title: Photoaffinity labeling of the herpes simplex virus type-1 single-strand DNA-binding protein (ICP8) with oligodeoxyribonucleotides.
abstract: The herpes simplex virus type-1 single-strand DNA-binding protein ICP8 is a 128-kDa zinc metalloprotein. In this communication we have shown that unsubstituted and bromodeoxyuridine-substituted oligonucleotides can be specifically crosslinked to ICP8 by UV irradiation. We have used this approach to show that the single-strand DNA-binding site of ICP8 resides within a 53.5-kDa tryptic polypeptide. This polypeptide initiates at alanine 368 and was estimated to extend through arginine 902. A polypeptide encompassing residues 368-902 synthesized in vitro exhibited single-strand DNA-binding activity. We conclude that the region encompassing residues 368-902 contains the single-strand DNA-binding site of ICP8. Moreover, photoaffinity labeling of ICP8 with oligonucleotides provides a means of specifically modifying its single-strand DNA-binding site, thereby facilitating future studies on the importance of its single-strand DNA-binding activity in its interaction with other DNA replication enzymes.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey-Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Newark, New Jersey, 07103, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Boehmer
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D019920:Photoaffinity Labels; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C045462:ICP8 protein, Simplexvirus; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D019920:Photoaffinity Labels; D014764:Viral Proteins