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Crystal structure of SIV matrix antigen and implications for virus assembly

Rao, Zihe, Belyaev, Alexander S., Fry, Elizabeth, Roy, Polly, Jones, Ian M., Stuart, David I.·1995·Nature

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Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) is closely related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), their matrix antigens (MAs) sharing some 50% sequence identity. MA is a component of Pr55Gag, the sole protein required for assembly of the virion shell. MA targets Pr55 to the plasma membrane, and facilitates incorporation of the virus envelope protein and assembly of the Pr55Gag shell. Cleavage of Pr55 by the viral protease produces the mature protein of relative molecular mass 17-18K, which underlies the host-derived membrane and is important in both virus entry and nuclear localization of the virion core. Here we report the crystal structure of SIV MA. The molecule forms a trimer consistent with oligomerization in vitro, the observed virion architecture, and various biological properties of MA.

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Authors
Rao, Z., Belyaev, A. S., Fry, E., Roy, P., Jones, I. M., & Stuart, D. I.
Affiliations
  • University of Oxford (GB)
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
  • Natural Environment Research Council (GB)
Venue
Nature
Published
1995-12
Volume
378
Issue
6558
Pages
743-747
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2068340726
Cited by
183
References
27
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 5
FWCI
4.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Virology › HIV Research and Treatment
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
Keywords
simian immunodeficiency virus, matrix protein, Pr55gag, protein crystal structure, trimers, viral assembly, primate retroviruses
MeSH terms
Amino Acid Sequence, Antigens, Viral, Computer Graphics, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Protein Conformation, Viral Matrix Proteins, Virus Replication, Simian Immunodeficiency Virus, Gene Products, gag, Crystallography, X-Ray

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