Polymorphic LEDGF/p75 variants support efficient HIV-1 infection ex vivo.

Koh Y, Ballana E, Este J, Engelman A. Polymorphic LEDGF/p75 variants support efficient HIV-1 infection ex vivo. AIDS 2013 Feb 20;27(4):655-7. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32835af34c. PubMed PMID: 23364444; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3856184.

The A128T resistance mutation reveals aberrant protein multimerization as the primary mechanism of action of allosteric HIV-1 integrase inhibitors.

Feng L, Sharma A, Slaughter A, Jena N, Koh Y, Shkriabai, Larue RC, Patel PA, Mitsuya M, Kessl JJ, Engelman A, Fuchs JR, Kvaratskhelia M. The A128T resistance mutation reveals aberrant protein multimerization as the primary mechanism of action of allosteric HIV-1 integrase inhibitors. J Biol Chem 2013 May 31;288(22:15813-20. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.443390. Epub 2013 Apr 24. PubMed PMID: 23615903; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3668738.

Viral and cellular requirements for the nuclear entry of retroviral preintegration nucleoprotein complexes.

Matreyek KA, Engelman A. Viral and cellular requirements for the nuclear entry of retroviral preintegration nucleoprotein complexes. Viruses 2013 Oct 7;5(10):2483-511. doi: 10.3390/v5102483. PubMed PMID: 24103892; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3814599.

Correlation of recombinant integrase activity and functional preintegration complex formation during acute infection by replication-defective integrase mutant human immunodeficiency virus.

Li X, Koh Y, Engelman A. Correlation of recombinant integrase activity and functional preintegration complex formation during acute infection by replication-defective integrase mutant human immunodeficiency virus. J Virol 2012 Apr;86(7):3861-79. doi: 10.1128/JVI.06386-11. Epub 2012 Jan 25. PubMed PMID: 22278243; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3302524.

Differential effects of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 capsid and cellular factors nucleoporin 153 and LEDGF/p75 on the efficiency and specificity of viral DNA integration.

Koh Y, Wu X, Ferris AL, Matreyek KA, Smith SJ, Lee K, KewalRamani VN, Hughes SH, Engelman A. Differential effects of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 capsid and cellular factors nucleoporin 153 and LEDGF/p75 on the efficiency and specificity of viral DNA integration. J Virol 2013 Jan;87(1):648-58. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01148-12. Epub 2012 Oct 24. PubMed PMID: 23097450; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3536403.

HRP2 determines the efficiency and specificity of HIV-1 integration in LEDGF/p75 knockout cells but does not contribute to the antiviral activity of a potent LEDGF/p75-binding site integrase inhibitor.

Wang H, Jurado KA, Wu X, Shun MC, Li X, Ferris AL, Smith SJ, Patel PA, Fuchs JR, Cherepanov P, Kvaratskhelia M, Hughes SH, Engelman A. HRP2 determines the efficiency and specificity of HIV-1 integration in LEDGF/p75 knockout cells but does not contribute to the antiviral activity of a potent LEDGF/p75-binding site integrase inhibitor. Nucleic Acids Res 2012 Dec;40(22):11518-30. doi: 10.1093/nar/gks913. Epub 2012 Oct 5. PubMed PMID: 23042676; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3526291.

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) capsid mutation N74D alters cyclophilin A dependence and impairs macrophage infection.

Ambrose Z, Lee K, Ndjomou J, Xu H, Oztop I, Matous J, Takemura T, Unutmaz D, Engelman A, Hughes SH, KewalRamani VN. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) capsid mutation N74D alters cyclophilin A dependence and impairs macrophage infection. J Virol 2012 Apr;86(8):4708-14. doi: 10.1128/JVI.05887-11. Epub 2012 Feb 1. PubMed PMID: 22301145; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3318671.

Multimode, cooperative mechanism of action of allosteric HIV-1 integrase inhibitors.

Kessl JJ, Jena N, Koh Y, Taskent-Sezgin H, Slaughter A, Feng L, de Silva S, Wu L, Le Grice SFJ, Engelman A, Fuchs JR, Kvaratskhelia M. Multimode, cooperative mechanism of action of allosteric HIV-1 integrase inhibitors. J Biol Chem 2012 May 11;287(20):16801-11. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.354373. Epub 2012 Mar 21. PubMed PMID: 22437836; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3351293.

Retroviral integrase proteins and HIV-1 DNA integration

Krishnan L, Engelman A. Retroviral integrase proteins and HIV-1 DNA integration. J Biol Chem 2012 Nov 30;287(49):40858-66. doi: 10.1074/jbc.R112.397760. Epub 2012 Oct 5. PubMed PMID: 23043109; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3510789.

The host proteins transportin SR2/TNPO3 and cyclophilin A exert opposing effects on HIV-1 uncoating.

Shah V, Shi J, Hout D, Oztop I, Krishnan L, Ahn J, Shotwell M, Engelman A, Aiken C. The host proteins transportin SR2/TNPO3 and cyclophilin A exert opposing effects on HIV-1 uncoating. J Virol 2013 Jan;87(1):422-32. doi: 10.1128/JVI.07177-11. Epub 2012 Oct 24. PubMed PMID: 23097435; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3536424.