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 …

Phase separation in viral infections

H Li, C Ernst, M Kolonko-Adamska… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Viruses rely on the reprogramming of cellular processes to enable efficient viral replication;
this often requires subcompartmentalization within the host cell. Liquid–liquid phase …

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 uncoating by release of viral cDNA from capsid-like structures in the nucleus of infected cells

TG Müller, V Zila, K Peters, S Schifferdecker, M Stanic… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
HIV-1 replication commences inside the cone-shaped viral capsid, but timing, localization,
and mechanism of uncoating are under debate. We adapted a strategy to visualize …

Structure and function of retroviral integrase

GN Maertens, AN Engelman… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
A hallmark of retroviral replication is establishment of the proviral state, wherein a DNA copy
of the viral RNA genome is stably incorporated into a host cell chromosome. Integrase is the …

The HIV capsid mimics karyopherin engagement of FG-nucleoporins

CF Dickson, S Hertel, AJ Tuckwell, N Li, J Ruan… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
HIV can infect non-dividing cells because the viral capsid can overcome the selective barrier
of the nuclear pore complex and deliver the genome directly into the nucleus,. Remarkably …

Nuclear speckles–a driving force in gene expression

GP Faber, S Nadav-Eliyahu… - Journal of cell …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Nuclear speckles are dynamic membraneless bodies located in the cell nucleus. They
harbor RNAs and proteins, many of which are splicing factors, that together display complex …

Viral and host mediators of non-suppressible HIV-1 viremia

A Mohammadi, B Etemad, X Zhang, Y Li, GJ Bedwell… - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Non-suppressible HIV-1 viremia (NSV) is defined as persistent low-level viremia on
antiretroviral therapy (ART) without evidence of ART non-adherence or significant drug …

Dynamics of RNA localization to nuclear speckles are connected to splicing efficiency

J Wu, Y Xiao, Y Liu, L Wen, C Jin, S Liu, S Paul… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Nuclear speckles are nuclear membraneless organelles in higher eukaryotic cells playing a
vital role in gene expression. Using an in situ reverse transcription–based sequencing …

Structure, function, and interactions of the HIV-1 capsid protein

E Rossi, ME Meuser, CJ Cunanan, S Cocklin - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
The capsid (CA) protein of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is an essential
structural component of a virion and facilitates many crucial life cycle steps through …