Biochemical evidence of a role for matrix trimerization in HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein incorporation

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Abstract

The matrix (MA) domain of HIV Gag has important functions in directing the trafficking of Gag to sites of assembly and mediating the incorporation of the envelope glycoprotein (Env) into assembling particles. HIV-1 MA has been shown to form trimers in vitro; however, neither the presence nor the role of MA trimers has been documented in HIV-1 virions. We developed a cross-linking strategy to reveal MA trimers in virions of replication-competent HIV-1. By mutagenesis of trimer interface residues, we demonstrated a correlation between loss of MA trimerization and loss of Env incorporation. Additionally, we found that truncating the long cytoplasmic tail of Env restores incorporation of Env into MA trimer-defective particles, thus rescuing infectivity. We therefore propose a model whereby MA trimerization is required to form a lattice capable of accommodating the long cytoplasmic tail of HIV-1 Env; in the absence of MA trimerization, Env is sterically excluded from the assembling particle. These findings establish MA trimerization as an obligatory step in the assembly of infectious HIV-1 virions. As such, the MA trimer interface may represent a novel drug target for the development of antiretrovirals.

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Tedbury, P. R., Novikova, M., Ablan, S. D., & Freed, E. O. (2016). Biochemical evidence of a role for matrix trimerization in HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein incorporation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 113(2), E182–E190. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1516618113

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