title: Analysis of the transforming potential of the human homolog of mos.
abstract: The human homolog, c-moshu, of the mouse cellular mos proto-oncogene (c-mosmu) transforms NIH 3T3 cells at low efficiency. Furthermore, the c-moshu-induced foci are less distinct, and transformed cells contain a high level of human mos protein. The transforming activity of hybrid mos genes derived from human and mouse sequences reveals three domains within the coding region, as well as a negative regulatory sequence upstream from the c-moshu ORF that reduces its transforming efficiency. The mos C-terminal region, however, which contains the src-kinase homology domain, appears to have the greatest influence on transforming efficiency. The low transforming efficiency of c-moshu may provide a selective advantage to the host, but it also may indicate a reduced or modified function of mos in humans.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D004274:DNA, Recombinant / Q000502:physiology; D005813:Genes, Synthetic; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009857:Oncogenes; D011061:Poly A / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D011519:Proto-Oncogenes; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D004274:DNA, Recombinant; C000715470:MAS1 protein, human; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D011061:Poly A