Abstract
The core sequence of the enhancer of murine leukemia virus (MuLV) long terminal repeat is highly conserved in a large number of MuLV strains and appears to play an essential role when SL3‐3 or Moloney strains induce T cell lymphoma in mice. We found by using the electrophoretic mobility shift assay that a polyomavirus enhancer core‐binding protein, PEBP2, bound to this core motif of MuLV. We also noted that PEBP2 in several hematopoietic cell lines derived from B lymphocyte, macrophage and myelocyte lineages migrated significantly faster than the authentic PEBP2 detected in NIH3T3 (ibroblasts. Interestingly, PEBP2 detected in the cell lines of T lymphocyte lineage appeared to contain both types, which were indistinguishable in electrophoretic mobility from those of NIH3T3 and of B lymphocyte, macrophage and myelocyte lineages. The treatment of the nuclear extract containing PEBP2 with phosphatase generated PEBP3, which is a subcomponent of PEBP2 and retained the same DNA‐binding specificity as PEBP2. The altered mobility of hematopoietic cell‐derived or T lymphocyte‐derived PEBP2 was found to be due to the alteration of the mobility of PEBP3. Based on the distinct mobility of PEBP2/3 of T lymphocytes from those of other hematopoietic cells, we discuss the implication of PEBP2 in MuLV‐induced T cell leukemia and T cell‐specific gene expression.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 714-722 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Japanese Journal of Cancer Research |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1992 Jul |
Keywords
- Enhancer core
- Key words
- Murine leukemia virus
- PEBP2
- Polyomavirus
- T lymphocytes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research