Functional significance of phosphorylation to the human immunodeficiency virus Rev protein.

AUTOR(ES)

Cochrane, A W

RESUMO

The human immunodeficiency virus Rev protein is posttranslationally modified by a serine kinase activity present in the nucleus of the cell. Site-directed mutagenesis was used to identify the site of phosphorylation. Changing of serine residues 92 and 99 dramatically reduced Rev phosphorylation, suggesting that at least one, if not both, of these residues is the one recognized by the Rev-specific serine kinase. Similarly, a truncated Rev protein lacking the 25 carboxy-terminal amino acids was not phosphorylated. By using two independent assays, both the serine mutant proteins and the truncated form of Rev were found to be fully functional. Thus, phosphorylation and the 25 carboxy-terminal amino acids appear to be dispensable for protein function.

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