title: The DNA ligands influence the interactions between the herpes simplex virus 1 origin binding protein and the single strand DNA-binding protein, ICP-8.
abstract: The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) origin binding protein, OBP, is a DNA helicase specifically stimulated by the viral single strand DNA-binding protein, ICP-8. The stimulation is dependent on direct protein-protein interactions between the C-terminal domain of OBP, delta OBP, and ICP 8 (Boehmer, P.E., Craigie, M.C., Stow, N.D., and Lehman, I.R. (1994) J. Biol. Chem. 269, 29329-29334). We have now observed that this interaction is dramatically influenced by the nature of the DNA ligand. Stable complexes between delta OBP, ICP 8, and double-stranded DNA, presented either as a specific duplex oligonucleotide or a restriction fragment containing the HSV-1 origin of replication, oriS, can be detected by gel chromatography and gel electrophoresis. In contrast, a single-stranded oligonucleotide, oligo(dT)65, will completely disrupt the complex between delta OBP and ICP 8. We therefore suggest that the interaction between delta OBP and ICP 8 serves to position the single strand DNA-binding protein with high precision onto single-stranded DNA at a replication fork or at an origin of DNA replication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gustafsson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Falkenberg
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simonsson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Valadi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Elias
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D004265:DNA Helicases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004261:DNA Replication; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008024:Ligands; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C045462:ICP8 protein, Simplexvirus; D008024:Ligands; D014764:Viral Proteins; C064565:UL9 protein, Human herpesvirus 1; D004265:DNA Helicases