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J Virol. 1990 February; 64(2): 509-518

Three domains in the simian virus 40 core origin orchestrate the binding, melting, and DNA helicase activities of T antigen.

Department of Microbiology, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794-8621.

ABSTRACT

The simian virus 40 (SV40) core origin of replication consists of three functional domains. The sequence 5'-CACTACTTCTGGAATAG-3' with an imperfect inverted repeat (underlined), a palindrome with four 5'-GAGGC-3' pentanucleotide repeats, and a 17-base-pair A + T-rich segment. We have been able to assign primary functions to each domain. Remarkably, SV40 large T antigen melted the inverted repeat domain in the complete absence of other origin sequences. Presumably, this protein-DNA interaction initiates a replication bubble that leads to daughter strand DNA synthesis. The pentanucleotide domain alone docked and arranged T antigen at the origin. The A + T-rich domain had no independent function, but, in the presence of the other two domains, allowed bound T antigen to extend the replication bubble. Thus, three domains of the origin coordinate the binding, melting, and DNA helicase activities of T antigen in an ordered sequence of events to initiate DNA replication.

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