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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-11
pubmed:abstractText
In this investigation, we examine the interaction between the human immunodeficiency virus type I integrase and oligonucleotides that reflect the sequences of the extreme termini of the viral long terminal repeats (LTRs). The results of gel filtration and a detailed binding density analysis indicate that the integrase binds to the LTR as a high-order oligomer at a density equivalent to 10 +/- 0.8 integrase monomers per 21-base pair LTR. The corresponding binding isotherm displays a Hill coefficient of 2, suggesting that the binding mechanism involves the cooperative interaction between two oligomers. This interaction is quite stable, exhibiting a prolonged half-life (t1/2 approximately 13 h) in the presence of Mn2+ cations. Complexes were less stable when formed with Mg2+ (t1/2 approximately 1 h). The role of Mn2+ appears to be in the induction of the protein-protein interactions that stabilize the bound complexes. In terms of the 3'-end processing of the LTR, similar catalytic rates (kcat approximately 0.06 min-1) were obtained for the stable complex in the presence of either cation. Hence, the apparent preference observed for Mn2+ in standard in vitro integration assays can be attributed entirely to the augmentation in the DNA binding affinity of the integrase.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
271
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1498-506
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Cations, Divalent, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-DNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-DNA Nucleotidyltransferases, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-HIV Long Terminal Repeat, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-HIV-1, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Integrases, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Magnesium, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Manganese, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Mathematics, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Models, Theoretical, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Substrate Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:8576144-Virus Integration
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
The metal ion-induced cooperative binding of HIV-1 integrase to DNA exhibits a marked preference for Mn(II) rather than Mg(II).
pubmed:affiliation
Unité de Physicochimie des Macromolécules Biologiques CNRS URA 1149, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't