Integrase-RNA interactions underscore the critical role of integrase in HIV-1 virion morphogenesis
J. Elliott, J. E. Eschbach, P. C. Koneru, W. Li, M. Puray Chavez, D. Townsend, D. Lawson, A. N. Engelman, M. Kvaratskhelia, S. B. Kutluay
This study identifies three mechanisms by which class II HIV-1 integrase substitutions disrupt IN-RNA interactions, leading to virion maturation defects and premature viral genome degradation.
bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2019Microbiology