16vp
From Proteopedia
CONSERVED CORE OF THE HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATORY PROTEIN VP16
Structural highlights
FunctionVP16_HHV11 Transcriptional activator of immediate-early (IE) gene products (alpha genes). Acts as a key activator of lytic infection by initiating the lytic program through the assembly of the transcriptional regulatory VP16-induced complex composed of VP16 and two cellular factors, HCFC1 and POU2F 1. VP16-induced complex represents a regulatory switch: when it is on, it promotes IE-gene expression and thus lytic infection, and when it is off, it limits IE-gene transcription favoring latent infection. May play a role in the aggregation of tegument proteins around nucleocapsids during virus morphogenesis. Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedOn infection, the herpes simplex virus (HSV) virion protein VP16 (Vmw65; alphaTIF) forms a transcriptional regulatory complex-the VP16-induced complex-with two cellular proteins, HCF and Oct-1, on VP16-responsive cis-regulatory elements in HSV immediate-early promoters called TAATGARAT. Comparison of different HSV VP16 sequences reveals a conserved core region that is sufficient for VP16-induced complex formation. The crystal structure of the VP16 core has been determined at 2.1 A resolution. The results reveal a novel, seat-like protein structure. Together with the activity of mutant VP16 proteins, the structure of free VP16 suggests that it contains (1) a disordered carboxy-terminal region that associates with HCF, Oct-1, and DNA in the VP16-induced complex, and (2) a structured region involved in virion assembly and possessing a novel DNA-binding surface that differentiates among TAATGARAT VP16-response elements. Crystal structure of the conserved core of the herpes simplex virus transcriptional regulatory protein VP16.,Liu Y, Gong W, Huang CC, Herr W, Cheng X Genes Dev. 1999 Jul 1;13(13):1692-703. PMID:10398682[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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