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Papillomavirus E2 protein interacts with and stimulates human topoisomerase I

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Abstract

The papillomavirus (PV) E2 protein plays a role in recruiting viral and cellular DNA replication factors, such as PV E1 or RPA to PV genomes. Using both purified proteins and through co-precipitation, it was determined that HPV-11 E2 binds human topoisomerase I. E2 can stimulate topoisomerase I DNA relaxation activity 3- to 4-fold. Conversely, topoisomerase I is unable to stimulate E2 DNA binding. These findings suggest that stimulation of topoisomerase I by E2 may help promote efficient relaxation of the torsional stress induced by PV DNA replication.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13-18
Number of pages6
JournalVirology
Volume348
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 25 2006

Keywords

  • DNA relaxation
  • E2
  • Papillomavirus
  • Topoisomerase I
  • Viral DNA replication

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