ArticleViruses2016
Ion Channel Activity of Vpu Proteins Is Conserved throughout Evolution of HIV-1 and SIV.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Unravelling the Immunomodulatory Effects of Viral Ion Channels, towards the Treatment of Disease.Viruses · 2021Review
- High-Throughput NanoBiT-Based Screening for Inhibitors of HIV-1 Vpu and Host BST-2 Protein Interaction.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
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- FRET Analysis of the Promiscuous yet Specific Interactions of the HIV-1 Vpu Transmembrane Domain.Biophysical journal · 2017Article
- Various plus unique: Viral protein U as a plurifunctional protein for HIV-1 replication.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2017Review
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Abstract
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) protein Vpu is encoded exclusively by HIV-1 and related simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs). The transmembrane domain of the protein has dual functions: it counteracts the human restriction factor tetherin and forms a cation channel. Since these two functions are causally unrelated it remains unclear whether the channel activity has any relevance for viral release and replication. Here we examine structure and function correlates of different Vpu homologs from HIV-1 and SIV to understand if ion channel activity is an evolutionary conserved property of Vpu proteins. An electrophysiological testing of Vpus from different HIV-1 groups (N and P) and SIVs from chimpanzees (SIV
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