The crystal structure of HIV CRF07 B'/C gp41 reveals a hyper-mutant site in the middle of HR2 heptad repeat
Du, J., Xue, H., Ma, J., Liu, F., Zhou, J., Shao, Y., Qiao, W., Liu, X.(2013) Virology 446: 86-94
- PubMed: 24074570
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2013.07.024
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
3WFV - PubMed Abstract:
HIV CRF07 B'/C is a strain circulating mainly in northwest region of China. The gp41 region of CRF07 is derived from a clade C virus. In order to compare the difference of CRF07 gp41 with that of typical clade B virus, we solved the crystal structure of the core region of CRF07 gp41. Compared with clade B gp41, CRF07 gp41 evolved more basic and hydrophilic residues on its helix bundle surface. Based on sequence alignment, a hyper-mutant cluster located in the middle of HR2 heptads repeat was identified. The mutational study of these residues revealed that this site is important in HIV mediated cell-cell fusion and plays critical roles in conformational changes during viral invasion.
Organizational Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.