期刊
EMBO JOURNAL
卷 26, 期 8, 页码 2218-2226出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601664
关键词
electron cryotomography; Gag; human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1); spacer peptide 1 (SP1)
资金
- NIGMS NIH HHS [P50 GM082545, P01 GM66521, F32 GM075543, P01 GM066521] Funding Source: Medline
- PHS HHS [A145405] Funding Source: Medline
The major structural elements of retroviruses are contained in a single polyprotein, Gag, which in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) comprises the MA, CA, spacer peptide 1 (SP1), NC, SP2, and p6 polypeptides. In the immature HIV-1 virion, the domains of Gag are arranged radially with the N-terminal MA domain at the membrane and C-terminal NC-SP2-p6 region nearest to the center. Here, we report the three-dimensional structures of individual immature HIV-1 virions, as obtained by electron cryotomography. The concentric shells of the Gag polyprotein are clearly visible, and radial projections of the different Gag layers reveal patches of hexagonal order within the CA and SP1 shells. Averaging well-ordered unit cells leads to a model in which each CA hexamer is stabilized by a bundle of six SP1 helices. This model suggests why the SP1 spacer is essential for assembly of the Gag lattice and how cleavage between SP1 and CA acts as a structural switch controlling maturation.
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