Molecular mechanism of HIV-1 entry

B Chen - Trends in microbiology, 2019 - cell.com
HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein [Env; trimeric (gp160) 3 cleaved to (gp120/gp41) 3] attaches
the virion to a susceptible cell and induces fusion of viral and cell membranes to initiate …

HIV genome-wide protein associations: a review of 30 years of research

G Li, E De Clercq - Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The HIV genome encodes a small number of viral proteins (ie, 16), invariably establishing
cooperative associations among HIV proteins and between HIV and host proteins, to invade …

Structural basis of coreceptor recognition by HIV-1 envelope spike

MM Shaik, H Peng, J Lu, S Rits-Volloch, C Xu, M Liao… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env), which consists of trimeric (gp160) 3 cleaved to
(gp120 and gp41) 3, interacts with the primary receptor CD4 and a coreceptor (such as …

Targeting TMPRSS2 and Cathepsin B/L together may be synergistic against SARS-CoV-2 infection

P Padmanabhan, R Desikan… - PLoS computational …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The entry of SARS-CoV-2 into target cells requires the activation of its surface spike protein,
S, by host proteases. The host serine protease TMPRSS2 and cysteine proteases Cathepsin …

HIV-1 entry and membrane fusion inhibitors

T Xiao, Y Cai, B Chen - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency virus type 1) infection begins with the attachment of the
virion to a host cell by its envelope glycoprotein (Env), which subsequently induces fusion of …

Modeling viral spread

F Graw, AS Perelson - Annual review of virology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
The way in which a viral infection spreads within a host is a complex process that is not well
understood. Different viruses, such as human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and hepatitis C …

Super-resolution fluorescence imaging reveals that serine incorporator protein 5 inhibits human immunodeficiency virus fusion by disrupting envelope glycoprotein …

YC Chen, C Sood, M Marin, J Aaron, E Gratton… - Acs Nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Serine incorporator protein 5 (SERINC5) is the host antiretroviral factor that reduces HIV-1
infectivity by incorporating into virions and inhibiting the envelope glycoprotein (Env) …

Serinc5 restricts HIV membrane fusion by altering lipid order and heterogeneity in the viral membrane

AE Ward, D Sokovikova, MN Waxham… - ACS infectious …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The host restriction factor, Serinc5, incorporates into budding HIV particles and inhibits their
infection by an incompletely understood mechanism. We have previously reported that …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling how increased Cathepsin B/L and decreased TMPRSS2 usage for cell entry by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant may affect the efficacy and …

P Padmanabhan, NM Dixit - Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant harbours many mutations in its spike protein
compared to the original SARS-CoV-2 strain, which may alter its ability to enter cells, cell …

Functional organization of the HIV lipid envelope

N Huarte, P Carravilla, A Cruz, M Lorizate… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The chemical composition of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) membrane is
critical for fusion and entry into target cells, suggesting that preservation of a functional lipid …