Mutations in the phosphorylation sites of simian virus 40 (SV40) T antigen alter its origin DNA-binding specificity for sites I or II and affect SV40 DNA replication activity.
AUTOR(ES)
Schneider, J
RESUMO
A series of mutants of simian virus 40 was constructed by oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis to study the role of phosphorylation in the functions of large T antigen. Each of the previously mapped phosphorylated serine and threonine residues in large T antigen was replaced by an alanine or cysteine residue or, in one case, by glutamic acid. Mutant DNAs were assayed for plaque-forming activity, viral DNA replication, expression of T antigen, and morphological transformation of rat cells. Viable mutants were isolated, suggesting that modification of some residues is not essential for the biological functions of T antigen. Two of these mutants replicated more efficiently than did the wild type. Seven mutants were partially or completely deficient in viral DNA replication but retained cell transformation activity comparable with that of the wild-type protein. Biochemical analysis of the mutant T antigens demonstrated novel origin DNA-binding properties of several mutant proteins. The results are consistent with the idea that differential phosphorylation defines several functional subclasses of T-antigen molecules.
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