Phosphorylation by cellular casein kinase II is essential for transcriptional activity of vesicular stomatitis virus phosphoprotein P.

AUTOR(ES)

Barik, S

RESUMO

We have previously shown that phosphorylation of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) phosphoprotein P by cellular protein kinase activity is an essential prerequisite for its transcriptional function. We have now purified this protein kinase by monitoring its ability to phosphorylate bacterially expressed, unphosphorylated P protein. Biochemical studies showed that the kinase is indistinguishable from casein kinase II, a ubiquitous cyclic AMP-independent protein kinase present in a wide variety of eukaryotic cells and tissues. Functional VSV transcription could be reconstituted with viral L protein, N-RNA template, and P protein phosphorylated by either purified cellular protein kinase or purified casein kinase II. The unusual role of casein kinase II in the transcription process of a nonsegmented negative-strand RNA virus would have important implications in host-virus interactions and antiviral therapy.

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