Parvovirus initiation factor PIF: a novel human DNA-binding factor which coordinately recognizes two ACGT motifs
Christensen J, Cotmore S, Tattersall P. Parvovirus initiation factor PIF: a novel human DNA-binding factor which coordinately recognizes two ACGT motifs. Journal Of Virology 1997, 71: 5733-5741. PMID: 9223459, PMCID: PMC191825, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.8.5733-5741.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA-binding factorsACGT motifGel mobility shift assaysReplication initiation processMobility shift assaysHigher-order multimersParvovirus initiation factorSame cellular factorHeLa S3 cellsMouse genomeBinds DNADNA replicationACGT sequenceInitiation factorsOrigin sequencesShift assaysMinimal originMutant oligonucleotidesATP hydrolysisMobility shiftDNase ICellular factorsEssential cofactorMobility assaysSingle binding siteA novel cellular site-specific DNA-binding protein cooperates with the viral NS1 polypeptide to initiate parvovirus DNA replication
Christensen J, Cotmore S, Tattersall P. A novel cellular site-specific DNA-binding protein cooperates with the viral NS1 polypeptide to initiate parvovirus DNA replication. Journal Of Virology 1997, 71: 1405-1416. PMID: 8995666, PMCID: PMC191197, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.2.1405-1416.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReplication protein AProliferating-cell nuclear antigenOrigin replicationDNA replicationSite-specific DNA-binding proteinRecombinant replication protein AUV cross-linking analysisParvovirus DNA replicationDNA-binding proteinsSequence-specific DNACross-linking analysisSimian virus 40 replicationParvovirus initiation factorCellular proteinsInitiation factorsTranscription factorsEndonuclease functionMinimal originGel shiftMVM replicationNS1 polypeptideSpecific nickingS100 extractsSite regionDNA proceeds