title: Transactivation of a cellular promoter by the NS1 protein of the parvovirus minute virus of mice through a putative hormone-responsive element.
abstract: The promoter of the thyroid hormone receptor alpha gene (c-erbA-1) is activated by the nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of parvovirus minute virus of mice (prototype strain [MVMp]) in ras-transformed FREJ4 cells that are permissive for lytic MVMp replication. This stimulation may be related to the sensitivity of host cells to MVMp, as it does not take place in parental FR3T3 cells, which are resistant to the parvovirus killing effect. The analysis of a series of deletion and point mutants of the c-erbA-1 promoter led to the identification of an upstream region that is necessary for NS1-driven transactivation. This sequence harbors a putative hormone-responsive element and is sufficient to render a minimal promoter NS1 inducible in FREJ4 but not in FR3T3 cells, and it is involved in distinct interactions with proteins from the respective cell lines. The NS1-responsive element of the c-erbA-1 promoter bears no homology with sequences that were previously reported to be necessary for NS1 DNA binding and transactivation. Altogether, our data point to a novel, cell-specific mechanism of promoter activation by NS1.
authors.affiliation: Tumor Virology Unit, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vanacker
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Corbau
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Adelmant
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perros
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Laudet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rommelaere
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D051379:Mice; D008915:Minute Virus of Mice / Q000502:physiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011988:Receptors, Thyroid Hormone / Q000235:genetics*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C081367:NS1 protein, minute virus of mice; D011506:Proteins; D011988:Receptors, Thyroid Hormone; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins