Structural basis for ELL2 and AFF4 activation of HIV-1 proviral transcription

The host super elongation complex (SEC) is hijacked by HIV-1 for viral transcription. Here the authors present the structure of RNA polymerase elongation factor ELL2 bound to the intrinsically disordered scaffold protein AFF4, identifying an ELL2 surface important for HIV-1 transcription.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shiqian Qi, Zichong Li, Ursula Schulze-Gahmen, Goran Stjepanovic, Qiang Zhou, James H. Hurley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14076