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J. Virol., 10 1995, 6507-6517, Vol 69, No. 10
A Staebler, JH Pierce, S Brazinski, MA Heidaran, W Li, R Schlegel and DJ Goldstein
The E5 polypeptide of bovine papillomavirus type 1 is a small membrane-
bound protein which induces the transformation of immortalized fibroblasts,
apparently via the formation of a ternary complex with the platelet-derived
growth factor receptor (PDGFR) and the 16-kDa V-ATPase protein. This
interaction seems to be mediated, at least in part, by their respective
transmembrane domains. E5 also cooperates with transfected beta PDGFR to
induce interleukin-3 (IL-3)-independent growth of a mouse myeloid precursor
cell line (32D) which normally lacks expression of most known tyrosine
kinase growth factor receptors. Cell proliferation induced by beta PDGFR
and E5 is also highly specific, since the highly conserved alpha PDGFR and
other related receptors did not physically or functionally interact with E5
in these cells. In the current study, analysis of chimeric alpha and beta
PDGFRs confirmed that a short region encompassing the beta PDGFR
transmembrane domain was sufficient for complex formation with E5, receptor
autophosphorylation, and sustained proliferation of 32D cells in the
absence of IL-3. Furthermore, a deletion mutant lacking the entire
extracellular domain efficiently bound E5 and induced IL-3-independent
growth. These data provide direct evidence that the interaction between E5
and the beta PDGFR involves amino acids 531 to 556 of the receptor
transmembrane region and that this specific interaction is critical for
activation of the PDGFR signaling complex.
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Mutational analysis of the beta-type platelet-derived growth factor receptor defines the site of interaction with the bovine papillomavirus type 1 E5 transforming protein
Department of Pathology and Gynecology Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20007, USA.
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