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Maintenance of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) oriP-based episomes requires EBV-encoded nuclear antigen-1 chromosome-binding domains, which can be replaced by high-mobility group-I or histone H1.


ABSTRACT: EBV-encoded nuclear antigen-1 (EBNA-1) binding to a cis-acting viral DNA element, oriP, enables plasmids to persist in dividing human cells as multicopy episomes that attach to chromosomes during mitosis. In investigating the significance of EBNA-1 binding to mitotic chromosomes, we identified the basic domains of EBNA-1 within amino acids 1-89 and 323-386 as critical for chromosome binding. In contrast, the EBNA-1 C terminus (amino acids 379-641), which includes the nuclear localization signal and DNA-binding domain, does not associate with mitotic chromosomes or retain oriP plasmid DNA in dividing cell nuclei, but does enable the accumulation of replicated oriP-containing plasmid DNA in transient replication assays. The importance of chromosome association in episome maintenance was evaluated by replacing EBNA-1 amino acids 1-378 with cell proteins that have similar chromosome binding characteristics. High-mobility group-I amino acids 1-90 or histone H1-2 could substitute for EBNA-1 amino acids 1-378 in mediating more efficient accumulation of replicated oriP plasmid, association with mitotic chromosomes, nuclear retention, and long-term episome persistence. These data strongly support the hypothesis that mitotic chromosome association is a critical factor for episome maintenance. The replacement of 60% of EBNA-1 with cell protein is a significant step toward eliminating the need for noncellular protein sequences in the maintenance of episomal DNA in human cells.

SUBMITTER: Hung SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC29348 | biostudies-literature | 2001 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Maintenance of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) oriP-based episomes requires EBV-encoded nuclear antigen-1 chromosome-binding domains, which can be replaced by high-mobility group-I or histone H1.

Hung S C SC   Kang M S MS   Kieff E E  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20010206 4


EBV-encoded nuclear antigen-1 (EBNA-1) binding to a cis-acting viral DNA element, oriP, enables plasmids to persist in dividing human cells as multicopy episomes that attach to chromosomes during mitosis. In investigating the significance of EBNA-1 binding to mitotic chromosomes, we identified the basic domains of EBNA-1 within amino acids 1-89 and 323-386 as critical for chromosome binding. In contrast, the EBNA-1 C terminus (amino acids 379-641), which includes the nuclear localization signal  ...[more]

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