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Transcriptional activation by DNA-binding derivatives of HSV-1 VP16 that lack the carboxyl-terminal acidic activation domain. 1995

B Popova, and P Bilan, and P Xiao, and M Faught, and J P Capone
Department of Biochemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

The herpes simplex virus transactivator VP16 directs the assembly of a multicomponent protein-DNA complex with cellular components Oct-1 and VCAF-1, contributing a potent carboxyl-terminal acidic activation domain that is essential for activation of gene expression in mammalian cells. We show here that VP16, devoid of this acidic activation domain, functions as a strong transcriptional activator in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae when appended onto a heterologous GAL4 DNA binding domain, as determined by measuring activation of a resident GAL1:lacZ reporter gene. Deletion analysis indicated that sequences contained within the amino-terminal 369 amino acids of VP16 were necessary for transactivation by truncated VP16. Activation by truncated VP16 in yeast was comparable to that observed with a hybrid protein consisting of the GAL4 DNA binding domain linked to the VP16 acidic activation domain. Similar GAL4-VP16 hybrid proteins were only marginally active in mammalian cells. Sequence requirements for transactivation by truncated VP16 can be demarcated from domains of VP16 that are required for interaction with VCAF-1 and for protein-DNA complex formation with Oct-1. Our findings indicate that VP16 contains additional sequences upstream of the acidic activation domain that may play a direct role in transactivation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D009154 Mutation Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. Mutations
D002460 Cell Line Established cell cultures that have the potential to propagate indefinitely. Cell Lines,Line, Cell,Lines, Cell
D004268 DNA-Binding Proteins Proteins which bind to DNA. The family includes proteins which bind to both double- and single-stranded DNA and also includes specific DNA binding proteins in serum which can be used as markers for malignant diseases. DNA Helix Destabilizing Proteins,DNA-Binding Protein,Single-Stranded DNA Binding Proteins,DNA Binding Protein,DNA Single-Stranded Binding Protein,SS DNA BP,Single-Stranded DNA-Binding Protein,Binding Protein, DNA,DNA Binding Proteins,DNA Single Stranded Binding Protein,DNA-Binding Protein, Single-Stranded,Protein, DNA-Binding,Single Stranded DNA Binding Protein,Single Stranded DNA Binding Proteins
D004271 DNA, Fungal Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of fungi. Fungal DNA
D005656 Fungal Proteins Proteins found in any species of fungus. Fungal Gene Products,Fungal Gene Proteins,Fungal Peptides,Gene Products, Fungal,Yeast Proteins,Gene Proteins, Fungal,Peptides, Fungal,Proteins, Fungal
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
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA

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