Tryptophan-based motifs in the LLP3 Region of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein cytoplasmic tail direct trafficking to the endosomal recycling compartment and mediate particle incorporation.

ABSTRACT: The HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein complex (Env) is incorporated into developing particles at the plasma membrane (PM). The cytoplasmic tail (CT) of Env is known to play an essential role in particle incorporation, while the exact mechanisms underlying this function of the CT remain uncertain. Upon reaching the PM, trafficking signals in the CT interact with host cell endocytic machinery, directing Env into endosomal compartments within the cell. Prior studies have suggested that Env must traffic through the endosomal recycling compartment (ERC) in order for Env to return to the plasma membrane (PM) site of particle assembly. Expression of a truncated form of the ERC-resident trafficking adaptor Rab11-Family Interacting Proteins C (FIP1C) resulted in CT-dependent sequestration of Env in the c

SUBMITTER: Lerner G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10168361 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature