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. 1999 Dec 31;274(53):38163-70.
doi: 10.1074/jbc.274.53.38163.

The N-terminal K homology domain of the poly(rC)-binding protein is a major determinant for binding to the poliovirus 5'-untranslated region and acts as an inhibitor of viral translation

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The N-terminal K homology domain of the poly(rC)-binding protein is a major determinant for binding to the poliovirus 5'-untranslated region and acts as an inhibitor of viral translation

D Silvera et al. J Biol Chem. .
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Abstract

The poly(rC)-binding proteins (PCBP1 and PCBP2) are RNA-binding proteins whose RNA recognition motifs are composed of three K homology (KH) domains. These proteins are involved in both the stabilization and translational regulation of several cellular and viral RNAs. PCBP1 and PCBP2 specifically interact with both the 5'-element known as the cloverleaf structure and the large stem-loop IV RNA of the poliovirus 5'-untranslated region. We have found that the first KH domain of PCBP2 (KH1) specifically interacts with the viral RNAs, and together with viral protein 3CD, KH1 forms a high affinity ternary ribonucleoprotein complex with the cloverleaf RNA, resembling the full-length PCBP protein. Furthermore, KH1 acts as a dominant-negative mutant to inhibit translation from a poliovirus reporter gene in both Xenopus laevis oocytes and HeLa cell in vitro translation extracts.

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