Coevolution Analysis of HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein Complex
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Rawi, Reda
Kunji, Khalid
Haoudi, Abdelali
Bensmail, Halima
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Rawi, Reda, Khalid Kunji, Abdelali Haoudi, and Halima Bensmail. 2015. “Coevolution Analysis of HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein Complex.” PLoS ONE 10 (11): e0143245. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0143245. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143245.Abstract
The HIV-1 Env spike is the main protein complex that facilitates HIV-1 entry into CD4+ host cells. HIV-1 entry is a multistep process that is not yet completely understood. This process involves several protein-protein interactions between HIV-1 Env and a variety of host cell receptors along with many conformational changes within the spike. HIV-1 Env developed due to high mutation rates and plasticity escape strategies from immense immune pressure and entry inhibitors. We applied a coevolution and residue-residue contact detecting method to identify coevolution patterns within HIV-1 Env protein sequences representing all group M subtypes. We identified 424 coevolving residue pairs within HIV-1 Env. The majority of predicted pairs are residue-residue contacts and are proximal in 3D structure. Furthermore, many of the detected pairs have functional implications due to contributions in either CD4 or coreceptor binding, or variable loop, gp120-gp41, and interdomain interactions. This study provides a new dimension of information in HIV research. The identified residue couplings may not only be important in assisting gp120 and gp41 coordinate structure prediction, but also in designing new and effective entry inhibitors that incorporate mutation patterns of HIV-1 Env.Other Sources
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