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Comparative Study
. 1991 May;182(1):84-93.
doi: 10.1016/0042-6822(91)90651-q.

The domain of Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 essential for binding to oriP region has a sequence fitted for the hypothetical basic-helix-loop-helix structure

N Inoue  1 , S Harada, T Honma, T Kitamura, K Yanagi
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Comparative Study

The domain of Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 essential for binding to oriP region has a sequence fitted for the hypothetical basic-helix-loop-helix structure

N Inoue et al. Virology. 1991 May.

Abstract

The domain of Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA-1) which is essential for binding to a region containing oriP, an episomal replication origin of EBV DNA, was analyzed by DNA binding assay with beta-galactosidase-EBNA-1 fusion proteins. It was revealed that a 159-amino acid (aa) domain, 460-618 aa, of EBNA-1 retained the oriP-binding activity and the domain's activity was abolished by a deletion of 29 aa from its amino-terminal end and by a 38 aa deletion from its carboxyl-end as well. One of five monoclonal antibodies against EBNA-1 specifically inhibited the binding of the beta-galactosidase-EBNA-1 fusion protein to the oriP region. The epitope recognized by the monoclonal antibody was mapped in the crucial 29 aa region. An analysis of the domain's putative secondary structure and a computer search of amino acid sequence homology indicated that the 159-aa domain contains the hypothetical basic-helix-loop-helix structure which is considered to be a common characteristic structure of a family of DNA binding proteins. Examinations of DNA binding activity of the other EBNA polypeptides with a series of fusion proteins and similar structural analyses of their amino acid sequences were also performed. This study suggests that EBNA-1 is a constituent of the family of DNA binding proteins which are involved in transcriptional regulation critical for cell differentiation or cell-type determination.

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