Interaction of the human cytomegalovirus uracil DNA glycosylase UL114 with the viral DNA polymerase catalytic subunit UL54

J Gen Virol. 2010 Aug;91(Pt 8):2029-2033. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.022160-0. Epub 2010 Apr 21.

Abstract

Interaction between human cytomegalovirus uracil DNA glycosylase (UL114) and the viral DNA polymerase accessory subunit (UL44) has been reported; however, no such association was found in proteomic studies of UL44-interacting proteins. Utilizing virus expressing FLAG-tagged UL114, nuclease-resistant association of UL44 and the DNA polymerase catalytic subunit UL54 with UL114 was observed by co-immunoprecipitation. Contrary to a previous report, we observed that UL114 was much less abundant than UL44. Interaction of UL114 with UL54, independent of the UL54 carboxyl terminus, but not with UL44 was detected in vitro. Our data are consistent with a direct UL114-UL54 interaction, and suggest that UL114 and UL54 act in concert during base excision repair of the viral genome.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cytomegalovirus / physiology*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Immunoprecipitation
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Interaction Mapping*
  • Uracil-DNA Glycosidase / metabolism*
  • Viral Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • ICP36 protein, Cytomegalovirus
  • UL54 protein, Human herpesvirus 5
  • Viral Proteins
  • DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase
  • Uracil-DNA Glycosidase