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Conformational Changes in HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase that Facilitate Its Maturation.


ABSTRACT: HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) is translated as part of the Gag-Pol polyprotein that is proteolytically processed by HIV-1 protease (PR) to finally become a mature heterodimer, composed of a p66 and a p66-derived 51-kDa subunit, p51. Our previous work suggested that tRNALys3 binding to p66/p66 introduces conformational changes in the ribonuclease (RNH) domain of RT that facilitate efficient cleavage of p66 to p51 by PR. In this study, we characterized the conformational changes in the RNH domain of p66/p66 imparted by tRNALys3 using NMR. Moreover, the importance of tRNALys3 in RT maturation was confirmed in cellulo by modulating the levels of Lys-tRNA synthetase, which affects recruitment of tRNALys3 to the virus. We also employed nonnucleoside RT inhibitors, to modulate the p66 dimer-monomer equilibrium and monitor the resulting structural changes. Taken together, our data provide unique insights into the conformational changes in p66/p66 that drive PR cleavage.

SUBMITTER: Slack RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6774901 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Conformational Changes in HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase that Facilitate Its Maturation.

Slack Ryan L RL   Ilina Tatiana V TV   Xi Zhaoyong Z   Giacobbi Nicholas S NS   Kawai Gota G   Parniak Michael A MA   Sarafianos Stefan G SG   Sluis Cremer Nicolas N   Ishima Rieko R  

Structure (London, England : 1993) 20190827 10


HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) is translated as part of the Gag-Pol polyprotein that is proteolytically processed by HIV-1 protease (PR) to finally become a mature heterodimer, composed of a p66 and a p66-derived 51-kDa subunit, p51. Our previous work suggested that tRNA<sup>Lys3</sup> binding to p66/p66 introduces conformational changes in the ribonuclease (RNH) domain of RT that facilitate efficient cleavage of p66 to p51 by PR. In this study, we characterized the conformational changes in t  ...[more]

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