| Literature DB >> 2645523 |
M A Navia1, P M Fitzgerald, B M McKeever, C T Leu, J C Heimbach, W K Herber, I S Sigal, P L Darke, J P Springer.
Abstract
The crystal structure of the protease of the human immunodeficiency virus type (HIV-1), which releases structural proteins and enzymes from viral polyprotein products, has been determined to 3 A resolution. Large regions of the protease dimer, including the active site, have structural homology to the family of microbial aspartyl proteases. The structure suggests a mechanism for the autoproteolytic release of protease and a role in the control of virus maturation.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2645523 DOI: 10.1038/337615a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962