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JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
Volume 79, Issue 15, Pages 9597-9607Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.79.15.9597-9607.2005
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- NIAID NIH HHS [R21 AI013562, R01 AI013562, AI-13562] Funding Source: Medline
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We previously demonstrated that the major immediate early (MIE) proximal enhancer containing one GC box and the TATA box containing promoter are minimal elements required for transcription and viral replication in human fibroblast cells (H. Isomura, T. Tsurumi, M. F. Stinski, J. Virol. 78:12788-12799, 2004). After infection, the level of Sp1 increased while Sp3 remained constant. Here we report that either Sp1 or Sp3 transcription factors bind to the GC boxes located at approximately positions -55 and -75 relative to the transcription start site (+1). Both the Spl and Sp3 binding sites have a positive and synergistic effect on the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) major immediate-early (MIE) promoter. There was little to no change in MIE transcription or viral replication for recombinant viruses with one or the other Spl or Sp3 binding site mutated. In contrast, mutation of both the Sp1 and Sp3 binding sites caused inefficient MIE transcription and viral replication. These data indicate that the Sp1 and Sp3 binding sites have a significant role in HCMV replication in human fibroblast cells.
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