title: The adenovirus-inducible factor E2F stimulates transcription after specific DNA binding.
abstract: The promoter-specific factor E2F interacts with critical regulatory sequences within the adenovirus E2 promoter. In addition, the level of active factor increases markedly during a virus infection, dependent on E1A function and coincident with the trans activation of E2 transcription. We have purified the E2F factor through a combination of standard biochemical procedures and DNA affinity chromatography. The purified factor was a single polypeptide of 54,000 molecular weight, as determined by UV crosslinking and renaturation of gel-fractionated protein. Addition of affinity-purified factor to an in vitro transcription system resulted in stimulation of transcription from a promoter containing two E2F-binding sites but not promoters lacking binding sites. We thus conclude that E2F is indeed capable of stimulating transcription once it has bound to the promoter.
authors.affiliation: Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Yee
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Raychaudhuri
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jakoi
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Nevins
mesh_terms: D017456:Adenovirus Early Proteins; D001665:Binding Sites; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D017456:Adenovirus Early Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral; D004247:DNA