A major DNA binding protein encoded by BALF2 open reading frame of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) forms a complex with other EBV DNA-binding proteins : DNAase, EA-D, and DNA polymerase

A major 135-kDa DNA binding protein (mDBP) encoded by the BALF2 open reading frame of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is known to be an essential protein for the induction of the lytic cycle. The present investigation was carried out to know whether this protein forms a complex in vivo with other viral DNA binding proteins (DBP) involved in DNA replication: DNA polymerase, EA-D (diffused early antigen), and DNAase. Immunoprecipitation assays followed by mono- and two-dimensional electrophoresis showed that mDBP forms a complex with these three DBP. Other complexes were also found such as EA-D/DNAase, DNA polymerase/DNAase, and DNA polymerase/EA-D. The complexed forms already exist in the early stage of EBV cycle before DNA synthesis is induced in the EBV producer P3HR-1 cell line. The exonuclease activity encoded by DNAase was found to be inhibited when this enzyme complexed with mDBP, while the EBV DNA polymerase retained its activity in the complexed form with mDBP. Our results suggest that these complexes already present before DNA synthesis are necessary for EBV DNA synthesis.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1997

Erschienen:

1997

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:239

Enthalten in:

Virology - 239(1997), 2 vom: 22. Dez., Seite 285-95

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zeng, Y [VerfasserIn]
Middeldorp, J [VerfasserIn]
Madjar, J J [VerfasserIn]
Ooka, T [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Antigens, Viral
BALF2 protein, Human herpesvirus 4
BALF5 protein, Epstein-barr virus
DNA, Viral
DNA-Binding Proteins
DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase
Deoxyribonuclease, Epstein-Barr virus
Deoxyribonucleases
EC 2.7.7.7
EC 3.1.-
EC 3.1.11.-
Epstein-Barr virus early antigen diffuse component
Journal Article
Multienzyme Complexes
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Viral Proteins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.02.1998

Date Revised 15.11.2006

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM093780508