The DNA segregation mechanism of Epstein–Barr virus nuclear antigen 1
AUTOR(ES)
Wu, Hong
FONTE
Oxford University Press
RESUMO
Latent Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) genomes are maintained in human cells as low copy number episomes that are thought to be partitioned by attachment to the cellular mitotic chromosomes through the viral EBNA1 protein. We have identified a human protein, EBP2, which interacts with the EBNA1 sequences that govern EBV partitioning. Here we show that, in mitosis, EBP2 localizes to the condensed cellular chromosomes producing a staining pattern that is indistinguishable from that of EBNA1. The localization of EBNA1 proteins with mutations in the EBP2 binding region was also examined. An EBNA1 mutant (Δ325–376) disrupted for EBP2 binding and segregation function was nuclear but failed to attach to the cellular chromosomes in mitosis. Our results indicate that amino acids 325–376 mediate the binding of EBNA1 to mitotic chromosomes and strongly suggest that EBNA1 mediates EBV segregation by attaching to EBP2 on the cellular mitotic chromosomes.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1084258Documentos Relacionados
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