Structural Basis for Dimeric Genome Selection by HIV-1
Hollmann, N. M.; Kharytonchyk, S.; Buchannan, A.; Phillips, C.; Ledbetter, A.; Ahmed, F.; Adelstein, A.; Barry, K.; Geleta, S. A.; Burnett, C.; Telesnitsky, A.; Ganser-Pornillos, B. K.; Pornillos, O.; Summers, M. F.
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HIV-1 packages a dimeric RNA genome into assembling virions, a requirement for replication. To understand the mechanism of dimer selection, we conducted cryogenic electron microscopy (cryoEM) studies of nascent assemblies formed between HIV-1 Gag protein constructs and genomic RNA elements that promote dimerization and packaging. CryoEM maps revealed structural architectures in which the helical dimer initiation signal (DIS) of the RNA packaging signal bridges two 6-helix bundles (6HBs) that protrude from adjacent Gag hexamers. Conserved guanosines that sandwich the DIS are located beneath the 6HBs and poised to interact with clusters of nucleocapsid domains. Mutation of these guanosines severely impairs RNA packaging into virus-like particles. Our findings suggest that DIS functions as a molecular ruler, organizing Gag hexamers into structures optimized for Gag lattice expansion.
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