SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION IN-VITRO BY THE HERPES-SIMPLEX VIRUS PROTEIN VP16

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作者
ARNOSTI, DN
PRESTON, CM
HAGMANN, M
SCHAFFNER, W
HOPE, RG
LAUGHLAN, G
LUISI, BF
机构
[1] UNIV ZURICH,INST MOLEK BIOL 3,CH-8006 ZURICH,SWITZERLAND
[2] MRC,VIROL UNIT,GLASGOW G11 5JR,SCOTLAND
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10.1093/nar/21.24.5570
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The herpes simplex virus protein VP16 interacts with cellular factors, including the protein Oct-1, to activate viral immediate early (IE) gene transcription. We have reproduced this effect by addition of purified, full-length VP16 and the DNA-binding 'POU' domain of Oct-1 (Oct-1/POU) to a HeLa cell in vitro transcription system. Stimulation of transcription was dependent on the IE-specific element, TAATGARAT. In agreement with earlier observations from electrophoretic mobility shift assays, activation was not observed when Oct-2/POU, the DNA-binding domain from the Oct-2 protein, was substituted for Oct-1/POU. Single round transcription assays revealed that, together, VP16 and Oct-1/POU facilitate the assembly of pre-initiation complexes at target gene promoters.
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页码:5570 / 5576
页数:7
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