Envelope glycoprotein gp160

Details

Name
Envelope glycoprotein gp160
Synonyms
  • Env polyprotein
Gene Name
env
Organism
HIV-1
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011997|Envelope glycoprotein gp160
MRVKGIKKNYQHLWRWGGMMLLGILMICSATDKLWVTVYYGVPVWKEANTTLFCASDAKA
YDTEIHNVWATHACVPTDPNPQELVMGNVTENFNMWKNDMVEQMHEDIISLWDQSLKPCV
KLTPLCVTLNCHDFNATNATSNSGKMMEGGEMKNCSFNITTSIRDKMQKEYALFYKLDIV
PIDNDKTNTRYRLISCNTSVITQACPKVTFEPIPIHYCAPAGFAILKCNNKKFNGTGPCT
NVSTVQCTHGIRPVVSTQLLLNGSLAEEEVVIRSENFTNNVKTIIVQLNESVEINCTRPN
NNTRKRITMGPGRVYYTTGQIIGDIRRAHCNLSRSKWENTLKQIVTKLRVQFKNKTIVFN
RSSGGDPEIVMHSFNCGGEFFFCNTTQLFNSTWYRNTTGNITEGNSPITLPCRIKQIINM
WQEVGKAMYAPPIRGQIKCSSNITGLLLTRDGGNNNETTDTEIFRPGGGNMRDNWRSELY
KYKVVKIEPLGVAPTKAKRRVVQREKRAVGLGALFLGFLGAAGSTMGAASLTLTVQARLL
LSGIVQQQNNLLMAIEAQQHMLELTVWGIKQLQARVLAVERYLKDQQLLGIWGCSGKLIC
TTAVPWNASWSNKSLSDIWDNMTWMEWEREIDNYTNLIYSLIEDSQIQQEKNEKELLELD
KWASLWNWFNITNWLWYIKIFIMIVGGLIGLRIVFAVLSIVNRVRQGYSPLSFQTRLPGR
RGPDRPEGIEEEGGERDRDRSSPLVDGFLALFWVDLRSLFLFSYHRLRDLLLIVTRIVEL
LGRRGWEVLKYWWNLLQYWSQELKNSAVSLLNATAIAVGERTDRAIEVVQRAFRAILHIP
RRIRQGLERALQ
Number of residues
852
Molecular Weight
97202.505
Theoretical pI
9.21
GO Classification
Functions
structural molecule activity
Processes
apoptotic process / clathrin-mediated endocytosis of virus by host cell / evasion or tolerance by virus of host immune response / fusion of virus membrane with host endosome membrane / fusion of virus membrane with host plasma membrane / innate immune response / stimulatory C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway / viral protein processing / virion attachment to host cell
Components
host cell endosome membrane / host cell plasma membrane / integral component of membrane / viral envelope / virion / virion membrane
General Function
Structural molecule activity
Specific Function
Envelope glycoprotein gp160: Oligomerizes in the host endoplasmic reticulum into predominantly trimers. In a second time, gp160 transits in the host Golgi, where glycosylation is completed. The precursor is then proteolytically cleaved in the trans-Golgi and thereby activated by cellular furin or furin-like proteases to produce gp120 and gp41.Surface protein gp120: Attaches the virus to the host lymphoid cell by binding to the primary receptor CD4. This interaction induces a structural rearrangement creating a high affinity binding site for a chemokine coreceptor like CXCR4 and/or CCR5. Acts as a ligand for CD209/DC-SIGN and CLEC4M/DC-SIGNR, which are respectively found on dendritic cells (DCs), and on endothelial cells of liver sinusoids and lymph node sinuses. These interactions allow capture of viral particles at mucosal surfaces by these cells and subsequent transmission to permissive cells. HIV subverts the migration properties of dendritic cells to gain access to CD4+ T-cells in lymph nodes. Virus transmission to permissive T-cells occurs either in trans (without DCs infection, through viral capture and transmission), or in cis (following DCs productive infection, through the usual CD4-gp120 interaction), thereby inducing a robust infection. In trans infection, bound virions remain infectious over days and it is proposed that they are not degraded, but protected in non-lysosomal acidic organelles within the DCs close to the cell membrane thus contributing to the viral infectious potential during DCs' migration from the periphery to the lymphoid tissues. On arrival at lymphoid tissues, intact virions recycle back to DCs' cell surface allowing virus transmission to CD4+ T-cells.Transmembrane protein gp41: Acts as a class I viral fusion protein. Under the current model, the protein has at least 3 conformational states: pre-fusion native state, pre-hairpin intermediate state, and post-fusion hairpin state. During fusion of viral and target intracellular membranes, the coiled coil regions (heptad repeats) assume a trimer-of-hairpins