Abstract
The gene product of the v-sis gene is closely related to the B chain of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). However, v-sis also encodes additional amino acids at its N and C termini, which are not represented in the sequence data of PDGF. We have constructed a series of N-terminal deletion mutants in the v-sis gene to define the minimum region required for transformation. These mutants were assayed for biological activity by using retroviral expression vectors which donate a signal sequence, required for translocation across the rough endoplasmic reticulum, to the mutant gene product. The minimal transforming region of the v-sis gene product defined by this analysis has 15 residues missing at the N terminus when compared with the PDGF-B chain. There are only two residues separating the closest transforming and nontransforming gene products. Mutant gene products lacking both the basic dipeptide processing site and the N-linked glycosylation site were found to be biologically active, indicating the dispensability of those processing steps. These results delimit the minimal transforming region of the v-sis gene product to residues 127 through 214, a total of 21 residues smaller than the PDGF-B chain.
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