Early cytoplasmic uncoating is associated with infectivity of HIV-1.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
; 114(34): E7169-E7178, 2017 08 22.
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| ID: mdl-28784755
ABSTRACT
After fusion, HIV delivers its conical capsid into the cytoplasm. To release the contained reverse-transcribing viral genome, the capsid must disassemble in a process termed uncoating. Defining the kinetics, dynamics, and cellular location of uncoating of virions leading to infection has been confounded by defective, noninfectious particles and the stochastic minefield blocking access to host DNA. We used live-cell fluorescent imaging of intravirion fluid phase markers to monitor HIV-1 uncoating at the individual particle level. We find that HIV-1 uncoating of particles leading to infection is a cytoplasmic process that occurs â¼30 min postfusion. Most, but not all, of the capsid protein is rapidly shed in tissue culture and primary target cells, independent of entry pathway. Extended time-lapse imaging with less than one virion per cell allows identification of infected cells by Gag-GFP expression and directly links individual particle behavior to infectivity, providing unprecedented insights into the biology of HIV infection.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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HIV-1
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Citoplasma
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Desenvelopamento do Vírus
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
Idioma:
En
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article