The interaction between NC(p7)1-55 and p6 may regulate interactions with nucleic acids during assembly through modulation of Gag folding.
LARUE, V.; Nonin-Lecomte, S.
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We present the solution structures of HIV-1 proteins NC(p7)1-55 corresponding to the full-length NC(p7) and mature p6. The studies were carried in water and, to mimic the membrane, in micellar DPC (Dodecylphosphocholine) conditions. Our results unravel for the first time the structure adopted by the N-terminal amino acids of the free NC(p7)1-55, with the formation of a small helix spanning residues F6 to R10. Our NMR and Fluorescence Anisotropy data disclose an interaction between NC(p7)1-55 and p6 both in water and DPC, with respective Kd of 2.5mM and 370 mM at 23{degrees}C. The interaction is thus strengthened in lipidic conditions. Protein p6 stabilizes the N-terminus of NC(p7)1-55 while increasing at the same time the dynamic of the first zinc finger. Although the entire p6 sequence is involved in the interaction, we show that its C-terminal region is particularly sensitive to the presence of NC(p7)1-55, with a propensity of forming a a helix ranging from amino acids S111 to F116. This study brings experimental evidence of a direct protein-protein interaction between p6 and the N-terminal region of NC(p7)1-55. We further show that such interaction is readily accommodated within the NC(p15) framework and hypothesize that it may facilitate the selective assembly of assembly of the viral genomic RNA (gRNA) in the cell.
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