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| タイトル | Structural and mechanistic insights into the herpes simplex virus type 1 helicase-primase primosome. |
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| ジャーナル・号・ページ | Cell Discov, Vol. 11, Issue 1, Page 100, Year 2025 |
| 掲載日 | 2025年12月10日 |
著者 | Yaqi Wu / Ziyi Jiang / Xiaoling Chen / Danyang Li / Zhengyu Zhang / Changjiang Dong / ![]() |
| PubMed 要旨 | DNA unwinding and primer synthesis are fundamental processes in genome replication. The human herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) helicase-primase forms a unique heterotrimeric primosome that is ...DNA unwinding and primer synthesis are fundamental processes in genome replication. The human herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) helicase-primase forms a unique heterotrimeric primosome that is essential for viral DNA unwinding and primer synthesis and represents an ideal drug target. However, its molecular mechanism remains poorly understood. Here we report the cryo-electron microscopic structure of the primosome in complex with single-stranded DNA, ADP and Mg to 3.47 Å resolution, which reveals that the primosome forms an unprecedented architecture in a fully open DNA binding groove between the helicase domains 1A and 2A-2B and that the primase subunit UL52 interacts extensively with the helicase subunit UL5 and accessory protein subunit UL8. Integrating mutagenesis, biochemical assays, structural analysis and 3D variability display analysis, we have identified the active sites of the ATPase, helicase and primase and critical interfaces between UL52, UL5 and UL8. Our work suggests that the primosome unwinds and translocates DNA via bidirectional rotation, and proposes a mechanistic model for DNA-dependent ATPase activation and alternating activity between helicase and primase. Herpesviridae family viruses pose significant threats to human health worldwide, and this trimeric assembly of primosomes is conserved. Our work provides a framework for understanding replication mechanisms across related viruses and for the rational design of broad-spectrum antivirals. |
リンク | Cell Discov / PubMed:41372195 / PubMed Central |
| 手法 | EM (単粒子) |
| 解像度 | 3.34 - 3.47 Å |
| 構造データ | EMDB-65163, PDB-9vlq: ![]() EMDB-66328: herpes simplex virus type 1 helicase-primase structure in complex with ssDNA, ADP and magnesium ion ![]() EMDB-66330: focused map for HSV-1 helicase-primase in complex with ssDNA, ADP and magnesium |
| 化合物 | ![]() ChemComp-ADP: ![]() ChemComp-MG: |
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キーワード | REPLICATION/DNA / herpes simplex virus type 1 / helicase / primase / UL5 / UL52 / UL8 / DNA replication / Helicase superfamily I / SF1 / REPLICATION-DNA complex |
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human alphaherpesvirus 1 strain 17 (ヘルペスウイルス)
HSV-1 (ヘルペスウイルス)
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