National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI)
R01 CA140652
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI)
R01 CA093606
United States
Citation
Journal: Sci Rep / Year: 2026 Title: Structural basis for TRF2-RAP1 recruitment by EBNA1 at the EBV origin of replication. Authors: Samantha Sustek / Troy E Messick / Jayaraju Dheekollu / Coltin Albitz / Christopher Chen / Anneliese Faustino / Hsin-Yao Tang / Hee Jong Kim / Kenji Murakami / Paul M Lieberman / Abstract: Epstein-Barr Nuclear Antigen 1 (EBNA1) is essential for the episomal maintenance and DNA replication of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in latently infected cells and acts through binding to The minimal ...Epstein-Barr Nuclear Antigen 1 (EBNA1) is essential for the episomal maintenance and DNA replication of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in latently infected cells and acts through binding to The minimal replicative unit of (½DS) contains four EBNA1 binding sites flanked by single telomeric nonamers that recruit shelterin proteins TRF2 and Rap1, but the structural basis for host-factor engagement is not known. Here, we integrate cryo-electron microscopy, zero-length cross-linking mass spectrometry, Alphafold3 modeling, and biochemical binding assays to define the complex formed by EBNA1-TRF2-Rap1 assembly on the ½DS. We find that a highly dynamic complex is formed, with the TRF2 homodimerization domain (TRFH) flexibly interacting with EBNA1 on the surface opposite the DNA-binding region, where there is a large acidic patch in EBNA1 that is unique amongst the herpesvirus episome maintenance proteins. Mutagenesis of this acidic patch abolishes TRFH binding and dependent plasmid replication. These findings identify a previously uncharacterized acidic patch docking surface on EBNA1 essential for coordinating TRF2-Rap1 at and provide new insights into both EBV and telomere DNA replication. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1038/s41598-026-43067-w.
Details: Cryo-EM structure of 1/2 DS with EBNA1 DBD (PDB 7U1T) was used as a starting point for this map, which includes the 1/2 DS and EBNA1 DBD along with TRF2 and Rap1.
Final reconstruction
Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 7.1 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Software - Name: cryoSPARC (ver. 4.6.2) / Number images used: 40377
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