title: Activation of yeast polymerase II transcription by herpesvirus VP16 and GAL4 derivatives in vitro.
abstract: Fusion proteins known to activate transcription in vivo were tested for the ability to stimulate transcription in vitro in a recently developed Saccharomyces cerevisiae RNA polymerase II transcription system. One fusion protein, whose activation domain was derived from the herpesvirus transcriptional activator VP16, gave more than 100-fold stimulation in the in vitro system. The order of effects of the various proteins was the same for transcription in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that the natural mechanism of activation is preserved in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, Fairchild Center, Stanford School of Medicine, California 94305.
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Chasman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leatherwood
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ptashne
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kornberg
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012319:RNA Polymerase II / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics; D013698:Templates, Genetic; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: 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