Evidence in Support of RNA-Mediated Inhibition of Phosphatidylserine-Dependent HIV-1 Gag Membrane Binding in Cells
Published in Journal of Virology
The matrix domain promotes plasma-membrane-specific binding of HIV-1 Gag through interaction with an acidic lipid phosphatidylinositol-(4,5)-bisphosphate. In in vitro systems, matrix-bound RNA suppresses Gag interactions with phosphatidylserine, an acidic lipid prevalent in various cytoplasmic membranes, thereby enhancing the lipid specificity of t...