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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Damaging the conical morphology of HIV-1 capsid by targeting the FG-binding pocket and disfavoring pentameric subunits needed for core closure.

William M McFadden, Karen A Kirby, Zachary C Lorson, Lei Wang, Carolyn M Highland, Sophie R Harvey, Savannah Brancato, Andres Emanuelli Castaner, Haijuan Du, Vicki H Wysocki and 3 more

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

William M McFaddenCenter for ViroScience and Cure, Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6911-2172
Karen A KirbyCenter for ViroScience and Cure, Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2468-4796
Zachary C LorsonCenter for ViroScience and Cure, Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-1404-9086
Lei WangCenter for Drug Design, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Carolyn M HighlandDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4029-0113
Sophie R HarveyCampus Chemical Instrumentation Center Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Facility, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0763-8173
Savannah BrancatoCenter for ViroScience and Cure, Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9267-500X
Andres Emanuelli CastanerCenter for ViroScience and Cure, Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-1275-9684
Haijuan DuCenter for ViroScience and Cure, Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Vicki H WysockiSchool of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0495-2538
Zhengqiang WangCenter for Drug Design, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1326-5986
Robert A DickCenter for ViroScience and Cure, Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3693-2531
Stefan G SarafianosCenter for ViroScience and Cure, Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5840-154X

Funding

Virology and Molecular Biomarkers CoreP30AI050409 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Ann M Chahroudi, Colleen F Kelley · 2002 to 2026
$74.0M
Structural Biology CoreU54AI170855 · NIAID · SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI Andrew Laurence Routh · 2022 to 2026
$36.7M
Structural studies of HIV Capsid with host factors and Capsid-targeting antiviralsR01AI120860 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI Stefan G Sarafianos, Zhengqiang Wang · 2015 to 2026
$6.0M
Native Mass Spectrometry Guided Structural Biology CenterRM1GM149374 · NIGMS · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Vicki H. Wysocki · 2023 to 2026
$5.0M
Training Program in Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular BiologyT32GM135060 · NIGMS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Lawrence H. Boise, ANITA H. CORBETT · 2020 to 2026
$2.8M
Novel HIV capsid-targeting antivirals maintain activity against lenacapavir-resistant virusesR21AI189247 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Karen A Kirby · 2025 to 2026
$457k
Structural and Biochemical Effects of Capsid-targeting Molecules on HIV-1 Capsid AssemblyF31AI174951 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI WILLIAM MICHAEL MCFADDEN · 2023 to 2026
$196k
NIAID NIH HHS F31 AI174951NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI050409NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI120860NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI189247NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI170855NIGMS NIH HHS RM1 GM149374NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM135060
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The HIV-1 capsid is an essential viral component, targeted by the long-acting antiretroviral Lenacapavir (LEN). LEN binds to the HIV-1 capsid protein (CA) at the phenylalanine-glycine (FG) binding pocket (FGBP), a site for multiple host-factor and antiviral interactions in CA hexamers (CA

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CapsidElectron MicroscopyHIV-1LenacapavirStructural biology

Identifiers

PMID41889801
PMCPMC13015717

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