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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Yu A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7494349 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Science advances 20200916 38
Inositol hexakisphosphates (IP<sub>6</sub>) are cellular cofactors that promote the assembly of mature capsids of HIV. These negatively charged molecules coordinate an electropositive ring of arginines at the center of pores distributed throughout the capsid surface. Kinetic studies indicate that the binding of IP<sub>6</sub> increases the stable lifetimes of the capsid by several orders of magnitude from minutes to hours. Using all-atom molecular dynamics simulations, we uncover the mechanisms ...[more]