Advances in hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry and the pursuit of challenging biological systems

EI James, TA Murphree, C Vorauer, JR Engen… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Solution-phase hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX) coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) is
a widespread tool for structural analysis across academia and the biopharmaceutical …

Lipid nanodiscs for high-resolution NMR studies of membrane proteins

U Günsel, F Hagn - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Membrane proteins (MPs) play essential roles in numerous cellular processes. Because
around 70% of the currently marketed drugs target MPs, a detailed understanding of their …

HIV-1 matrix-tRNA complex structure reveals basis for host control of Gag localization

C Bou-Nader, F Muecksch, JB Brown, JM Gordon… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
The HIV-1 virion structural polyprotein, Gag, is directed to particle assembly sites at the
plasma membrane by its N-terminal matrix (MA) domain. MA also binds to host tRNAs. To …

Atomic view of the HIV-1 matrix lattice; implications on virus assembly and envelope incorporation

AB Samal, TJ Green, JS Saad - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
During the late phase of HIV type 1 (HIV-1) infection cycle, the virally encoded Gag
polyproteins are targeted to the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane (PM) for assembly …

The interplay between HIV-1 Gag binding to the plasma membrane and Env incorporation

RE Murphy, JS Saad - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Advancement in drug therapies and patient care have drastically improved the mortality
rates of HIV-1 infected individuals. Many of these therapies were developed or improved …

HIV-1 Gag binds the multi-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase complex via the EPRS subunit

D Jin, Y Zhu, HL Schubert, SP Goff, K Musier-Forsyth - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Host factor tRNAs facilitate the replication of retroviruses such as human immunodeficiency
virus type 1 (HIV-1). HIV-1 uses human tRNALys3 as the primer for reverse transcription …

Molecular determinants in tRNA D-arm required for inhibition of HIV-1 Gag membrane binding

C Sumner, O Kotani, S Liu, K Musier-Forsyth… - Journal of molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plasma-membrane-specific localization of Gag, an essential step in HIV-1 particle assembly,
is regulated by the interaction of the Gag MA domain with PI (4, 5) P 2 and tRNA-mediated …

Rendezvous at plasma membrane: cellular lipids and tRNA set up sites of HIV-1 particle assembly and incorporation of host transmembrane proteins

D Thornhill, T Murakami, A Ono - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
The HIV-1 structural polyprotein Gag drives the virus particle assembly specifically at the
plasma membrane (PM). During this process, the nascent virion incorporates specific …

Structural insights into the mechanism of HIV-1 Tat secretion from the plasma membrane

RH Ghanam, GN Eastep, JS Saad - Journal of molecular biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) trans-activator of transcription (Tat) is a small,
intrinsically disordered basic protein that plays diverse roles in the HIV-1 replication cycle …

Structural characterization of HIV-1 matrix mutants implicated in envelope incorporation

GN Eastep, RH Ghanam, TJ Green, JS Saad - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
During the late phase of HIV-1 infection, viral Gag polyproteins are targeted to the plasma
membrane (PM) for assembly. Gag localization at the PM is a prerequisite for the …