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Functionality of Redox-Active Cysteines Is Required for Restriction of Retroviral Replication by SAMHD1.
Cell reports - 24 Jul 2018
Wang Zhonghua, Bhattacharya Akash, White Tommy, Buffone Cindy, McCabe Aine, Nguyen Laura A, Shepard Caitlin N, Pardo Sammy, Kim Baek, Weintraub Susan T, Demeler Borries, Diaz-Griffero Felipe, Ivanov Dmitri N
Abstract excerpt
SAMHD1 is a dNTP triphosphohydrolase (dNTPase) that impairs retroviral replication in a subset of non-cycling immune cells. Here we show that SAMHD1 is a redox-sensitive enzyme and identify three redox-active cysteines within the protein: C341, C350, and C522. The three cysteines reside near one another and the allosteric nucleotide binding site. Mutations C341S and C522S abolish the ability of SAMHD1 to restrict...
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