HIV pushes the nuclear envelope to start an infection
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk765Keywords:
virus, HIV, nuclear membrane, AIDS, nuclear transportAbstract
Retroviruses like HIV-1 enter the nucleus of immune cells to infect people, but it has been unclear how a relatively large virus can pass through the nuclear envelope or its small nuclear pores. We found a previously unknown pathway of entry, in which a virus-containing package causes invaginations to form in the nuclear envelope. Our work reveals new drug targets for limiting viral infections.
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Santos, M.F., Rappa, G., Karbanová, J., Diana, P., Cirrincione, G., Carbone, D., Manna, D., Aalam, F., Wang, D., Vanier, C., Corbeil, D., Lorico, A. HIV-1-induced nuclear invaginations mediated by VAP-A, ORP3, and Rab7 complex explain infection of activated T cells. Nat Commun 14, 4588 (2023).
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