PMID- 17581980 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070928 LR - 20181113 IS - 0022-538X (Print) IS - 1098-5514 (Electronic) IS - 0022-538X (Linking) VI - 81 IP - 17 DP - 2007 Sep TI - Enterocyte proliferation and intestinal hyperplasia induced by simian virus 40 T antigen require a functional J domain. PG - 9481-9 AB - Transgenic mice expressing the simian virus 40 large T antigen (TAg) in enterocytes develop intestinal hyperplasia that progresses to dysplasia with age. This induction requires TAg action on the retinoblastoma (Rb) family of tumor suppressors and is independent of the p53 pathway. In cell culture systems, the inactivation of Rb proteins requires both a J domain in TAg that interacts with hsc70 and an LXCXE motif that directs association with Rb proteins. Together these elements are sufficient to release E2Fs from their association with Rb family members. We have generated transgenic mice that express a J domain mutant (D44N) in villus enterocytes. In contrast to wild-type TAg, the D44N mutant is unable to induce enterocyte proliferation. Histological and morphological examination revealed that mice expressing the J domain mutant have normal intestines without loss of growth control. Unlike mice expressing wild-type TAg, mice expressing D44N do not reduce the protein levels of p130 and are also unable to dissociate p130-E2F DNA binding complexes. Furthermore, mice expressing D44N in a null p130 background are still unable to develop hyperplasia. These studies demonstrate that the ectopic proliferation of enterocytes by TAg requires a functional J domain and suggest that the J domain is necessary to inactivate all three pRb family members. FAU - Rathi, Abhilasha V AU - Rathi AV AD - Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. FAU - Saenz Robles, M Teresa AU - Saenz Robles MT FAU - Pipas, James M AU - Pipas JM LA - eng GR - CA09895/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20070620 PL - United States TA - J Virol JT - Journal of virology JID - 0113724 RN - 0 (Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming) RN - 0 (Retinoblastoma Protein) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Substitution/genetics MH - Animals MH - Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming/chemistry/genetics/*physiology MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Enterocytes/cytology/*virology MH - Hyperplasia/*virology MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Intestines/pathology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Mutation, Missense MH - Polyomavirus Infections/pathology MH - Protein Structure, Tertiary MH - Retinoblastoma Protein/metabolism MH - Simian virus 40/genetics/*physiology MH - Tumor Virus Infections/pathology PMC - PMC1951414 EDAT- 2007/06/22 09:00 MHDA- 2007/09/29 09:00 PMCR- 2008/01/01 CRDT- 2007/06/22 09:00 PHST- 2007/06/22 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/09/29 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/06/22 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2008/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JVI.00922-07 [pii] AID - 0922-07 [pii] AID - 10.1128/JVI.00922-07 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Virol. 2007 Sep;81(17):9481-9. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00922-07. Epub 2007 Jun 20.