Abstract
We had previously demonstrated that the herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) single-stranded DNA-binding protein (ICP8) can specifically stimulate the helicase activity of the HSV-1 origin-binding protein (UL9). We show here that this functional stimulation is a manifestation of a tight interaction between UL9 protein and ICP8. By using protein-affinity chromatography, we have demonstrated the specific binding of purified UL9 protein to immobilized ICP8 and vice versa. Furthermore, ICP8 is specifically retained by a column on which the C-terminal 37-kDa DNA-binding domain of the UL9 protein was immobilized. The interaction between ICP8 and the DNA-binding domain of the UL9 protein was confirmed by cochromatography of the two proteins. These results suggest that the UL9 protein and ICP8 form a tight complex that functions in origin recognition and unwinding.
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Created | 19 years, 2 months ago (May 31, 2006, 8:31 a.m.) |
Deposited | 3 years, 4 months ago (April 13, 2022, 1:37 p.m.) |
Indexed | 2 days, 5 hours ago (Aug. 28, 2025, 8:24 a.m.) |
Issued | 31 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 15, 1993) |
Published | 31 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 15, 1993) |
Published Online | 31 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 15, 1993) |
Published Print | 31 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 15, 1993) |
@article{Boehmer_1993, title={Physical interaction between the herpes simplex virus 1 origin-binding protein and single-stranded DNA-binding protein ICP8.}, volume={90}, ISSN={1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.90.18.8444}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.90.18.8444}, number={18}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Boehmer, P E and Lehman, I R}, year={1993}, month=sep, pages={8444–8448} }