The current toolbox for APOBEC drug discovery

MJ Grillo, KFM Jones, MA Carpenter, RS Harris… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Mutational processes driving genome evolution and heterogeneity contribute to immune
evasion and therapy resistance in viral infections and cancer. APOBEC3 (A3) enzymes …

[HTML][HTML] The structural basis for HIV-1 Vif antagonism of human APOBEC3G

YL Li, CA Langley, CM Azumaya, I Echeverria… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The APOBEC3 (A3) proteins are host antiviral cellular proteins that hypermutate the
viral genome of diverse viral families. In retroviruses, this process requires A3 packaging …

Retroviral restriction factors and their viral targets: restriction strategies and evolutionary adaptations

G Boso, CA Kozak - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
The evolutionary conflict between retroviruses and their vertebrate hosts over millions of
years has led to the emergence of cellular innate immune proteins termed restriction factors …

Structural basis for HIV-1 antagonism of host APOBEC3G via Cullin E3 ligase

F Ito, AL Alvarez-Cabrera, S Liu, H Yang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Human APOBEC3G (A3G) is a virus restriction factor that inhibits HIV-1 replication and
triggers lethal hypermutation on viral reverse transcripts. HIV-1 viral infectivity factor (Vif) …

CUL5-ARIH2 E3-E3 ubiquitin ligase structure reveals cullin-specific NEDD8 activation

S Kostrhon, JR Prabu, K Baek, D Horn-Ghetko… - Nature chemical …, 2021 - nature.com
An emerging mechanism of ubiquitylation involves partnering of two distinct E3 ligases. In
the best-characterized E3-E3 pathways, ARIH-family RING-between-RING (RBR) E3s ligate …

Structural basis of HIV-1 Vif-mediated E3 ligase targeting of host APOBEC3H

F Ito, AL Alvarez-Cabrera, K Kim, ZH Zhou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Human APOBEC3 (A3) cytidine deaminases are antiviral factors that are
particularly potent against retroviruses. As a countermeasure, HIV-1 uses a viral infectivity …

The interplay among HIV, LINE-1, and the interferon signaling system

X Zhao, Y Zhao, J Du, P Gao, K Zhao - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Human immunodeficiency viruses (HIVs) are retroviruses that replicate effectively in human
CD4+ cells and cause the development of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) …

Structural insights into PPP2R5A degradation by HIV-1 Vif

Y Hu, KA Delviks-Frankenberry, C Wu… - Nature Structural & …, 2024 - nature.com
HIV-1 Vif recruits host cullin-RING-E3 ubiquitin ligase and CBFβ to degrade the cellular
APOBEC3 antiviral proteins through diverse interactions. Recent evidence has shown that …

Degradation-independent inhibition of APOBEC3G by the HIV-1 Vif protein

B Stupfler, C Verriez, S Gallois-Montbrun, R Marquet… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
The ubiquitin–proteasome system plays an important role in the cell under normal
physiological conditions but also during viral infections. Indeed, many auxiliary proteins from …

Examination of the APOBEC3 barrier to cross species transmission of primate lentiviruses

A Gaba, B Flath, L Chelico - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
The transmission of viruses from animal hosts into humans have led to the emergence of
several diseases. Usually these cross-species transmissions are blocked by host restriction …