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ArticleJournal of virology2007

Quantitative analysis of the binding of simian virus 40 large T antigen to DNA.

Amélie Fradet-Turcotte, Caroline Vincent, Simon Joubert, Peter A Bullock, Jacques Archambault

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Article in Journal of virology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Amélie Fradet-TurcotteLaboratory of Molecular Virology, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), 110 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Caroline Vincent
Simon Joubert
Peter A Bullock
Jacques Archambault
Université de Montréal · CAMontreal Clinical Research Institute · CATufts University · US

Funding

INITIATION OF SV40 DNA REPLICATION AND ITS REGULATIONR01GM055397 · NIGMS · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI BULLOCK, PETER AUGUSTUS · 1997 to 2010
$3.5M
CIHR 68885-1NIGMS NIH HHS 9R01 GM55397NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM055397
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SV40 large T antigen (T-ag) is a multifunctional protein that successively binds to 5'-GAGGC-3' sequences in the viral origin of replication, melts the origin, unwinds DNA ahead of the replication fork, and interacts with host DNA replication factors to promote replication of the simian virus 40 genome. The transition of T-ag from a sequence-specific binding protein to a nonspecific helicase involves its assembly into a double hexamer whose formation is likely dictated by the propensity of T-ag to oligomerize and its relative affinities for the origin as well as for nonspecific double- and single-stranded DNA. In this study, we used a sensitive assay based on fluorescence anisotropy to measure the affinities of wild-type and mutant forms of the T-ag origin-binding domain (OBD), and of a larger fragment containing the N-terminal domain (N260), for different DNA substrates. We report that the N-terminal domain does not contribute to binding affinity but reduces the propensity of the OBD to self-associate. We found that the OBD binds with different affinities to its four sites in the origin and determined a consensus binding site by systematic mutagenesis of the 5'-GAGGC-3' sequence and of the residue downstream of it, which also contributes to affinity. Interestingly, the OBD also binds to single-stranded DNA with an approximately 10-fold higher affinity than to nonspecific duplex DNA and in a mutually exclusive manner. Finally, we provide evidence that the sequence specificity of full-length T-ag is lower than that of the OBD. These results provide a quantitative basis onto which to anchor our understanding of the interaction of T-ag with the origin and its assembly into a double hexamer.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SubstitutionAntigens, Polyomavirus TransformingBinding SitesConsensus SequenceDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, Single-StrandedDNA, ViralFluorescence PolarizationHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiarySimian virus 40Substrate SpecificityViral ProteinsAntigens, Polyomavirus TransformingDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, Single-StrandedDNA, ViralViral Proteins

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PMID17596312
PMCPMC1951407
OpenAlexW2116639157

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