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1m5l
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Structure of wild-type and mutant internal loops from the SL-1 domain of the HIV-1 packaging signal
Overview
The packaging signal (Psi) of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) enables encapsidation of the full-length genomic RNA against a background of a vast excess of cellular mRNAs. The core HIV-1 Psi is approximately 109 nucleotides and contains sequences critical for viral genomic dimerisation and splicing, in addition to the packaging signal. It consists of a series of stem-loops (termed SL-1 to SL-4), which can be arranged in a cloverleaf secondary structure. Using a combination of NMR spectroscopy, UV melting experiments, molecular modeling and phylogenetic analyses, we have explored the structure of two conserved internal loops proximal to the palindromic sequence of SL-1. Internal loop A, composed of six purines, forms a flexible structure that is strikingly similar to the Rev responsive element motif when bound to Rev protein. This result suggests that it may function as a protein-binding site. The absolutely conserved four-purine internal loop B is instead conformationally and thermodynamically unstable, and exhibits multiple conformations in solution. By introducing a double AGG to GGA mutation within this loop, its conformation is stabilised to form a new intra-molecular G:A:G base-triplet. The structure of the GGA mutant explains the relative instability of the wild-type loop. In a manner analogous to SL-3, we propose that conformational flexibility at this site may facilitate melting of the structure during Gag protein capture or genomic RNA dimerisation.
About this Structure
1M5L is a Protein complex structure of sequences from [1]. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Structure and stability of wild-type and mutant RNA internal loops from the SL-1 domain of the HIV-1 packaging signal., Greatorex J, Gallego J, Varani G, Lever A, J Mol Biol. 2002 Sep 20;322(3):543-57. PMID:12225748
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Categories: Protein complex | Gallego, J. | Greatorex, J. | Lever, A. | Varani, G. | Base triplet | Hiv | Internal loop | Packaging signal | S-turn | Sl-1
