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Abstract

Poxviruses encode a large family of ankyrin-repeat (ANK) proteins, most of which contain an F-box-like motif necessary for the interaction of the ANK proteins with SCF1 (Skp1–Cullin1–F-box) complexes. The viral motif is generally truncated compared with the three--helix cellular F-box. Cellular F-box -helices 1–3 and regions C-terminal to them have been shown to contribute to Skp1 binding. We report that the poxvirus F-boxes generally contain only two -helices, corresponding to cellular F-box -helices 1 and 2. A third -helix was detected in some poxvirus F-boxes, but was not predicted to interact with Skp1. All but one of the poxvirus ANK/F-box proteins examined terminated directly after the F-box, excluding any contribution by C-terminal regions to the binding of Skp1. Here we show that, despite this truncation, the F-box of a prototypical poxvirus ANK protein, containing two -helices, is not only necessary but also sufficient for interaction with SCF1.

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