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. 1984 Jan;3(1):73–79. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1984.tb01763.x

Polyoma middle-sized T antigen can be phosphorylated on tyrosine at multiple sites in vitro.

T Hunter, M A Hutchinson, W Eckhart
PMCID: PMC557299  PMID: 6200324

Abstract

The polyoma middle-sized T antigen (MT antigen) is associated with a protein kinase activity which phosphorylates tyrosine residues in polyoma T antigens in vitro. We have studied the sites of tyrosine phosphorylation of MT antigens phosphorylated in immunoprecipitates or in soluble form after partial purification by immunoaffinity chromatography. By analyzing the amino acid sequences of tryptic peptides of MT antigen, and by analyzing deletion mutant MT antigens, we have identified two major sites of phosphorylation in MT antigen, tyrosines 250 and 315. Additional sites were phosphorylated under some conditions. A synthetic peptide (Glu.Glu.Glu.Glu.Tyr.Met.Pro.Met.Glu), corresponding to the sequence around tyrosine 315, was phosphorylated when added to immunoprecipitates containing MT antigen.

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