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ArticleBiophysical journal2025

A physical model for M1-mediated influenza A virus assembly.

Julia Peukes, Serge Dmitrieff, François J Nédélec, John A G Briggs

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Article in Biophysical journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Molecular architecture of Influenza A virions.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  4. Implications of morphological variation in influenza viruses.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Julia PeukesStructural Studies Division, Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom; California Institute for Quantitative Biology (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California.
Serge DmitrieffInstitut Jacques Monod, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France. Electronic address: serge.dmitrieff@cnrs.fr.
François J NédélecSainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
John A G BriggsStructural Studies Division, Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Department of Cell and Virus Structure, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany. Electronic address: briggs@biochem.mpg.de.

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UP_1201/16
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Influenza A virus particles assemble at the plasma membrane of infected cells. During assembly all components of the virus come together in a coordinated manner to deform the membrane into a protrusion eventually forming a new, membrane-enveloped virus. Here, we integrate recent molecular insights of this process, particularly concerning the structure of the matrix protein 1 (M1), within a theoretical framework describing the mechanics of virus assembly. Our model describes M1 polymerization and membrane protrusion formation, explaining why it is efficient for M1 to form long strands assembling into helices in filamentous virions. Eventually, we find how the architecture of M1 helices is controlled by physical properties of viral proteins and the host cell membrane. Finally, by considering the growth force and speed of viral filaments, we propose that the helical geometry of M1 strands might have evolved to optimize for fast and efficient virus assembly and growth.

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Influenza A virusViral Matrix ProteinsVirus AssemblyCell MembraneModels, BiologicalModels, MolecularM1 protein, Influenza A virusViral Matrix Proteins

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PMID39573879
PMCPMC11739876

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