Nuclear capsid uncoating and reverse transcription of HIV-1

TG Müller, V Zila, B Müller… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
After cell entry, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication involves reverse
transcription of the RNA genome, nuclear import of the subviral complex without nuclear …

Block-and-lock strategies to cure HIV infection

G Vansant, A Bruggemans, J Janssens, Z Debyser - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Today HIV infection cannot be cured due to the presence of a reservoir of latently infected
cells inducing a viral rebound upon treatment interruption. Hence, the latent reservoir is …

Parallel analysis of transcription, integration, and sequence of single HIV-1 proviruses

KB Einkauf, MR Osborn, C Gao, W Sun, X Sun, X Lian… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
HIV-1-infected cells that persist despite antiretroviral therapy (ART) are frequently
considered" transcriptionally silent," but active viral gene expression may occur in some …

Distinct viral reservoirs in individuals with spontaneous control of HIV-1

C Jiang, X Lian, C Gao, X Sun, KB Einkauf… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Sustained, drug-free control of HIV-1 replication is naturally achieved in less than 0.5% of
infected individuals (here termed 'elite controllers'), despite the presence of a replication …

Cone-shaped HIV-1 capsids are transported through intact nuclear pores

V Zila, E Margiotta, B Turoňová, TG Müller, CE Zimmerli… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Summary Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) remains a major health threat. Viral capsid
uncoating and nuclear import of the viral genome are critical for productive infection. The …

HIV-1 uncoats in the nucleus near sites of integration

RC Burdick, C Li, MH Munshi… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
HIV-1 capsid core disassembly (uncoating) must occur before integration of viral genomic
DNA into the host chromosomes, yet remarkably, the timing and cellular location of …

Structural and mechanistic bases for a potent HIV-1 capsid inhibitor

SM Bester, G Wei, H Zhao, D Adu-Ampratwum, N Iqbal… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The potent HIV-1 capsid inhibitor GS-6207 is an investigational principal component of long-
acting antiretroviral therapy. We found that GS-6207 inhibits HIV-1 by stabilizing and thereby …

Nuclear pore blockade reveals that HIV-1 completes reverse transcription and uncoating in the nucleus

A Dharan, N Bachmann, S Talley, V Zwikelmaier… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Retroviral infection involves the reverse transcription of the viral RNA genome into DNA,
which is subsequently integrated into the host cell genome. Human immunodeficiency virus …

HIV-1 cores retain their integrity until minutes before uncoating in the nucleus

C Li, RC Burdick, K Nagashima… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
We recently reported that HIV-1 cores that retained> 94% of their capsid (CA) protein
entered the nucleus and disassembled (uncoated) near their integration site< 1.5 h before …

HIV-1 capsids enter the FG phase of nuclear pores like a transport receptor

L Fu, EN Weiskopf, O Akkermans, NA Swanson… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
HIV-1 infection requires nuclear entry of the viral genome. Previous evidence suggests that
this entry proceeds through nuclear pore complexes (NPCs), with the 120× 60 nm capsid …