Tryptase TL2 in the membrane of human T4+ lymphocytes is a novel binding protein of the V3 domain of HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein gp 120.
A novel membrane-bound serine esterase in cultured human T4+ lymphocytes, recently purified and named tryptase TL2, binds specifically to the external envelope protein gp 120 of HIV-1, interacting with its V3 domain. This binding was selectively blocked by inhibitors of tryptase TL2 with a GPCR sequence in their reactive site, synthetic peptides corresponding with the sequences of the V3 domains of various HIV-1 strains with the GPGR sequence, and antibody against tryptase TL2, or neutralizing antibody against the V3 domain of HTLV-IIIB. These findings suggest that tryptase TL2 is a binding protein of the V3 domain of HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein.
Institute for Enzyme Research, University of Tokushima, Japan.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology*; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism*; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D053802:Tryptases
D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; C059762:HIV envelope protein gp120 (305-321); D010446:Peptide Fragments; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D053802:Tryptases; C070201:tryptase TL(2)