Human T-cell leukemia virus type I Tax protein transactivates RNA polymerase III promoter in vitro and in vivo.
J Biol Chem
; 271(34): 20501-6, 1996 Aug 23.
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ABSTRACT
Tax protein of the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-I) is critical for viral replication and is a potent transcriptional activator of viral and cellular polymerase II (pol II) genes. We report here that Tax is able to transactivate a classical pol III promoter, VA-I. In cotransfection experiments, Tax is shown to increase transcription of the VA-I promoter approximately 25-fold. Moreover, Tax is able to activate VA-I transcription when added exogenously to an in vitro transcription reaction. Using Tax affinity column chromatography, we demonstrate that Tax is able to deplete a HeLa cell extract for components required for transcription of VA-I. The transcriptional activity of the Tax-depleted extract can be restored by the 0.6 phosphocellulose fraction. Interestingly, a consensus binding site for cAMP-responsive element binding protein (CREB) is located upstream of the VA-I promoter, and deletion of this element results in the loss of Tax responsiveness. When this CREB binding site is replaced by a Gal-4 binding site, the VA-I promoter can be transactivated by a Gal4-Tax fusion protein. Taken together, these results suggest that Tax may activate pol III and pol II promoter through a similar mechanism involving the CREB activation pathway. It is also possible that Tax affects pol III transcription by direct interaction with a component of the pol III transcriptional machinery.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
ARN Polimerasa III
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Virus Linfotrópico T Tipo 1 Humano
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Productos del Gen tax
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
J Biol Chem
Año:
1996
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País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos