| Literature DB >> 2142255 |
K J Martin1, J W Lillie, M R Green.
Abstract
The adenovirus E1a protein (E1a), a potent transcription activator, contains a transcriptional activating region. Compared with previously described cellular and viral activators, E1a's activating region has unusual structural properties. It seems that E1a's activating region interacts with a cellular target not required for the function of transcriptional activators with 'acidic' activating regions. By contrast, the target of an acidic activating region is required both by acidic activators and by E1a. It is proposed that the cellular target of E1a's activating region is an 'adaptor' that allows E1a to interact with the basic transcriptional machinery.Mesh:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2142255 DOI: 10.1038/346147a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962