1BDE

HELICAL STRUCTURE OF POLYPEPTIDES FROM THE C-TERMINAL HALF OF HIV-1 VPR, NMR, 20 STRUCTURES


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 100 
  • Conformers Submitted: 20 
  • Selection Criteria: LOWEST ENERGY 

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Literature

Solution structure of peptides from HIV-1 Vpr protein that cause membrane permeabilization and growth arrest.

Yao, S.Torres, A.M.Azad, A.A.Macreadie, I.G.Norton, R.S.

(1998) J Pept Sci 4: 426-435

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1387(199811)4:7%3C426::AID-PSC161%3E3.0.CO;2-J
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1BDE, 1DSK

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Vpr, one of the accessory gene products encoded by HIV-1, is a 96-residue protein with a number of functions, including targeting of the viral pre-integration complex to the nucleus and inducing growth arrest of dividing cells. We have characterized by 2D NMR the solution conformations of bioactive synthetic peptide fragments of Vpr encompassing a pair of H(F/S)RIG sequence motifs (residues 71-75 and 78-82 of HIV-1 Vpr) that cause cell membrane permeabilization and death in yeast and mammalian cells. Due to limited solubility of the peptides in water, their structures were studied in aqueous trifluoroethanol. Peptide Vpr59-86 (residues 59-86 of Vpr) formed an alpha-helix encompassing residues 60-77, with a kink in the vicinity of residue 62. The first of the repeated sequence motifs (HFRIG) participated in the well-defined alpha-helical domain whereas the second (HSRIG) lay outside the helical domain and formed a reverse turn followed by a less ordered region. On the other hand, peptides Vpr71-82 and Vpr71-96, in which the sequence motifs were located at the N-terminus, were largely unstructured under similar conditions, as judged by their C(alpha)H chemical shifts. Thus, the HFRIG and HSRIG motifs adopt alpha-helical and turn structures, respectively, when preceded by a helical structure, but are largely unstructured in isolation. The implications of these findings for interpretation of the structure-function relationships of synthetic peptides containing these motifs are discussed.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Biomolecular Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.


Macromolecules
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VPR PROTEIN35N/AMutation(s): 0 
UniProt
Find proteins for P12520 (Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 group M subtype B (isolate NY5))
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: SOLUTION NMR
  • Conformers Calculated: 100 
  • Conformers Submitted: 20 
  • Selection Criteria: LOWEST ENERGY 

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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 1998-12-02
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-03-24
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2022-02-16
    Changes: Database references, Derived calculations, Other