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J Virol. 1992 September; 66(9): 5248-5255

Inhibition of structural changes in the simian virus 40 core origin of replication by mutation of essential origin sequences.

Department of Biochemistry, New York University Medical Center, New York 10016.

ABSTRACT

Mutation of the simian virus 40 (SV40) origin of replication (ori) has revealed the presence of three critical domains needed for DNA replication. The outer two domains, the AT tract and early palindrome element (EP), colocalize with DNA regions that become structurally altered in the presence of the SV40 large tumor antigen (T antigen) and ATP. Mutations within each domain were examined for their effect on the distortion of ori DNA by T antigen, as assayed by the sensitivity of DNA to KMnO4 oxidation. We have found that mutations in the AT tract that inhibit SV40 DNA replication also inhibit the distortion of the AT tract. Similarly, mutations in the EP inhibited the generation of structural changes in this element by T antigen. Although AT-tract mutations or mutations on the late side of ori affected structural changes only in the AT tract, certain EP mutations or mutations on the early side of ori also inhibited AT-tract distortion. Mutation of the flanking regions did not significantly affect either the affinity of T antigen for ori or the rate of binding to ori. We conclude from these results that the primary function of the flanking ori domains is to undergo structural changes required during the initiation of SV40 DNA replication. Moreover, our results suggest that the efficiency of replication initiation is significantly affected by the degree to which the flanking elements undergo a structural transition.

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