regions to generate target cell lines for TNF alpha cytotoxicity assays to determine which regions and functions are necessary for the induction of TNF alpha sensitivity. Expression of CR1 was required for the induction of TNF alpha sensitivity. This finding did not reflect a requirement for transforming or transcriptional repression activity, since some mutants that were defective in both of these properties were able to induce TNF alpha sensitivity. CR2 transformation-defective point mutants, but not a CR2/3 region deletion mutant, were also able to induce sensitivity. In addition, NIH 3T3 cells expressing the retroviral transcription activators tat from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and tax from human T-lymphotropic virus type I were not sensitive to TNF alpha. However, the possibility that E1A-mediated transcriptional activation can augment the induction of TNF alpha sensitivity is not excluded. Comparison of data from previous biological studies with the TNF alpha cytotoxicity assays presented here suggested that the mechanism by which E1A induces sensitivity to TNF alpha in NIH 3T3 cells is independent of many of the known E1A biological functions, including transformation in cooperation with ras, immortalization, induction of DNA synthesis in quiescent cells, and transcriptional repression. A novel E1A-mediated effect may be involved, although our data do not exclude the possibility that sensitization to TNF alpha is mediated through E1A binding to cellular proteins.
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- R S Ames
- Department of Molecular Genetics, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406-0939
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Bagchi S, Raychaudhuri P, Nevins JR. Adenovirus E1A proteins can dissociate heteromeric complexes involving the E2F transcription factor: a novel mechanism for E1A trans-activation. Cell 1990; 62:659-69. [PMID: 2143697 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(90)90112-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 288] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Adenovirus infection activates the E2F transcription factor, in part through the formation of a heteromeric protein complex involving a 19 kd E4 gene product that then allows cooperative and stable promoter binding. We now find that cellular factors are complexed to E2F in extracts of several uninfected cell lines. E1A proteins can dissociate these complexes, releasing free E2F. This activity of E1A is independent of conserved domain 3 but is dependent on conserved domain 2 sequence. The E1A-mediated dissociation of the complexes allows the E4 protein to interact with E2F, generating a stable DNA-protein complex with the E2 promoter and a stimulation of transcription. These experiments demonstrate a function for E1A in mediating a dissociation of transcription factor complexes, allowing new interactions to form and thus changing the transcriptional specificity.
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- S Bagchi
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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Braithwaite A, Nelson C, Skulimowski A, McGovern J, Pigott D, Jenkins J. Transactivation of the p53 oncogene by E1a gene products. Virology 1990; 177:595-605. [PMID: 2142558 DOI: 10.1016/0042-6822(90)90525-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Infection of quiescent rat kidney cells with human adenovirus is shown to transcriptionally stimulate (transactivate) the p53 oncogene. The increased transcription results in an accumulation of p53-specific mRNA in parallel with an increase in p53 protein levels, although there is a considerable delay between transcriptional activation and the detection of stable p53 mRNA and protein. The induction of p53 is detectable with two monoclonal antibodies recognizing different epitopes. The induction of p53 by adenovirus is delayed compared to induction by serum, and it occurs after the onset of adenovirus-induced cellular DNA replication. Thus, adenovirus-induced DNA replication bypasses a G0/G1 control point. Experiments with hydroxyurea show that p53 activation does not require continued cell cycling and thus is likely to be a direct consequence of viral gene expression. Finally, the induction of p53 is shown to be dependent on expression of the 289-residue product encoded by the viral E1a gene.
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- A Braithwaite
- Division of Cell Biology, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra
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Liu F, Green MR. A specific member of the ATF transcription factor family can mediate transcription activation by the adenovirus E1a protein. Cell 1990; 61:1217-24. [PMID: 2142019 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(90)90686-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 342] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The adenovirus E1a protein stimulates transcription of viral early genes. Recent experiments indicate that E1a contains a transcriptional activating region, which functions when directed to a promoter. Because E1a is not a sequence-specific DNA binding protein, how it targets to viral promoters has been a question. Several of the viral early promoters contain one or more binding sites for ATFs, a family of cellular transcription factors. Here we show that E1a can function through a specific ATF protein, designated ATF-2. We provide evidence that E1a interacts with a discrete region of promoter-bound ATF-2, thereby positioning the E1a activating region at a viral promoter.
