Asymmetric HIV-1 envelope trimers bound to one and two CD4 molecules are intermediates during membrane binding
W. Li, E. Nand, Z. Qin, M. W. Grunst, J. R. Grover, J. W. Bess, J. D. Lifson, M. B. Zwick, H. D. Tagare, P. D. Uchil, W. Mothes
The paper uses cryo-ET to study HIV-1 Env-CD4 interactions on membranes, revealing asymmetric trimers bound to one or two CD4 molecules as intermediates in virus binding.
bioRxiv · Dec 23, 2022Microbiology