2023
Modeling HIV-1 nuclear entry with nucleoporin-gated DNA-origami channels
Shen Q, Feng Q, Wu C, Xiong Q, Tian T, Yuan S, Shi J, Bedwell G, Yang R, Aiken C, Engelman A, Lusk C, Lin C, Xiong Y. Modeling HIV-1 nuclear entry with nucleoporin-gated DNA-origami channels. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2023, 30: 425-435. PMID: 36807645, PMCID: PMC10121901, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-023-00925-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActive Transport, Cell NucleusCapsid ProteinsCell LineDNAHIV-1HumansNuclear PoreNuclear Pore Complex ProteinsConceptsNuclear pore complexHIV-1 nuclear entryNuclear entryNuclear importNPC central channelPore complexHost nucleusCapsid dockingVirus genomeAffinity gradientNup153Central channelMechanistic insightsMolecular interactionsCapsidNucleoporinsNup358Nup62GenomeNucleusVirusDockingVirus-1 infectionImportComplexes
2018
A Programmable DNA Origami Platform for Organizing Intrinsically Disordered Nucleoporins within Nanopore Confinement
Fisher PDE, Shen Q, Akpinar B, Davis LK, Chung KKH, Baddeley D, Šarić A, Melia TJ, Hoogenboom BW, Lin C, Lusk CP. A Programmable DNA Origami Platform for Organizing Intrinsically Disordered Nucleoporins within Nanopore Confinement. ACS Nano 2018, 12: 1508-1518. PMID: 29350911, PMCID: PMC5834394, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b08044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDiffusionDNAIntrinsically Disordered ProteinsMicroscopy, Atomic ForceMolecular Dynamics SimulationNanoporesNanotechnologyNuclear Pore Complex ProteinsPermeabilityProtein DomainsConceptsTransport channelsAtomic force microscopyMolecular dynamics simulationsHigh-speed atomic force microscopyDNA origami platformFG domainsNuclear pore complexes (NPCs) formChannel mimicsCentral transport channelNuclear pore proteinsForce microscopyDNA origamiNuclear transport receptorsDynamics simulationsSelective transportNanopore confinementMolecular exchangePermeability propertiesDNA cylindersChemical compositionFG networkPore proteinsPolymer modelTransport receptorsCollective properties