TY - JOUR
T1 - Overexpression, purification and helix-destabilizing properties of Epstein-Barr virus ssDNA-binding protein
AU - Tsurumi, Tatsuya
AU - Kishore, Janak
AU - Yokoyama, Naoaki
AU - Fujita, Masatoshi
AU - Daikoku, Tohru
AU - Yamada, Hiroshi
AU - Yamashita, Yasuo
AU - Nishiyama, Yukihiro
PY - 1998/5
Y1 - 1998/5
N2 - The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) ssDNA-binding protein (SSB) encoded by the BALF2 gene is one of the essential replication proteins in the lytic phase of EBV DNA replication. In order to obtain the amount of EBV SSB required for characterization, a recombinant baculovirus containing the complete sequence of the BALFZ open reading frame under the control of the baculovirus polyhedrin promoter was constructed. Insect cells infected with the recombinant virus produced a protein of 130 kDa, recognized by anti-BALF2 protein-specific polyclonal antibody. The overexpressed EBV SSB was purified homogeneously from the cytosolic fraction of the recombinant virus-infected cells. The purified protein displaced short DNA strands from their complementary sequences in the single-stranded form of M13. The helix-destabilizing activity was neutralized by the anti-BALF2 protein-specific antibody. Maximum unwinding occurred at EBV SSB concentrations exceeding saturation level of the DNA substrate. The DNA unwinding reaction mediated by the EBV SSB was highly cooperative and extremely rapid. The reaction displayed no directionality and required neither ATP nor MgCl2, two essential cofactors for DNA helicase activity. The helix-destabilizing property of the EBV SSB may function to melt out secondary structures on the ssDNA template, thereby facilitating the movement of the EBV DNA polymerase.
AB - The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) ssDNA-binding protein (SSB) encoded by the BALF2 gene is one of the essential replication proteins in the lytic phase of EBV DNA replication. In order to obtain the amount of EBV SSB required for characterization, a recombinant baculovirus containing the complete sequence of the BALFZ open reading frame under the control of the baculovirus polyhedrin promoter was constructed. Insect cells infected with the recombinant virus produced a protein of 130 kDa, recognized by anti-BALF2 protein-specific polyclonal antibody. The overexpressed EBV SSB was purified homogeneously from the cytosolic fraction of the recombinant virus-infected cells. The purified protein displaced short DNA strands from their complementary sequences in the single-stranded form of M13. The helix-destabilizing activity was neutralized by the anti-BALF2 protein-specific antibody. Maximum unwinding occurred at EBV SSB concentrations exceeding saturation level of the DNA substrate. The DNA unwinding reaction mediated by the EBV SSB was highly cooperative and extremely rapid. The reaction displayed no directionality and required neither ATP nor MgCl2, two essential cofactors for DNA helicase activity. The helix-destabilizing property of the EBV SSB may function to melt out secondary structures on the ssDNA template, thereby facilitating the movement of the EBV DNA polymerase.
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U2 - 10.1099/0022-1317-79-5-1257
DO - 10.1099/0022-1317-79-5-1257
M3 - Article
C2 - 9603341
AN - SCOPUS:0031946624
SN - 0022-1317
VL - 79
SP - 1257
EP - 1264
JO - Journal of General Virology
JF - Journal of General Virology
IS - 5
ER -