Oncogene Proteins v-erbA
Synonyms
Oncogene Products v erbA
Oncogene Products v-erbA
Oncogene Proteins v erbA
erbA Oncogene Proteins
v erbA Proteins
v-erbA Proteins
Transforming proteins encoded by erbA oncogenes from the avian erythroblastosis virus. They are truncated versions of c-erbA, the thyroid hormone receptor (RECEPTORS, THYROID HORMONE) that have retained both the DNA-binding and hormone-binding domains. Mutations in the hormone-binding domains abolish the transcriptional activation function. v-erbA acts as a dominant repressor of c-erbA, inducing transformation by disinhibiting proliferation.