The role of v-Fgr myristoylation and the Gag domain in membrane binding and cellular transformation. 1998

S J Baker, and S C Cosenza, and E P Reddy
Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, 3307 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, USA.

The v-fgr oncogene encodes a chimeric oncoprotein composed of feline sarcoma virus (FeSV)-derived gag and cellular-derived actin and c-Fgr sequences. v-Fgr is myristoylated and membrane bound, two criteria which must be met for src kinases to induce cellular transformation. Although inhibition of myristoylation resulted in a decreased ability of v-Fgr to sediment with membranes from an NIH-3T3 P100 fraction, deletion of the gag domain caused nearly all of the protein to remain unbound and cytosolic. Systematic deletions within gag indicate that while amino acids 3 through 9 are critical determinants of myristoylation and/or define a domain which directs membrane localization, these residues cooperate with additional gag sequences when anchoring the protein to the plasma membrane. Furthermore, nonmyristoylated and/or cytoplasmic variants of v-Fgr failed to induce anchorage-independent growth of NIH-3T3 cells, indicating that proper subcellular localization of v-Fgr is a key factor in its ability to induce transformation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
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
D011485 Protein Binding The process in which substances, either endogenous or exogenous, bind to proteins, peptides, enzymes, protein precursors, or allied compounds. Specific protein-binding measures are often used as assays in diagnostic assessments. Plasma Protein Binding Capacity,Binding, Protein
D011505 Protein-Tyrosine Kinases Protein kinases that catalyze the PHOSPHORYLATION of TYROSINE residues in proteins with ATP or other nucleotides as phosphate donors. Tyrosine Protein Kinase,Tyrosine-Specific Protein Kinase,Protein-Tyrosine Kinase,Tyrosine Kinase,Tyrosine Protein Kinases,Tyrosine-Specific Protein Kinases,Tyrosylprotein Kinase,Kinase, Protein-Tyrosine,Kinase, Tyrosine,Kinase, Tyrosine Protein,Kinase, Tyrosine-Specific Protein,Kinase, Tyrosylprotein,Kinases, Protein-Tyrosine,Kinases, Tyrosine Protein,Kinases, Tyrosine-Specific Protein,Protein Kinase, Tyrosine-Specific,Protein Kinases, Tyrosine,Protein Kinases, Tyrosine-Specific,Protein Tyrosine Kinase,Protein Tyrosine Kinases,Tyrosine Specific Protein Kinase,Tyrosine Specific Protein Kinases
D002415 Cats The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801) Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
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
D005253 Sarcoma Viruses, Feline Species of GAMMARETROVIRUS isolated from fibrosarcoma in cats. The viruses are actually recombinant feline leukemia viruses (FeLV) where part of the genome has been replaced by cellular oncogenes. It is unique to individuals and not transmitted naturally to other cats. FeSVs are replication defective and require FeLV to reproduce. Feline Sarcoma Virus, Gardner-Arnstein,Feline Sarcoma Virus, Hardy-Zuckerman,Feline Sarcoma Virus, Snyder-Theilen,Feline Sarcoma Viruses,Gardner-Arnstein feline sarcoma virus,Hardy-Zuckerman feline sarcoma virus,Sarcoma Virus, Feline, Gardner-Arnstein,Sarcoma Virus, Feline, Hardy-Zuckerman,Sarcoma Virus, Feline, Snyder-Theilen,Snyder-Theilen feline sarcoma virus,Feline Sarcoma Virus, Gardner Arnstein,Feline Sarcoma Virus, Hardy Zuckerman,Feline Sarcoma Virus, Snyder Theilen,Gardner Arnstein feline sarcoma virus,Hardy Zuckerman feline sarcoma virus,Snyder Theilen feline sarcoma virus
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
D001665 Binding Sites The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule. Combining Site,Binding Site,Combining Sites,Site, Binding,Site, Combining,Sites, Binding,Sites, Combining
D015682 Retroviridae Proteins, Oncogenic Retroviral proteins that have the ability to transform cells. They can induce sarcomas, leukemias, lymphomas, and mammary carcinomas. Not all retroviral proteins are oncogenic. Oncogenic Retroviridae Proteins,Proteins, Oncogenic Retroviridae
D015683 Gene Products, gag Proteins coded by the retroviral gag gene. The products are usually synthesized as protein precursors or POLYPROTEINS, which are then cleaved by viral proteases to yield the final products. Many of the final products are associated with the nucleoprotein core of the virion. gag is short for group-specific antigen. Viral gag Proteins,gag Antigen,gag Gene Product,gag Gene Products,gag Polyproteins,gag Protein,gag Viral Proteins,Gene Product, gag,Retroviral Antigen gag Protein,gag Antigens,gag Gene Related Protein,gag Polyprotein,Antigen, gag,Antigens, gag,Polyprotein, gag,Polyproteins, gag,Protein, gag,Proteins, Viral gag,Proteins, gag Viral,Viral Proteins, gag,gag Proteins, Viral

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