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The adenovirus E1B 55-kDa and E4 34-kDa oncoproteins bind and inactivate the p53 tumor suppressor gene product, resulting in cell transformation. A recently discovered cellular protein, p73, shows extensive similarities to p53 in structure and function. Here we show that the simultaneous transient expression of E1B 55-kDa and E4 34-kDa proteins is sufficient to drastically shorten the intracellular half-life of p53, leading to strongly reduced steady-state p53 levels. Concomitantly, the E1B 55-kDa and E4 34-kDa proteins act synergistically to inactivate the transcriptional activity of p53. Mutational analysis suggests that physical interactions between the E1B 55-kDa protein and p53 and between the E1B 55-kDa and E4 34-kDa proteins are both required for p53 degradation. In contrast, the ability of p53 to interact with the cellular mdm2 oncoprotein or with its cognate DNA element appears to be dispensable for its destabilization by adenovirus gene products. The adenovirus E1B 55-kDa protein did not detectably interact with p73 and failed to inhibit p73-mediated transcription; also, the E1B 55-kDa and E4 34-kDa proteins did not promote p73 degradation. When five amino acids near the amino termini were exchanged at corresponding positions between p53 and p73, this rendered p53 resistant and p73 susceptible to complex formation and inactivation by the E1B 55-kDa protein. Our results suggest that while p53 inactivation is a central step in virus-induced tumor development, efficient transformation can occur without targeting p73.

Inactivation of p53 but Not p73 by Adenovirus Type 5 E1B 55-Kilodalton and E4 34-Kilodalton Oncoproteins