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Adenovirus stimulation of transcription by RNA polymerase III: evidence for an E1A-dependent increase in transcription factor IIIC concentration. 1986

S Yoshinaga, and N Dean, and M Han, and A J Berk

Human cells expressing adenovirus E1A proteins transcribe transfected tRNA and adenovirus VAI genes at greater than 10-fold higher levels than uninfected HeLa cells. Here we show that the increased transcription observed in vivo is reflected in the in vitro transcriptional activity of cell extracts. Depletion of E1A protein from these extracts by immunoprecipitation with a monoclonal antibody did not diminish the activity, suggesting that E1A proteins do not stimulate transcription directly. Fractionation of the extracts by chromatography on phosphocellulose suggests that the higher activity of extracts of adenovirus-infected cells was due to increased activity of the transcription factor (TF) which is the limiting component required for specific initiation of tRNA and VAI transcription in extracts of uninfected HeLa cells, i.e. TFIIIC. Template commitment titrations further suggest that the increased TFIIIC activity was due to an increase in the concentration of active TFIIIC. On the basis of these results and recent genetic analyses of early adenovirus promoters, we suggest that E1A proteins stimulate transcription of adenovirus genes indirectly by increasing the effective in vivo concentration of the limiting cellular transcription factors required for their transcription.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009856	Oncogene Proteins, Viral	Products of viral oncogenes, most commonly retroviral oncogenes. They usually have transforming and often protein kinase activities.	Viral Oncogene Proteins,Viral Transforming Proteins,v-onc Proteins,Transforming Proteins, Viral,v onc Proteins
D002472	Cell Transformation, Viral	An inheritable change in cells manifested by changes in cell division and growth and alterations in cell surface properties. It is induced by infection with a transforming virus.	Transformation, Viral Cell,Viral Cell Transformation,Cell Transformations, Viral,Transformations, Viral Cell,Viral Cell Transformations
D005814	Genes, Viral	The functional hereditary units of VIRUSES.	Viral Genes,Gene, Viral,Viral Gene
D006367	HeLa Cells	The first continuously cultured human malignant CELL LINE, derived from the cervical carcinoma of Henrietta Lacks. These cells are used for, among other things, VIRUS CULTIVATION and PRECLINICAL DRUG EVALUATION assays.	Cell, HeLa,Cells, HeLa,HeLa Cell
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000260	Adenoviruses, Human	Species of the genus MASTADENOVIRUS, causing a wide range of diseases in humans. Infections are mostly asymptomatic, but can be associated with diseases of the respiratory, ocular, and gastrointestinal systems. Serotypes (named with Arabic numbers) have been grouped into species designated Human adenovirus A-G.	APC Viruses,APC Virus,Adenovirus, Human,Human Adenovirus,Human Adenoviruses
D000957	Antigens, Viral, Tumor	Those proteins recognized by antibodies from serum of animals bearing tumors induced by viruses; these proteins are presumably coded for by the nucleic acids of the same viruses that caused the neoplastic transformation.	Antigens, Neoplasm, Viral,Neoplasm Antigens, Viral,T Antigens,Tumor Antigens, Viral,Viral Tumor Antigens,Virus Transforming Antigens,Large T Antigen,Large T-Antigen,Small T Antigen,Small T-Antigen,T Antigen,T-Antigen,Viral T Antigens,Antigen, Large T,Antigen, Small T,Antigen, T,Antigens, T,Antigens, Viral Neoplasm,Antigens, Viral T,Antigens, Viral Tumor,Antigens, Virus Transforming,T Antigen, Large,T Antigen, Small,T Antigens, Viral,T-Antigen, Large,T-Antigen, Small,Transforming Antigens, Virus,Viral Neoplasm Antigens
D012320	RNA Polymerase III	A DNA-dependent RNA polymerase present in bacterial, plant, and animal cells. It functions in the nucleoplasmic structure where it transcribes DNA into RNA. It has specific requirements for cations and salt and has shown an intermediate sensitivity to alpha-amanitin in comparison to RNA polymerase I and II.	DNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase III,RNA Polymerase C,DNA Dependent RNA Polymerase III,Polymerase C, RNA,Polymerase III, RNA
D012321	DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases	Enzymes that catalyze DNA template-directed extension of the 3'-end of an RNA strand one nucleotide at a time. They can initiate a chain de novo. In eukaryotes, three forms of the enzyme have been distinguished on the basis of sensitivity to alpha-amanitin, and the type of RNA synthesized. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992).	DNA-Dependent RNA Polymerases,RNA Polymerases,Transcriptases,DNA-Directed RNA Polymerase,RNA Polymerase,Transcriptase,DNA Dependent RNA Polymerases,DNA Directed RNA Polymerase,DNA Directed RNA Polymerases,Polymerase, DNA-Directed RNA,Polymerase, RNA,Polymerases, DNA-Dependent RNA,Polymerases, DNA-Directed RNA,Polymerases, RNA,RNA Polymerase, DNA-Directed,RNA Polymerases, DNA-Dependent,RNA Polymerases, DNA-Directed
D012335	RNA, Ribosomal	The most abundant form of RNA. Together with proteins, it forms the ribosomes, playing a structural role and also a role in ribosomal binding of mRNA and tRNAs. Individual chains are conventionally designated by their sedimentation coefficients. In eukaryotes, four large chains exist, synthesized in the nucleolus and constituting about 50% of the ribosome. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Ribosomal RNA,15S RNA,RNA, 15S