2024
Structure and inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 spike refolding in membranes
Grunst M, Qin Z, Dodero-Rojas E, Ding S, Prévost J, Chen Y, Hu Y, Pazgier M, Wu S, Xie X, Finzi A, Onuchic J, Whitford P, Mothes W, Li W. Structure and inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 spike refolding in membranes. Science 2024, 385: 757-765. PMID: 39146425, PMCID: PMC11449073, DOI: 10.1126/science.adn5658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralBetacoronavirusCell MembraneCOVID-19Cryoelectron MicroscopyElectron Microscope TomographyHumansMolecular Dynamics SimulationPeptidyl-Dipeptidase AProtein DomainsProtein MultimerizationProtein RefoldingSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVirus Internalization
2023
PLSCR1 is a cell-autonomous defence factor against SARS-CoV-2 infection
Xu D, Jiang W, Wu L, Gaudet R, Park E, Su M, Cheppali S, Cheemarla N, Kumar P, Uchil P, Grover J, Foxman E, Brown C, Stansfeld P, Bewersdorf J, Mothes W, Karatekin E, Wilen C, MacMicking J. PLSCR1 is a cell-autonomous defence factor against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nature 2023, 619: 819-827. PMID: 37438530, PMCID: PMC10371867, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06322-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-terminal β-barrel domainSpike-mediated fusionCell-autonomous defenseLarge-scale exome sequencingΒ-barrel domainGenome-wide CRISPRSARS-CoV-2 infectionHost cell cytosolScramblase activityPhospholipid scramblaseLive SARS-CoV-2 infectionHuman lung epitheliumPLSCR1SARS-CoV-2 USASingle-molecule switchingSARS-CoV-2 variantsExome sequencingHuman populationRestriction factorsViral RNANew SARS-CoV-2 variantsSARS-CoV-2Robust activityLung epitheliumDefense factors
2019
Chapter Eight Illuminating the virus life cycle with single-molecule FRET imaging
Lu M, Ma X, Mothes W. Chapter Eight Illuminating the virus life cycle with single-molecule FRET imaging. Advances In Virus Research 2019, 105: 239-273. PMID: 31522706, PMCID: PMC7246055, DOI: 10.1016/bs.aivir.2019.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEnv Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHIV-1Protein ConformationSingle Molecule ImagingVirus InternalizationConceptsVirus life cycleMolecular mechanismsViral proteinsSingle-molecule FRETBiological moleculesPrecise molecular mechanismsFörster resonance energy transfer (FRET) imagingLife cycleConformational dynamicsReal-time imagingEnergetics of transitionsNovel antiviral therapiesStructural intermediatesConformational changesConformational statesNative stateSmFRETRelevant conditionsElegant experimental designsAsymmetric intermediatesIntermediatesViral fusionViral glycoproteinsStructural methodsIntact virions
2015
Retroviruses use CD169-mediated trans-infection of permissive lymphocytes to establish infection
Sewald X, Ladinsky MS, Uchil PD, Beloor J, Pi R, Herrmann C, Motamedi N, Murooka TT, Brehm MA, Greiner DL, Shultz LD, Mempel TR, Bjorkman PJ, Kumar P, Mothes W. Retroviruses use CD169-mediated trans-infection of permissive lymphocytes to establish infection. Science 2015, 350: 563-567. PMID: 26429886, PMCID: PMC4651917, DOI: 10.1126/science.aab2749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusLymph nodesMurine leukemia virusCD169/SiglecSecondary lymphoid tissuesPermissive lymphocytesDendritic cellsImmunodeficiency virusSynaptic contactsLymphoid tissueRobust infectionVirological synapsesI-type lectinsRetroviral spreadViral spreadUninfected cellsInfectionLeukemia virusVirusMacrophagesCellsRetrovirusesCell-cell contactCD169LymphocytesCrystal structure, conformational fixation and entry-related interactions of mature ligand-free HIV-1 Env
Do Kwon Y, Pancera M, Acharya P, Georgiev I, Crooks E, Gorman J, Joyce M, Guttman M, Ma X, Narpala S, Soto C, Terry D, Yang Y, Zhou T, Ahlsen G, Bailer R, Chambers M, Chuang G, Doria-Rose N, Druz A, Hallen M, Harned A, Kirys T, Louder M, O'Dell S, Ofek G, Osawa K, Prabhakaran M, Sastry M, Stewart-Jones G, Stuckey J, Thomas P, Tittley T, Williams C, Zhang B, Zhao H, Zhou Z, Donald B, Lee L, Zolla-Pazner S, Baxa U, Schön A, Freire E, Shapiro L, Lee K, Arthos J, Munro J, Blanchard S, Mothes W, Binley J, McDermott A, Mascola J, Kwong P. Crystal structure, conformational fixation and entry-related interactions of mature ligand-free HIV-1 Env. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2015, 22: 522-531. PMID: 26098315, PMCID: PMC4706170, DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.3051.Peer-Reviewed Original Research