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21737842

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
34
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-8-22
pubmed:abstractText
A preferred site for HIV-1 recombination was identified in vivo and in vitro surrounding the beginning of the HIV-1 gag gene. This G-rich gag hotspot for recombination contains three evenly spaced G-runs that stalled reverse transcriptase. Disruption of the G-runs suppressed both the associated pausing and strand transfer in vitro. Significantly, this same gag sequence was able to fold into a G-quartet monomer, dimer, and tetramer, depending on the cations employed. The pause band at the G-run (nucleotide (nt) 405-409), which was predicted to be involved in forming a G-quartet monomer, diminished with increased HIV-1 nucleocapsid (NC) protein. More NC induced stronger pauses at other G-runs (nt 363-367 and nt 382-384), a region that forms a G-quartet dimer, adhering the two RNA templates. We hypothesized that NC induces the unfolding of the monomeric G-quartet but stabilizes the dimeric interaction. We tested this by inserting a known G-quartet formation sequence, 5'-(UGGGGU)(4)-3', into a relatively structure-free template from the HIV-1 pol gene. Strand transfer assays were performed with cations that either encourage (K(+)) or discourage (Li(+)) G-quartet formation with or without NC. Strikingly, a G-quartet monomer was observed without NC, whereas a G-quartet dimer was observed with NC, both only in the presence of K(+). Moreover, the transfer efficiency of the dimerized template (with K(+) and NC) reached about 90%, approximately 2.5-fold of that of the non-dimerized template. Evidently, template dimerization induced by NC creates a proximity effect, leading to the unique high peak of transfer at the gag recombination hotspot.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1083-351X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
26
pubmed:volume
286
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29838-47
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein increases strand transfer recombination by promoting dimeric G-quartet formation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural