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Tumor antigens induced by nontransforming mutants of polyoma virus.

J Silver, B Schaffhausen, T Benjamin

    Cell
    |October 1, 1978
    PubMed
    Summary

    Polyoma virus tumor antigens were analyzed in various mutants. Hr-t mutants alter minor T antigens, while ts-a mutants produce thermolabile major T antigens, impacting cell transformation.

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    Area of Science:

    • Virology
    • Molecular Biology
    • Oncogenesis

    Background:

    • Polyoma virus is a DNA tumor virus that induces tumors in animals.
    • Tumor (T) antigens are viral proteins crucial for oncogenesis.
    • Understanding T antigen structure and function is key to viral oncogenesis.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To characterize tumor (T) antigens induced by wild-type polyoma virus and its mutants.
    • To investigate the role of T antigens in viral transformation and oncogenesis.
    • To correlate T antigen alterations with specific mutations in polyoma virus.

    Main Methods:

    • Immunoprecipitation using antisera from tumor-bearing animals.
    • Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) for protein separation.
    • Analysis of T antigen species in wild-type and mutant polyoma virus-infected cells.

    Main Results:

    • Wild-type polyoma virus induces a 100,000 dalton major T antigen and four minor T antigens (63K, 56K, 36K, 22K).
    • Hr-t mutants exhibit alterations in minor T antigens; deletion mutants produce very small T antigens (6-9K), while point mutants affect 56K and 22K species.
    • Ts-a mutants produce a thermolabile 100,000 dalton T antigen, crucial for stable transformation.

    Conclusions:

    • Specific mutations in polyoma virus differentially affect T antigen expression and molecular weight.
    • Alterations in minor T antigens are associated with defects in transformation (hr-t mutants).
    • Thermolability of the major T antigen in ts-a mutants correlates with temperature-sensitive transformation.

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