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- W2912249367 abstract "Membrane fusion is the first essential step in HIV-1 replication. The gp41 subunit of HIV-1 envelope protein (Env), a class I fusion protein, achieves membrane fusion by forming a structure called a six-helix bundle composed of N- and C-terminal heptad repeats. We have recently shown that the distal portion of the α9 helix in the C-terminal heptad repeat of X4-tropic HXB2 Env plays a critical role in the late-stage membrane fusion and viral infection. Here, we used R5-tropic JRFL Env and constructed six alanine insertion mutants, 641+A to 646+A, in the further distal portion of α9 where several glutamine residues are conserved (the number corresponds to the position of the inserted alanine in JRFL Env). 644+A showed the most severe defect in syncytia formation. Decreased fusion pore formation activity, revealed by a dual split protein assay, was observed in all mutants except 641+A. Sequence analysis and substitution of inserted 644A with Gln revealed that the glutamine residue at position 644 that forms complex hydrogen-bond networks with other polar residues on the surface of the six-helix bundle is critical for cell–cell fusion. We also developed a split NanoLuc® (Nluc) reporter-based assay specific to the virus–cell membrane fusion step to analyze several of the mutants. Interestingly syncytia-competent mutants failed to display Nluc activities. In addition to defective fusion activity, a reduction of Env incorporation into virions may further contribute to differences in cell–cell and virus–cell fusions. Membrane fusion is the first essential step in HIV-1 replication. The gp41 subunit of HIV-1 envelope protein (Env), a class I fusion protein, achieves membrane fusion by forming a structure called a six-helix bundle composed of N- and C-terminal heptad repeats. We have recently shown that the distal portion of the α9 helix in the C-terminal heptad repeat of X4-tropic HXB2 Env plays a critical role in the late-stage membrane fusion and viral infection. Here, we used R5-tropic JRFL Env and constructed six alanine insertion mutants, 641+A to 646+A, in the further distal portion of α9 where several glutamine residues are conserved (the number corresponds to the position of the inserted alanine in JRFL Env). 644+A showed the most severe defect in syncytia formation. Decreased fusion pore formation activity, revealed by a dual split protein assay, was observed in all mutants except 641+A. Sequence analysis and substitution of inserted 644A with Gln revealed that the glutamine residue at position 644 that forms complex hydrogen-bond networks with other polar residues on the surface of the six-helix bundle is critical for cell–cell fusion. We also developed a split NanoLuc® (Nluc) reporter-based assay specific to the virus–cell membrane fusion step to analyze several of the mutants. Interestingly syncytia-competent mutants failed to display Nluc activities. In addition to defective fusion activity, a reduction of Env incorporation into virions may further contribute to differences in cell–cell and virus–cell fusions." @default.
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- W2912249367 title "Cell–cell and virus–cell fusion assay–based analyses of alanine insertion mutants in the distal α9 portion of the JRFL gp41 subunit from HIV-1" @default.
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