Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope glycoprotein oligomerization requires the gp41 amphipathic alpha-helical/leucine zipper-like sequence.

AUTOR(ES)

Poumbourios, P

RESUMO

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope glycoprotein (Env) oligomerization was investigated by coexpressing wild-type and truncated envelope glycoproteins to determine the minimum sequence required for mutant-wild-type hetero-oligomerization. The gp41 putative amphipathic alpha-helix, Leu-550 to Leu-582, was essential for hetero-oligomer formation. Alanine substitution of 9 of the 10 residues composing the gp41 amphipathic alpha-helix 4-3 hydrophobic repeat sequence was required to inhibit mutant-wild-type hetero-oligomerization and to render the envelope glycoprotein precursor, gp160, monomeric. This indicates that multiple hydrophobic contacts contribute to the stable envelope glycoprotein oligomeric structure. Single alanine substitutions within the hydrophobic repeat sequence did not affect gp160 oligomeric structure but abolished syncytium-forming function. Some mutations also diminished gp160 processing efficiency and the association between gp120 and gp41 in a position-dependent manner. These results indicate that the gp41 amphipathic alpha-helix 4-3 hydrophobic repeat sequence plays a central role in HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein oligomerization and fusion function.

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