The invariant arginine within the chromatin-binding motif regulates both nucleolar localization and chromatin binding of Foamy virus Gag.
Joris ParisJoëlle Tobaly-TapieroMarie-Lou GironJulien Burlaud-GaillardFlorence BuseynePhilippe RoingeardPascale LesageAlessia ZamborliniAli SaïbPublished in: Retrovirology (2018)
Altogether, our findings suggest that methylation by PRMT1 might finely tune the subnuclear distribution of Gag depending on the stage of the FV replication cycle. The role of this step for viral replication remains an open question.