title: Effects of Acyclovir, Foscarnet, and Ribonucleotides on Herpes Simplex Virus-1 DNA Polymerase: Mechanistic Insights and a Novel Mechanism for Preventing Stable Incorporation of Ribonucleotides into DNA.
abstract: We examined the impact of two clinically approved anti-herpes drugs, acyclovir and Forscarnet (phosphonoformate), on the exonuclease activity of the herpes simplex virus-1 DNA polymerase, UL30. Acyclovir triphosphate and Foscarnet, along with the closely related phosphonoacetic acid, did not affect exonuclease activity on single-stranded DNA. Furthermore, blocking the polymerase active site due to either binding of Foscarnet or phosphonoacetic acid to the E-DNA complex or polymerization of acyclovir onto the DNA also had a minimal effect on exonuclease activity. The inability of the exonuclease to excise acyclovir from the primer 3'-terminus results from the altered sugar structure directly impeding phosphodiester bond hydrolysis as opposed to inhibiting binding, unwinding of the DNA by the exonuclease, or transfer of the DNA from the polymerase to the exonuclease. Removing the 3'-hydroxyl or the 2'-carbon from the nucleotide at the 3'-terminus of the primer strongly inhibited exonuclease activity, although addition of a 2'-hydroxyl did not affect exonuclease activity. The biological consequences of these results are twofold. First, the ability of acyclovir and Foscarnet to block dNTP polymerization without impacting exonuclease activity raises the possibility that their effects on herpes replication may involve both direct inhibition of dNTP polymerization and exonuclease-mediated destruction of herpes DNA. Second, the ability of the exonuclease to rapidly remove a ribonucleotide at the primer 3'-terminus in combination with the polymerase not efficiently adding dNTPs onto this primer provides a novel mechanism by which the herpes replication machinery can prevent incorporation of ribonucleotides into newly synthesized DNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado 80309-0215, United States.
authors.forename: Ashwani Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Vashishtha
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado , Boulder, Colorado 80309-0215, United States.
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kuchta
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005090:Exodeoxyribonucleases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017245:Foscarnet / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D006868:Hydrolysis / Q000187:drug effects; D007700:Kinetics; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019384:Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D012265:Ribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D019384:Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012265:Ribonucleotides; D014764:Viral Proteins; D017245:Foscarnet; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D005090:Exodeoxyribonucleases; C043417:DNA polymerase, Simplexvirus; D000212:Acyclovir
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