The ABCE1 capsid assembly pathway is conserved between primate lentiviruses and the non-primate lentivirus feline immunodeficiency virus
J. C. Reed, N. Westergreen, B. C. Barajas, D. Ressler, D. J. Phuong, J. V. Swain, V. R. Lingappa, J. R. Lingappa
This study shows that feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) Gag forms assembly intermediates similar to HIV-1, involving ABCE1 and DDX6, indicating conserved viral-host interactions in lentivirus capsid assembly.
bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2017Microbiology