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Willbold, Dieter ; Hoffmann, Silke ; Rösch, Paul:
Secondary Stucture and Tertiary Fold of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Protein U (Vpu) Cytoplasmic Domain in Solution.
In: European Journal of Biochemistry.
Vol. 245
(1997)
Issue 3
.
- pp. 581-588.
ISSN 1432-1033
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00581.x
Abstract in another language
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vpu protein enhances virus particle release from infected cells, decreases the tendency of syncytia formation and induces degradation of human CD4 receptor. It is known that the cytoplasmic part of Vpu is responsible for direct interaction to and degradation of CD4. The tertiary fold of the Vpu cytoplasmic domain in aqueous solution was determined employing NMR spectroscopy and molecular-dynamics simulated-annealing protocols. We found a very well defined amphipathic alpha-helix in the membrane proximal part (40-50), a less well defined helix (60-68), and a short alpha-helix at the C-terminus (75-79). We further determined the overall tertiary structure based on long-range nuclear Overhauser enhancement effects. Correlation of results from mutation experiments of Vpu and the structure data is discussed.
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| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Former Professors > Chair Biopolymers - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Paul Rösch Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Former Professors Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Biochemistry with an Emphasis on Biophysical Chemistry |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science > 540 Chemistry 500 Science > 570 Life sciences, biology |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2019 12:44 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Mar 2022 13:39 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/46897 |