Synthetic Peptides of Hepatitis G Virus (GBV-C/HGV) in the Selection of Putative Peptide Inhibitors of the HIV-1 Fusion Peptide [Dataset]

The GB virus C or hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV) is a single-stranded positive sense RNA virus that belongs to the Flaviviridae family. Recent years have seen the publication of numerous works in which coinfection with GBV-C/HGV and HIV has been associated with slower progression of the illness and a...

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Autores: Herrera, Elena, Gómara Elena, María José, Mazzini, Stefania, Ragg, E., Haro Villar, Isabel
Tipo de recurso: conjunto de datos
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::e4d27c1cdf56442ab44b6d229dc5110f
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/429503
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Synthetic peptides
Survival rate
HIV viruses
Peptide sequences
AIDS
Flaviviridae family
Sense RNA virus
Fusion peptide the GB virus C
Putative peptide inhibitors
Target fusion peptide
Hepatitis G virus
HIV infection
E 2 envelope protein
Fusion peptide
Recent years
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Sumario:The GB virus C or hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV) is a single-stranded positive sense RNA virus that belongs to the Flaviviridae family. Recent years have seen the publication of numerous works in which coinfection with GBV-C/HGV and HIV has been associated with slower progression of the illness and a higher survival rate of patients once AIDS has developed. The mechanism by which the GBV-C/HGV virus has a “protective effect” in patients with HIV has still not been defined. Study of the interaction of the GBV-C/HGV and HIV viruses could lead to the development of new therapeutic agents for the treatment of AIDS. Given that the mechanism responsible for the beneficial effect exercised by the GBV-C/HGV virus in the course of HIV infection has not been defined, the present work is intended as a study of the structure and interactions between the fusion peptide of HIV-1, gp41(1−23), and synthetic peptide sequences of the E2 envelope protein of GBV-C/HGV using biophysical techniques. Our results highlight that the E2(269−286) sequence interacts with the target fusion peptide of HIV-1 and modifies its conformation.