2025
The conserved HIV-1 spacer peptide 2 triggers matrix lattice maturation
Stacey J, HrebĂk D, Nand E, Shetty S, Qu K, Boicu M, Anders-Ă–sswein M, Uchil P, Dick R, Mothes W, Kräusslich H, MĂĽller B, Briggs J. The conserved HIV-1 spacer peptide 2 triggers matrix lattice maturation. Nature 2025, 1-7. PMID: 40011770, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08624-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpacer peptide 2Membrane-binding domainVirus particlesProtein-protein interfacesCleavage site mutantsHigh-resolution structuresFusion of virusImmature virus particlesHIV-1Site mutantsProteolytic cleavageFunctional domainsHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Bound lipidsImmunodeficiency virus type 1Infectious virionsHIV-1 componentsStructural polyprotein GagMature latticeProtein latticeVirus type 1Structural maturationMonolayers in vitroPeptide 2Polyprotein GagCorrection for Kajaste-Rudnitski et al., “TRIM22 Inhibits HIV-1 Transcription Independently of Its E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Activity, Tat, and NF-ÎşB-Responsive Long Terminal Repeat Elements”
Kajaste-Rudnitski A, Marelli S, Pultrone C, Pertel T, Uchil P, Mechti N, Mothes W, Poli G, Luban J, Vicenzi E. Correction for Kajaste-Rudnitski et al., “TRIM22 Inhibits HIV-1 Transcription Independently of Its E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Activity, Tat, and NF-κB-Responsive Long Terminal Repeat Elements”. Journal Of Virology 2025, 99: e02071-24. PMID: 39868830, PMCID: PMC11853098, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02071-24.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Inducible cell lines producing replication-defective human immunodeficiency virus particles containing envelope glycoproteins stabilized in a pretriggered conformation
Ding H, Nguyen H, Li W, Deshpande A, Zhang S, Jiang F, Zhang Z, Anang S, Mothes W, Sodroski J, Kappes J. Inducible cell lines producing replication-defective human immunodeficiency virus particles containing envelope glycoproteins stabilized in a pretriggered conformation. Journal Of Virology 2024, 98: e01720-24. PMID: 39508605, PMCID: PMC11650979, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01720-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusEnv trimersNeutralizing antibodiesHIV-1Virus-like particlesEnvelope glycoproteinEnv conformationImmunodeficiency virusInducible cell linesCell linesImmune systemEffective HIV/AIDS vaccineHIV-1 persistenceHuman immunodeficiency virus particlesEnvelope glycoprotein spikeHIV-1 EnvPoorly neutralizing antibodiesHIV-like particlesHIV-1 particlesDefective virus-like particlesHost immune systemEnv immunogensHIV/AIDS vaccineCreation of stable cell linesHost cell receptorsDesign of soluble HIV-1 envelope trimers free of covalent gp120-gp41 bonds with prevalent native-like conformation
Zhang P, Gorman J, Tsybovsky Y, Lu M, Liu Q, Gopan V, Singh M, Lin Y, Miao H, Seo Y, Kwon A, Olia A, Chuang G, Geng H, Lai Y, Zhou T, Mascola J, Mothes W, Kwong P, Lusso P. Design of soluble HIV-1 envelope trimers free of covalent gp120-gp41 bonds with prevalent native-like conformation. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114518. PMID: 39028623, PMCID: PMC11459465, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpistatic pathways can drive HIV-1 escape from integrase strand transfer inhibitors
Hikichi Y, Grover J, Schäfer A, Mothes W, Freed E. Epistatic pathways can drive HIV-1 escape from integrase strand transfer inhibitors. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadn0042. PMID: 38427738, PMCID: PMC10906922, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn0042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrase strand transfer inhibitorsClasses of antiretroviralsHuman immunodeficiency virusStrand transfer inhibitorsHIV-1Env mutationsTransfer inhibitorsIntegrase strand transfer inhibitor dolutegravirHIV-1 escapeResistance to dolutegravirResistance to antiretroviralsAbsence of resistance mutationsClasses of drugsCell-cell transferVirological failureImmunodeficiency virusResistance mutationsGene mutationsEnvelope glycoproteinAntiretroviralsEnvResistance mechanismsDolutegravirMutationsIntegraseBioorthogonal click labeling of an amber-free HIV-1 provirus for in-virus single molecule imaging
Ao Y, Grover J, Gifford L, Han Y, Zhong G, Katte R, Li W, Bhattacharjee R, Zhang B, Sauve S, Qin W, Ghimire D, Haque M, Arthos J, Moradi M, Mothes W, Lemke E, Kwong P, Melikyan G, Lu M. Bioorthogonal click labeling of an amber-free HIV-1 provirus for in-virus single molecule imaging. Cell Chemical Biology 2024, 31: 487-501.e7. PMID: 38232732, PMCID: PMC10960674, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV-1Human immunodeficiency virus-1HIV-1 provirusMinimally invasive approachImmunodeficiency virus-1HIV-1 systemInvasive approachImmune evasionEnvVirus 1Virus entryStudies of virus entryCell entrySingle-molecule Forster resonance energy transferStructural dynamicsSingle molecule imagingMultiple conformational statesForster resonance energy transferCellsClick chemistryVirion internalizationResonance energy transferMolecule imagingEnergy transferLabeling of proteins
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 membraneAntiviral HIV-1 SERINC restriction factors disrupt virus membrane asymmetry
Leonhardt S, Purdy M, Grover J, Yang Z, Poulos S, McIntire W, Tatham E, Erramilli S, Nosol K, Lai K, Ding S, Lu M, Uchil P, Finzi A, Rein A, Kossiakoff A, Mothes W, Yeager M. Antiviral HIV-1 SERINC restriction factors disrupt virus membrane asymmetry. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 4368. PMID: 37474505, PMCID: PMC10359404, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39262-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Conformational dynamics of single HIV-1 envelope trimers on the surface of native virions
Munro JB, Gorman J, Ma X, Zhou Z, Arthos J, Burton DR, Koff WC, Courter JR, Smith AB, Kwong PD, Blanchard SC, Mothes W. Conformational dynamics of single HIV-1 envelope trimers on the surface of native virions. Science 2014, 346: 759-763. PMID: 25298114, PMCID: PMC4304640, DOI: 10.1126/science.1254426.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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