title: Human cytomegalovirus immediate-early two protein region involved in negative regulation of the major immediate-early promoter.
abstract: The immediate-early two (IE2) gene products of human cytomegalovirus negatively regulate gene expression from the major immediate-early promoter in permissive human fibroblasts. A mutational analysis of the IE2 proteins indicated that the carboxyl-terminal region is required for negative regulation. The IE2 proteins that lack amino acid residues 365 to 519, or the carboxyl-terminal amino acids failed to negatively regulate. Most of the amino-terminal portion of the IE2 protein was not required for negative regulation. A possible explanation of the negative effect on downstream expression by the IE2 proteins is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Hermiston
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Malone
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Stinski
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000235:genetics*; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D005814:Genes, Viral; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015678:Viral Structural Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C069186:IE2 protein, Cytomegalovirus; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012367:RNA, Viral; D015534:Trans-Activators; C077406:UL115 protein, Human herpesvirus 5; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; D015678:Viral Structural Proteins; C071440:glycoprotein H, Cytomegalovirus; C499358:glycoprotein H, Human cytomegalovirus; C439068:glycoprotein O, cytomegalovirus