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The crystal structure of the protease of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), which releases structural proteins and enzymes from viral polyprotein products, has been determined to 3 Å resolution. Large regions of the protease dimer, including the active site, have structural homology to the family of microbial aspartyl proteases. The structure suggests a mechanism for the autoproteolytic release of protease and a role in the control of virus maturation.
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Sadly, Dr Irving S. Sigal was killed in the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland on 20 December 1988.
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Navia, M., Fitzgerald, P., McKeever, B. et al. Three-dimensional structure of aspartyl protease from human immunodeficiency virus HIV-1. Nature 337, 615–620 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/337615a0
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