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Mol Cell Biol. 1988 October; 8(10): 4529-4532

Subnuclear localization and antitransforming activity of N-myc:beta-galactosidase fusion proteins.

K Ueno, K Katoh and H Kondoh

Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Japan.

ABSTRACT

N-myc expression is under stage- and tissue-specific regulation in mammalian development, but its function is totally unknown. We sought agents to block N-myc activity in order to infer from the effect the possible function of N-myc in the apparently complex processes. As candidates for such agents, we tested fusion genes encoding N-myc:beta-galactosidase fusion proteins for their effects on the formation of transformed foci of rat embryo primary fibroblasts as the result of transfection with N-myc and activated H-ras. One of the gene constructs very efficiently antagonized N-myc activity, as assessed by its effect on focus formation, but did not appreciably affect cell viability. The product of this gene was not only targeted to the nucleus but also accumulated in subnuclear loci which may represent the sites where normal N-myc proteins reside. The occurrence of antagonistic effect at a low stoichiometric ratio suggested that the fusion protein gene competed with the N-myc gene in a fashion analogous to a dominant negative mutation.

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Mol Cell Biol. 1988 October; 8(10): 4529-4532

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