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ArticlePLoS pathogens2014

Insights into the initiation of JC virus DNA replication derived from the crystal structure of the T-antigen origin binding domain.

Gretchen Meinke, Paul J Phelan, Radha Kalekar, Jong Shin, Jacques Archambault, Andrew Bohm, Peter A Bullock

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Article in PLoS pathogens, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Gretchen MeinkeDepartment of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Paul J PhelanDepartment of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Radha KalekarDepartment of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Jong ShinDepartment of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Jacques ArchambaultLaboratory of Molecular Virology, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Andrew BohmDepartment of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Peter A BullockDepartment of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Tufts University · USMontreal Clinical Research Institute · CA

Funding

Life Science and Biomedical technology Research center at NSLS-II LSBRP41GM111244 · NIGMS · BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOC-BROOKHAVEN LAB · PI MCSWEENEY, SEAN · 2014 to 2018
$16.4M
CIHR 126103-1CIHR MOP-126103NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM111244
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

JC virus is a member of the Polyomavirus family of DNA tumor viruses and the causative agent of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). PML is a disease that occurs primarily in people who are immunocompromised and is usually fatal. As with other Polyomavirus family members, the replication of JC virus (JCV) DNA is dependent upon the virally encoded protein T-antigen. To further our understanding of JCV replication, we have determined the crystal structure of the origin-binding domain (OBD) of JCV T-antigen. This structure provides the first molecular understanding of JCV T-ag replication functions; for example, it suggests how the JCV T-ag OBD site-specifically binds to the major groove of GAGGC sequences in the origin. Furthermore, these studies suggest how the JCV OBDs interact during subsequent oligomerization events. We also report that the OBD contains a novel "pocket"; which sequesters the A1 & B2 loops of neighboring molecules. Mutagenesis of a residue in the pocket associated with the JCV T-ag OBD interfered with viral replication. Finally, we report that relative to the SV40 OBD, the surface of the JCV OBD contains one hemisphere that is highly conserved and one that is highly variable.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceAntigens, Viral, TumorBinding SitesCrystallizationCrystallography, X-RayDNA ReplicationJC VirusMolecular Sequence DataProtein Structure, QuaternaryVirus ReplicationAntigens, Viral, Tumor

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PMID24586168
PMCPMC3930596
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