The bovine papillomavirus E5 protein requires a juxtamembrane negative charge for activation of the platelet-derived growth factor beta receptor and transformation of C127 cells.
Klein O, Kegler-Ebo D, Su J, Smith S, DiMaio D. The bovine papillomavirus E5 protein requires a juxtamembrane negative charge for activation of the platelet-derived growth factor beta receptor and transformation of C127 cells. Journal Of Virology 1999, 73: 3264-72. PMID: 10074180, PMCID: PMC104090, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.4.3264-3272.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet-derived growth factor beta receptorPDGF beta receptorGrowth factor beta receptorE5 proteinBovine papillomavirus E5 proteinCell transformationHomodimeric transmembrane proteinSustained receptor activationC127 mouse fibroblastsExtracellular juxtamembrane regionBeta receptorsE5 dimerE5 mutantsDouble mutantJuxtamembrane regionTransmembrane proteinC127 cellsC-terminusAcidic residuesE5 geneMutantsPosition 33Mouse fibroblastsProteinSalt bridge