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Journal of Virology, July 2001, p. 5730-5739, Vol. 75, No. 13
Program of Applied Tumor Virology, Abteilung F0100 and
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
U375, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg,
Germany,1 and Laboratory for Molecular
Virology, Panum Institute, Institute of Medical Microbiology and
Immunology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2200 N,
Denmark2
Received 16 January 2001/Accepted 27 March 2001
Minute virus of mice nonstructural protein NS1 is a multifunctional
protein that is involved in many processes necessary for virus
propagation. To perform its distinct activities in timely coordinated
manner, NS1 was suggested to be regulated by posttranslational modifications, in particular phosphorylation. In fact, NS1 replicative functions are dependent on protein kinase C (PKC) phosphorylation, most
likely due to alteration of the biochemical profile of the viral
product as determined by comparing native NS1 with its dephosphorylated counterpart. Through the characterization of NS1 mutants at individual PKC consensus phosphorylation sites for their biochemical activities and nickase function, we were able to identify two target atypical PKC
phosphorylation sites, T435 and S473, serving as regulatory elements
for the initiation of viral DNA replication. Furthermore, by
dissociating the energy-dependent helicase activity from the ATPase-independent trans esterification reaction using
partially single-stranded substrates, we could demonstrate that
atypical PKC regulation of NS1 nickase activity occurs at the level of origin unwinding prior to trans esterification.
0022-538X/01/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.13.5730-5739.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Initiation of Minute Virus of Mice DNA Replication Is
Regulated at the Level of Origin Unwinding by Atypical Protein
Kinase C Phosphorylation of NS1
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Program of
Applied Tumor Virology, Abt. F0100 and INSERM U375, Deutsches
Krebsforschungszentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 242, D-69120 Heidelberg,
Germany. Phone: (49) 6221 424963. Fax: (49) 6221 424962. E-mail:
jpf.nuesch{at}dkfz-heidelberg.de.
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