title: Intracellular association of FGF-2 with the ribosomal protein L6/TAXREB107.
abstract: By using the yeast two-hybrid system, we identified the ribosomal protein L6/TAXREB107 as an intracellular partner for FGF-2. L6/TAXREB107 also mediates the DNA binding of the HTLV-1 transactivator Tax. In vitro binding experiments indicated that both the high-molecular-weight forms (HMW) and the 18-kDa form of FGF-2 bind to L6/TAXREB107. Deletion analysis suggested that L6/TAXREB107 has two binding sites for HMW FGF-2 and one binding site for 18-kDa FGF-2, implying that the unique N-terminal extension of the HMW FGF-2 is one of the binding domains for L6/TAXREB107. Transfection assays showed that high expression of either HMW or 18 kDa FGF-2 stimulates Tax-mediated transactivation in NIH 3T3 cells. This result suggests a possible role of FGF-2 in Tax-mediated HTLV-1 transformation as well as FGF-2 binding to ribosomes and/or their precursors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, Kaplan Cancer Center, and the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Laboratory, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, 10016, USA. shenb01@mcrcr6.med.nyu.edu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arese
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gualandris
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Rifkin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016356:Gene Products, tax / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051379:Mice; D008970:Molecular Weight; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D016356:Gene Products, tax; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; C031249:ribosomal protein L6; C093544:tax-responsive-element-binding protein 107, mouse; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2