McDougal V V, Guarino L A
Departments of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2128, USA.
J Virol. 2000 Jun;74(11):5273-9. doi: 10.1128/jvi.74.11.5273-5279.2000.
The P143 protein of Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus is essential for replication of viral DNA. To determine the function of P143, the protein was purified to near homogeneity from recombinant baculovirus-infected cells that overexpress P143. ATPase activity copurified with P143 protein during purification and also during gel filtration at a high salt concentration. The ATPase activity did not require the presence of single-stranded DNA, but was stimulated fourfold by the addition of single-stranded DNA. The ATPase activity of P143 had a K(m) of 60 microM and a turnover of 4.5 molecules of ATP hydrolyzed/s/molecule of enzyme, indicating moderate affinity for ATP and high catalytic efficiency. P143 unwound a 40-nucleotide primer in an ATP-dependent manner, indicating that the enzyme possesses in vitro DNA helicase activity. Based on this result, it seems likely that P143 functions as a helicase in viral DNA replication.
苜蓿银纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒的P143蛋白对病毒DNA的复制至关重要。为了确定P143的功能,该蛋白从过表达P143的重组杆状病毒感染细胞中纯化至接近均一状态。在纯化过程以及高盐浓度下的凝胶过滤过程中,ATP酶活性与P143蛋白共纯化。ATP酶活性不需要单链DNA的存在,但添加单链DNA可使其活性提高四倍。P143的ATP酶活性的K(m)为60微摩尔,周转数为每秒每分子酶水解4.5个ATP分子,表明对ATP具有中等亲和力和高催化效率。P143以ATP依赖的方式解开一个40个核苷酸的引物,表明该酶具有体外DNA解旋酶活性。基于这一结果,P143在病毒DNA复制中似乎很可能作为解旋酶发挥作用。