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CELL HOST & MICROBE
Volume 7, Issue 4, Pages 314-323Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2010.03.005
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- Agence Nationale de la Recherche [ANR-08-BLAN-0271-01]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [SPP1175]
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases [R37AI029873]
- European Molecular Biology Organization
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) [ANR-08-BLAN-0271] Funding Source: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
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The restriction factor BST-2/tetherin contains two membrane anchors employed to retain some enveloped viruses, including HIV-1 tethered to the plasma membrane in the absence of virus-encoded antagonists. The 2.77 angstrom crystal structure of the BST-2/tetherin extracellular core presented here reveals a parallel 90 angstrom long disulfide-linked coiled-coil domain, while the complete extracellular domain forms an extended 170 angstrom long rod-like structure based on small-angle X-ray scattering data. Mutagenesis analyses indicate that both the coiled coil and the N-terminal region are required for retention of HIV-1, suggesting that the elongated structure can function as a molecular ruler to bridge long distances. The structure reveals substantial irregularities and instabilities throughout the coiled coil, which contribute to its low stability in the absence of disulfide bonds. We propose that the irregular coiled coil provides conformational flexibility, ensuring that BST-2/tetherin anchoring both in the plasma membrane and in the newly formed virus membrane is maintained during virus budding.
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