The bovine herpesvirus alpha gene trans-inducing factor activates transcription by mechanisms different from those of its herpes simplex virus type 1 counterpart VP16.
AUTOR(ES)
Misra, V
RESUMO
In herpes simplex virus (HSV)-infected cells, viral gene expression is initiated when the immediate-early, or alpha, genes are transactivated by the alpha gene trans-inducing factor (alpha TIF), a component of the infecting virion. The protein binds to one or more recognition elements (TAATGARAT) in the promoters of alpha genes via interaction with the cellular proteins Oct-1 and CFF. The alpha TIF of HSV (HSV-alpha TIF) is believed to subsequently accelerate the assembly of the transcription complex by direct contact between its carboxyl-terminal acidic activation domain and at least two components of the transcription apparatus, TAFII40 and TFIIB. Like its HSV counterpart, the alpha TIF of bovine herpesvirus (BHV) (designated BHV-alpha TIF) also transactivates alpha gene promoters and for full activity exhibits a requirement for its extended carboxyl-terminal region. Despite this requirement, there is a notable lack of homology to the carboxyl-terminal acidic activation domain of HSV-alpha TIF. We swapped the amino- and carboxyl-terminal domains of HSV-alpha TIF and BHV-alpha TIF to make chimeric proteins. Using these chimeras, we show that the carboxyl terminus of BHV-alpha TIF is insufficient for transactivation, which requires cooperative determinants in both the amino-terminal and carboxyl-terminal regions of the protein. We have previously shown that the amino-terminal determinant in BHV-alpha TIF displays reduced but significant independent transactivation potential. Interestingly, this amino-terminal determinant appears not to reside in the HSV-alpha TIF, which displays no independent amino-terminal activity. Furthermore, we show that the amino-terminal activation domain of BHV-alpha TIF may be able to act synergistically with the carboxyl-terminal activation domain of HSV-alpha TIF, since a chimeric protein containing both domains appeared to be more efficient at activating transcription than either alpha TIF. In addition, the amino terminus of HSV-alpha TIF could not restore activity when linked to the carboxyl terminus of BHV-alpha TIF, while the amino terminus of BHV-alpha TIF reconstituted an intact protein with potent activation potential. We also show that in fusions with the DNA binding domain of GAL4, full activity requires the entire BHV-alpha TIF, although both amino and carboxyl termini display some activity on their own. In contrast, for HSV-alpha TIF, the carboxyl terminus is sufficient and possibly even more potent than the entire protein, while the amino-terminus is devoid of activity.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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