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ArticleBiochemistry2015

The C34 Peptide Fusion Inhibitor Binds to the Six-Helix Bundle Core Domain of HIV-1 gp41 by Displacement of the C-Terminal Helical Repeat Region.

John M Louis, James L Baber, G Marius Clore

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Article in Biochemistry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

John M LouisLaboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0520, United States.
James L BaberLaboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0520, United States.
G Marius CloreLaboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0520, United States.
National Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Structure and Dynamics Of Macromolecules In Solution By NMRZIADK029023 · NIDDK · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES · PI CLORE, GIDEON · 2009 to 2025
$41.5M
NMR STUDIES OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF MACROMOLECULES IN SOLUTIONZ01DK029023 · NIDDK · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES · PI CLORE, G. MARIUS · 1988 to 2008
$949k
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 DK029023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The conformational transition of the core domain of HIV-1 gp41 from a prehairpin intermediate to a six-helix bundle is responsible for virus-cell fusion. Several inhibitors which target the N-heptad repeat helical coiled-coil trimer that is fully accessible in the prehairpin intermediate have been designed. One such inhibitor is the peptide C34 derived from the C-heptad repeat of gp41 that forms the exterior of the six-helix bundle. Here, using a variety of biophysical techniques, including dye tagging, size-exclusion chromatography combined with multiangle light scattering, double electron-electron resonance EPR spectroscopy, and circular dichroism, we investigate the binding of C34 to two six-helix bundle mimetics comprising N- and C-heptad repeats either without (core(SP)) or with (core(S)) a short spacer connecting the two. In the case of core(SP), C34 directly exchanges with the C-heptad repeat. For core(S), up to two molecules of C34 bind the six-helix bundle via displacement of the C-heptad repeat. These results suggest that fusion inhibitors such as C34 can target a continuum of transitioning conformational states from the prehairpin intermediate to the six-helix bundle prior to the occurrence of irreversible fusion of viral and target cell membranes.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceBinding SitesChromatography, GelCircular DichroismElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyHIV-1HIV Envelope Protein gp41Models, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPeptide FragmentsProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein Interaction MappingProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryHIV Envelope Protein gp41peptide C34Peptide Fragments

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PMID26506247
PMCPMC5576721
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