Nature Communications (Nov 2017)

Quenching protein dynamics interferes with HIV capsid maturation

  • Mingzhang Wang,
  • Caitlin M. Quinn,
  • Juan R. Perilla,
  • Huilan Zhang,
  • Randall Shirra Jr.,
  • Guangjin Hou,
  • In-Ja Byeon,
  • Christopher L. Suiter,
  • Sherimay Ablan,
  • Emiko Urano,
  • Theodore J. Nitz,
  • Christopher Aiken,
  • Eric O. Freed,
  • Peijun Zhang,
  • Klaus Schulten,
  • Angela M. Gronenborn,
  • Tatyana Polenova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01856-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The process of HIV particle maturation involves complex molecular transitions. Here the authors combine NMR spectroscopy, cryo-EM, and molecular dynamics simulations to provide insight into the conformational equilibria in CA-SP1 assemblies relevant to HIV-1 maturation intermediates formation.