Glutamine 151 participates in the substrate dNTP binding function of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase.
Glutamine 151 participates in the substrate dNTP binding function of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase.
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谷氨酰胺 151 参与 HIV-1 逆转录酶的底物 dNTP 结合功能。
DOI:
10.1021/bi00021a036
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发表时间:
1995
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Modak,MJ
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作者:
Sarafianos,SG;Pandey,VN;Kaushik,N;Modak,MJ
Revised Manuscript Received March 17, 1995® abstract: In order to define the role of Glnl51 in the polymerase function of HIV-1 RT, we carried out site-directed mutagenesis of this residue by substituting it with a conserved (Q151N) and a nonconserved residue (Q151A). Q151N exhibited propertiesanalogous to those of the wild-type enzyme, while Q151A has severely impaired polymerase activity. The Q151A mutant exhibited a 15—100-fold reduction in kCM with RNA [poly (rC) and poly (rA)] templates, while only a 5-fold reduction could be seen with the DNA [poly (dC)] template. Most interestingly, the affinity of the Q151A mutant for dNTP substrate remained unchanged with RNA templates, but a significant increase in Km was noted with the DNA template. The binding affinity of Q151A for DNA remained unchanged, as judged by photoaffinity cross-linking. However, unlike the wild-type enzyme, the Q151A mutant failed to catalyze the nucleotidyl transferase reaction onto the primer terminus of the covalently immobilized template-primer. The enzyme showed profoundly altered divalent cation preference from Mg2+ to Mn2+. These results stronglyimplicate Q151 of HIV-1 RT in the substrate dNTP binding function and possiblyin the following chemical (catalytic) step. The effects of the mutation seem to be through Q151 of the p66 catalytic subunit, as p66wn/P51qi5ia retains the wild-type kinetic constants and nucleotidyl transferase activity. In contrast, p66Q151A/p51 wt is indistinguishable from Q151A (mutated in both subunits). A model of the ternary complex (enzyme—template-primer and dNTP) has been used to infer the possible mode bywhich Q151 may interact with the base moiety of the substrate as well as with Arg72, a residue present within the active site of HIV-1 RT.The rapid emergence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) strains resistant to specific inhibitors has frustrated the efforts to control the spread of the acquiredimmunodeficiency syndrome. The resistance to inhibitors directed at the reverse transcriptase of HIV-1 (HIV-1 RT) 1 is thought to be due to mutationsin thisenzyme (Larder & Kemp, 1989; Larder et al., 1989a, b, 1991). It is thereforeimperative that a thorough understanding of the catalytic mechanism of HIV-1 RT be achieved. The X-ray structure of HIV-1RT