title: Transforming potential of a human protooncogene (c-fps/fes) locus.
abstract: The protooncogene c-fps/fes is a single vertebrate locus homologous to both the fps transforming gene of Fujinami avian sarcoma virus and the fes transforming gene of two feline sarcoma virus isolates. The human c-fps/fes locus has been previously cloned and characterized. We report that a recombinant gene in which 3' human c-fps/fes sequences replace over 80% of the feline sarcoma virus fes sequences transforms NIH 3T3 mouse fibroblasts and encodes a protein kinase. Cells transformed by this recombinant possess increased phosphotyrosine levels. These observations demonstrate that a large carboxyl portion of a human c-fps/fes protein product can functionally complement a retroviral transforming protein.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001358:Avian Sarcoma Viruses / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009857:Oncogenes; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000235:genetics; D013045:Species Specificity; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D011494:Protein Kinases; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes