title: Do myc, fos and E1A function as protein phosphatase inhibitors?
abstract: The oncogenic proteins myc, fos and E1A bear striking resemblance to protein phosphatase inhibitors 1 and 2. Both sets of proteins possess several regions rich in proline (P), glutamic acid (E), serine (S) and threonine (T). In addition to PEST sequences four of the five proteins contain clusters of arginine-arginine pairs. On the basis of these similarities, I suggest that myc, fos and E1A are protein phosphatase inhibitors.
mesh_terms: D017456:Adenovirus Early Proteins; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral / Q000502:physiology*; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D017456:Adenovirus Early Proteins; D009856:Oncogene Proteins, Viral; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases