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HIV-1 adapts to lost IP6 coordination through second-site mutations that restore conical capsid assembly.
Nature communications - 13 Sept 2024
Kleinpeter Alex, Mallery Donna L, Renner Nadine, Albecka Anna, Klarhof J Ole, Freed Eric O, James Leo C
Abstract excerpt
The HIV-1 capsid is composed of capsid (CA) protein hexamers and pentamers (capsomers) that contain a central pore hypothesised to regulate capsid assembly and facilitate nucleotide import early during post-infection. These pore functions are mediated by two positively charged rings created by CA Arg-18 (R18) and Lys-25 (K25). Here we describe the forced evolution of viruses containing mutations in R18 and K25....
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