Structural basis of sequence-specific RNA recognition by the antiviral factor APOBEC3G

Interaction between APOBEC3G and RNA is critical for its antiviral function. Here, the authors report four co-crystal structures of rhesus macaque APOBEC3G and RNA, demonstrating unpaired AA and GA dinucleotide motifs are preferentially recognized.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hanjing Yang, Kyumin Kim, Shuxing Li, Josue Pacheco, Xiaojiang S. Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35201-9