Alternative Forms of Max as Enhancers or Suppressors of Myc-Ras Cotransformation
- 17 April 1992
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 256 (5055) , 373-377
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.256.5055.373
Abstract
Max is a basic-helix-loop-helix-Ieucine zipper protein capable of forming sequence-specific DNA binding complexes with Myc proteins. An alternatively spliced messenger RNA has been identified that encodes a form of Max truncated at the COOH-terminus. This ΔMax protein retained the ability to bind to the CACGTG motif in a complex with c-Myc but lacks the nuclear localization signal and the putative regulatory domain of Max. When tested in a myc-ras cotransformation assay in rat embryo fibroblasts, Max suppressed, whereas ΔMax enhanced, transformation. Thus, the maxgene may encode both a negative and a positive regulator of c-Myc function.Keywords
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