We have identified a putative membrane-interacting domain preceding the transmembrane domain of the Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) glycoprotein H (gH). Peptides derived from this region interact strongly with membranes and show a high tendency to partition at the interface. This region is predicted to bind at the membrane interface by adopting an a helical structure. Peptides representing either the HSV-1 gH pretransmembrane region or a scrambled control with a different hydrophobic profile at the point of interface have been studied. The peptides derived from this domain of gH induce the fusion of liposomal membranes, adopt helical conformations in membrane mimetic environments and are able to inhibit HSV-1 infectivity. The pretransmembrane region appears to be a common feature in viral fusion proteins of several virus families, and such a feature might be related to their fusogenic function. The identification of membrane-interacting regions capable of modifying the biophysical properties of phospholipid membranes lends weight to the view that such domains might function directly in the fusion process and could facilitate the future development of HSV-1 entry inhibitors.

Evidence for a role of the membrane-proximal Region of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Glycoprotein H in membrane fusion and virus inhibition / Galdiero, Stefania; Falanga, Annarita; Vitiello, M.; Disanto, M.; Collins, C.; Orrei, V.; Browne, H.; Pedone, Carlo; Galdiero, M.. - In: CHEMBIOCHEM. - ISSN 1439-4227. - STAMPA. - 8:8(2007), pp. 885-895.

Evidence for a role of the membrane-proximal Region of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Glycoprotein H in membrane fusion and virus inhibition

GALDIERO, STEFANIA;FALANGA, ANNARITA;M. VITIELLO;PEDONE, CARLO;
2007

Abstract

We have identified a putative membrane-interacting domain preceding the transmembrane domain of the Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) glycoprotein H (gH). Peptides derived from this region interact strongly with membranes and show a high tendency to partition at the interface. This region is predicted to bind at the membrane interface by adopting an a helical structure. Peptides representing either the HSV-1 gH pretransmembrane region or a scrambled control with a different hydrophobic profile at the point of interface have been studied. The peptides derived from this domain of gH induce the fusion of liposomal membranes, adopt helical conformations in membrane mimetic environments and are able to inhibit HSV-1 infectivity. The pretransmembrane region appears to be a common feature in viral fusion proteins of several virus families, and such a feature might be related to their fusogenic function. The identification of membrane-interacting regions capable of modifying the biophysical properties of phospholipid membranes lends weight to the view that such domains might function directly in the fusion process and could facilitate the future development of HSV-1 entry inhibitors.
2007
Evidence for a role of the membrane-proximal Region of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Glycoprotein H in membrane fusion and virus inhibition / Galdiero, Stefania; Falanga, Annarita; Vitiello, M.; Disanto, M.; Collins, C.; Orrei, V.; Browne, H.; Pedone, Carlo; Galdiero, M.. - In: CHEMBIOCHEM. - ISSN 1439-4227. - STAMPA. - 8:8(2007), pp. 885-895.
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