Specific DNA binding activity of T antigen subclasses varies among different SV40-transformed cell lines |
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Authors: | C Burger E Fanning |
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Affiliation: | Fakultät für Biologie, Universität Konstanz, D-7750 Konstanz, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Abstract: | Large tumor antigen (T antigen) occurs in at least three different oligomeric subclasses in cells infected or transformed by simian virus 40 (SV40): 5-7 S, 14-16 S, and 23-25 S. The 23-25 S form is complexed with a host phosphoprotein (p53). The DNA binding properties of these three subclasses of T antigen from nine different cell lines and free p53 protein were compared using an immunoprecipitation assay. All three subclasses of T antigen bound specifically to SV40 DNA sequences near the origin of replication. However, the DNA binding activity varied between different cell lines over a 40- to 50-fold range. The 23-25 S and 14-16 S forms from most of the cell lines tested bound much less SV40 origin DNA than 5-7 S T antigen. The free p53 phosphoprotein did not bind specifically to any SV40 DNA sequences. |
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