Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Gag protein binds to cyclophilins A and B

Jeremy Luban, Karen Leigh Bossolt, Ettaly K. Franke, Ganjam V. Kalpana, Stephen P. Goff

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Abstract

Retroviral Gag protein is capable of directing the assembly of virion particles independent of other retroviral elements and plays an important role early in the infection of a cell. Using the GAL4 two hybrid system, we screened a cDNA expression library and identified two host proteins, cyclophillns (CyPs) A and B, which interact specifically with the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Gag polyprotein Pr55gag. Glutathione S-transferase-CyP fusion proteins bind tightly to Pr55gag in vitro, as well as to the HIV-1 capsid protein p24. Cyclosporin A efficiently disrupts the Gag-CyPA interaction and less efficiently disrupts the Gag-CyPB interaction. The Gag-CyP interaction may be important for the HIV-1 life cycle and may be relevant to the pathology caused by this immunosuppressive virus.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1067-1078
Number of pages12
JournalCell
Volume73
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 18 1993
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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