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Document 0984
DOCN M9620984
TI A peptide from the heptad repeat of human immunodeficiency virus gp41
shows both membrane binding and coiled-coil formation.
DT 9602
AU Rabenstein M; Shin YK; Department of Chemistry, University of
California, Berkeley; 94720, USA.
SO Biochemistry. 1995 Oct 17;34(41):13390-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96027453
AB The envelope glycoprotein gp41 from human immunodeficiency virus type 1
(HIV-1) is involved in membrane fusion and virus entry. It contains a
functionally important leucine zipper-like heptad repeat region
(residues 553-590). To investigate the solution structure and
membrane-binding properties of this region, cysteine-substituted
variants of a 38-residue peptide derived from the heptad repeat were
synthesized and modified with nitroxide spin labels. Analytical
equilibrium ultracentrifugation studies indicated it is primarily
tetrameric in solution, in contrast to the protein gp160 which is a
mixture of trimers and tetramers. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)
measurements indicated that the peptide was bound to vesicles containing
10 mol % negatively charged lipids. The peptides were bound parallel to
the membrane surface, near the water-membrane interface, in a structure
different from the solution structure, most likely as monomers. When
Asp, Pro, or Ser was substituted for Ile at the core a position of the
heptad repeat in the middle of the peptide, the coiled coil was
destabilized. In addition, these peptides showed reduced
membrane-binding affinities. Thus, mutations that destabilized
coiled-coil formation also decreased membrane-binding propensity. These
experimental results, taken with previous evidence, suggest two
functions for the heptad repeat of gp41 after CD4 binding: (1) to form
an extended coiled coil; (2) to provide a hydrophobic face that binds to
the host-cell membrane, bringing the viral and cellular membranes closer
and facilitating fusion.
DE Amino Acid Sequence Binding Sites Circular Dichroism Comparative
Study Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy Human HIV Envelope Protein
gp41/*CHEMISTRY/*METABOLISM HIV-1/*METABOLISM *Leucine Zippers
Molecular Sequence Data Peptide Fragments/*CHEMISTRY/CHEMICAL
SYNTHESIS/METABOLISM Phosphatidylcholines Phosphatidylglycerols
Protein Binding Spin Labels Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Support, U.S.
Gov't, P.H.S. JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).