title: A novel mediator between activator proteins and the RNA polymerase II transcription apparatus.
abstract: One gene activator protein may interfere with the effects of another in eukaryotic cells. We report here that a hybrid yeast-herpes gene activator protein inhibits transcriptional activation by a thymidine-rich DNA element in yeast. This example of activator interference can be faithfully reproduced in vitro. Interference is reversed by a partially purified yeast component, but not by RNA polymerase II or various polymerase II transcription factors. We conclude that the partially purified yeast component is a novel factor, and we suggest this factor mediates the transcriptional activation process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, Fairchild Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kelleher
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Flanagan
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kornberg
mesh_terms: D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D007700:Kinetics; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010957:Plasmids; D012319:RNA Polymerase II / Q000378:metabolism*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C052130:GAL4 protein, S cerevisiae; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D012319:RNA Polymerase II; D001616:beta-Galactosidase