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Sequence-specific binding of simian virus 40 A protein to nonorigin and cellular DNA. 1984

P J Wright, and A L DeLucia, and P Tegtmeyer

The simian virus 40 A protein (T antigen) recognized and bound to the consensus sequence 5'-GAGGC-3' in DNA from many sources. Sequence-specific binding to single pentanucleotides in randomly chosen DNA predominated over binding to nonspecific sequences. The asymmetric orientation of protein bound to nonorigin recognition sequences also resembled that of protein bound to the origin region of simian virus 40 DNA. Sequence variations in the DNA adjacent to single pentanucleotides influenced binding affinities even though methylation interference and protection studies did not reveal specific interactions outside of pentanucleotides. Thus, potential locations of A protein bound to any DNA can be predicted although the determinants of binding affinity are not yet understood. Sequence-specific binding of A protein to cellular DNA would provide a mechanism for specific alterations of host gene expression that facilitate viral function.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003851	Deoxyribonucleases	Enzymes which catalyze the hydrolases of ester bonds within DNA. EC 3.1.-.	DNAase,DNase,Deoxyribonuclease,Desoxyribonuclease,Desoxyribonucleases,Nucleases, DNA,Acid DNase,Alkaline DNase,DNA Nucleases,DNase, Acid,DNase, Alkaline
D004247	DNA	A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine).	DNA, Double-Stranded,Deoxyribonucleic Acid,ds-DNA,DNA, Double Stranded,Double-Stranded DNA,ds DNA
D004279	DNA, Viral	Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of viruses.	Viral DNA
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000952	Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming	Polyomavirus antigens which cause infection and cellular transformation. The large T antigen is necessary for the initiation of viral DNA synthesis, repression of transcription of the early region and is responsible in conjunction with the middle T antigen for the transformation of primary cells. Small T antigen is necessary for the completion of the productive infection cycle.	Polyomavirus Large T Antigens,Polyomavirus Middle T Antigens,Polyomavirus Small T Antigens,Polyomavirus T Proteins,Polyomavirus Transforming Antigens,Polyomavirus Tumor Antigens,SV40 T Antigens,SV40 T Proteins,Simian Sarcoma Virus Proteins,Polyomaviruses Large T Proteins,Polyomaviruses Middle T Proteins,Polyomaviruses Small T Proteins,Antigens, Polyomavirus Tumor,Antigens, SV40 T,Proteins, Polyomavirus T,Proteins, SV40 T,T Antigens, SV40,T Proteins, Polyomavirus,T Proteins, SV40,Transforming Antigens, Polyomavirus,Tumor Antigens, Polyomavirus
D000957	Antigens, Viral, Tumor	Those proteins recognized by antibodies from serum of animals bearing tumors induced by viruses; these proteins are presumably coded for by the nucleic acids of the same viruses that caused the neoplastic transformation.	Antigens, Neoplasm, Viral,Neoplasm Antigens, Viral,T Antigens,Tumor Antigens, Viral,Viral Tumor Antigens,Virus Transforming Antigens,Large T Antigen,Large T-Antigen,Small T Antigen,Small T-Antigen,T Antigen,T-Antigen,Viral T Antigens,Antigen, Large T,Antigen, Small T,Antigen, T,Antigens, T,Antigens, Viral Neoplasm,Antigens, Viral T,Antigens, Viral Tumor,Antigens, Virus Transforming,T Antigen, Large,T Antigen, Small,T Antigens, Viral,T-Antigen, Large,T-Antigen, Small,Transforming Antigens, Virus,Viral Neoplasm Antigens
D001483	Base Sequence	The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence.	DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D001665	Binding Sites	The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule.	Combining Site,Binding Site,Combining Sites,Site, Binding,Site, Combining,Sites, Binding,Sites, Combining
D014764	Viral Proteins	Proteins found in any species of virus.	Gene Products, Viral,Viral Gene Products,Viral Gene Proteins,Viral Protein,Protein, Viral,Proteins, Viral