McVey D, Brizuela L, Mohr I, Marshak D R, Gluzman Y, Beach D
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York 11724.
Nature. 1989 Oct 12;341(6242):503-7. doi: 10.1038/341503a0.
Simian virus 40 large tumour antigen (T) is a replication origin binding protein required for viral DNA synthesis. Unphosphorylated T antigen is deficient in promoting DNA replication in vitro but can be activated by phosphorylation at residue threonine 124 by the cdc2 protein kinase. This observation demonstrates that T is regulated by phosphorylation and provides a model for cdc2 function in the control of DNA replication.