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| Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 9i8i | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Title | cryoEM structure of HIV-1 KAKA/G225R mature CA hexamer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Components | HIV-1 KAKA/G225R CA hexamer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords | VIRUS / HIV-1 / KAKA/G225R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biological species | HIV-1 06TG.HT008 (virus) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 2.75 Å | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Authors | Zhu, Y. / Shen, J. / Shen, Y. / Xu, J. / Zhang, P. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Funding support | United Kingdom, 1items
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Citation | Journal: Nat Commun / Year: 2025Title: Structural basis for HIV-1 capsid adaption to a deficiency in IP6 packaging. Authors: Yanan Zhu / Alex B Kleinpeter / Juan S Rey / Juan Shen / Yao Shen / Jialu Xu / Nathan Hardenbrook / Long Chen / Anka Lucic / Juan R Perilla / Eric O Freed / Peijun Zhang / ![]() Abstract: Inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6) promotes HIV-1 assembly by stabilizing the immature Gag lattice and becomes enriched within virions, where it is required for mature capsid assembly. Previously, we ...Inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6) promotes HIV-1 assembly by stabilizing the immature Gag lattice and becomes enriched within virions, where it is required for mature capsid assembly. Previously, we identified Gag mutants that package little IP6 yet assemble particles, though they are non-infectious due to defective capsid formation. Here, we report a compensatory mutation, G225R, in the C-terminus of capsid protein (CA) that restores capsid assembly and infectivity in these IP6-deficient mutants. G225R also enhances in vitro assembly of CA into capsid-like particles at far lower IP6 concentrations than required for wild-type CA. CryoEM structures of G225R CA hexamers and lattices at 2.7 Å resolution reveal that the otherwise disordered C-terminus becomes structured, stabilizing hexamer-hexamer interfaces. Molecular dynamics simulations support this mechanism. These findings uncover how HIV-1 can adapt to IP6 deficiency and highlight a previously unrecognized structural role of the CA C-terminus, while offering tools for capsid-related studies. #1: Journal: bioRxiv / Year: 2025 Title: Structural basis for HIV-1 capsid adaption to rescue IP6-packaging deficiency. Authors: Yanan Zhu / Alex B Kleinpeter / Juan S Rey / Juan Shen / Yao Shen / Jialu Xu / Nathan Hardenbrook / Long Chen / Anka Lucic / Juan R Perilla / Eric O Freed / Peijun Zhang / ![]() Abstract: Inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6) promotes HIV-1 assembly via its interaction with the immature Gag lattice, effectively enriching IP6 within virions. During particle maturation, the HIV-1 protease ...Inositol hexakisphosphate (IP6) promotes HIV-1 assembly via its interaction with the immature Gag lattice, effectively enriching IP6 within virions. During particle maturation, the HIV-1 protease cleaves the Gag polyproteins comprising the immature Gag lattice, releasing IP6 from its original binding site and liberating the capsid (CA) domain of Gag. IP6 then promotes the assembly of mature CA protein into the capsid shell of the viral core, which is required for infection of new target cells. Recently, we reported HIV-1 Gag mutants that assemble virions independently of IP6. However, these mutants are non-infectious and unable to assemble stable capsids. Here, we identified a mutation in the C-terminus of CA - G225R - that restores capsid formation and infectivity to these IP6-packaging-deficient mutants. Furthermore, we show that G225R facilitates the assembly of purified CA into capsid-like particles (CLPs) at IP6 concentrations well below those required for WT CLP assembly. Using single-particle cryoEM, we solved structures of CA hexamer and hexameric lattice of mature CLPs harbouring the G225R mutation assembled in low-IP6 conditions. The high-resolution (2.7 Å) cryoEM structure combined with molecular dynamics simulations of the G225R capsid revealed that the otherwise flexible and disordered C-terminus of CA becomes structured, extending to the pseudo two-fold hexamer-hexamer interface, thereby stabilizing the mature capsid. This work uncovers a structural mechanism by which HIV-1 adapts to a deficiency in IP6 packaging. Furthermore, the ability of G225R to promote mature capsid assembly in low-IP6 conditions provides a valuable tool for capsid-related studies and may indicate a heretofore unknown role for the unstructured C-terminus in HIV-1 capsid assembly. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| #1: Protein | Mass: 25614.365 Da / Num. of mol.: 6 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) HIV-1 06TG.HT008 (virus) / Production host: ![]() Has protein modification | N | |
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| Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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| EM experiment | Aggregation state: PARTICLE / 3D reconstruction method: single particle reconstruction |
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Sample preparation
| Component | Name: HIV-1 KAKA/G225R CA hexamer expressed and isolated from E.coli system Type: COMPLEX / Entity ID: all / Source: RECOMBINANT |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: HIV-1 06TG.HT008 (virus) |
| Source (recombinant) | Organism: ![]() |
| Buffer solution | pH: 6 |
| Specimen | Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES |
| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE |
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| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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| Microscopy | Model: TFS KRIOS |
| Electron gun | Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN / Accelerating voltage: 300 kV / Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM |
| Electron lens | Mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2000 nm / Nominal defocus min: 800 nm |
| Image recording | Electron dose: 40 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOQUANTUM (6k x 4k) / Num. of grids imaged: 1 / Num. of real images: 8443 |
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| EM software | Name: PHENIX / Category: model refinement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CTF correction | Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Symmetry | Point symmetry: C6 (6 fold cyclic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3D reconstruction | Resolution: 2.75 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 1646193 / Symmetry type: POINT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refinement | Highest resolution: 2.75 Å Stereochemistry target values: REAL-SPACE (WEIGHTED MAP SUM AT ATOM CENTERS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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