Article
trans-dominant mutants of E1A provide genetic evidence that the zinc finger of the trans-activating domain binds a transcription factor.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Sept 1991
Webster L C, Ricciardi R P
Abstract excerpt
The 289R E1A protein of adenovirus stimulates transcription of early viral and certain cellular genes. trans-Activation requires residues 140 to 188, which encompass a zinc finger. Several studies have indicated that trans-activation by E1A is mediated through cellular transcription factors. In particular, the ability of the trans-dominant E1A point mutant hr5 (Ser-185 to Asn) to inhibit wild-type E1A...
Topics
- Adenovirus Early Proteins
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Blotting, Western
- Genes, Dominant
- HeLa Cells
- Humans
- Models, Genetic
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Oncogene Proteins, Viral
- Protein Conformation
