title: Isolation and characterization of the c-fos(rat) cDNA and analysis of post-translational modification in vitro.
abstract: c-fos mRNA accumulates to a level of 0.2% of cellular poly(A)-containing RNA 45 min after treatment of rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells with 1 mM barium chloride. Several clones of the c-fos(rat) cDNA were isolated from a cDNA library constructed from this RNA population. Nucleotide sequence analysis of a full-length cDNA clone reveals striking conservation among the c-fos genes isolated from rat, mouse and human cells, and confirms the c-fos gene structure predicted from an analysis of c-fos genomic clones. Translation of an SP6-derived transcript of the c-fos(rat) cDNA in a messenger-dependent rabbit reticulocyte lysate yields the complete c-fos protein. It undergoes extensive post-translational modification in the lysate, particularly in the presence of additional cAMP. The c-fos protein synthesized in vitro appears to be phosphorylated by the cAMP-dependent protein kinase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Oncology, Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, Nutley, New Jersey 07110.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Curran
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Rubino
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Sambucetti
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D004247:DNA