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Reconstitution of selective HIV-1 RNA packaging in vitro by membrane-bound Gag assemblies

Journal Article · · eLife
DOI:https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.14663· OSTI ID:1628851
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5]
  1. University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (United States). Department of Molecular and Cell Biology; University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (United States). California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences; DOE/OSTI
  2. University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (United States). Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
  3. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baltimore (United States); University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore (United States). Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  4. University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (United States). Department of Molecular and Cell Biology; University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (United States). California Institute for Quantitative Bioscience; University of California, Berkeley, Baltimore (United States). Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley (United States). Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division
  5. University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (United States). Department of Molecular and Cell Biology; University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (United States). California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley (United States). Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division

HIV-1 Gag selects and packages a dimeric, unspliced viral RNA in the context of a large excess of cytosolic human RNAs. As Gag assembles on the plasma membrane, the HIV-1 genome is enriched relative to cellular RNAs by an unknown mechanism. We used a minimal system consisting of purified RNAs, recombinant HIV-1 Gag and giant unilamellar vesicles to recapitulate the selective packaging of the 5’ untranslated region of the HIV-1 genome in the presence of excess competitor RNA. Mutations in the CA-CTD domain of Gag which subtly affect the self-assembly of Gag abrogated RNA selectivity. We further found that tRNA suppresses Gag membrane binding less when Gag has bound viral RNA. The ability of HIV-1 Gag to selectively package its RNA genome and its self-assembly on membranes are thus interdependent on one another.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1628851
Journal Information:
eLife, Journal Name: eLife Vol. 5; ISSN 2050-084X
Publisher:
eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd.Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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