Collier Brian, Gray Nicola K
MRC Human Genetics Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK.
Biochem J. 2006 Jun 1;396(2):e9-11. doi: 10.1042/bj20060545.
In this issue of the Biochemical Journal, Alvarez and colleagues have identified PABP1 [poly(A)-binding protein 1] as a target of protease cleavage during HIV infection. The study shows that HIV-1, HIV-2 and mouse mammary tumour virus, but not other retroviruses, target PABP1 for cleavage and identifies cleavage sites within the RNA-recognition motifs and C-terminal region of the protein. This suggests that PABP1 cleavage may be important in the shut-off of host translation during HIV infection. This extends the viral families that are known to target PABP1 to include Retroviridae, suggesting that PABP1 may be a central target of viral infection.
在本期《生物化学杂志》中,阿尔瓦雷斯及其同事已确定聚腺苷酸结合蛋白1(PABP1)是HIV感染期间蛋白酶切割的一个靶点。该研究表明,HIV-1、HIV-2和小鼠乳腺肿瘤病毒会靶向切割PABP1,但其他逆转录病毒不会,并且确定了该蛋白RNA识别基序和C端区域内的切割位点。这表明PABP1切割在HIV感染期间宿主翻译的关闭过程中可能很重要。这将已知靶向PABP1的病毒家族扩展到了逆转录病毒科,表明PABP1可能是病毒感染的一个核心靶点。