title: Unwinding of a herpes simplex virus type 1 origin of replication (Ori(S)) by a complex of the viral origin binding protein and the single-stranded DNA binding protein.
abstract: A herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) Ori(S) analogue in which the A+T sequence linking the box I and II elements was replaced by two single-stranded oligo(dT)s is unwound by the UL9 protein-ICP8 complex. Unwinding of wild-type Ori(S) by the UL9 protein-ICP8 complex was also observed under conditions which destabilize the A+T sequence. These experiments support a model for the unwinding of Ori(S) in which destabilization of the A+T sequence can generate a single-stranded DNA binding site for ICP8, which then associates with the UL9 protein bound to boxes I and II to promote the bidirectional unwinding of Ori(S).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5037, USA.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Lehman
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D004265:DNA Helicases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D018741:Replication Origin / Q000235:genetics*; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D004279:DNA, Viral; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C045462:ICP8 protein, Simplexvirus; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D014764:Viral Proteins; C064565:UL9 protein, Human herpesvirus 1; D004265:DNA Helicases