Tomohiro Sawa

This study shows HIV-1 can perform reverse transcription and partial integration without Env or infection, suggesting a retrotransposon-like mechanism.

The paper shows lenacapavir binding to immature Gag leads to non-infectious giant HIV-1 virions with altered structure and function.

This paper identifies a heterocyclic compound, HT-7, that inhibits HIV-1 release by increasing cell surface BST2 expression with minimal cellular toxicity.