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In vivo imaging of retrovirus infection reveals a role for Siglec-1/CD169 in multiple routes of transmission
Haugh KA, Ladinsky MS, Ullah I, Stone HM, Pi R, Gilardet A, Grunst MW, Kumar P, Bjorkman PJ, Mothes W, Uchil PD. In vivo imaging of retrovirus infection reveals a role for Siglec-1/CD169 in multiple routes of transmission. ELife 2021, 10: e64179. PMID: 34223819, PMCID: PMC8298093, DOI: 10.7554/elife.64179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSentinel macrophagesSiglec-1/CD169Immune surveillance functionCommon host factorMesenteric sacsPeyer's patchesGastrointestinal tractOral routeReporter virusRetrovirus transmissionRetrovirus infectionFrontline cellsRetroviral pathogenesisHost factorsBioluminescence imagingVirus entryIncoming virusInfectionRetrovirus life cycleCD169Early eventsMacrophagesMultiscale imaging approachVirusSurveillance function
2023
HIV-1 Env trimers asymmetrically engage CD4 receptors in membranes
Li W, Qin Z, Nand E, Grunst M, Grover J, Bess J, Lifson J, Zwick M, Tagare H, Uchil P, Mothes W. HIV-1 Env trimers asymmetrically engage CD4 receptors in membranes. Nature 2023, 623: 1026-1033. PMID: 37993716, PMCID: PMC10686830, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06762-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 Env trimersCD4 moleculeHuman immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infectionEnv trimersAntibody-mediated immune responsesEnv-CD4 interactionVirus-1 infectionVaccine immunogen designViral envelope glycoproteinsHIV-1Immune responseCD4 receptorImmunogen designEnvelope glycoproteinVirus-like particlesCD4EnvHost cell membrane
2020
Real-Time Conformational Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Spikes on Virus Particles
Lu M, Uchil PD, Li W, Zheng D, Terry DS, Gorman J, Shi W, Zhang B, Zhou T, Ding S, Gasser R, Prévost J, Beaudoin-Bussières G, Anand SP, Laumaea A, Grover JR, Liu L, Ho DD, Mascola JR, Finzi A, Kwong PD, Blanchard SC, Mothes W. Real-Time Conformational Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Spikes on Virus Particles. Cell Host & Microbe 2020, 28: 880-891.e8. PMID: 33242391, PMCID: PMC7664471, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transferReceptor-binding domainSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Conformational dynamicsSyndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 spikeCoronavirus disease 2019Distinct conformational statesMechanism of neutralizationHuman receptor angiotensinVirus particlesConvalescent plasmaCoronavirus 2Disease 2019Enzyme 2Fluorescence resonance energy transferReceptor angiotensinVaccine developmentImmunogen designViral entryConformational changesDistinct conformationsS recognition