Dent C L, Estridge J K, Kemp L M, Latchman D S
Department of Biochemistry, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Mol Cell Biol. 1990 Jun;10(6):3258-61. doi: 10.1128/mcb.10.6.3258-3261.1990.
The herpes simplex virus virion protein Vmw65 trans activates the viral immediate-early genes and some octamer-containing cellular genes, including that encoding histone H2B. We found, however, that a truncated form of this virion protein repressed H2B gene transcription and also dominantly inhibited induction of the gene by intact Vmw65. A cell line expressing this truncated protein expressed reduced levels of H2B and grew more slowly than the parental cell line or a similar line expressing the intact protein.
单纯疱疹病毒病毒体蛋白Vmw65可反式激活病毒的立即早期基因以及一些含八聚体的细胞基因,包括编码组蛋白H2B的基因。然而,我们发现这种病毒体蛋白的截短形式会抑制H2B基因的转录,并且还会显性抑制完整的Vmw65对该基因的诱导作用。表达这种截短蛋白的细胞系中H2B水平降低,且其生长速度比亲代细胞系或表达完整蛋白的类似细胞系更慢。