title: Crystal structure of the DNA-binding domain of the Epstein-Barr virus origin-binding protein, EBNA1, bound to DNA.
abstract: The Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) protein binds to and activates DNA replication from oriP, the latent origin of DNA replication in Epstein-Barr virus. The crystal structure of the DNA-binding domain of EBNA1 bound to an 18 bp binding site was solved at 2.4 A resolution. EBNA1 comprises two domains, a flanking and a core domain. The flanking domain, which includes a helix that projects into the major groove and an extended chain that travels along the minor groove, makes all of the sequence-determining contacts with the DNA. The core domain, which is structurally homologous to the complete DNA-binding domain of the bovine papilloma virus E2 protein, makes no direct contacts with the DNA bases. A model for origin unwinding is proposed that incorporates the known biochemical and structural features of the EBNA1-origin interaction.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Cancer Research Group, Department of Pathology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bochkarev
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Barwell
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pfuetzner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bochkareva
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frappier
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004261:DNA Replication; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D019309:Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000378:metabolism*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry*; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D018741:Replication Origin
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D019309:Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D004247:DNA