Brd2/RING3 interacts with a chromatin-binding domain in the Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus latency-associated nuclear antigen 1 (LANA-1) that is required for multiple functions of LANA-1

J Virol. 2005 Nov;79(21):13618-29. doi: 10.1128/JVI.79.21.13618-13629.2005.

Abstract

Latency-associated nuclear antigen 1 (LANA-1) of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) mediates the episomal replication of the KSHV genome, as well as transcriptional regulation, in latently infected cells. Interaction of LANA-1 with cellular chromatin is required for both these functions. An N-terminal heterochromatin-binding site in LANA-1 is essential for the replication and maintenance of latent episomes, as well as transcriptional regulation. We have recently described a C-terminal domain in LANA-1 that modulates the interaction with cellular interphase chromatin or elements of the nuclear matrix. Here, we used a series of LANA-1 deletion mutants to investigate the relationship between the different functions of LANA-1 and its interaction with the host chromatin-binding protein Brd2/RING3. Our findings suggest that the C-terminal chromatin-binding domain in LANA-1 is required for multiple LANA-1 functions, including the ability to bind to and replicate viral episomal DNA, to modulate transcription, and to interact with Brd2/RING3. Similar to the recently described tethering of bovine papillomavirus E2 protein to host chromatin via Brd4/MCAP, Brd2/RING3, another member of the Brd family of chromatin-binding proteins, therefore interacts with a chromatin-binding region of another viral latent nuclear protein and could play a role in its multiple functions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Viral / chemistry
  • Antigens, Viral / metabolism
  • Antigens, Viral / physiology*
  • Cell Line
  • Chromatin / metabolism
  • Herpesviridae Infections / virology
  • Herpesvirus 8, Human / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Nuclear Proteins / chemistry
  • Nuclear Proteins / metabolism
  • Nuclear Proteins / physiology*
  • Plasmids / metabolism
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism*
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / virology*
  • Transcription Factors
  • Transcription, Genetic
  • Virus Replication

Substances

  • Antigens, Viral
  • BRD2 protein, human
  • Chromatin
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Transcription Factors
  • latency-associated nuclear antigen
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases