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
2018
Visualization of the type III secretion mediated Salmonella–host cell interface using cryo-electron tomography
Park D, Lara-Tejero M, Waxham MN, Li W, Hu B, Galán JE, Liu J. Visualization of the type III secretion mediated Salmonella–host cell interface using cryo-electron tomography. ELife 2018, 7: e39514. PMID: 30281019, PMCID: PMC6175578, DOI: 10.7554/elife.39514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron tomographyEffector translocationBacterial-host cell contactType III protein secretion systemProtein secretion systemHost cell interfaceProtein secretion machinesCell membraneComplex host-pathogen interactionsType III secretionHost-pathogen interactionsHost cell membraneTarget cell membraneNegative bacterial pathogensTranslocon poreSecretion machineEffector proteinsSecretion systemHost cellsBacterial pathogensCell contactCell interfaceIntimate associationTranslocationBacteria
2015
Mono-ubiquitylated ORF45 Mediates Association of KSHV Particles with Internal Lipid Rafts for Viral Assembly and Egress
Wang X, Zhu N, Li W, Zhu F, Wang Y, Yuan Y. Mono-ubiquitylated ORF45 Mediates Association of KSHV Particles with Internal Lipid Rafts for Viral Assembly and Egress. PLOS Pathogens 2015, 11: e1005332. PMID: 26650119, PMCID: PMC4674120, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusLipid raftsSarcoma-associated herpesvirusFinal envelopmentVesicle membraneRecombinant Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusTrans-Golgi networkCytoplasmic membrane vesiclesCellular cargo transportVirion particlesInfectious virion particlesHost cell membraneViral particlesTrans-GolgiEndosome vesiclesLR associationBudding processORF45Virion assemblyWild typeIntracellular signalingTegument proteinsCellular membranesMembrane vesiclesViral assembly