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Journal of Virology, April 2003, p. 4273-4282, Vol. 77, No. 7
0022-538X/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.77.7.4273-4282.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

The Abundant Nuclear Enzyme PARP Participates in the Life Cycle of Simian Virus 40 and Is Stimulated by Minor Capsid Protein VP3

Ariela Gordon-Shaag,{dagger} Yael Yosef,{ddagger} Mahmoud Abd El-Latif, and Ariella Oppenheim*

Department of Hematology, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School and Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel 91120

Received 6 November 2002/ Accepted 3 January 2003

The abundant nuclear enzyme poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) functions in DNA damage surveillance and repair and at the decision between apoptosis and necrosis. Here we show that PARP binds to simian virus 40 (SV40) capsid proteins VP1 and VP3. Furthermore, its enzymatic activity is stimulated by VP3 but not by VP1. Experiments with purified mutant proteins demonstrated that the PARP binding domain in VP3 is localized to the 35 carboxy-terminal amino acids, while a larger peptide of 49 amino acids was required for full stimulation of its activity. The addition of 3-aminobenzamide (3-AB), a known competitive inhibitor of PARP, demonstrated that PARP participates in the SV40 life cycle. The titer of SV40 propagated on CV-1 cells was reduced by 3-AB in a dose-dependent manner. Additional experiments showed that 3-AB did not affect viral DNA replication or capsid protein production. PARP did not modify the viral capsid proteins in in vitro poly(ADP-ribosylation) assays, implying that it does not affect SV40 infectivity. On the other hand, it greatly reduced the magnitude of the host cytopathic effects, a hallmark of SV40 infection. Additional experiments suggested that the stimulation of PARP activity by VP3 leads the infected cell to a necrotic pathway, characterized by the loss of membrane integrity, thus facilitating the release of mature SV40 virions from the cells. Our studies identified a novel function of the minor capsid protein VP3 in the recruitment of PARP for the SV40 lytic process.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Hematology, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School and Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel 91120. Phone: 972-2-6776753. Fax: 972-2-6423067. E-mail: ariella{at}md.huji.ac.il.

{dagger} Present address: Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7242.

{ddagger} Present address: Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovoth, Israel.

Journal of Virology, April 2003, p. 4273-4282, Vol. 77, No. 7
0022-538X/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.77.7.4273-4282.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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