Member database | CATH-Gene3D |
CATH-Gene3D type | homologous superfamily |
Description Imported from IPR009032
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vpu transmembrane protein is required for the induction of degradation human CD4 receptor degradation in the endoplasmic reticulum, and for the enhancement of virus particle release from the plasma membrane of infected cells. The cytoplasmic domain of Vpu directly interacts with the CD4 receptor, targeting it for proteasome degradation
[2]. The cytoplasmic domain encompasses the C-terminal half of the 81-residue protein, and is comprised of a few helical turns without an apparent hydrophobic core
[1].
References Imported from IPR009032
1.Secondary structure and tertiary fold of the human immunodeficiency virus protein U (Vpu) cytoplasmic domain in solution. Willbold D, Hoffmann S, Rosch P. Eur. J. Biochem. 245, 581-8, (1997). View articlePMID: 9182993
2.The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vpu protein specifically binds to the cytoplasmic domain of CD4: implications for the mechanism of degradation. Bour S, Schubert U, Strebel K. J. Virol. 69, 1510-20, (1995). View articlePMID: 7853484