3J4F

Structure of HIV-1 capsid protein by cryo-EM


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 8.60 Å
  • Aggregation State: HELICAL ARRAY 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 

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Literature

Mature HIV-1 capsid structure by cryo-electron microscopy and all-atom molecular dynamics.

Zhao, G.Perilla, J.R.Yufenyuy, E.L.Meng, X.Chen, B.Ning, J.Ahn, J.Gronenborn, A.M.Schulten, K.Aiken, C.Zhang, P.

(2013) Nature 497: 643-646

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12162
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    3J34, 3J3Q, 3J3Y, 3J4F

  • PubMed Abstract: 
  • Retroviral capsid proteins are conserved structurally but assemble into different morphologies. The mature human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) capsid is best described by a 'fullerene cone' model, in which hexamers of the capsid protein are linked to form a hexagonal surface lattice that is closed by incorporating 12 capsid-protein pentamers ...

    Retroviral capsid proteins are conserved structurally but assemble into different morphologies. The mature human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) capsid is best described by a 'fullerene cone' model, in which hexamers of the capsid protein are linked to form a hexagonal surface lattice that is closed by incorporating 12 capsid-protein pentamers. HIV-1 capsid protein contains an amino-terminal domain (NTD) comprising seven α-helices and a β-hairpin, a carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) comprising four α-helices, and a flexible linker with a 310-helix connecting the two structural domains. Structures of the capsid-protein assembly units have been determined by X-ray crystallography; however, structural information regarding the assembled capsid and the contacts between the assembly units is incomplete. Here we report the cryo-electron microscopy structure of a tubular HIV-1 capsid-protein assembly at 8 Å resolution and the three-dimensional structure of a native HIV-1 core by cryo-electron tomography. The structure of the tubular assembly shows, at the three-fold interface, a three-helix bundle with critical hydrophobic interactions. Mutagenesis studies confirm that hydrophobic residues in the centre of the three-helix bundle are crucial for capsid assembly and stability, and for viral infectivity. The cryo-electron-microscopy structures enable modelling by large-scale molecular dynamics simulation, resulting in all-atom models for the hexamer-of-hexamer and pentamer-of-hexamer elements as well as for the entire capsid. Incorporation of pentamers results in closer trimer contacts and induces acute surface curvature. The complete atomic HIV-1 capsid model provides a platform for further studies of capsid function and for targeted pharmacological intervention.


    Organizational Affiliation

    Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
capsid protein
A, B, C, D, E, F
A, B, C, D, E, F
231Human immunodeficiency virus 1Mutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: gag
UniProt
Find proteins for Q79791 (Human immunodeficiency virus 1)
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Go to UniProtKB:  Q79791
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UniProt GroupQ79791
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 8.60 Å
  • Aggregation State: HELICAL ARRAY 
  • Reconstruction Method: HELICAL 
EM Software:
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Entry History 

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Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2013-07-24
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2018-07-18
    Changes: Author supporting evidence, Data collection