title: Interaction of herpes simplex virus 1 origin-binding protein with DNA polymerase alpha.
abstract: The herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) genome encodes seven polypeptides that are required for its replication. These include a heterodimeric DNA polymerase, a single-strand-DNA-binding protein, a heterotrimeric helicase/primase, and a protein (UL9 protein) that binds specifically to an HSV-1 origin of replication (oris). We demonstrate here that UL9 protein interacts specifically with the 180-kDa catalytic subunit of the cellular DNA polymerase alpha-primase. This interaction can be detected by immunoprecipitation with antibodies directed against either of these proteins, by gel mobility shift of an oris-UL9 protein complex, and by stimulation of DNA polymerase activity by the UL9 protein. These findings suggest that enzymes required for cellular DNA replication also participate in HSV-1 DNA replication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Lehman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016367:Baculoviridae; D002460:Cell Line; D004257:DNA Polymerase II / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011485:Protein Binding; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D018411:Spodoptera; D014162:Transfection; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; C055789:origin-binding proteins, viral; C064565:UL9 protein, Human herpesvirus 1; D004257:DNA Polymerase II