structure, positioning the fusion peptide in close proximity to the C-terminal region of the ectodomain. The formation of this structure appears to drive apposition and subsequent fusion of viral and target cell membranes. Complete fusion occurs in host cell endosomes and is dynamin-dependent, however some lipid transfer might occur at the plasma membrane. The virus undergoes clathrin-dependent internalization long before endosomal fusion, thus minimizing the surface exposure of conserved viral epitopes during fusion and reducing the efficacy of inhibitors targeting these epitopes. Membranes fusion leads to delivery of the nucleocapsid into the cytoplasm.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
681-701
Cellular Location
Virion membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0005556|2559 bp
ATGAGAGTGAAGGGGATCAAGAAGAATTATCAGCACTTGTGGAGATGGGGGGGCATGATG
CTCCTTGGGATATTGATGATCTGTAGTGCTACAGACAAATTGTGGGTCACAGTCTATTAT
GGGGTACCTGTGTGGAAAGAAGCAAACACCACTCTATTTTGTGCATCAGATGCTAAAGCA
TATGATACAGAGATACATAATGTCTGGGCCACACATGCCTGTGTACCCACAGACCCCAAC
CCACAAGAATTAGTAATGGGAAATGTGACAGAAAATTTTAACATGTGGAAAAATGACATG
GTAGAACAGATGCATGAGGATATAATCAGTTTATGGGATCAAAGCCTAAAGCCATGTGTA
AAATTAACCCCACTCTGTGTTACTTTAAATTGCCATGATTTCAATGCTACTAATGCCACT
AGTAATAGCGGGAAAATGATGGAGGGAGGAGAAATGAAAAACTGCTCTTTCAATATCACC
ACAAGCATAAGAGATAAGATGCAGAAAGAATATGCACTTTTTTATAAACTTGATATAGTA
CCAATAGATAATGATAAAACTAATACTAGATATAGGTTGATAAGTTGTAATACCTCAGTC
ATTACACAGGCCTGTCCAAAGGTAACCTTTGAGCCAATTCCCATACATTATTGTGCCCCG
GCTGGTTTTGCGATTCTAAAGTGTAATAATAAGAAGTTCAATGGAACAGGACCATGTACA
AATGTCAGCACAGTACAATGTACACATGGAATTAGGCCAGTAGTATCCACTCAATTGCTG
TTAAATGGCAGTCTAGCAGAAGAAGAGGTAGTAATTAGATCTGAAAATTTCACGAACAAT
GTTAAAACCATAATAGTACAGCTGAATGAATCTGTAGAAATTAATTGTACAAGACCCAAC
AACAATACAAGAAAGAGGATAACTATGGGACCAGGGAGAGTATATTATACAACAGGACAA
ATAATAGGAGATATAAGACGAGCACATTGTAACCTTAGTAGATCAAAATGGGAGAACACT
TTAAAACAGATAGTTACAAAATTAAGAGTACAATTTAAGAATAAAACAATAGTCTTTAAT
CGATCCTCAGGAGGGGACCCAGAAATTGTAATGCACAGTTTTAATTGTGGAGGGGAATTT
TTCTTCTGTAATACAACACAACTGTTTAATAGTACTTGGTATAGGAACACTACAGGAAAT
ATCACTGAAGGAAATAGCCCAATCACACTCCCATGCAGAATAAAACAAATTATAAACATG
TGGCAGGAAGTAGGAAAAGCAATGTATGCCCCTCCCATCAGAGGACAAATTAAATGTTCA
TCAAATATTACAGGGCTGCTATTAACAAGAGATGGTGGTAATAACAACGAGACCACCGAC
ACCGAGATCTTCAGACCTGGAGGAGGAAATATGAGGGACAATTGGAGAAGTGAATTATAT
AAATATAAAGTAGTAAAAATTGAACCATTAGGAGTAGCACCCACCAAGGCAAAGAGAAGA
GTGGTGCAGAGAGAAAAAAGAGCAGTGGGACTAGGAGCTTTGTTCCTTGGGTTCTTAGGA
GCAGCAGGAAGCACTATGGGCGCAGCGTCCCTGACGCTGACGGTACAGGCCAGACTATTA
TTGTCTGGTATAGTGCAACAGCAGAACAACTTGCTGATGGCTATTGAGGCGCAACAGCAT
ATGTTGGAACTTACAGTCTGGGGCATCAAGCAGCTCCAGGCAAGAGTCCTGGCTGTAGAA
AGATACCTAAAGGACCAACAGCTCCTGGGGATTTGGGGTTGCTCTGGAAAACTCATTTGC
ACCACTGCTGTGCCTTGGAATGCTAGTTGGAGTAATAAATCTCTGAGTGACATTTGGGAT
AACATGACCTGGATGGAGTGGGAAAGAGAAATTGACAATTATACAAACTTAATATACTCC
TTAATTGAGGACTCGCAAATCCAACAAGAAAAGAATGAAAAAGAATTATTAGAATTAGAC
AAGTGGGCAAGTTTGTGGAATTGGTTCAACATAACAAACTGGCTGTGGTATATAAAAATA
TTCATAATGATAGTAGGGGGCTTGATAGGTTTAAGAATAGTTTTTGCTGTACTTTCTATA
GTGAATAGAGTTAGGCAGGGATACTCACCATTATCGTTTCAGACCCGCCTCCCAGGCCGG
AGGGGACCCGACAGGCCCGAAGGAATCGAAGAAGAAGGTGGAGAGCGAGACAGAGACAGA
TCCAGTCCCTTAGTGGATGGATTCTTAGCACTTTTCTGGGTCGATCTGCGGAGCCTGTTC
CTCTTCAGCTACCACCGCTTGAGAGACTTACTCTTGATTGTAACGAGGATTGTGGAACTT
CTGGGACGCAGGGGGTGGGAAGTCCTCAAATATTGGTGGAATCTCCTACAGTATTGGAGT
CAGGAACTAAAGAATAGTGCTGTTAGCTTGCTCAACGCCACAGCCATAGCAGTAGGTGAG
AGGACAGATAGGGCTATAGAAGTAGTACAAAGAGCTTTTAGAGCTATCCTGCACATACCT
AGAAGAATAAGACAGGGCTTGGAAAGGGCTTTGCAATAA
Chromosome Location
Not Available
Locus
Not Available
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP12488
UniProtKB Entry NameENV_HV1BN
GenBank Gene IDM21098
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB02780Beta-3-CysteineexperimentalunknownDetails
DB02904Beta-3-SerineexperimentalunknownDetails
DB03817L-2,4-diaminobutyric acidexperimentalunknownDetails
DB033203-Amino-AlanineexperimentalunknownDetails
DB11796Fostemsavirapproved, investigationalyesinhibitorDetails