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Basic Characteristics of Mutations
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Mutation Site
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R87E |
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Mutation Site Sentence
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In our previous study , several BMRF1 mutants were prepared: the C95E, H141F, and C206E mutations are predicted to affect the dimer interface, and the K19E, K29E, R87E, K99E, and R256E mutations are in the putative DNA binding region. |
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Mutation Level
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Amino acid level |
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Mutation Type
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Nonsynonymous substitution |
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Gene/Protein/Region
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BMRF1 |
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Standardized Encoding Gene
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BMRF1
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Genotype/Subtype
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Viral Reference
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-
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Functional Impact and Mechanisms
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Disease
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Cell line
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Immune
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Target Gene
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Clinical and Epidemiological Correlations
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Clinical Information
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Treatment
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Location
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- |
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Literature Information
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PMID
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20926567
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Title
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Tetrameric ring formation of Epstein-Barr virus polymerase processivity factor is crucial for viral replication
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Author
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Nakayama S,Murata T,Yasui Y,Murayama K,Isomura H,Kanda T,Tsurumi T
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Journal
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Journal of virology
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Journal Info
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2010 Dec;84(24):12589-98
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Abstract
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The Epstein-Barr virus BMRF1 DNA polymerase processivity factor, which is essential for viral genome replication, exists mainly as a C-shaped head-to-head homodimer but partly forms a ring-shaped tetramer through tail-to-tail association. Based on its molecular structure, several BMRF1 mutant viruses were constructed to examine their influence on viral replication. The R256E virus, which has a severely impaired capacity for DNA binding and polymerase processivity, failed to form replication compartments, resulting in interference of viral replication, while the C95E mutation, which impairs head-to-head contact in vitro, unexpectedly hardly affected the viral replication. Also, surprisingly, replication of the C206E virus, which is expected to have impairment of tail-to-tail contact, was severely restricted, although the mutant protein possesses the same in vitro biochemical activities as the wild type. Since the tail-to-tail contact surface is smaller than that of the head-to-head contact area, its contribution to ring formation might be essential for viral replication.
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Sequence Data
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