G0/G1 growth arrest mediated by a region encompassing the basic leucine zipper (bZIP) domain of the Epstein-Barr virus transactivator Zta.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
C Cayrol, E Flemington

Abstract

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) immediate early transactivator Zta is a basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factor that causes G0/G1 cell cycle arrest through induction of the tumor suppressor protein, p53, and the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, p21 and p27 (Cayrol, C., and Flemington, E. K. (1996) EMBO J. 15, 2748-2759). Here, we report a genetic analysis of Zta-mediated G0/G1 growth arrest and p21 induction. The majority of the Zta transactivation domain can be deleted (ZDelta1-128) without significantly affecting the ability of Zta to elicit growth arrest. A larger amino-terminal deletion (ZDelta1-167) abrogates the ability of Zta to inhibit proliferation, mapping the growth-inhibitory domain to a carboxyl-terminal region encompassing the bZIP domain (amino acids 128-245). The integrity of the bZIP domain is required for growth suppression since a two-amino acid mutant which is defective for homodimerization, fails to induce cell cycle arrest. Western blot analysis of p21 expression in cells expressing Zta mutants reveals that the ability of Zta mutants to cause G0/G1 growth arrest is intimately related to their capacity to induce p21 expression. Together, these data demonstrate that a carboxyl-terminal region of Zta...Continue Reading

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