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Title: Crystal structure of an HIV assembly and maturation switch

Journal Article · · eLife
DOI:https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.17063· OSTI ID:1267471
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  1. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)
  2. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States); Univ. of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA (United States)

Virus assembly and maturation proceed through the programmed operation of molecular switches, which trigger both local and global structural rearrangements to produce infectious particles. HIV-1 contains an assembly and maturation switch that spans the C-terminal domain (CTD) of the capsid (CA) region and the first spacer peptide (SP1) of the precursor structural protein, Gag. The crystal structure of the CTD-SP1 Gag fragment is a goblet-shaped hexamer in which the cup comprises the CTD and an ensuing type II β-turn, and the stem comprises a 6-helix bundle. The β-turn is critical for immature virus assembly and the 6-helix bundle regulates proteolysis during maturation. This bipartite character explains why the SP1 spacer is a critical element of HIV-1 Gag but is not a universal property of retroviruses. Our results also indicate that HIV-1 maturation inhibitors suppress unfolding of the CA-SP1 junction and thereby delay access of the viral protease to its substrate.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Inst. of Health
Grant/Contract Number:
R01-GM066087; P50-GM082545; P50-GM103297; F32-GM115007; S10-RR025067
OSTI ID:
1267471
Journal Information:
eLife, Vol. 5, Issue 2016; ISSN 2050-084X
Publisher:
eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd.Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 93 works
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