title: The herpes simplex virus type 1 origin-binding protein. sequence-specific activation of adenosine triphosphatase activity by a double-stranded DNA containing box I.
abstract: Origin-dependent replication of the herpes simplex virus type 1 genome requires the virally encoded origin-binding protein, UL9. UL9 binds specifically to the herpes simplex virus type 1 replication origin at two high affinity binding sites on the DNA, Boxes I and II. UL9 also has ATP-dependent DNA helicase and DNA-stimulated ATPase activities that are used to unwind the origin DNA. Origin-specific binding is mediated by the C-terminal domain (C-domain) of the enzyme. ATPase and helicase activities are mediated by the N-terminal domain (N-domain). Previous studies have shown that single-stranded DNA is a good coeffector for ATPase activity. We have analyzed several DNAs for their ability to stimulate the ATPase activity of UL9 and of a truncated UL9 protein (UL9/N) consisting only of the N-domain. We report here that duplex Box I DNA specifically and potently stimulates the ATPase activity of UL9 but not of UL9/N. We also find that removal of the C-domain significantly increases the ATPase activity of UL9. We have incorporated these results into a model for initiation in which the C-domain of UL9 serves to regulate the enzymatic activity of the N-domain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0088, USA.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dodson
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000737:chemistry*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018411:Spodoptera; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases