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We have purified Herpes simplex type 1 (HSV1) uracil-DNA glycosylase from the nuclei of HSV1-infected HeLa cells harvested 8 h post-infection, at which time the induction of the enzyme is a maximum. The enzyme has been shown to be distinct from the host enzyme, isolated from HeLa cells, by its lack of sensitivity to a monoclonal antibody to human uracil-DNA glycosylase. Furthermore, several uracil analogues were synthesized and screened for their capacity to discriminate between the viral and human uracil-DNA glycosylases. Both enzymes were inhibited by 6-(p-alkylanilino)uracils, but the viral enzyme was significantly more sensitive than the HeLa enzyme to most analogues. Substituents providing the best inhibitors of HSV1 uracil-DNA glycosylase were found to be in the order: p-n-butyl &lt; p-n-pentl = p-n-hexyl &lt; p-n-heptyl &lt; p-n-octyl. The most potent HSV1 enzyme inhibitor, 6-(p-n-octylanilino)uracil (OctAU), with an IC50 of 8 microM, was highly selective for the viral enzyme. Short-term [3H]thymidine incorporation into the DNA of HeLa cells in culture was partially inhibited by OctAU, whereas it was unchanged when 6-(p-n-hexylanilino)uracil was present at concentrations that completely inhibited HSV1 uracil-DNA glycosylase activity. These compounds represent the first class of inhibitors that inhibit HSV1 uracil-DNA glycosylase at concentrations in the micromolar range. The results suggest their possible use to evaluate the functional role of HSV1 uracil-DNA glycosylase in viral infections and re-activation in nerve cells.

Herpes simplex virus type 1 uracil-DNA glycosylase: isolation and selective inhibition by novel uracil derivatives