[HTML][HTML] The emerging role of the serine incorporator protein family in regulating viral infection

S Xu, Z Zheng, JL Pathak, H Cheng, Z Zhou… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Serine incorporator (SERINC) proteins, including five members 1-5, are carrier proteins that
incorporate the polar amino acid serine into membranes to facilitate the synthesis of …

[HTML][HTML] Antiviral HIV-1 SERINC restriction factors disrupt virus membrane asymmetry

SA Leonhardt, MD Purdy, JR Grover, Z Yang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The host proteins SERINC3 and SERINC5 are HIV-1 restriction factors that reduce infectivity
when incorporated into the viral envelope. The HIV-1 accessory protein Nef abrogates …

[HTML][HTML] Retroviral restriction factors and their viral targets: restriction strategies and evolutionary adaptations

G Boso, CA Kozak - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
The evolutionary conflict between retroviruses and their vertebrate hosts over millions of
years has led to the emergence of cellular innate immune proteins termed restriction factors …

SERINC proteins potentiate antiviral type I IFN production and proinflammatory signaling pathways

C Zeng, AA Waheed, T Li, J Yu, YM Zheng, JS Yount… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The SERINC (serine incorporator) proteins are host restriction factors that inhibit infection by
HIV through their incorporation into virions. Here, we found that SERINC3 and SERINC5 …

[HTML][HTML] Nef homodimers down-regulate SERINC5 by AP-2–mediated endocytosis to promote HIV-1 infectivity

RP Staudt, TE Smithgall - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020 - ASBMB
SERINC5 is a multipass intrinsic membrane protein that suppresses HIV-1 infectivity when
incorporated into budding virions. The HIV-1 Nef virulence factor prevents viral incorporation …

Relative resistance of patient-derived envelope sequences to SERINC5-mediated restriction of HIV-1 infectivity

E Nkuwi, GP Judicate, TS Tan, G Barabona… - Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A host cellular transmembrane protein, SERINC5, inhibits HIV-1 infectivity when
incorporated into progeny virions. Recent studies suggest that certain Envelope …

[HTML][HTML] Cul3-KLHL20 E3 ubiquitin ligase plays a key role in the arms race between HIV-1 Nef and host SERINC5 restriction

S Li, R Li, I Ahmad, X Liu, SF Johnson, L Sun… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
HIV-1 must counteract various host restrictions to establish productive infection. SERINC5 is
a potent restriction factor that blocks HIV-1 entry from virions, but its activity is counteracted …

[PDF][PDF] HIV-1 Nef interacts with the cyclin K/CDK13 complex to antagonize SERINC5 for optimal viral infectivity

Q Chai, S Li, MK Collins, R Li, I Ahmad, SF Johnson… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Summary HIV-1-negative factor (Nef) protein antagonizes serine incorporator 5 (SERINC5)
by redirecting this potent restriction factor to the endosomes and lysosomes for degradation …

[HTML][HTML] The Antiviral Factor SERINC5 Impairs the Expression of Non-Self-DNA

Y Shi, S Simpson, SK Ahmed, Y Chen… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
SERINC5 is a restriction factor that becomes incorporated into nascent retroviral particles,
impairing their ability to infect target cells. In turn, retroviruses have evolved …

Aromatic side chain at position 412 of SERINC5 exerts restriction activity toward HIV-1 and other retroviruses

TS Tan, M Toyoda, K Tokunaga, T Ueno - Journal of Virology, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The host transmembrane protein SERINC5 is incorporated into viral particles and restricts
infection by certain retroviruses. However, what motif of SERINC5 mediates this process …