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. 2009 Feb 11;83(9):4000–4012. doi: 10.1128/JVI.02417-08

TABLE 1.

E1B-55K mutant proteins and their known phenotypesa

E1B-55K proteinb Protein stability Substrate degradation
Substrate binding
E4orf6 binding E1B-AP5 binding Nuclear localization Aggresome formation Inhibition of viral genome concatemers mRNA export and host cell shut-off Late protein synthesis Replication efficiency Primary rodent cell transformation Reference(s)
p53 MRN complex Ligase IV p53 MRN complex
wt + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
H17in + ND ND ND + ND + + ND ND ND ± ± 44, 77, 126, 155
L83/L87/L89A + ± ± + + + ND ND ++ ND + + + ++ 37, 79, 132
K104R + + ± ND ND + ND ND + + ND + + + 35, 79
NES/K104R + + ± ND ND + ND ND + + ND + + + ND 79
A143in + ND ND ND + ND + ++ ND ND ± ± ± ++ 44, 50, 77, 126, 155
H180in ± ND ND ND ND ± 44, 50, 77, 93, 126, 155
H215in ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ± 50, 155
H224in + + + + + + ± ± ± + + ± ± ± ± 44, 50, 77, 126, 132, 155
R240A + + + + + ND + + + + + + ND 22, 86, 132, 134
H260A + ND ND ND ND ND ND ± + ± ND 115, 134
A262in ± ND ND ND 44, 50, 77, 93, 119, 126, 155
R309in ± ND ND ND 44, 50, 77, 93, 119, 126, 155
H326in ± ND ND ND ± ± ± 44, 50, 77, 93, 126, 136, 155
H354in + + + + + ± + + + ± ± ± ± 22, 44, 50, 77, 86, 93, 126, 155
C361/C366S ± ± ND ND ± + ND ND ND ND 132
H373A + + ± + + ND ND + + + ND ND ND ND 132
S380in + + + ND ± ND + + ND + + + ± 44, 50, 77, 93, 126, 155
R443in + ± ± + + + ± ± ± ± 35, 44, 50, 77, 126, 132, 136, 155
Y444A + + ± + + ± ND ND ± + + ND + ± ND 132, 134
C454/C456S ± + ND ND ± + ND ND ND 69, 132
H474in ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ± 50, 155
F484in ± ND ND ND ± ND + ND ND ± ± ± + 44, 50, 77, 126, 155
S490/S491A + + ± + + ND + + + ND ND + ± 44, 119, 126, 132, 140
S490/S491/T495A + + ND ± ND ND ND 69, 119, 132, 141
S490/S491/T495D + ± + + + + ND ND + + + ND ND ND ND 132
a

List of E1B-55K mutants and their known properties in viral infection and cell transformation. Abbreviations: +, proficient; ±, partially defective; −, severely defective; ND, not determined.

b

The “in” suffix indicates an insertion mutant.