title: Adenovirus DNA replication: the function of the covalently bound terminal protein.
abstract: Initiation of Adenovirus DNA replication in vitro requires the presence of three viral proteins (pTP, pol, DBP) and two cellular transcription factors, NFI and Oct-1, that stimulate replication more than 100-fold. NFI assists in binding and positioning of the DNA polymerase in the origin whereas Oct-1 changes the structure of origin DNA. Optimal templates contain, in addition to origin sequences, the covalently bound viral terminal protein (TP). This terminal protein stimulates the template activity over 20 fold compared to protein-free templates. To study the way in which TP exerts its function in vitro we devised a novel method to isolate and label a short origin containing fragment in which the TP was bound in a functional form. This fragment replicated very efficiently and could be used for studying the binding of other replication proteins. Employing alpha-chymotrypsin digestion we show that for enhancement of replication in vitro only a small part of TP is required.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Physiological Chemistry, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pronk
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Stuiver
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: van der Vliet
mesh_terms: D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D000837:Anion Exchange Resins; D002918:Chymotrypsin; D004261:DNA Replication / Q000502:physiology*; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; D009698:Nucleoproteins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012093:Replicon / Q000502:physiology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000837:Anion Exchange Resins; D009698:Nucleoproteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D014764:Viral Proteins; C056461:terminal protein, adenovirus; C061568:endodeoxyribonuclease SspI; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; D002918:Chymotrypsin