ArticleActa crystallographica. Section D, Structural biology2019
Structural analysis of a replication protein encoded by a plasmid isolated from a multiple sclerosis patient.
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- Characterization of antibodies against the replication protein (Rep) encoded by bovine meat and milk factors (BMMFs).Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Predictive Utility of ViroFind Detection of Blood and CSF Virome for Viral Presence in Human Brain Tissue.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Analysis of chronic inflammatory lesions of the colon for BMMF Rep antigen expression and CD68 macrophage interactions.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
- Intercellular Transmission of a Synthetic Bacterial Cytotoxic Prion-Like Protein in Mammalian Cells.mBio · 2020Article
- A specific class of infectious agents isolated from bovine serum and dairy products and peritumoral colon cancer tissue.Emerging microbes & infections · 2019Article
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Abstract
Bovine meat and milk factors (BMMFs) are circular, single-stranded episomal DNAs that have been detected in bovine meat and milk products. BMMFs are thought to have roles in human malignant and degenerative diseases. BMMFs encode a replication initiator protein (Rep) that is actively transcribed and translated in human cells. In this study, a Rep WH1 domain encoded on a BMMF (MSBI1.176) isolated from a multiple sclerosis human brain sample was determined to 1.53 Å resolution using X-ray crystallography. The overall structure of the MSBI1.176 WH1 domain was remarkably similar to other Rep structures, despite having a low (28%) amino-acid sequence identity. The MSBI1.176 WH1 domain contained elements common to other Reps, including five α-helices, five β-strands and a hydrophobic pocket. These new findings suggest that the MSBI1.176 Rep might have comparable roles and functions to other known Reps of different origins.
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