Structure and function in the herpes simplex virus 1 RNA-binding protein U(s)11: mapping of the domain required for ribosomal and nucleolar association and RNA binding in vitro

Richard J Roller; Laura L Monk; David Stuart; Bernard Roizman

doi:10.1128/JVI.70.5.2842-2851.1996

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Structure and function in the herpes simplex virus 1 RNA-binding protein U(s)11: mapping of the domain required for ribosomal and nucleolar association and RNA binding in vitro

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Structure and function in the herpes simplex virus 1 RNA-binding protein U(s)11: mapping of the domain required for ribosomal and nucleolar association and RNA binding in vitro

Richard J Roller, Laura L Monk, David Stuart and Bernard Roizman

Journal of virology, Vol.70(5), pp.2842-2851

05/1996

DOI: 10.1128/JVI.70.5.2842-2851.1996

PMCID: PMC190141

PMID: 8627758

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Abstract

The herpes simplex virus 1 US11 protein is an RNA-binding regulatory protein that specifically and stably associates with 60S ribosomal subunits and nucleoli and is incorporated into virions. We report that US11/ beta-galactosidase fusion protein expressed in bacteria bound to rRNA from the 60S subunit and not the 40S subunit. This binding reflects the specificity of ribosomal subunit association. Analyses of deletion mutants of the US11 gene showed that specific RNA binding activity, nucleolar localization, and association with 60S ribosomal subunits were found to map to the amino acid sequences of the carboxyl terminus of US11 protein, suggesting that these activities all reflect specific binding of US11 to large subunit rRNA. The carboxyl-terminal half of the protein consists of a regular tripeptide repeat of the sequence RXP and constitutes a completely novel RNA-binding domain. All of the mutant US11 proteins could be incorporated into virus particles, suggesting that the signal for virion incorporation either is at the amino-terminal four amino acids or is redundant in the protein.

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Title: Subtitle: Structure and function in the herpes simplex virus 1 RNA-binding protein U(s)11: mapping of the domain required for ribosomal and nucleolar association and RNA binding in vitro
Creators: Richard J Roller - Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
Laura L Monk - Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
David Stuart - Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
Bernard Roizman - Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of virology, Vol.70(5), pp.2842-2851
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.70.5.2842-2851.1996
PMID: 8627758
PMCID: PMC190141
ISSN: 0022-538X
eISSN: 1098-5514
Language: English
Date published: 05/1996
Academic Unit: Microbiology and Immunology
Record Identifier: 9984001117802771

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