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Residues in the HIV-1 capsid assembly inhibitor binding site are essential for maintaining the assembly-competent quaternary structure of the capsid protein.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 14 Nov 2008
Bartonova Vanda, Igonet Sébastien, Sticht Jana, Glass Bärbel, Habermann Anja, Vaney Marie-Christine, Sehr Peter, Lewis Joe, Rey Felix A, Kraüsslich Hans-Georg
Abstract excerpt
Morphogenesis of infectious HIV-1 involves budding of immature virions followed by proteolytic disassembly of the Gag protein shell and subsequent assembly of processed capsid proteins (CA) into the mature HIV-1 core. The dimeric interface between C-terminal domains of CA (C-CA) has been shown to be important for both immature and mature assemblies. We previously reported a CA-binding peptide (CAI) that blocks...
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