title: A potential NES of the Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) does not confer shuttling.
abstract: The Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) is a multifunctional protein involved in the replication and maintenance of the viral episome. We identified a potential Rev-like nuclear export signal (NES) which, however, does not confer the export of EBNA1. In the yeast two-hybrid system EBNA1 does not bind to the nuclear exporter Crm1p. In spite of the RNA-binding ability of EBNA1 and its structural homologies to RNA binding proteins like hnRNP U and/or A1, EBNA1 does not shuttle to the cytoplasm in heterokaryon analysis. We propose the function of the RNA binding of EBNA1 in retaining RNAs to the nucleus.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Abteilung Virologie, Universitätskliniken, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Voss
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mueller-Lantzsch
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Grässer
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D019309:Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D019309:Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens; D012313:RNA