Mutation in the loop C-terminal to the cyclophilin A binding site of HIV-1 capsid protein disrupts proper virus assembly and infectivity
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Abdurahman, Samir
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机构:Karolinska Univ Hosp, Div Clin Microbiol, Karolinska Inst, Stockholm, Sweden
Abdurahman, Samir
Hoglund, Stefan
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机构:Karolinska Univ Hosp, Div Clin Microbiol, Karolinska Inst, Stockholm, Sweden
Hoglund, Stefan
Hoglund, Anders
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Hoglund, Anders
Vahlne, Anders
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Vahlne, Anders
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[1] Karolinska Univ Hosp, Div Clin Microbiol, Karolinska Inst, Stockholm, Sweden
[2] Uppsala Univ, Dept Biochem, Biomed Ctr, Uppsala, Sweden
We have studied the effects associated with two single amino acid substitution mutations in HIV-1 capsid (CA), the E98A and E187G. Both amino acids are well conserved among all major HIV-1 subtypes. HIV-1 infectivity is critically dependent on proper CA cone formation and mutations in CA are lethal when they inhibit CA assembly by destabilizing the intra and/or inter molecular CA contacts, which ultimately abrogate viral replication. Glu98, which is located on a surface of a flexible cyclophilin A binding loop is not involved in any intra-molecular contacts with other CA residues. In contrast, Glu187 has extensive intra-molecular contacts with eight other CA residues. Additionally, Glu187 has been shown to form a salt-bridge with Arg18 of another N-terminal CA monomer in a N-C dimer. However, despite proper virus release, glycoprotein incorporation and Gag processing, electron microscopy analysis revealed that, in contrast to the E187G mutant, only the E98A particles had aberrant core morphology that resulted in loss of infectivity.