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  • Title: Truncating alpha-helix E' of p66 human immunodeficiency virus reverse transcriptase modulates RNase H function and impairs DNA strand transfer.
    Author: Ghosh M, Howard KJ, Cameron CE, Benkovic SJ, Hughes SH, Le Grice SF.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1995 Mar 31; 270(13):7068-76. PubMed ID: 7535765.
    Abstract:
    The properties of recombinant p66/p51 human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase (HIV-1 RT) containing C-terminal truncations in its p66 polypeptide were evaluated. Deletion end points partly or completely removed alpha-helix E' of the RNase H domain (p66 delta 8/p51 and p66 delta 16/p51, respectively), while mutant p66 delta 23/p51 lacked alpha E' and the beta 5'-alpha E' connecting loop. Although dimerization and DNA polymerase properties of all mutants were not significantly different from those of the parental enzyme, p66 delta 16/p51 and p66 delta 23/p51 RT lacked ribonuclease H (RNase H) activity. In contrast, RT mutant p66 delta 8/p51 retained endonuclease activity but lacked the directional processing feature of the parental enzyme. Despite retaining full endoribonuclease function, p66 delta 8/p51 RT barely supported transfer of nascent (-)-strand DNA between RNA templates representing the 5' and 3' ends of retroviral genome, shedding light on the requirement for the endonuclease and directional processing functions of the RNase H domain during replication.
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