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VPRBP

Protein VPRBP is a protein that in humans is encoded by the VPRBP gene.[1][2][3]

Interactions

Interactions

VPRBP has been shown to interact with Merlin.[4]

References

References

  1. Zhao LJ, Mukherjee S, Narayan O (Jun 1994). “Biochemical mechanism of HIV-I Vpr function. Specific interaction with a cellular protein”. J Biol Chem. 269 (22): 15577–82. PMID 8195203.
  2. Zhang S, Feng Y, Narayan O, Zhao LJ (Mar 2001). “Cytoplasmic retention of HIV-1 regulatory protein Vpr by protein-protein interaction with a novel human cytoplasmic protein VprBP”. Gene. 263 (1–2): 131–40. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(00)00583-7. PMID 11223251.
  3. “Entrez Gene: VPRBP Vpr (HIV-1) binding protein”.
  4. Huang, J; Chen J (Jul 2008). “VprBP targets Merlin to the Roc1-Cul4A-DDB1 E3 ligase complex for degradation”. Oncogene. England. 27 (29): 4056–64. doi:10.1038/onc.2008.44. PMID 18332868.
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