Enhancement of deoxyguanosine kinase activity in human lung fibroblast cells infected with human cytomegalovirus.

Abstract

Studies were conducted to establish the relationship between deoxyguanosine kinase activity and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection. Using both PAGE and isoelectric focusing techniques, extracts from untreated and infected cells were examined for deoxyguanosine kinase activity. The analyses resulted in identical migration rates for deoxyguanosine kinase activity in both infected and uninfected extracts. These data and kinetic studies based on apparent Km values suggest that HCMV enhanced a cellular kinase activity rather than coded for a virus specific enzyme. Furthermore, our results indicated that infected cells, like normal fibroblasts, contain two deoxyguanosine kinase activities, one of mitochondrial and another of cytosolic origin. Of particular interest was the observation that HCMV infection caused an enhancement of the mitochondrial enzymatic activity while the cytosolic activity showed no change. Deoxycytidine kinase activity which is associated with cytosolic deoxyguanosine kinase was unaffected by HCMV infection.

• Authors: R A Lewis, L Watkins, S St Jeor
• Journal: Molecular and cellular biochemistry (Mol Cell Biochem) Vol. 65 Issue 1 Pg. 67-71 (Nov 1984) ISSN: 0300-8177 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 6097809 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)

Chemical References

• Phosphotransferases
• Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
• deoxyguanosine kinase
• Deoxyguanosine

Topics

• Cells, Cultured
• Cytomegalovirus Infections (enzymology)
• Deoxyguanosine (metabolism)
• Enzyme Activation
• Humans
• Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
• Kinetics
• Lung (cytology)
• Mitochondria (enzymology)
• Phosphotransferases (metabolism)
• Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
• Time Factors