Inhibition of p53 transactivation required for transformation by adenovirus early 1B protein
- 1 May 1992
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 357 (6373) , 82-85
- https://doi.org/10.1038/357082a0
Abstract
The cellular phosphoprotein p53 inhibits progression through the mammalian cell cycle. Both p53 alleles are frequently mutated in human tumours, indicating that p53 is a tumour suppressor. Recent studies have suggested that p53 functions as a transcriptional activator, but the significance of this activity in cell-cycle control has not been established. The adenovirus 2 (Ad2) early 1B (E1B) 55K protein binds to p53 in transformed cells and contributes to oncogenic transformation by Ad2 (refs 10-12). Here we report that mutants of E1B 55K and wild-type Ad12 E1B 54K proteins show a strong correlation between their ability to inhibit p53-mediated transcriptional activation and their ability to cooperate with adenovirus E1A protein in the transformation of primary cells. These results indicate that p53 probably inhibits cell cycling by functioning as a transcription factor.Keywords
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