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. 1991 Sep;65(9):4629–4635. doi: 10.1128/jvi.65.9.4629-4635.1991

The minute virus of mice capsid specifically recognizes the 3' hairpin structure of the viral replicative-form DNA: mapping of the binding site by hydroxyl radical footprinting.

K Willwand 1, B Hirt 1
PMCID: PMC248917  PMID: 1870193

Abstract

The terminal hairpin structures of the DNA of minute virus of mice (MVM) are essential for viral replication. Here we show that the hairpin 3' terminus of MVM replicative-form DNA binds specifically to empty MVM capsids. Binding of the same terminal DNA sequence in its linear double-stranded (extended) conformation was not observed. After heat denaturation and quick cooling of 3'-terminal extended-form fragments, not only the virion strand but also the complementary strand was found to bind to the capsid, presumably because each strand re-formed a similar hairpin structure. No binding affinity for the capsid was found to be associated with hairpin or extended 5' termini or with any other region of the viral DNA. Hydroxyl radical footprinting analyses revealed three protected nucleotide stretches forming a binding site at the branch point of the two 3'-terminal hairpin arms looping out from the DNA stem (T structure). Single base changes within this site did not affect the binding. In band shift experiments, specific binding to the T structure was demonstrated for VPI but not for VP2.

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