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ArticleiScience2026

Capsid and integrase play essential apposing roles in viral ribonucleoprotein assembly during HIV-1 core morphogenesis.

Ahinsa Ranaweera, Jonathan R Andino-Moncada, Sarah E Dillon, Satya P Singh, Scott M Stagg, Alan N Engelman, Christopher Aiken, Ashwanth C Francis

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Ahinsa RanaweeraInstitute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
Jonathan R Andino-MoncadaInstitute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
Sarah E DillonInstitute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
Satya P SinghInstitute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
Scott M StaggInstitute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
Alan N EngelmanDepartment of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Christopher AikenDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Ashwanth C FrancisInstitute of Molecular Biophysics and Department of Biological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.

Funding

Nuclear Localization of HIV-1 Preintegration ComplexesR01AI052014 · NIAID · DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE · PI ENGELMAN, ALAN N. · 2003 to 2025
$11.4M
Biochemical Mechanism of HIV DNA IntegrationR37AI039394 · NIAID · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI Alan N. Engelman · 2010 to 2026
$10.2M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI052014NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI039394
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Abstract

HIV-1 virions harbor a core composed of a conical shell of capsid proteins that encases the viral ribonucleoprotein complex (vRNP). The vRNP is composed of HIV-1 genomic RNA (gRNA) and nucleocapsid (NC), reverse transcriptase (RT), and integrase (IN) proteins. Using a rapid affinity-capture purification approach, we have enriched for native HIV-1 capsids and analyzed the roles of IN-gRNA interactions and capsid lattice assembly on HIV-1 core formation. Following disruption of IN-gRNA interactions by allosteric IN inhibitor treatment or IN-deletion, we find that RT remains associated with cores that have effectively lost their IN, gRNA, and NC contents. Morphologically disrupted capsids formed by clinical inhibitor lenacapavir treatment or capsid hexamer cross-linking, by contrast, retained IN-gRNA but lost their RT and NC contents. These contrasting effects reveal that IN and the assembling capsid architecture cooperatively regulate the formation and encapsulation of vRNPs into the viral core during infectious HIV-1 morphogenesis.

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PMID42383008
PMCPMC13316281

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