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ArticleViruses2024

Arg18 Substitutions Reveal the Capacity of the HIV-1 Capsid Protein for Non-Fullerene Assembly.

Randall T Schirra, Nayara F B Dos Santos, Barbie K Ganser-Pornillos, Owen Pornillos

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Article in Viruses, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Mechanisms of HIV-1 assembly, release and maturation.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026
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  5. Transient Occupancy and Pore Dynamics: IP6 Behavior in HIV-1The journal of physical chemistry. B · 2026
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  6. Exploring the Structural Divergence of HIV and SRLV Lentiviral Capsids.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2025
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  8. Kinetic implications of IPScience advances · 2025
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4 authors.

Randall T SchirraDepartment of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
Nayara F B Dos SantosDepartment of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1353-4613
Barbie K Ganser-PornillosDepartment of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
Owen PornillosDepartment of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.

Funding

CHEETAH Center for the Structural Biology of HIV Infection, Restriction, and Viral DynamicsU54AI170856 · NIAID · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI WALTHER H MOTHES · 2022 to 2026
$34.4M
TRAINING IN CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGYT32GM008136 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI STUKENBERG, P. TODD · 1985 to 2020
$8.5M
Structural Virology of Tripartite Motif ProteinsR37AI150479 · NIAID · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI Owen Pornillos · 2022 to 2026
$3.0M
Structural Virology of Tripartite Motif ProteinsR01AI150479 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI PORNILLOS, OWEN · 2019 to 2021
$982k
Is the HIV-1 capsid modulated by a pentamer switch?R21AI167756 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI PORNILLOS, OWEN · 2022 to 2023
$444k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI150479NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI167756NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI150479NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI170856NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008136NIH HHS R21-AI167756NIH HHS T32-GM008136NIH HHS U54-AI170856
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the fullerene cone HIV-1 capsid, the central channels of the hexameric and pentameric capsomers each contain a ring of arginine (Arg18) residues that perform essential roles in capsid assembly and function. In both the hexamer and pentamer, the Arg18 rings coordinate inositol hexakisphosphate, an assembly and stability factor for the capsid. Previously, it was shown that amino-acid substitutions of Arg18 can promote pentamer incorporation into capsid-like particles (CLPs) that spontaneously assemble in vitro under high-salt conditions. Here, we show that these Arg18 mutant CLPs contain a non-canonical pentamer conformation and distinct lattice characteristics that do not follow the fullerene geometry of retroviral capsids. The Arg18 mutant pentamers resemble the hexamer in intra-oligomeric contacts and form a unique tetramer-of-pentamers that allows for incorporation of an octahedral vertex with a cross-shaped opening in the hexagonal capsid lattice. Our findings highlight an unexpected degree of structural plasticity in HIV-1 capsid assembly.

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CapsidCapsid ProteinsFullerenesHIV-1Virus AssemblyAmino Acid SubstitutionArginineHumansModels, MolecularProtein ConformationProtein MultimerizationArginineCapsid ProteinsFullerenescapsidsymmetryvertexvirus assembly

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PMID39066201
PMCPMC11281672

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