A versatile expression vector for the in vitro study of protein-protein interactions: characterization of E47 mutant proteins.
Oncogene
; 9(3): 885-91, 1994 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Several mutants of the E47 protein, a member of the family of basic/helix-loop-helix (b-HLH) transcriptional regulators, were examined for their ability to homo- and heterodimerize with the protein product of the T-cell oncogene tal-1/SCL. For this purpose, a novel bacterial expression system was developed in which proteins are expressed as fusions appended to glutathione-S-transferase via a thrombin cleavage site and either one or four protein kinase recognition sites embedded in a glycine-rich domain. Since the interaction domain can be purified away from the glutathione-S-transferase moiety and the radioactive label is located in a flexible N-terminal tag, protein folding should occur normally. Our studies with E47 proteins prepared in this system indicate that the ratio between E47 homodimers and E47/tal-1 heterodimers can dramatically shift upon subtle mutations in the loop region and the second helix of the E47 protein. This unexpected results suggests a novel mechanism to alter the equilibrium between different transactivating protein complexes of the b-HLH class.
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Assunto principal:
Fatores de Transcrição
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Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas
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Proteínas de Ligação a DNA
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Vetores Genéticos
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Oncogene
Ano de publicação:
1994
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Article