Bacterial expression, correct membrane targeting and functional folding of the HIV-1 membrane protein Vpu using a periplasmic signal peptide.

Viral protein U (Vpu) is a type-III integral membrane protein encoded by Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV- 1). It is expressed in infected host cells and plays several roles in viral progeny escape from infected cells, including down-regulation of CD4 receptors. But key structure/function questio...

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Main Authors: Arpan Deb, William A Johnson, Alexander P Kline, Boston J Scott, Lydia R Meador, Dustin Srinivas, Jose M Martin-Garcia, Katerina Dörner, Chad R Borges, Rajeev Misra, Brenda G Hogue, Petra Fromme, Tsafrir S Mor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5321405?pdf=render