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ArticleThe EMBO journal2003

E1 initiator DNA binding specificity is unmasked by selective inhibition of non-specific DNA binding.

Arne Stenlund

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Arne StenlundCold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA. stenlund@cshl.org
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · US

Funding

VIRAL TRANSACTIVATIONP01CA013106 · NCI · COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY · PI William Richard McCombie · 1985 to 2026
$116.8M
NCI NIH HHS CA13106NCI NIH HHS P01 CA013106
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Initiator proteins are critical components of the DNA replication machinery and mark the site of initiation. This activity probably requires highly selective DNA binding; however, many initiators display modest specificity in vitro. We demonstrate that low specificity of the papillomavirus E1 initiator results from the presence of a non-specific DNA-binding activity, involved in melting, which masks the specificity intrinsic to the E1 DNA-binding domain. The viral factor E2 restores specificity through a physical interaction with E1 that suppresses non-specific binding. We propose that this arrangement, where one DNA-binding activity tethers the initiator to ori while another alters DNA structure, is a characteristic of other viral and cellular initiator proteins. This arrangement would provide an explanation for the low selectivity observed for DNA binding by initiator proteins.

Indexed as

Binding SitesBovine papillomavirus 1DNADNA-Binding ProteinsDNA FootprintingDNA HelicasesProtein Structure, TertiaryViral ProteinsDNADNA-Binding ProteinsDNA HelicasesE1 protein, Bovine papillomavirusE2 protein, Bovine papillomavirusViral Proteins

Identifiers

PMID12574131
PMCPMC145451
OpenAlexW2027852452

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