Spacing is crucial for coordination of domain functions within the simian virus 40 core origin of replication.

AUTOR(ES)

Parsons, R

RESUMO

The simian virus 40 core origin of replication is composed of distinct domains that are bracketed by DNA spacers. We created a matched set of insertion mutations in spacer sites to study the spatial relationships among origin domains. Insertions larger than a single base pair severely inhibit replication regardless of the helical phasing between domains. Replication-defective mutations reduce T-antigen binding and T-antigen-induced KMnO4 modifications of DNA to various extents. Mutations in the early half of the origin reduce T-antigen functions in the entire origin, whereas mutations in the late half reduce functions only in that half. Surprisingly, some mutations that severely inhibit DNA replication reduce T-antigen-induced melting and other structural changes within origin DNA to only a limited extent. In contrast, all replication-defective origin mutations prevent T antigen from extending the primary replication bubble beyond the limits of the core origin of replication. We conclude, therefore, that T-antigen-induced events within the core origin must be spatially coordinated for conversion of T-antigen hexamers bound to the core origin into mobile helicase units.

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