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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-5-15
pubmed:abstractText
The K1 gene of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) encodes a 46-kDa transmembrane glycoprotein that possesses transforming properties, initiates signaling pathways in B cells, and prevents apoptosis. Here, we demonstrate a mechanism for activation of the K1 promoter by the Rta transactivator. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) analysis of the K1 promoter demonstrated that purified Rta protein bound to the K1 promoter at three locations, independent of other DNA-binding factors. Transcriptional assays revealed that only two of these Rta DNA-binding sites are functionally significant, and that they could impart Rta responsiveness to a heterologous E4 TATA box promoter. In addition, TATA-binding protein (TBP) bound to a TATA box element located 25 bp upstream of the K1 transcription start site and was also shown to associate with Rta by coimmunoprecipitation analysis. Rta transactivation may therefore be mediated in part through recruitment of TBP to target promoters.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0042-6822
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
348
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
309-27
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Binding, Competitive, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Gene Expression Regulation, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Genes, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Herpesvirus 8, Human, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Immediate-Early Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Response Elements, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-TATA Box, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-TATA-Box Binding Protein, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Trans-Activators, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Transcriptional Activation, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:16546233-Viral Proteins
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) K1 promoter activation by Rta.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 27599, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural