Mapping of helicase and helicase substrate-binding domains on simian virus 40 large T antigen.
AUTOR(ES)
Wun-Kim, K
RESUMO
We generated fragments of simian virus 40 large tumor antigen (T antigen) by tryptic digestion and assayed them for helicase activity and helicase substrate (mostly single-stranded DNA)-binding activity in order to map the domain sites on the protein. The N-terminal 130 amino acids were not required for either activity, since a 76-kilodalton (kDa) fragment (amino acids 131 to 708) was just as active as intact T antigen. To map the helicase domain further, smaller tryptic fragments were generated. A 66-kDa fragment (131 to about 616) retained some activity, whereas a slightly smaller 62-kDa fragment (137 or 155 to 616) had none. This suggests that the minimal helicase domain maps from residue 131 to approximately residue 616. To map the helicase substrate-binding domain, we tested various fragments in a substrate-binding assay. The smallest fragment for which we could clearly demonstrate activity was a 46-kDa fragment (131 to 517). To determine the relationship between the helicase substrate domain and the origin-binding domain (131 to 257, minimal core region; 131 to 371, optimal region), we performed binding experiments with competitor DNAs present. We found that origin-containing double-stranded DNA was an excellent competitor of the binding of the helicase substrate to T antigen, suggesting that the two domains overlap. Therefore, full helicase activity requires at least a partial origin-binding domain as well as an active ATPase domain. Additionally, we found that the helicase substrate was a poor competitor of origin-binding activity, indicating that T antigen has a much higher affinity to origin sequences than to the helicase substrate.
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