Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18433823›Full record

ArticleVirology2008

Cooperative role of the MHR and the CA dimerization helix in the maturation of the functional retrovirus capsid.

Parvez M Lokhandwala, Tam-Linh N Nguyen, J Bradford Bowzard, Rebecca C Craven

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Article in Virology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Parvez M LokhandwalaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA.
Tam-Linh N Nguyen
J Bradford Bowzard
Rebecca C Craven
Pennsylvania State University · US

Funding

Interactions of the CA Protein in the Retrovirus CoreR01CA100322 · NCI · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI CRAVEN, REBECCA C. · 2003 to 2013
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NCI NIH HHS CA100322NCI NIH HHS R01 CA100322
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The second helix in the C-terminal domain of retroviral capsid (CA) protein functions as the site of dimerization between subunits in capsid assembly and is believed to participate in a unique interface between Gag molecules in immature particles. This study reports isolation of two substitutions in the dimerization helix of Rous sarcoma virus CA protein that have the ability to suppress lethal defects in core maturation imposed by alterations to the major homology region (MHR) motif just upstream. Together with two previously published suppressors, these define an extended region of the dimerization helix that is unlikely to contribute directly to CA-CA contacts but whose assembly-competence may be strongly affected by conformation. The broad-spectrum suppression and temperature-sensitivity exhibited by some mutants argues that they act through modulation of protein conformation. These findings provide important biological evidence in support of a significant conformational change involving the dimerization helix and the MHR during maturation.

Indexed as

Virus AssemblyAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsCapsid ProteinsCell LineChickensDimerizationHot TemperatureModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataProtein Structure, SecondaryQuailRous sarcoma virusSuppression, GeneticCapsid Proteins

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PMID18433823
PMCPMC2474745
OpenAlexW2041141250

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