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Science 17 November 1995:
Vol. 270. no. 5239, pp. 1200 - 1203
DOI: 10.1126/science.270.5239.1200
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Solution Structure of a Bovine Immunodeficiency Virus Tat-TAR Peptide-RNA Complex

Joseph D. Puglisi (1),  Lily Chen,  Scott Blanchard,  Alan D. Frankel

The Tat protein of bovine immunodeficiency virus (BIV) binds to its target RNA, TAR, and activates transcription. A 14-amino acid arginine-rich peptide corresponding to the RNA-binding domain of BIV Tat binds specifically to BIV TAR, and biochemical and in vivo experiments have identified the amino acids and nucleotides required for binding. The solution structure of the RNA-peptide complex has now been determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. TAR forms a virtually continuous A-form helix with two unstacked bulged nucleotides. The peptide adopts a beta-turn conformation and sits in the major groove of the RNA. Specific contacts are apparent between critical amino acids in the peptide and bases and phosphates in the RNA. The structure is consistent with all biochemical data and demonstrates ways in which proteins can recognize the major groove of RNA.


J. D. Puglisi and S. Blanchard, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
L. Chen and A. D. Frankel, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
(1) To whom correspondence should be addressed.


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