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A retinoblastoma-binding protein related to a negative regulator of Ras in yeast

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THE growth suppression function of the retinoblastoma protein (Rb) is thought to be mediated by Rb binding to cellular proteins1. p48 is one of the major proteins that binds to a putative functional domain at the carboxy terminus of the Rb protein2. Here we report the isolation of a full-length complementary DNA (RbAp48) encoding p48. Complex formation between p48 and Rb occurs in vitro and in vivo, and apparently involves direct interaction between the proteins. Like RbAp48 is a ubiquitously expressed nuclear protein. Rb, p48 share sequence homology with MS11, a negative regulator of the Ras-cyclic AMP pathway in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae3. Furthermore, like MS11, human RbAp48 suppresses the heat-shock sensitivity of the yeast ira1 strains and RAS2val19 strains. Interaction with p48 may be one of the mechanisms for suppression of growth mediated by Rb.

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Qian, YW., Wang, YC., Hollingsworth, R. et al. A retinoblastoma-binding protein related to a negative regulator of Ras in yeast. Nature 364, 648–652 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/364648a0

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