Immortalization of rat embryo fibroblasts by mutant polyomavirus large T antigens deficient in DNA binding.

AUTOR(ES)

Cowie, A

RESUMO

We have identified a putative DNA-binding domain in polyomavirus large T antigen. Mutations introduced into the gene between amino acids 290 and 310 resulted in proteins that no longer bound to the high-affinity binding sites on the polyomavirus genome, showed no detectable nonspecific DNA binding, and were not able to initiate DNA replication from the viral origin. These mutant T antigen genes were introduced into rat embryo fibroblasts together with the neomycin resistance gene to allow selection for growth in the presence of G418. All the mutations tested facilitated the establishment of these cells in long-term culture at an efficiency indistinguishable from that of the wild-type protein.

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