HIV-1 capsid: the multifaceted key player in HIV-1 infection

EM Campbell, TJ Hope - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2015 - nature.com
In a mature, infectious HIV-1 virion, the viral genome is housed within a conical capsid core
made from the viral capsid (CA) protein. The CA protein and the structure into which it …

Capsid-dependent host factors in HIV-1 infection

M Yamashita, AN Engelman - Trends in microbiology, 2017 - cell.com
After invasion of a susceptible target cell, HIV-1 completes the early phase of its life cycle
upon integration of reverse-transcribed viral DNA into host chromatin. The viral capsid, a …

Early cytoplasmic uncoating is associated with infectivity of HIV-1

JI Mamede, GC Cianci… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
After fusion, HIV delivers its conical capsid into the cytoplasm. To release the contained
reverse-transcribing viral genome, the capsid must disassemble in a process termed …

RASGRP1 deficiency causes immunodeficiency with impaired cytoskeletal dynamics

E Salzer, D Cagdas, M Hons, EM Mace… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
RASGRP1 is an important guanine nucleotide exchange factor and activator of the RAS-
MAPK pathway following T cell antigen receptor (TCR) signaling. The consequences of …

Bicaudal D2 facilitates the cytoplasmic trafficking and nuclear import of HIV-1 genomes during infection

A Dharan, S Opp, O Abdel-Rahim… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Numerous viruses, including HIV-1, exploit the microtubule network to traffic toward the
nucleus during infection. Although numerous studies have observed a role for the minus …

HIV-1 engages a dynein-dynactin-BICD2 complex for infection and transport to the nucleus

SK Carnes, J Zhou, C Aiken - Journal of virology, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection depends on efficient
intracytoplasmic transport of the incoming viral core to the target cell nucleus. Evidence …

HIV-1 capsid exploitation of the host microtubule cytoskeleton during early infection

MH Naghavi - Retrovirology, 2021 - Springer
Microtubules (MTs) form a filamentous array that provide both structural support and a
coordinated system for the movement and organization of macromolecular cargos within the …

Unconventional RNA‐binding proteins step into the virus–host battlefront

M Garcia‐Moreno, AI Järvelin… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The crucial participation of cellular RNA‐binding proteins (RBPs) in virtually all steps of virus
infection has been known for decades. However, most of the studies characterizing this …

[HTML][HTML] Scaffolding viral protein NC nucleates phase separation of the HIV-1 biomolecular condensate

A Monette, M Niu, MN Asser, RJ Gorelick, AJ Mouland - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Membraneless biomolecular condensates (BMCs) contribute to the replication of a growing
number of viruses but remain to be functionally characterized. Previously, we demonstrated …

PP2A modulation overcomes multidrug resistance in chronic lymphocytic leukemia via mPTP-dependent apoptosis

KD Jayappa, B Tran, VL Gordon… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Targeted therapies such as venetoclax (VEN)(Bcl-2 inhibitor) have revolutionized the
treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). We previously reported that persister CLL …