Mutations in poly(A) site downstream elements affect in vitro cleavage activity.
Previous studies have shown that a sequence element downstream of the poly(A) addition site is required for efficient cleavage in vivo. We tested a group of downstream element point mutations in an in vitro reaction using HeLa cell nuclear extract as a source of cleavage activity. In close agreement with earlier studies (M. A. McDevitt, R. P. Hart, W. W. Wong, and J. R. Nevins, EMBO J. 5:2907-2913, 1986), a downstream element from the adenovirus E2a gene directed a higher level of cleavage activity than one from the simian virus 40 early gene. Furthermore, a single-base change in the downstream element could result in a decrease in cleavage activity of about 50-fold. That these mutations have similar effects in vivo and in vitro indicates that the HeLa cell nuclear extract system contains all of the factors required to study the mechanism of sequence recognition.
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Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07102.
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D017456:Adenovirus Early Proteins; D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D005796:Genes; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D011061:Poly A / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D013539:Simian virus 40 / Q000235:genetics
D017456:Adenovirus Early Proteins; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral; D011061:Poly A