title: [Transcription factor NF-kappa B/RelA are constitutively activated and localized in the cell nuclei of E1A + cHa-Ras transformants].
abstract: DNA binding activity and intracellular distribution of transcription factor NF-kappa B in primary embryo fibroblast (REF) cells transformed by the complementing oncogenes E1A plus cHa-ras have been studied. By means of a gel retardation assay with a regulatory element kappa B, we showed that DNA binding activity of NF-kappa B increased upon transformation. In contrast to normal REF cells, the elevated activity of NF-kappa B in the transformants cannot be regulated by growth factors of serum and phorbol ester. Moreover, an immunofluorescence study showed that the main component of NF-kappa B factor--p65/Re1 protein--was constitutively localized in the nucleus of E1A + cHa-ras transformants independently on the growth conditions: serum starvation or serum stimulation. Mechanisms of constitutive activation of transcription factor NF-kappa B upon transformation of REF cells by E1A + cHa-ras oncogenes have been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg.
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Darieva
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Pospelov
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Pospelova
mesh_terms: D017500:Adenovirus E1A Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D011905:Genes, ras; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA
chemical_list: D017500:Adenovirus E1A Proteins; D016328:NF-kappa B; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA