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APOBEC2 is a monomer in solution: implications for APOBEC3G models.

Troy C Krzysiak¹, Jinwon Jung, James Thompson

¹Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Pittsburgh Center for HIV Protein Interactions, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States.

|February 21, 2012

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APOBEC2 is monomeric in solution, not a dimer as previously thought from crystal structures. This finding impacts understanding of APOBEC3G

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Structural Biology
Virology

Background:

The crystal structure of a truncated APOBEC2 variant was previously used as a model for APOBEC3G, an HIV restriction factor.
This model was instrumental in explaining APOBEC3G's enzymatic activity and anti-HIV function.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the solution structure of full-length APOBEC2.
To re-evaluate the structural basis for APOBEC2 and APOBEC3G function.

Main Methods:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to determine the solution structure of full-length APOBEC2.
Analysis of the N-terminal tail's role in protein structure and aggregation.

Main Results:

APOBEC2 is monomeric in solution, contradicting previous crystal structure findings.
The N-terminal tail of APOBEC2, absent in the crystal structure, interacts with the putative dimer interface.
The N-terminal region enhances APOBEC2 solubility and prevents aggregation.

Conclusions:

Previous structure-function predictions for APOBEC3G based on the APOBEC2 crystal structure are likely inaccurate.
The physiological structure and behavior of APOBEC2 in solution differ significantly from its truncated crystalline form.
Further research is needed to elucidate the true structure-function relationships of APOBEC proteins.