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HIV nuclear import is governed by the phosphotyrosine-mediated binding of matrix to the core domain of integrase

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authors

  • Gallay, Philippe
  • Swingler, S.
  • Song, J. P.
  • Bushman, F.
  • Trono, D.

publication date

  • November 1995

journal

  • Cell  Journal

abstract

  • The karyophilic properties of the viral matrix (MA) protein govern HIV nuclear import in nondividing cells such as macrophages. A critical regulator of this process is the C-terminal tyrosine phosphorylation of MA during virus maturation. Here, we reveal the mechanism of this phenomenon, by demonstrating that tyrosine phosphorylation induces the binding of MA to integrase (IN). This leads to the incorporation of MA molecules into virus cores, and subsequently into uncoated viral nucleoprotein complexes. A direct interaction between tyrosine-phosphorylated MA and the central domain of IN can be demonstrated in vitro. It is blocked by phosphotyrosine, indicating that IN recognizes the phosphorylated C-terminal residue of MA. These results explain how the karyophilic potential of MA is conferred to the HIV nucleoprotein complex.

subject areas

  • Base Sequence
  • Biological Transport
  • Cell Nucleus
  • DNA Nucleotidyltransferases
  • HIV-1
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Integrases
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nucleoproteins
  • Phosphorylation
  • Phosphotyrosine
  • Protein Binding
  • T-Lymphocytes
  • Viral Matrix Proteins
  • Virus Integration
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Identity

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0092-8674

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/0092-8674(95)90097-7

PubMed ID

  • 7585960
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Additional Document Info

start page

  • 569

end page

  • 576

volume

  • 83

issue

  • 4

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