Monoclonal antibodies as probes for a function of large T antigen during the elongation process of simian virus 40 DNA replication.
AUTOR(ES)
Wiekowski, M
RESUMO
Various monoclonal antibodies specific for simian virus 40 large tumor antigen (T antigen) inhibit the elongation process of viral DNA replication in an in vitro system. The results provide strong evidence for a function intrinsic to T antigen during ongoing replicative-chain elongation. The antibody inhibition studies were further used to establish a correlation between the known biochemical activities of T antigen and its function during the elongation phase. The data demonstrate that, in addition to DNA binding and ATPase, a third function of T antigen is required for replicative chain elongation. This function is most probably related to the recently described DNA helicase activity of T antigen. This conclusion is based on the following results: aphidicolin treatment of actively replicating simian virus 40 minichromosomes causes a partial uncoupling of parental DNA strand separation and DNA synthesis; the strand separation reaction is blocked by the same monoclonal antibodies which strongly inhibit the elongation process. DNA helicase activity of isolated T antigen is equally well inhibited by the same set of monoclonal antibodies that affect minichromosome replication in vitro.
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http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=253964Documentos Relacionados
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