Nef, an accessory protein of HIV-1 interacts with host factor and culminates into AIDS pathogenesis.
Using Caenorhabditis elegans based screen system, novel Nef interacting cellular protein GCC185 was identified.
Molecular characterization of Nef and human protein GCC185 revealed Nef EEEE65 key region interacted with full length GCC185.
Nef impeded the GCC185-Rab 9 interaction and perturb the mannose 6 phosphate receptor recycling.
Our study identified novel Nef interacting human GCC185 protein and their role regulation of M6P receptor recycling.