DNA 结合活性与 AMV 和 E26 病毒的纯化 myb 蛋白有关,并且对 E26 ts 突变体具有温度敏感性
Cell
|April 1, 1985
概括
鸟类骨髓母细胞瘤病毒 (AMV) 和鸟类白血病病毒E26 (E26) 瘤基因蛋白与DNA结合. 影响转变的突变也损害了这些myb蛋白的DNA结合能力.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 病毒学 病毒学
- 瘤学 在瘤学方面.
背景情况:
- 禽类骨髓母细胞瘤病毒 (AMV) 和禽类白血病病毒E26 (E26) 分别编码瘤基因蛋白质p48v-myb和p135gag-myb-ets.
- 这些蛋白质主要定位在骨髓细胞的核中.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究AMV和E26瘤基因蛋白的DNA结合特性.
- 确定这些蛋白质的转化能力与它们的DNA结合能力之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 间接免疫光被用于确定蛋白质局部化.
- 用单克隆抗体进行免疫亲和染色法用于蛋白质净化.
- 进行了体外DNA结合测试,以评估蛋白质-DNA相互作用.
主要成果:
- 纯化的p48v-myb和p135gag-myb-ets蛋白在体外显示出DNA结合活性.
- 突变的p135gag-myb-ets蛋白质,对温度敏感的转化,显示DNA结合性降低或变热.
- Myb特异性抗体抑制了AMV和E26瘤基因蛋白的DNA结合.
结论:
- 在细胞转化和其编码的蛋白质的DNA结合活动中,myb瘤基因起着至关重要的作用.
- 在myb瘤基因中的病变直接影响其与DNA相互作用的能力.
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