
AbstractU24 is a protein found in both roseoloviruses Human Herpes Virus type 6 and 7 (HHV-6 and HHV-7), with an N-terminus that is rich in prolines (PY motif in both HHV-6A and 7; PxxP motif in HHV-6A). Previous work has shown that the interaction between U24 and WW domains is important for endocytic recycling of T-cell receptors, but a cognate ligand was never identified. In this contribution, data was obtained from pull-downs, ITC, NMR and molecular dynamics simulations to show that a specific interaction exists between U24 and Nedd4 WW domains. ITC experiments were also carried out for U24 from HHV-6A phosphorylated at Thr6 (pU24-6A) and a peptide containing the PY motif from Nogo-A, a protein implicated in both the initial inflammatory and the neurodegenerative phases of multiple sclerosis (MS). The results suggest that phosphorylation of U24 from HHV-6A may be crucial for its potential role in MS.
Multiple Sclerosis, Proline, Herpesvirus 6, Human, Nogo Proteins, Amino Acid Motifs, Molecular Mimicry, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Article, Endocytosis, WW Domains, Viral Proteins, Humans, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Phosphorylation
Multiple Sclerosis, Proline, Herpesvirus 6, Human, Nogo Proteins, Amino Acid Motifs, Molecular Mimicry, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Article, Endocytosis, WW Domains, Viral Proteins, Humans, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Phosphorylation
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