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- F Liu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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Olive DM, al-Mulla W, Simsek M, Zarban S, al-Nakib W. The human cytomegalovirus immediate early enhancer-promoter is responsive to activation by the adenovirus-5 13S E1A gene. Arch Virol 1990; 112:67-80. [PMID: 2142416 DOI: 10.1007/bf01348986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The stimulatory effects of the 13S adenovirus E1A gene product on the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) major immediate early (IE) enhancer were examined. Chimeric plasmids containing cloned portions of the HCMV major IE enhancer-promoter positioned upstream of the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene (cat) were cotransfected into HeLa cells with the plasmid p13S-wt which contained a cDNA encoding the adenovirus 13S E1A gene product. CAT expression from chimeric plasmids containing at least one copy of the HCMV 19 base pair (bp) repetitive motif was stimulated 10-fold in the presence of p13S-wt. The 19-bp motif contains a potential binding site for the cellular transcription factor ATF/CREB. Deletion analysis indicated that the ATF/CREB site was crucial for E1A-mediated stimulation. Insertion of a synthetic oligonucleotide homologous to a 19-bp motif and containing an ATF/CREB binding site into an HCMV chimera lacking ATF/CREB motifs conferred E1A responsivity on HCMV promoter-mediated CAT expression whereas insertion of a similar oligonucleotide containing a change of two bases in the sequence of the ATF/CREB site did not. Measurement of CAT-specific RNA verified the results of the CAT enzyme experiments. The ATF/CREB motif may be a target for stimulation of HCMV gene expression through either viral or cellular transcription factors.
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- D M Olive
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University
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Richter W, Deppert W. The cellular chromatin is an important target for SV40 large T antigen in maintaining the transformed phenotype. Virology 1990; 174:543-56. [PMID: 2154889 DOI: 10.1016/0042-6822(90)90108-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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To identify cellular targets of simian virus 40 large T antigen (SV40 large T) important for the maintenance of cellular transformation, we have compared biological properties of SV40 tsA58 mutant large T antigens expressed in cells of a matched pair of SV40 tsA58 N-type (temperature-sensitive) and A-type (temperature-insensitive) transformants of the normal rat fibroblast line F111 (D. Pintel et al., J. Virol. 38, 518-528, 1981). Characterization of the selected cell lines demonstrated that cells of the N-type transformant [FR(tsA58)A] exhibited properties similar to those of the corresponding SV40 wild-type transformant [FR(wt648)] at the permissive growth temperature (32 degrees ), but reverted to a phenotype indistinguishable from the parental F111 cells at the nonpermissive growth temperature (39 degrees). At both growth temperatures, cells of the A-type transformant [FR(tsA58)57] were very similar to FR(wt648) cells in all properties analyzed. Both mutant-transformed cell lines expressed authentic tsA58 mutant large T antigens at comparable steady-state levels. Analysis of the subnuclear distribution of large T antigens in wild-type and in mutant-transformed cells kept at permissive or at nonpermissive growth temperature, respectively, revealed an important biological difference between the mutant T antigens in N- and A-type transformants: Whereas the subnuclear distribution of wild-type large T in FR(wt648) cells remained unchanged at both growth temperatures, mutant large T in FR(tsA58)A cells (N-type transformant) already 1 day after the shift to the nonpermissive growth temperature no longer stably associated with nuclear substructures, notably the cellular chromatin. In contrast, mutant large T in FR(tsA58)57 cells (A-type transformant) retained this ability. The ability (or inability) of the mutant T antigens to associate with the cellular chromatin in vivo was paralleled by different DNA binding properties of the mutant large T antigens in vitro. Large T in FR(tsA58)A cells no longer bound to the SV40 ORI in vitro after the shift to the nonpermissive growth temperature, whereas large T in FR(tsA58)57 cells at the elevated growth temperature had preserved this activity to a degree similar to its ability to associate with the cellular chromatin. We suggest that in the system of matched pairs of N- and A-type transformants analyzed in this study, expression of the transformed phenotype in FR(tsA58)57 (A-type) cells at the nonpermissive growth temperature is due to the preservation of a biologically active conformation of the mutant large T, allowing it to maintain its interaction with specific targets at the cellular chromatin.
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- W Richter
- Heinrich-Pette-Institut für Experimentelle Virologie und Immunologie an der Universität Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany
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Gilardi P, Stratford L, Egly JM, Perricaudet M. The two core sequences of the adenovirus E1A inducible E4 promoter are required for the formation of a specific DNA-protein complex. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1989; 163:1143-9. [PMID: 2789515 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(89)92340-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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We have previously demonstrated that the Adenovirus 2 (Ad2) E4 promoter is activated by an E1A gene product through an inducible enhancer. We now show that several DNA-protein complexes can be identified by gel-shift assay; the formation of one of these complexes involves the two core sequences previously found critical to the promoter activity.
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- P Gilardi
- Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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Giam CZ, Xu YL. HTLV-I tax gene product activates transcription via pre-existing cellular factors and cAMP responsive element. J Biol Chem 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)84815-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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