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A Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Enhancer Of Myc Transforming Potential Stabilizes Myc-Tip60 Transcriptional Interactions, Soumya Awasthi, Anima Sharma, Kasuen Wong, Junyu Zhang, Elizabeth F. Matlock, Lowery Rogers, Pamela Motloch, Shigeki Takemoto, Hirokuni Taguchi, Michael D. Cole Jul 2005

A Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Enhancer Of Myc Transforming Potential Stabilizes Myc-Tip60 Transcriptional Interactions, Soumya Awasthi, Anima Sharma, Kasuen Wong, Junyu Zhang, Elizabeth F. Matlock, Lowery Rogers, Pamela Motloch, Shigeki Takemoto, Hirokuni Taguchi, Michael D. Cole

Dartmouth Scholarship

The human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infects and transforms CD4+ lymphocytes and causes adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), an aggressive lymphoproliferative disease that is often fatal. Here, we demonstrate that the HTLV-1 pX splice-variant p30II markedly enhances the transforming potential of Myc and transcriptionally activates the human cyclin D2 promoter, dependent upon its conserved Myc-responsive E-box enhancer elements, which are associated with increased S-phase entry and multinucleation. Enhancement of c-Myc transforming activity by HTLV-1 p30II is dependent upon the transcriptional coactivators, transforming transcriptional activator protein/p434 and TIP60, and it requires TIP60 histone acetyltransferase (HAT) activity and correlates with the …


Requirements For Vibrio Cholerae Hapr Binding And Transcriptional Repression At The Hapr Promoter Are Distinct From Those At The Apha Promoter, Wei Lin, Gabriela Kovacikova, Karen Skorupski May 2005

Requirements For Vibrio Cholerae Hapr Binding And Transcriptional Repression At The Hapr Promoter Are Distinct From Those At The Apha Promoter, Wei Lin, Gabriela Kovacikova, Karen Skorupski

Dartmouth Scholarship

Virulence gene expression in certain strains of Vibrio cholerae is regulated in response to cell density by a quorum-sensing cascade that influences the levels of the LuxR homolog HapR through small regulatory RNAs that control the stability of its message. At high cell density, HapR represses the expression of the gene encoding the virulence gene activator AphA by binding to a site between −85 and −58 in the aphA promoter. We show here that a second binding site for HapR lies within the hapR promoter from which it functions to repress its own transcription. This site, as determined by gel …


Identification Of A Tcpc-Tcpq Outer Membrane Complex Involved In The Biogenesis Of The Toxin-Coregulated Pilus Of Vibrio Cholerae, Niranjan Bose, Ronald K. Taylor Apr 2005

Identification Of A Tcpc-Tcpq Outer Membrane Complex Involved In The Biogenesis Of The Toxin-Coregulated Pilus Of Vibrio Cholerae, Niranjan Bose, Ronald K. Taylor

Dartmouth Scholarship

The toxin-coregulated pilus (TCP) of Vibrio cholerae and the soluble TcpF protein that is secreted via the TCP biogenesis apparatus are essential for intestinal colonization. The TCP biogenesis apparatus is composed of at least nine proteins but is largely uncharacterized. TcpC is an outer membrane lipoprotein required for TCP biogenesis that is a member of the secretin protein superfamily. In the present study, analysis of TcpC in a series of strains deficient in each of the TCP biogenesis proteins revealed that TcpC was absent specifically in a tcpQ mutant. TcpQ is a predicted periplasmic protein required for TCP biogenesis. Fractionation …


Peptide 15-Mers Of Defined Sequence That Substitute For Random Amino Acid Copolymers In Amelioration Of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Joel N.H. Stern, Zsolt Illés, Jay Reddy, Derin B. Keskin, Masha Fridkis-Hareli, Vijay K. Kuchroo, Jack L. Strominger Feb 2005

Peptide 15-Mers Of Defined Sequence That Substitute For Random Amino Acid Copolymers In Amelioration Of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Joel N.H. Stern, Zsolt Illés, Jay Reddy, Derin B. Keskin, Masha Fridkis-Hareli, Vijay K. Kuchroo, Jack L. Strominger

Jay Reddy Publications

Myelin basic protein (MBP) is a major candidate autoantigen in multiple sclerosis (MS). Its immunodominant epitope, MBP 85–99, forms a complex with human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR2 with which multiple sclerosis is genetically associated. Copolymer 1 (Copaxone), a random amino acid copolymer [poly (Y,E,A,K)n] as well as two modified synthetic copolymers [poly (F,Y,A,K)n and poly (V,W,A,K)n] also form complexes with HLA-DR2 (DRA DRB1*1501) and compete with MBP 85–99 for binding. Moreover, two high-affinity synthetic peptide 15-mers that could inhibit binding even more effectively were previously designed. Here, we show that further-modified peptide 15-mers inhibited even more strongly (in order J5 > J3 …


Interleukin-17/Interleukin-17 Receptor-Mediated Signaling Is Important For Generation Of An Optimal Polymorphonuclear Response Against Toxoplasma Gondii Infection, Michelle N. Kelly, Jay K. Kolls, Kyle Happel, Joseph D. Schwartzman Jan 2005

Interleukin-17/Interleukin-17 Receptor-Mediated Signaling Is Important For Generation Of An Optimal Polymorphonuclear Response Against Toxoplasma Gondii Infection, Michelle N. Kelly, Jay K. Kolls, Kyle Happel, Joseph D. Schwartzman

Dartmouth Scholarship

We investigated the role of interleukin-17 (IL-17)/IL-17 receptor (IL-17R)-mediated signaling in the protective immunity against Toxoplasma gondii. IL-17R−/− mice developed a normal adaptive immunity against the parasite. However, increased mortality in the knockout animals can be attributed to a defect in the migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes to infected sites during early infection.