Allosteric regulation of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by ATP for nucleotide selection.

BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase (HIV-1 RT) is a DNA polymerase that converts viral RNA genomes into proviral DNAs. How HIV-1 RT regulates nucleotide selectivity is a central issue for genetics and the nucleoside analog RT inhibitor (NRTI) resistance of HIV-1. ME...

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Main Authors: Masaru Yokoyama, Hiromi Mori, Hironori Sato
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2810339?pdf=render
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Hiromi Mori
Hironori Sato
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Hironori Sato
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description BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase (HIV-1 RT) is a DNA polymerase that converts viral RNA genomes into proviral DNAs. How HIV-1 RT regulates nucleotide selectivity is a central issue for genetics and the nucleoside analog RT inhibitor (NRTI) resistance of HIV-1. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Here we show that an ATP molecule at physiological concentrations acts as an allosteric regulator of HIV-1 RT to decrease the K(m) value of the substrate, decrease the k(cat) value, and increase the K(i) value of NRTIs for RT. Computer-assisted structural analyses and mutagenesis studies suggested the positions of the ATP molecule and NRTI-resistance mutations during a catalytic reaction, which immediately predict possible influences on nucleotide insertion into the catalytic site, the DNA polymerization, and the excision reaction. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: These data imply that the ATP molecule and NRTI mutations can modulate nucleotide selectivity by altering the fidelity of the geometric selection of nucleotides and the probability of an excision reaction.
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spelling doaj.art-ce48c31d2a8b498fb8a4d02f43f612042022-12-21T23:56:36ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032010-01-0151e886710.1371/journal.pone.0008867Allosteric regulation of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by ATP for nucleotide selection.Masaru YokoyamaHiromi MoriHironori SatoBACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase (HIV-1 RT) is a DNA polymerase that converts viral RNA genomes into proviral DNAs. How HIV-1 RT regulates nucleotide selectivity is a central issue for genetics and the nucleoside analog RT inhibitor (NRTI) resistance of HIV-1. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Here we show that an ATP molecule at physiological concentrations acts as an allosteric regulator of HIV-1 RT to decrease the K(m) value of the substrate, decrease the k(cat) value, and increase the K(i) value of NRTIs for RT. Computer-assisted structural analyses and mutagenesis studies suggested the positions of the ATP molecule and NRTI-resistance mutations during a catalytic reaction, which immediately predict possible influences on nucleotide insertion into the catalytic site, the DNA polymerization, and the excision reaction. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: These data imply that the ATP molecule and NRTI mutations can modulate nucleotide selectivity by altering the fidelity of the geometric selection of nucleotides and the probability of an excision reaction.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2810339?pdf=render
spellingShingle Masaru Yokoyama
Hiromi Mori
Hironori Sato
Allosteric regulation of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by ATP for nucleotide selection.
PLoS ONE
title Allosteric regulation of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by ATP for nucleotide selection.
title_full Allosteric regulation of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by ATP for nucleotide selection.
title_fullStr Allosteric regulation of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by ATP for nucleotide selection.
title_full_unstemmed Allosteric regulation of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by ATP for nucleotide selection.
title_short Allosteric regulation of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by ATP for nucleotide selection.
title_sort allosteric regulation of hiv 1 reverse transcriptase by atp for nucleotide selection
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2810339?pdf=render
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