Crystal structure of a KSHV-SOX-DNA complex: insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying DNase activity and host shutoff
Bagneris, Claire and Briggs, Louise C. and Savva, Renos and Ebrahimi, B. and Barrett, Tracey E. (2011) Crystal structure of a KSHV-SOX-DNA complex: insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying DNase activity and host shutoff. Nucleic Acids Research 39 (13), pp. 5744-5756. ISSN 0305-1048.
Abstract
The early lytic phase of Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus infection is characterized by viral replication and the global degradation (shutoff) of host mRNA. Key to both activities is the virally encoded alkaline exonuclease KSHV SOX. While the DNase activity of KSHV SOX is required for the resolution of viral genomic DNA as a precursor to encapsidation, its exact involvement in host shutoff remains to be determined. We present the first crystal structure of a KSHV SOX-DNA complex that has illuminated the catalytic mechanism underpinning both its endo and exonuclease activities. We further illustrate that KSHV SOX, similar to its Epstein-Barr virus homologue, has an intrinsic RNase activity in vitro that although an element of host shutoff, cannot solely account for the phenomenon.
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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| School: | School of Science > Biological Sciences |
| Research Centres and Institutes: | Innovation Management Research, Birkbeck Centre for, Structural Molecular Biology, Institute of (ISMB) |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 24 May 2011 10:56 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2016 14:11 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/3317 |
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