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Transformation by FosB requires a trans-activation domain missing in FosB2 that can be substituted by heterologous activation domains.

Molecular Biology and Virology Laboratory, Salk Institute, San Diego, California 92186-5800.

Abstract

Two functionally distinct proteins derived from the FosB gene by alternative splicing have recently been described. FosB protein transforms fibroblasts efficiently, whereas FosB2 protein, a carboxy-terminally truncated form of FosB, does not, despite the fact that both proteins can participate in high-affinity, sequence-specific DNA binding as part of a heterodimeric complex with c-Jun protein. We show here that the functional difference between these proteins is the result of the presence of a potent proline-rich transcriptional activation domain in the carboxy-terminal amino acids unique to FosB. This conclusion is supported by three lines of evidence: (1) Mutations in the carboxy-terminal region of FosB that impair transcriptional activation also reduce transforming potential, despite the fact that DNA binding as part of a complex with c-Jun is not affected; (2) the carboxy-terminal region unique to FosB functions as an activation domain when fused to the DNA-binding domain of GAL4; and (3) transforming potential can be conferred on FosB2 by fusing any of several different well-characterized trans-activation domains. These results identify an additional functional requirement for transformation by Fos proteins and have implications for the mechanism(s) of mitogenic signaling by the AP-1 transcription complex.

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