2R03

Crystal Structure of ALIX/AIP1 in complex with the YPDL Late Domain

Summary for 2R03

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb2r03/pdb
• Related: 2R02 2R05
• Descriptor: Programmed cell death 6-interacting protein, p6-Gag (3 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: coiled-coil, apoptosis, cytoplasm, host-virus interaction, polymorphism, protein transport, transport, capsid protein, core protein, metal-binding, virion, zinc, zinc-finger
• Biological source: Homo sapiens (human); More
• Cellular location: Cytoplasm, cytosol : Q8WUM4; Virion : P69732
• Total number of polymer chains: 2
• Total formula weight: 79024.67

Authors

Hill, C.P.,Zhai, Q.,Fisher, R.D. (deposition date: 2007-08-17, release date: 2007-12-18, Last modification date: 2024-02-21)

Primary citation

Zhai, Q.,Fisher, R.D.,Chung, H.Y.,Myszka, D.G.,Sundquist, W.I.,Hill, C.P.
Structural and functional studies of ALIX interactions with YPX(n)L late domains of HIV-1 and EIAV.
Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol., 15:43-49, 2008

PubMed Abstract: Retrovirus budding requires short peptide motifs (late domains) located within the viral Gag protein that function by recruiting cellular factors. The YPX(n)L late domains of HIV and other lentiviruses recruit the protein ALIX (also known as AIP1), which also functions in vesicle formation at the multivesicular body and in the abscission stage of cytokinesis. Here, we report the crystal structures of ALIX in complex with the YPX(n)L late domains from HIV-1 and EIAV. The two distinct late domains bind at the same site on the ALIX V domain but adopt different conformations that allow them to make equivalent contacts. Binding studies and functional assays verified the importance of key interface residues and revealed that binding affinities are tuned by context-dependent effects. These results reveal how YPX(n)L late domains recruit ALIX to facilitate virus budding and how ALIX can bind YPX(n)L sequences with both n = 1 and n = 3.

PubMed: 18066081
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb1319

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.59 Å)