Expression of p40/Epstein–Barr Virus Nuclear Antigen 1 Binding Protein 2

2001 ◽  
Vol 283 (2) ◽  
pp. 430-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale Henning ◽  
Benigno C. Valdez
Keyword(s):  
Epstein Barr Virus ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Nuclear Antigen ◽  
Barr Virus ◽  
Epstein Barr

scholarly journals Epstein–Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 is a DNA-binding protein with strong RNA-binding activity

2004 ◽  
Vol 85 (10) ◽  
pp. 2755-2765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Chung Lu ◽  
Chia-Wei Wu ◽  
Shin C. Chang ◽  
Tzu-Yi Chen ◽  
Chwan-Ren Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Binding ◽  
Epstein Barr Virus ◽  
Rna Binding ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Dna Binding Protein ◽  
Binding Activity ◽  
Nuclear Antigen ◽  
Barr Virus ◽  
Infected Cells ◽  
Epstein Barr

Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA-1) plays key roles in both the regulation of gene expression and the replication of the EBV genome in latently infected cells. To characterize the RNA-binding activity of EBNA-1, it was demonstrated that EBNA-1 binds efficiently to RNA homopolymers that are composed of poly(G) and weakly to those composed of poly(U). All three RGG boxes of EBNA-1 contributed additively to poly(G)-binding activity and could mediate RNA binding when attached to a heterologous protein in an RNA gel mobility-shift assay. In vitro-transcribed EBV and non-EBV RNA probes revealed that EBNA-1 bound to most RNAs examined and the affinity increased as the content of G and U increased, as demonstrated in competition assays. Among these probes, the 5′ non-coding region (NCR) (nt 131–278) of hepatitis C virus RNA appeared to be the strongest competitor for EBNA-1 binding to the EBV-encoded small nuclear RNA 1 (EBER1) probe, whereas a mutant 5′ NCR RNA with partially disrupted secondary structure was a weak competitor. Furthermore, the interaction of endogenous EBNA-1 and EBER1 in EBV-infected cells was demonstrated by a ribonucleoprotein immunoprecipitation assay. These results revealed that EBNA-1 is a DNA-binding protein with strong binding activity to a relatively broad spectrum of RNA and suggested an additional biological impact of EBNA-1 through its ability to bind to RNA.

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