Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Structure. 2013 Jun 4;21(6):1042-50. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2013.04.010. Epub 2013 May 16.
Human APOBEC3F is an antiretroviral single-strand DNA cytosine deaminase, susceptible to degradation by the HIV-1 protein Vif. In this study the crystal structure of the HIV Vif binding, catalytically active, C-terminal domain of APOBEC3F (A3F-CTD) was determined. The A3F-CTD shares structural motifs with portions of APOBEC3G-CTD, APOBEC3C, and APOBEC2. Residues identified to be critical for Vif-dependent degradation of APOBEC3F all fit within a predominantly negatively charged contiguous region on the surface of A3F-CTD. Specific sequence motifs, previously shown to play a role in Vif susceptibility and virion encapsidation, are conserved across APOBEC3s and between APOBEC3s and HIV-1 Vif. In this structure these motifs pack against each other at intermolecular interfaces, providing potential insights both into APOBEC3 oligomerization and Vif interactions.
人 APOBEC3F 是一种抗逆转录病毒单链 DNA 胞嘧啶脱氨酶,易受 HIV-1 蛋白 Vif 降解。在这项研究中,测定了 APOBEC3F(A3F-CTD)的 HIV Vif 结合、催化活性的 C 末端结构域的晶体结构。A3F-CTD 与 APOBEC3G-CTD、APOBEC3C 和 APOBEC2 的部分结构基序共享。确定对 APOBEC3F 依赖 Vif 的降解至关重要的残基都位于 A3F-CTD 表面的主要带负电荷的连续区域内。先前显示在 Vif 易感性和病毒包膜中起作用的特定序列基序在 APOBEC3 之间以及 APOBEC3 和 HIV-1 Vif 之间保守。在该结构中,这些基序在分子间界面处彼此堆积,为 APOBEC3 寡聚化和 Vif 相互作用提供了潜在的见解。