1997
Parvovirus initiation factor PIF: a novel human DNA-binding factor which coordinately recognizes two ACGT motifs
Christensen J, Cotmore S, Tattersall P. Parvovirus initiation factor PIF: a novel human DNA-binding factor which coordinately recognizes two ACGT motifs. Journal Of Virology 1997, 71: 5733-5741. PMID: 9223459, PMCID: PMC191825, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.8.5733-5741.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA-binding factorsACGT motifGel mobility shift assaysReplication initiation processMobility shift assaysHigher-order multimersParvovirus initiation factorSame cellular factorHeLa S3 cellsMouse genomeBinds DNADNA replicationACGT sequenceInitiation factorsOrigin sequencesShift assaysMinimal originMutant oligonucleotidesATP hydrolysisMobility shiftDNase ICellular factorsEssential cofactorMobility assaysSingle binding site
1995
DNA replication in the autonomous parvoviruses
Cotmore S, Tattersall* P. DNA replication in the autonomous parvoviruses. Seminars In Virology 1995, 6: 271-281. DOI: 10.1006/smvy.1995.0033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort palindromic sequencesSpecific origin sequencesUnit-length genomesDNA synthesisViral NS1 proteinProgeny DNA synthesisLeading-strand synthesisSingle-strand nicksDNA replicationDNA genomeOrigin sequencesPalindromic sequenceAutonomous parvovirusesGenomeNew copiesNS1 proteinTelomeresReplicationOngoing replicationSequence Motifs in the Replicator Protein of Parvovirus MVM Essential for Nicking and Covalent Attachment to the Viral Origin: Identification of the Linking Tyrosine
Nüesch J, Cotmore S, Tattersall P. Sequence Motifs in the Replicator Protein of Parvovirus MVM Essential for Nicking and Covalent Attachment to the Viral Origin: Identification of the Linking Tyrosine. Virology 1995, 209: 122-135. PMID: 7747462, DOI: 10.1006/viro.1995.1236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutant proteinsRolling-circle replicationTyrosine motifOrigin-containing plasmidParvoviral DNA replicationViral originParvovirus minute virusSingle-strand nicksInitiator proteinSequence motifsDNA replicationSite-specific bindingSequence comparisonCyanogen bromide cleavageOrigin sequencesDe novo synthesisSubstrate DNAY210Circle replicationLatter residueStrand nicksHeLa cellsLow salt conditionsCommon motifMetal coordination sites