The mechanism of inhibition of herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA replication by roscovitine

• Author / Creator

  Newman, Emma

• Transcription and DNA replication of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) occur in nuclear domains adjacent to structures named ND10. The HSV-1 single-stranded DNA binding protein ICP8 localizes to these nuclear domains to direct the assembly of the pre- and replication compartments.
  
  Inhibition of cyclin dependent kinases with roscovitine inhibits HSV-1 DNA replication, even in the presence of all required HSV-1 proteins, at an unidentified step. Here I show that roscovitine inhibits the localization of pre-expressed ICP8 to new replication sites. Therefore, the inhibition of HSV-1 DNA replication occurs at a step prior to initiation. I next evaluated the mechanisms of inhibition of proper ICP8 localization. ICP8 was extracted at lower salt concentrations from roscovitine-treated than untreated cells, but the affinity of ICP8 for ssDNA in vitro was not affected.
  
  I propose that roscovitine inhibits HSV-1 DNA replication by inhibiting DNA accessibility. I also discuss alternative mechanisms.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Roscovitine OR Seliciclib OR cyc202
  • Cyclin dependent kinase
  • Herpes simplex virus

• Graduation date

  Spring 2011

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Science

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3ZX4C

• License

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