title: Solid-state NMR studies of HIV-1 capsid protein assemblies.
abstract: In mature HIV-1 virions, the 26.6 kDa CA protein is assembled into a characteristic cone-shaped core (capsid) that encloses the RNA viral genome. The assembled capsid structure is best described by a fullerene cone model that is made up from a hexameric lattice containing a variable number of CA pentamers, thus allowing for closure of tubular or conical structures. In this paper, we present a solid-state NMR analysis of the wild-type HIV-1 CA protein, prepared as conical and spherical assemblies that are stable and are not affected by magic angle spinning of the samples at frequencies between 10 and 25 kHz. Multidimensional homo- and heteronuclear correlation spectra of CA assemblies of uniformly (13)C,(15)N-labeled CA exhibit narrow lines, indicative of the conformational homogeneity of the protein in these assemblies. For the conical assemblies, partial residue-specific resonance assignments were obtained. Analysis of the NMR spectra recorded for the conical and spherical assemblies indicates that the CA protein structure is not significantly different in the different morphologies. The present results demonstrate that the assemblies of CA protein are amenable to detailed structural analysis by solid-state NMR spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Pittsburgh Center for HIV Protein Interactions, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 1051 Biomedical Science Tower 3, 3501 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Jinwoo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Concel
authors.forename: In-Ja L
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Byeon
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gronenborn
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Tatyana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Polenova
mesh_terms: D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000737:chemistry*; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D011485:Protein Binding; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary
chemical_list: D036022:Capsid Proteins