Recombinant HIV1 Gag protein (His-tag)

Specifications

Form

Lyophilized

Additional notes

SDS-PAGE >= 95%

General info

Function

Gag polyprotein. Mediates, with Gag-Pol polyprotein, the essential events in virion assembly, including binding the plasma membrane, making the protein-protein interactions necessary to create spherical particles, recruiting the viral Env proteins, and packaging the genomic RNA via direct interactions with the RNA packaging sequence (Psi).. Matrix protein p17. Targets the polyprotein to the plasma membrane via a multipartite membrane-binding signal, that includes its myristoylated N-terminus (By similarity). Matrix protein is part of the pre-integration complex. Implicated in the release from host cell mediated by Vpu. Binds to RNA (By similarity).. Capsid protein p24. Forms the conical core that encapsulates the genomic RNA-nucleocapsid complex in the virion. Most core are conical, with only 7% tubular. The core is constituted by capsid protein hexamer subunits. The core is disassembled soon after virion entry (By similarity). The capsid promotes immune invasion by cloaking viral DNA from CGAS detection (By similarity). Host restriction factors such as TRIM5-alpha or TRIMCyp bind retroviral capsids and cause premature capsid disassembly, leading to blocks in reverse transcription. Capsid restriction by TRIM5 is one of the factors which restricts HIV-1 to the human species. Host PIN1 apparently facilitates the virion uncoating (By similarity). On the other hand, interactions with PDZD8 or CYPA stabilize the capsid.. Nucleocapsid protein p7. Encapsulates and protects viral dimeric unspliced genomic RNA (gRNA). Binds these RNAs through its zinc fingers. Acts as a nucleic acid chaperone which is involved in rearangement of nucleic acid secondary structure during gRNA retrotranscription. Also facilitates template switch leading to recombination. As part of the polyprotein, participates in gRNA dimerization, packaging, tRNA incorporation and virion assembly.. p6-gag. Plays a role in budding of the assembled particle by interacting with the host class E VPS proteins TSG101 and PDCD6IP/AIP1.

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the primate lentivirus group gag polyprotein family.

Post-translational modifications

Gag-Pol polyprotein: Specific enzymatic cleavages by the viral protease yield mature proteins.. Matrix protein p17. Tyrosine phosphorylated presumably in the virion by a host kinase. Phosphorylation is apparently not a major regulator of membrane association.. Capsid protein p24. Phosphorylated possibly by host MAPK1; this phosphorylation is necessary for Pin1-mediated virion uncoating.. Nucleocapsid protein p7. Methylated by host PRMT6, impairing its function by reducing RNA annealing and the initiation of reverse transcription.

Subcellular localisation

Host endosome