The Vif protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 is posttranslationally modified by ubiquitin |
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Authors: | Dussart Sylvie Courcoul Marianne Bessou Gilles Douaisi Marc Duverger Yohann Vigne Robert Decroly Etienne |
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Institution: | Inserm Unit 372, Université de la Méditerranée, 163 Avenue de Luminy, BP178, 13276 Marseille Cedex 09, France. |
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Abstract: | The viral infectivity factor (Vif), one of the six HIV-1 auxiliary genes, is absolutely necessary for productive infection in primary CD4-positive T lymphocytes and macrophages. Vif overcomes the antiviral function of the host factor APOBEC3G. To better understand this mechanism, it is of interest to characterize cellular proteins that interact with Vif and may regulate its function. Here, we show that Vif binds to hNedd4 and AIP4, two HECT E3 ubiquitin ligases. WW domains present in those HECT enzymes contribute to the binding of Vif. Moreover, the region of Vif, which includes amino acids 20-128 and interacts with the hNedd4 WW domains, does not contain proline-rich stretches. Lastly, we show that Vif undergoes post-translational modifications by addition of ubiquitin both in cells overexpressing Vif and in cells expressing HIV-1 provirus. Vif is mainly mono-ubiquitinated, a modification known to address the Gag precursor to the virus budding site. |
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Keywords: | HIV Ubiquitin Vif HECT Viral budding Assembly APOBEC3G/CEM15 Nedd4 AIP4 |
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