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Mol Cell Biol. 1986 May; 6(5): 1401-1411

Interaction of distinct nuclear proteins with sequences controlling the expression of polyomavirus early genes.

ABSTRACT

The interaction between cellular factors and polyoma virus (Py) DNA was investigated by using a gel retention assay. Nuclear extracts from various cell lines (NIH 3T3, NIH 3T6, LTK-, F9) contained proteins that formed specific and distinct complexes with Py B enhancer fragments of either wild-type or F9-1 mutant origin. The presence of an excess amount of other well-characterized DNA sequences, including the Py A enhancer, the murine sarcoma virus enhancer, and the simian virus 40 enhancer-promoter region, did not interfere with this protein-DNA interaction. However, a fragment previously defined as containing the lymphotropic papovavirus enhancer shares the binding of some common factor. This observation, in combination with the results of retention gel assays at different Mg2+ concentrations, indicates the interaction of several nuclear factors and Py DNA. The assay systems that were used allowed a distinction between some factors on the basis of their different biochemical and sequence requirements. The contact sites of these complexes were mapped to the B enhancer region of Py with Bal 31-derived mutant restriction fragments and ExoIII nuclease and are compatible with the functional domains determined in vivo.

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