Large T-Antigen Double Hexamers Imaged at the Simian Virus 40 Origin of Replication

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The initial step of simian virus 40 (SV40) DNA replication is the binding of the large tumor antigen (T-Ag) to the SV40 core origin. In the presence of Mg(2+) and ATP, T-Ag forms a double-hexamer complex covering the complete core origin. By using electron microscopy and negative staining, we visualized for the first time T-Ag double hexamers bound to the SV40 origin. Image processing of side views of these...

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