The second large simian virus 40 T-antigen exon contains the information for maximal cell transformation |
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Authors: | Monika Graessmann Eva Guhl Christiane Bumke-Vogt Adolf Graessmann |
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Institution: | Institut für Molekularbiologie und Biochemie Freie Universität Berlin Arnimallee 22, D-1000 Berlin 33, Germany |
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Abstract: | Microinjection of early simian virus 40 (SV40) DNA fragments has shown that maximal transformation of rat cells (Ref 52) is a property of the second SV40 T-antigen exon. Expression of this particular T-antigen region was obtained by coinjection of the DNA fragment with the early promoter/enhancer fragment. Microinjection of the DNA fragment mixture induced two categories of transformants; namely, maximally and minimally transformed cells. The maximally transformed cells synthesize two -specific polypeptides, and the minimally transformed cells only the lower molecular weight form. Both types of transformants contain the cellular p52 protein at high concentrations. Furthermore, maximal transformation of Ref 52 cells requires the carboxy terminus of the T-antigen. Cells transformed by microinjection of the SV40 Pst A-fragment display different parameters of maximally transformed cells but not anchorage-independent growth. |
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