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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
26
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
The E2F family of transcription factors controls the expression of numerous genes that are required for the G(1)/S transition. Among the mechanisms that modulate the activity of the E2F proteins, cyclin A has been found to be important for the down-regulation of E2F-1, -2, and -3A activity after cells have progressed through G(1)/S. Specifically, phosphorylation of these E2F proteins by cyclin A/Cdk2 ultimately results in their necessary degradation as cells progress through S phase. E2F-3B was recently identified as an alternatively spliced form of E2F-3A that was predicted to lack a functional cyclin A binding domain. In this paper, we present considerable evidence that contradicts this prediction. First, we demonstrate binding of cyclin A to E2F-3B as bacterially expressed proteins in vitro. Second, we demonstrate binding of cyclin A to E2F-3B in mammalian cells in vivo. Third, we show that co-expression of cyclin A with E2F-3B significantly reduces E2F-3B-mediated transcriptional activity. Finally, in synchronized cells, we observe down-regulation of E2F-3B protein expression coincident with the up-regulation of cyclin A. We conclude that E2F-3B is a physiological target of cyclin A.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
277
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
23493-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
E2F-3B is a physiological target of cyclin A.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa 33612, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't