Primary Citation of Related Structures:   1AVV, 1AVZ
PubMed Abstract: 
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Nef protein accelerates virulent progression of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) by its interaction with specific cellular proteins involved in signal transduction and host cell activation. Nef has been shown to bind specifically to a subset of the Src family of kinases ...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Nef protein accelerates virulent progression of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) by its interaction with specific cellular proteins involved in signal transduction and host cell activation. Nef has been shown to bind specifically to a subset of the Src family of kinases. The structures of free Nef and Nef bound to Src homology region 3 (SH3) domain are important for the elucidation of how the affinity and specificity for the Src kinase family SH3 domains are achieved, and also for the development of potential drugs and vaccines against AIDS.
Related Citations: 
Crystal Structure of the Conserved Core of HIV-1 Nef Complexed with a Src Family SH3 Domain Lee, C.H., Saksela, K., Mirza, U.A., Chait, B.T., Kuriyan, J. (1996) Cell 85: 931
The Solution Structure of HIV-1 Nef Reveals an Unexpected Fold and Permits Delineation of the Binding Surface for the SH3 Domain of HCK Tyrosine Protein Kinase Grzesiek, S., Bax, A., Clore, G.M., Gronenborn, A.M., Hu, J.S., Kaufman, J., Palmer, I., Stahl, S.J., Wingfield, P.T. (1996) Nat Struct Biol 3: 340
Organizational Affiliation: 
Centre de Biochimie Structurale, UMR C9955 CNRS, U414 INSERM, Université Montpellier I, Faculté de Pharmacie, France.