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| Title | Structural basis of deoxynucleotide addition by HIV-1 RT during reverse transcription. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 15, Issue 1, Page 10553, Year 2024 |
| Publish date | Dec 4, 2024 |
Authors | Sandra Vergara / Xiaohong Zhou / Ulises Santiago / Mounia Alaoui-El-Azher / James F Conway / Nicolas Sluis-Cremer / Guillermo Calero / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Reverse transcription of the retroviral RNA genome into DNA is an integral step during HIV-1 replication. Despite a wealth of structural information on reverse transcriptase (RT), we lack insight ...Reverse transcription of the retroviral RNA genome into DNA is an integral step during HIV-1 replication. Despite a wealth of structural information on reverse transcriptase (RT), we lack insight into the intermediate states of DNA synthesis. Using catalytically active substrates, and a blot/diffusion cryo-electron microscopy approach, we capture 11 structures encompassing reactant, intermediate and product states of dATP addition by RT at 2.2 to 3.0 Å resolution. In the reactant state, dATP binding to RT-template/primer involves a single Mg (site B) inducing formation of a negatively charged pocket where a second floating Mg can bind (site A). During the intermediate state, the α-phosphate oxygen from a previously unobserved dATP conformer aligns with site A Mg and the primer 3'-OH for nucleophilic attack. The product state, comprises two substrate conformations including an incorporated dAMP with the pyrophosphate leaving group coordinated by metal B and stabilized through H-bonds. Moreover, K220 mutants significantly impact the rate of dNTP incorporation by RT and HIV-1 replication capacity. This work sheds light into the dynamic components of a reaction that is central to HIV-1 replication. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:39632888 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.2 - 3.0 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-43114, PDB-8vb6: EMDB-43115, PDB-8vb7: EMDB-43116, PDB-8vb8: EMDB-43117, PDB-8vb9: EMDB-43120, PDB-8vbc: EMDB-43121, PDB-8vbd: EMDB-43122, PDB-8vbe: EMDB-43123, PDB-8vbf: EMDB-43124, PDB-8vbg: EMDB-43125, PDB-8vbh: EMDB-43126, PDB-8vbi: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-MG: ![]() ChemComp-DTP: ![]() ChemComp-POP: ![]() ChemComp-F2A: ![]() ChemComp-UNX: |
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Keywords | TRANSCRIPTION / TRANSFERASE/DNA / Reverse Transcription / Time-resolved / HIV-1 / Cryo-EM / TRANSFERASE-DNA complex |
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