INHIBITION OF HISTONE H2B GENE-TRANSCRIPTION AND OF CELLULAR GROWTH BY A TRUNCATED VIRAL TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN

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DENT, CL [1 ]
ESTRIDGE, JK [1 ]
KEMP, LM [1 ]
LATCHMAN, DS [1 ]
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[1] UNIV COLL & MIDDLESEX SCH MED,DEPT BIOCHEM,MED MOLEC BIOL UNIT,CLEVELAND ST,LONDON W1P 6DB,ENGLAND
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10.1128/MCB.10.6.3258
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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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.
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