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'''SECYPA COMPLEXED WITH HAGPIA (PSEUDO-SYMMETRIC MONOMER)'''<br />

==Overview==
The cellular protein, cyclophilin A (CypA), is incorporated into the virion of the type 1 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) via a direct interaction with the capsid domain of the viral Gag polyprotein. We demonstrate that the capsid sequence 87His-Ala-Gly-Pro-Ile-Ala92 (87HAGPIA92) encompasses the primary cyclophilin A binding site and present an X-ray crystal structure of the CypA/HAGPIA complex. In contrast to the cis prolines observed in all previously reported structures of CypA complexed with model peptides, the proline in this peptide, Pro 90, binds the cyclophilin A active site in a trans conformation. We also report the crystal structure of a complex between CypA and the hexapeptide HVGPIA, which also maintains the trans conformation. Comparison with the recently determined structures of CypA in complexes with larger fragments of the HIV-1 capsid protein demonstrates that CypA recognition of these hexapeptides involves contacts with peptide residues Ala(Val) 88, Gly 89, and Pro 90, and is independent of the context of longer sequences.

==About this Structure==
1AWS is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_protein Single protein] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Active as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peptidylprolyl_isomerase Peptidylprolyl isomerase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=5.2.1.8 5.2.1.8] Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1AWS OCA]. 

==Reference==
Crystal structure of cyclophilin A complexed with a binding site peptide from the HIV-1 capsid protein., Vajdos FF, Yoo S, Houseweart M, Sundquist WI, Hill CP, Protein Sci. 1997 Nov;6(11):2297-307. PMID:[http://ispc.weizmann.ac.il//pmbin/getpm?pmid=9385632 9385632]
[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Peptidylprolyl isomerase]]
[[Category: Single protein]]
[[Category: Vajdos, F F.]]
[[Category: complex (isomerase/peptide)]]
[[Category: cyclophilin a]]
[[Category: hiv-1 capsid]]
[[Category: pseudo-symmetry]]

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