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ArticleJournal of biomolecular NMR1998

Local helix content and RNA-binding activity of the N-terminal leucine-repeat region of hepatitis delta antigen.

J W Cheng, I J Lin, Y C Lou, M T Pai, H N Wu

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Article in Journal of biomolecular NMR, 1998. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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J W ChengDepartment of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, Republic of China.
I J Lin
Y C Lou
M T Pai
H N Wu

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Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a satellite virus of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) which provides the surface antigen for the viral coat. Our results show that the N-terminal leucine-repeat region of hepatitis delta antigen (HDAg), encompassing residues 24-50, binds to the autolytic domain of HDV genomic RNA and attenuates its autolytic activity. The solution conformation of a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues 24-50 of HDAg as determined by two-dimensional 1H NMR and circular dichroism techniques is found to be an alpha-helix. The local helix content of this peptide was analyzed by NOEs and coupling constants. Mutagenesis studies indicate that Lys38, Lys39, and Lys40 within this alpha-helical peptide may be directly involved in RNA binding. A structural knowledge of the N-terminal leucine-repeat region of HDAg thus provides a molecular basis for understanding its role in the interaction with RNA.

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LeucineProtein Structure, SecondaryAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesCircular DichroismDNA, ViralHepatitis AntigensHepatitis delta AntigensHepatitis Delta VirusHydrogenMolecular Sequence DataNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularPeptide FragmentsDNA, ViralHepatitis AntigensHepatitis delta Antigenshepatitis delta virus large antigenHydrogenLeucinePeptide Fragments

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