| Literature DB >> 19144704 |
Carol M McDonald1, Carlo Petosa, Paul J Farrell.
Abstract
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) protein BZLF1 contains a bZIP DNA binding domain in which C-terminal tail residues fold back against a zipper region that forms a coiled coil and mediates dimerization. Point mutagenesis in the zipper region reveals the importance of individual residues within the (208)SSENDRLR(215) sequence that is conserved in C/EBP for transactivation and EBV DNA replication. The restoration of BZLF1 DNA replication activity by the complementation of two deleterious mutations (S208E and D236K) indicates that the interaction of the C-terminal tail and the core zipper is required for DNA replication, identifying a functional role for this structural feature unique to BZLF1.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19144704 PMCID: PMC2655555 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02500-08
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103