Abstract
Early region 1A (E1A) is the first viral protein produced upon human adenovirus (HAdV) infection. This multifunctional protein transcriptionally activates other HAdV early genes and reprograms gene expression in host cells to support productive infection. E1A functions by interacting with key cellular regulatory proteins through short linear motifs (SLiMs). In this study, the molecular determinants of interaction between E1A and BS69, a cellular repressor that negatively regulates E1A transactivation, were systematically defined by mutagenesis experiments. We found that a minimal sequence comprised of MPNLVPEV, which contains a conserved PXLXP motif and spans residues 112–119 in HAdV-C5 E1A, was necessary and sufficient in binding to the myeloid, Nervy, and DEAF-1 (MYND) domain of BS69. Our study also identified residues P113 and L115 as critical for this interaction. Furthermore, the HAdV-C5 and -A12 E1A proteins from species C and A bound BS69, but those of HAdV-B3, -E4, -D9, -F40, and -G52 from species B, E, D, F, and G, respectively, did not. In addition, BS69 functioned as a repressor of E1A-mediated transactivation, but only for HAdV-C5 and HAdV-A12 E1A. Thus, the PXLXP motif present in a subset of HAdV E1A proteins confers interaction with BS69, which serves as a negative regulator of E1A mediated transcriptional activation.
Highlights
Protein products of the early region 1A (E1A) gene are the first viral proteins produced upon infection by human adenoviruses (HAdV) [1]
Our data shows that the E1A proteins from HAdV-C5 and -A12 bind the cellular repressor protein BS69
This occurs via a short linear motifs (SLiMs) containing a conserved PXLXP motif, which is present in CR2 of E1A
Summary
Protein products of the early region 1A (E1A) gene are the first viral proteins produced upon infection by human adenoviruses (HAdV) [1]. The largest E1A isoform is smaller than 300 amino acids, it directly binds over 30 host factors [2,3]. Using these interactions, E1A dysregulates cell cycle control, protein localization, and gene expression within the host cell [4,5,6,7,8,9]. In HAdV-C5, most of E1A is intrinsically disordered, with the exception of a zinc finger in CR3 and an alpha helical motif close to the N-terminus [2]. The zinc finger in CR3 is especially important in the ability of E1A to activate transcription because it facilitates the formation of the transcription pre-initiation complex at target
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
