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Molecular and Cellular Biology, March 1999, p. 1686-1694, Vol. 19, No. 3
0270-7306/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Human Topoisomerase I Promotes Initiation of Simian Virus 40 DNA Replication In Vitro

Pamela W. Trowbridge, Rupa Roy, and Daniel T. Simmons*

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716-2590

Received 25 September 1998/Returned for modification 26 October 1998/Accepted 23 November 1998

Addition of purified human topoisomerase I (topo I) to simian virus 40 T antigen-driven in vitro DNA replication reactions performed with topo I-deficient extracts results in a greater than 10-fold stimulation of completed molecules as well as a more than 3-fold enhancement of overall DNA replication. To further characterize this stimulation, we first demonstrate that bovine topo I but not Escherichia coli topo I can also enhance DNA replication. By using several human topo I mutants, we show that a catalytically active form of topo I is required. To delineate whether topo I influences the initiation or the elongation step of replication, we performed delayed pulse, pulse-chase, and delayed pulse-chase experiments. The results illustrate that topo I cannot promote the completion of partially replicated molecules but is needed from the beginning of the reaction to initiate replication. Competitive inhibition experiments with the topo I binding T antigen fragment 1-246T and a catalytically inactive topo I mutant suggest that part of topo I's stimulation of replication is mediated through a direct interaction with T antigen. Collectively, our data indicate that topo I enhances the synthesis of fully replicated DNA molecules by forming essential interactions with T antigen and stimulating initiation.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716-2590. Phone: (302) 831-8547. Fax: (302) 831-2281. E-mail: dsimmons{at}udel.edu.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, March 1999, p. 1686-1694, Vol. 19, No. 3
0270-7306/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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