title: The deoxyribonuclease induced after infection of KB cells by herpes simplex virus type 1 or type 2. I. Purification and characterization of the enzyme.
abstract: The deoxyribonuclease induced in KB cells by herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and type 2 has been purified. Both enzymes are able to completely degrade single- and double-stranded DNA yielding 5'-monophosphonucleotides as the sole products. A divalent cation, either Mg2+ or Mn2+, is an absolute requirement for catalysis and a reducing agent is necessary for enzyme stability. The maximum rate of reaction is achieved with 5 mM MgCl2 for both HSV-1 and HSV-2 DNase. The optimum concentration for Mn2+ is 0.1 to 0.2 mM and no exonuclease activity is observed when the concentration of Mn2+ is greater than 1 mM. The rate of reaction at the optimal Mg2+ concentration is 3- to 5-fold greater than that at the optimal Mn2+ concentration. In the presence of Mg2+, the enzymes are inhibited upon the addition of Mn2+, Ca2+, and Zn2+. The enzymatic reaction is also inhibited by spermine and spermidine, but not by putrescine. Crude and purified HSV-1 and HSV-2 DNase can degrade both HSV-1 and HSV-2 DNA, but native HSV-1 DNA is hydrolyzed at only 22% of the rate and HSV-2 DNA at only 32% of the rate of Escherichia coli DNA. Although HSV-1 and HSV-2 DNase were similar, minor differences were observed in most other properties such as pH optimum, inhibition by high ionic strength, activation energy, and sedimentation coefficient. However, the enzymes differ immunologically.
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D007118:Immunoassay; D007700:Kinetics; D011073:Polyamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D011073:Polyamines; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases