15 A Processing Protease for gp 160 HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein Precursor in Human T4+ Lymphocytes

Author(s):  
Hiroshi Kido ◽  
Keiichi Kamoshita ◽  
Nobuhiko Katunuma
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shijian Zhang ◽  
Wei Li Wang ◽  
Shuobing Chen ◽  
Maolin Lu ◽  
Eden P. Go ◽  
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SummaryThe human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) envelope glycoprotein (Env) trimer mediates viral entry into cells and is the major target for the host antibody response. In infected cells, the mature Env [(gp120/gp41)3] is produced by cleavage of a trimeric gp160 precursor. Proteolytic cleavage decreases Env conformational flexibility, allowing the mature Env to resist antibody binding to conserved elements. The conformational plasticity of the Env precursor skews the humoral immune response towards the elicitation of ineffectual antibodies, contributing to HIV-1 persistence in the infected host. The structural basis for the plasticity of the Env precursor remains elusive. Here we use cryo-electron microscopy to visualize two coexisting conformational states of the full-length Env precursor at nominal resolutions of 5.5 and 8.0 Å. The State-P2 conformation features a three-helix bundle of the gp41 heptad repeat region in the core, but has disordered membrane-interactive regions. State-P1 trimers lack the three-helix bundle and instead retain ordered transmembrane and membrane-proximal external regions embracing a central cavity. Our structural data shed light on the unusual plasticity of the Env precursor and provide new clues to Env immunogen discovery.


2012 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 1884-1889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hillel Haim ◽  
Ignacio Salas ◽  
Joseph Sodroski

ABSTRACTThe mature envelope glycoprotein (Env) spike on the surface of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) virions is derived by proteolytic cleavage of a trimeric gp160 glycoprotein precursor. Remarkably, proteolytic processing of the HIV-1 Env precursor results in changes in Env antigenicity that resemble those associated with glutaraldehyde fixation. Apparently, proteolytic processing of the HIV-1 Env precursor decreases conformational flexibility of the Env trimeric complex, differentially affecting the integrity/accessibility of epitopes for neutralizing and nonneutralizing antibodies.


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