2004
Vpx proteins of SIVmac239 and HIV-2ROD interact with the cytoskeletal protein α-actinin 1
Mueller S, Jung R, Weiler S, Lang S. Vpx proteins of SIVmac239 and HIV-2ROD interact with the cytoskeletal protein α-actinin 1. Journal Of General Virology 2004, 85: 3291-3303. PMID: 15483243, DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.80198-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActininAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBiological TransportChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsCytoplasmHIV-2Molecular Sequence DataProlineProtein Structure, TertiaryRetroviridae ProteinsSequence AlignmentSimian immunodeficiency virusTransfectionTwo-Hybrid System TechniquesViral Regulatory and Accessory ProteinsConceptsPre-integration complexNuclear localization signalNuclear importProline-rich C-terminal domainClassical import pathwayEfficient nuclear importTwo-hybrid screenAlpha-actinin 1Α-actinin 1C-terminal domainLoss of interactionImport pathwayLocalization signalCellular proteinsNuclear localizationSequence elementsCytoskeletal proteinsVpx geneVpx proteinsQuiescent cellsAA proteinViral proteinsProteinVirion particlesRed-capped mangabeys
2002
The First HxRxG Motif in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus mac239 Vpr Is Crucial for G2/M Cell Cycle Arrest
Mueller S, Lang S. The First HxRxG Motif in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus mac239 Vpr Is Crucial for G2/M Cell Cycle Arrest. Journal Of Virology 2002, 76: 11704-11709. PMID: 12388729, PMCID: PMC136740, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.22.11704-11709.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell cycle arrestCell cycle arrest functionCycle arrestArrest functionVpr mutantsAlpha-helical domainAlpha-helical regionG2/M cell cycle arrestLong terminal repeatM cell cycle arrestNuclear importArrest of cellsSIV long terminal repeatTranscriptional transactivationPreintegration complexSecond motifFunctional domainsReduced transactivationVpr proteinTerminal repeatAmino acidsTransactivationSingle substitutionMotifMutants