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The HIV-1 Vpr and glucocorticoid receptor complex is a gain-of-function interaction that prevents the nuclear localization of PARP-1.
Nature cell biology - 1 Feb 2006
Muthumani Karuppiah, Choo Andrew Y, Zong Wei-Xing, Madesh Muniswamy, Hwang Daniel S, Premkumar Arumugam, Thieu Khanh P, Emmanuel Joann, Kumar Sanjeev, Thompson Craig B, Weiner David B
Abstract excerpt
The Vpr protein of HIV-1 functions as a vital accessory gene by regulating various cellular functions, including cell differentiation, apoptosis, nuclear factor of kappaB (NF-kappaB) suppression and cell-cycle arrest of the host cell. Several reports have indicated that Vpr complexes with the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), but it remains unclear whether the GR pathway is required for Vpr to function. Here, we...
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