National Institutes of Health/National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID)
R21-AI167756
米国
National Institutes of Health/National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID)
P50-AI150464
米国
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ジャーナル: Nat Struct Mol Biol / 年: 2023 タイトル: A molecular switch modulates assembly and host factor binding of the HIV-1 capsid. 著者: Randall T Schirra / Nayara F B Dos Santos / Kaneil K Zadrozny / Iga Kucharska / Barbie K Ganser-Pornillos / Owen Pornillos / 要旨: The HIV-1 capsid is a fullerene cone made of quasi-equivalent hexamers and pentamers of the viral CA protein. Typically, quasi-equivalent assembly of viral capsid subunits is controlled by a ...The HIV-1 capsid is a fullerene cone made of quasi-equivalent hexamers and pentamers of the viral CA protein. Typically, quasi-equivalent assembly of viral capsid subunits is controlled by a molecular switch. Here, we identify a Thr-Val-Gly-Gly motif that modulates CA hexamer/pentamer switching by folding into a 3 helix in the pentamer and random coil in the hexamer. Manipulating the coil/helix configuration of the motif allowed us to control pentamer and hexamer formation in a predictable manner, thus proving its function as a molecular switch. Importantly, the switch also remodels the common binding site for host factors that are critical for viral replication and the new ultra-potent HIV-1 inhibitor lenacapavir. This study reveals that a critical assembly element also modulates the post-assembly and viral replication functions of the HIV-1 capsid and provides new insights on capsid function and inhibition.