A requisite step for the creation of an infectious HIV-1 particle is incorporation of the surface fusion glycoprotein (for retroviruses, referred to as Env) This incorporation only occurs if Env traffics to the precise patch of membrane in the cell that serves as the viral assembly site. The features of the viral assembly site that facilitate this translocation of viral glycoproteins remain a mystery. We have demonstrated that glycoproteins from diverse families of viruses are efficiently recruited to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) assembly sites but that most host proteins are not. We hypothesize that enveloped viruses utilize a common mechanism to facilitate the redistribution of viral glycoproteins to viral assembly sites. Because many of the viral glycoproteins recruited to HIV-1 assembly sites contain no sequence similarity with the native HIV-1 glycoprotein (HIV-1 Env), it is unlikely that foreign glycoprotein recruitment is facilitated by a direct protein-protein interaction between HIV 1 structural protein (Gag) and the glycoprotein. The central objectives of this proposal, therefore, are (1) to identify the feature(s) in viral glycoproteins that dictate their attraction o viral assembly sites and (2) to identify the feature(s) of the viral assembly site that facilitate his attraction. This proposal contains four specific aims.
Aim 1 : Determine whether diverse viral glycoproteins co-package into the same viral particles.
Aim 2 : Utilize retroviral mutagenesis libraries to ascertain what features in viral glycoproteins dictate their attraction to viral assemly sites.
Aim 3 : Perform quantitative imaging of glycoprotein acquisition in real time.
Aim 4 : Apply positive selection to identify determinants of compatibility between Gag and glycoprotein CTDs.
These aims will help define the interactions that modulate this critical step in the HIV-1 lifecycl.

Public Health Relevance

HIV-1 infections have caused a worldwide pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 20 million people and infected over 40 million more. It has long been recognized that viruses, including HIV, have distinct mechanisms for recruiting all of the viral components to the correct viral assembly site within the cell, but these mechanisms remain poorly understood. Understanding these mechanisms will shed light on how HIV-1 interacts with the host cell and could lead to new targets for antiviral therapies.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01GM110776-08
Application #
8904687
Study Section
AIDS Molecular and Cellular Biology Study Section (AMCB)
Program Officer
Sakalian, Michael
Project Start
2006-12-01
Project End
2017-08-31
Budget Start
2015-09-01
Budget End
2016-08-31
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
2015
Total Cost
$310,531
Indirect Cost
$104,749
Name
University of Missouri-Columbia
Department
Microbiology/Immun/Virology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
153890272
City
Columbia
State
MO
Country
United States
Zip Code
65211
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