title: Trans-activation by the Drosophila myb gene product requires a Drosophila homologue of CBP.
abstract: Attempts to demonstrate trans-activation activity by the Drosophila myb gene product (D-Myb) have been unsuccessful so far. We demonstrate that co-transfection of Schneider cells with a plasmid expressing the Drosophila homologue of transcriptional co-activator CBP (dCBP) results in transactivation by D-Myb. Using this assay system, the functional domains of D-Myb were analyzed. Two domains located in the N-proximal region, one of which is required for DNA binding and the other for dCBP binding, are both necessary and sufficient for trans-activation. In this respect, D-Myb is similar to c-Myb and A-Myb, but different from mammalian B-Myb. These results shed light on how the myb gene diverged during the course of evolution.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Tsukuba Life Science Center, RIKEN, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: D X
authors.initials: DX
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akimaru
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishii
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D050882:CREB-Binding Protein; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D020598:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb; D013045:Species Specificity; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D020598:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D050882:CREB-Binding Protein