The C-Terminal Half of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Gag Precursor Is Sufficient for Efficient Particle Assembly

AUTOR(ES)

Borsetti, Alessandra

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 particle assembly is directed by the Gag polyprotein Pr55gag, the precursor for the matrix (MA), capsid (CA), and nucleocapsid proteins of the mature virion. We now show that CA sequences N terminal to the major homology region (MHR), which form a distinct domain, are dispensable for particle formation. However, slightly larger deletions which extend into the MHR severely impair particle production. Remarkably, a deletion which removed essentially all MA and CA sequences between the N-terminal myristyl anchor and the MHR reduced the yield of extracellular particles only moderately. Particle formation even exceeded wild-type levels when additional MA sequences, either from the N or the C terminus of the domain, were retained. We conclude that no distinct region between the myristyl anchor and the MHR is required for efficient particle assembly or release.

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