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| Open AccessTriggering HIV polyprotein processing by light using rapid photodegradation of a tight-binding protease inhibitor
The study of HIV proteolysis during maturation and replication can be difficult since different steps in these processes occur simultaneously. Here, the authors present a photolabile HIV protease inhibitor which can be deactivated by light irradiation, allowing synchronized induction of viral maturation.
- Jiří Schimer
- , Marcela Pávová
- & Jan Konvalinka
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Structural basis for histone mimicry and hijacking of host proteins by influenza virus protein NS1
The influenza A H3N2 subtype protein NS1 possesses a short sequence resembling the N-terminal tail of histone H3 that is used to hijack host proteins. Here, Qin et al.establish the structural basis for the imperfect NS1 mimicry, which allows the virus to target only a subset of chromatin interactors.
- Su Qin
- , Yanli Liu
- & Jinrong Min
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A toggle switch controls the low pH-triggered rearrangement and maturation of the dengue virus envelope proteins
Formation of infectious dengue virus in host cells requires a rearrangement of viral envelope proteins that is triggered by the acidic environment within secretory vesicles. Here, the authors describe the molecular mechanism underlying such rearrangement.
- Aihua Zheng
- , Fei Yuan
- & Margaret Kielian