The capsid-spacer peptide 1 Gag processing intermediate is a dominant-negative inhibitor of HIV-1 maturation |
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Authors: | Mary Ann Checkley Ferri Soheilian Eric O Freed |
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Institution: | a Virus-Cell Interaction Section, HIV Drug Resistance Program, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, Bldg. 535/Rm 108, 1050 Boyles Street, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA b Image Analysis Laboratory, Research Technology Program, SAIC-Frederick, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA |
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Abstract: | The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) maturation inhibitor bevirimat disrupts virus replication by inhibiting the cleavage of the capsid-spacer peptide 1 (CA-SP1) Gag processing intermediate to mature CA. The observation that bevirimat delays but does not completely block CA-SP1 processing suggests that the presence of uncleaved CA-SP1 may disrupt the maturation process in trans. In this study, we validate this hypothesis by using a genetic approach to demonstrate that a non-cleavable CA-SP1 mutant exerts a dominant-negative effect on maturation of wild-type HIV-1. In contrast, a mutant in which cleavage can occur internally within SP1 is significantly less potent as a dominant-negative inhibitor. We also show that bevirimat blocks processing at both the major CA-SP1 cleavage site and the internal site. These data underscore the importance of full CA-SP1 processing for HIV-1 maturation and highlight the therapeutic potential of inhibitors that target this Gag cleavage event. |
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Keywords: | HIV-1 Gag Virus maturation Assembly Retrovirus Protease |
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