title: A contingent replication assay for the detection of protein-protein interactions in animal cells.
abstract: We have developed a sensitive and rapid assay system termed the contingent replication assay (CRA) for selecting cDNAs with desired functional properties from a cDNA library. The system functions in animal cells and permits enrichment of the desired cDNA in small-scale and convenient experiments. The assay can be used for the enrichment of proteins that activate transcription from conditional enhancers, bind to specific DNA sequences, or interact with target proteins of interest. In this communication we report the application of this assay to study protein-protein interactions in animal cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Vasavada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ganguly
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Germino
authors.forename: Z X
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Weissman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000952:Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004261:DNA Replication; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015723:Gene Library; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D017405:Herpes Simplex Virus Protein Vmw65; D010957:Plasmids; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D013539:Simian virus 40 / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014162:Transfection; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000952:Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C052130:GAL4 protein, S cerevisiae; D017405:Herpes Simplex Virus Protein Vmw65; D011506:Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014764:Viral Proteins; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase