Faculty Appointments
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Education
Ph.D., Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IllinoisB.S., Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California
Office Address
A-5301 MCN
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
1161 21st Ave. S.
Nashville, TN 37232-2363
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
1161 21st Ave. S.
Nashville, TN 37232-2363
Research Description
The focus of the Aiken lab is to understand the molecular events governing HIV replication in order to develop novel antiviral therapies. We use the tools of biochemistry, molecular biology, and cell biology to study virus-host cell interactions. We also collaborate with biochemists, biphysicists, structural biologists and other virologists to understand the structure and function of the viral capsid. We are particularly interested in interactions between virus and host cell proteins. Current projects include:
1. HIV-1 capsid function in reverse transcription
2. Mechanism of HIV-1 maturation
3. Function of the gp41 intracytoplasmic domain
1. HIV-1 capsid function in reverse transcription
2. Mechanism of HIV-1 maturation
3. Function of the gp41 intracytoplasmic domain
Research Keywords
HIV-1
infection
capsid
maturation
reverse transcription
antivirals
Publications
Francis AC, Cereseto A, Singh PK, Shi J, Poeschla E, Engelman AN, Aiken C, Melikyan GB. Localization and functions of native and eGFP-tagged capsid proteins in HIV-1 particles. PLoS Pathog. 2022 Aug; 18(8): e1010754. PMID: 35951676, PMCID: PMC9426931, PII: PPATHOGENS-D-22-00459, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010754, ISSN: 1553-7374.
Balasubramaniam M, Davids BO, Bryer A, Xu C, Thapa S, Shi J, Aiken C, Pandhare J, Perilla JR, Dash C. HIV-1 mutants that escape the cytotoxic T-lymphocytes are defective in viral DNA integration. PNAS Nexus. 2022 May; 1(2): pgac064. PMID: 35719891, PMCID: PMC9198661, PII: pgac064, DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac064, ISSN: 2752-6542.
Sowd GA, Shi J, Aiken C. HIV-1 CA Inhibitors Are Antagonized by Inositol Phosphate Stabilization of the Viral Capsid in Cells. J Virol [print-electronic]. 2021 Nov 11/23/2021; 95(24): e0144521. PMID: 34613803, PMCID: PMC8610598, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01445-21, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Aiken C, Rousso I. The HIV-1 capsid and reverse transcription. Retrovirology. 2021 Sep 9/25/2021; 18(1): 29. PMID: 34563203, PMCID: PMC8466977, PII: 10.1186/s12977-021-00566-0, DOI: 10.1186/s12977-021-00566-0, ISSN: 1742-4690.
Mendonça L, Sun D, Ning J, Liu J, Kotecha A, Olek M, Frosio T, Fu X, Himes BA, Kleinpeter AB, Freed EO, Zhou J, Aiken C, Zhang P. CryoET structures of immature HIV Gag reveal six-helix bundle. Commun Biol. 2021 Apr 4/16/2021; 4(1): 481. PMID: 33863979, PMCID: PMC8052356, PII: 10.1038/s42003-021-01999-1, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-01999-1, ISSN: 2399-3642.
Rankovic S, Deshpande A, Harel S, Aiken C, Rousso I. HIV-1 uncoating occurs via a series of rapid biomechanical changes in the core related to individual stages of reverse transcription. J Virol [print-electronic]. 2021 Mar 3/10/2021; PMID: 33692202, PMCID: PMC8139671, PII: JVI.00166-21, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00166-21, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Sowd GA, Aiken C. Inositol phosphates promote HIV-1 assembly and maturation to facilitate viral spread in human CD4+ T cells. PLoS Pathog. 2021 Jan; 17(1): e1009190. PMID: 33476323, PMCID: PMC7853515, PII: PPATHOGENS-D-20-02164, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009190, ISSN: 1553-7374.
Xu C, Fischer DK, Rankovic S, Li W, Dick RA, Runge B, Zadorozhnyi R, Ahn J, Aiken C, Polenova T, Engelman AN, Ambrose Z, Rousso I, Perilla JR. Permeability of the HIV-1 capsid to metabolites modulates viral DNA synthesis. PLoS Biol. 2020 Dec; 18(12): e3001015. PMID: 33332391, PMCID: PMC7775124, PII: PBIOLOGY-D-20-01225, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001015, ISSN: 1545-7885.
Jennings J, Shi J, Varadarajan J, Jamieson PJ, Aiken C. The Host Cell Metabolite Inositol Hexakisphosphate Promotes Efficient Endogenous HIV-1 Reverse Transcription by Stabilizing the Viral Capsid. MBio. 2020 Dec 12/1/2020; 11(6): PMID: 33262260, PMCID: PMC7733946, PII: mBio.02820-20, DOI: 10.1128/mBio.02820-20, ISSN: 2150-7511.
Featherstone A, Aiken C. SERINC5 Inhibits HIV-1 Infectivity by Altering the Conformation of gp120 on HIV-1 Particles. J Virol [electronic-print]. 2020 Sep 9/29/2020; 94(20): PMID: 32796070, PMCID: PMC7527050, PII: JVI.00594-20, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00594-20, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Ni T, Gerard S, Zhao G, Dent K, Ning J, Zhou J, Shi J, Anderson-Daniels J, Li W, Jang S, Engelman AN, Aiken C, Zhang P. Intrinsic curvature of the HIV-1 CA hexamer underlies capsid topology and interaction with cyclophilin A. Nat Struct Mol Biol [print-electronic]. 2020 Sep; 27(9): 855-62. PMID: 32747784, PMCID: PMC8064030, PII: 10.1038/s41594-020-0467-8, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-020-0467-8, ISSN: 1545-9985.
Aiken C. Shielding the HIV-1 capsid. Nat Microbiol. 2020 Jan; 5(1): 12-3. PMID: 31857731, PII: 10.1038/s41564-019-0638-8, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0638-8, ISSN: 2058-5276.
Anderson-Daniels J, Singh PK, Sowd GA, Li W, Engelman AN, Aiken C. Dominant Negative MA-CA Fusion Protein Is Incorporated into HIV-1 Cores and Inhibits Nuclear Entry of Viral Preintegration Complexes. J Virol [electronic-print]. 2019 Nov 11/1/2019; 93(21): PMID: 31413124, PMCID: PMC6803256, PII: JVI.01118-19, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01118-19, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Siddiqui MA, Saito A, Halambage UD, Ferhadian D, Fischer DK, Francis AC, Melikyan GB, Ambrose Z, Aiken C, Yamashita M. A Novel Phenotype Links HIV-1 Capsid Stability to cGAS-Mediated DNA Sensing. J. Virol [electronic-print]. 2019 Aug 8/15/2019; 93(16): PMID: 31167922, PII: JVI.00706-19, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00706-19, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Anderson-Daniels J, Singh P.K., Sowd GA, Li W, Engelman AN, Aiken C. Dominant negative MA-CA fusion protein is incorporated into HIV-1 cores and inhibits nuclear entry of viral preintegration complexes. J. Virol. 2019 Aug 8/14/2019; DOI: doi:10.1128/JVI.01118-19.
Peng W, Shi J, Márquez CL, Lau D, Walsh J, Faysal KMR, Byeon CH, Byeon IL, Aiken C, Böcking T. Functional analysis of the secondary HIV-1 capsid binding site in the host protein cyclophilin A. Retrovirology. 2019 Apr 4/4/2019; 16(1): 10. PMID: 30947724, PMCID: PMC6449974, PII: 10.1186/s12977-019-0471-4, DOI: 10.1186/s12977-019-0471-4, ISSN: 1742-4690.
Balasubramaniam M, Zhou J, Addai A, Martinez P, Pandhare J, Aiken C, Dash C. PF74 Inhibits HIV-1 Integration by Altering the Composition of the Preintegration Complex. J. Virol [electronic-print]. 2019 Mar 3/15/2019; 93(6): PMID: 30567984, PMCID: PMC6401427, PII: JVI.01741-18, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01741-18, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Rankovic S, Ramalho R, Aiken C, Rousso I. PF74 Reinforces the HIV-1 Capsid To Impair Reverse Transcription-Induced Uncoating. J. Virol [electronic-print]. 2018 Oct 10/15/2018; 92(20): PMID: 30089694, PMCID: PMC6158434, PII: JVI.00845-18, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00845-18, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Carnes SK, Zhou J, Aiken C. HIV-1 Engages a Dynein-Dynactin-BICD2 Complex for Infection and Transport to the Nucleus. J. Virol [electronic-print]. 2018 Oct 10/15/2018; 92(20): PMID: 30068656, PMCID: PMC6158414, PII: JVI.00358-18, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00358-18, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Carnes SK, Sheehan JH, Aiken C. Inhibitors of the HIV-1 capsid, a target of opportunity. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2018 Jul; 13(4): 359-65. PMID: 29782334, PMCID: PMC6075716, DOI: 10.1097/COH.0000000000000472, ISSN: 1746-6318.
Wang M, Quinn CM, Perilla JR, Zhang H, Shirra R, Hou G, Byeon IJ, Suiter CL, Ablan S, Urano E, Nitz TJ, Aiken C, Freed EO, Zhang P, Schulten K, Gronenborn AM, Polenova T. Quenching protein dynamics interferes with HIV capsid maturation. Nat Commun. 2017 Nov 11/24/2017; 8(1): 1779. PMID: 29176596, PMCID: PMC5701193, PII: 10.1038/s41467-017-01856-y, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01856-y, ISSN: 2041-1723.
Rankovic S, Varadarajan J, Ramalho R, Aiken C, Rousso I. Reverse Transcription Mechanically Initiates HIV-1 Capsid Disassembly. J. Virol [electronic-print]. 2017 Jun 6/15/2017; 91(12): PMID: 28381579, PII: JVI.00289-17, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00289-17, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Wang W, Zhou J, Halambage UD, Jurado KA, Jamin AV, Wang Y, Engelman AN, Aiken C. Inhibition of HIV-1 Maturation via Small-Molecule Targeting of the Amino-Terminal Domain in the Viral Capsid Protein. J. Virol [electronic-print]. 2017 May 5/1/2017; 91(9): PMID: 28202766, PMCID: PMC5391466, PII: JVI.02155-16, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.02155-16, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Burse M, Shi J, Aiken C. Cyclophilin A potentiates TRIM5a inhibition of HIV-1 nuclear import without promoting TRIM5a binding to the viral capsid. PLoS ONE. 2017; 12(8): e0182298. PMID: 28767697, PMCID: PMC5540582, PII: PONE-D-17-21029, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182298, ISSN: 1932-6203.
Ning J, Erdemci-Tandogan G, Yufenyuy EL, Wagner J, Himes BA, Zhao G, Aiken C, Zandi R, Zhang P. In vitro protease cleavage and computer simulations reveal the HIV-1 capsid maturation pathway. Nat Commun. 2016 Dec 12/13/2016; 7: 13689. PMID: 27958264, PMCID: PMC5159922, PII: ncomms13689, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13689, ISSN: 2041-1723.
Matei E, Basu R, Furey W, Shi J, Calnan C, Aiken C, Gronenborn AM. Structure and Glycan Binding of a New Cyanovirin-N Homolog. J. Biol. Chem [print-electronic]. 2016 Sep 9/2/2016; 291(36): 18967-76. PMID: 27402833, PMCID: PMC5009269, PII: M116.740415, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M116.740415, ISSN: 1083-351X.
Saito A, Ferhadian D, Sowd GA, Serrao E, Shi J, Halambage UD, Teng S, Soto J, Siddiqui MA, Engelman AN, Aiken C, Yamashita M. Roles of Capsid-Interacting Host Factors in Multimodal Inhibition of HIV-1 by PF74. J. Virol [electronic-print]. 2016 Jun 6/15/2016; 90(12): 5808-23. PMID: 27076642, PMCID: PMC4886767, PII: JVI.03116-15, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.03116-15, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Francis AC, Marin M, Shi J, Aiken C, Melikyan GB. Time-Resolved Imaging of Single HIV-1 Uncoating In Vitro and in Living Cells. PLoS Pathog. 2016 Jun; 12(6): e1005709. PMID: 27322072, PMCID: PMC4913920, PII: PPATHOGENS-D-16-00478, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005709, ISSN: 1553-7374.
Ramalho R, Rankovic S, Zhou J, Aiken C, Rousso I. Analysis of the mechanical properties of wild type and hyperstable mutants of the HIV-1 capsid. Retrovirology. 2016 Mar 3/15/2016; 13: 17. PMID: 26979152, PMCID: PMC4793510, PII: 10.1186/s12977-016-0250-4, DOI: 10.1186/s12977-016-0250-4, ISSN: 1742-4690.
Liu C, Perilla JR, Ning J, Lu M, Hou G, Ramalho R, Himes BA, Zhao G, Bedwell GJ, Byeon IJ, Ahn J, Gronenborn AM, Prevelige PE, Rousso I, Aiken C, Polenova T, Schulten K, Zhang P. Cyclophilin A stabilizes the HIV-1 capsid through a novel non-canonical binding site. Nat Commun. 2016 Mar 3/4/2016; 7: 10714. PMID: 26940118, PMCID: PMC4785225, PII: ncomms10714, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10714, ISSN: 2041-1723.
Lu M, Hou G, Zhang H, Suiter CL, Ahn J, Byeon IJ, Perilla JR, Langmead CJ, Hung I, Gor'kov PL, Gan Z, Brey W, Aiken C, Zhang P, Schulten K, Gronenborn AM, Polenova T. Dynamic allostery governs cyclophilin A-HIV capsid interplay. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A [print-electronic]. 2015 Nov 11/24/2015; 112(47): 14617-22. PMID: 26553990, PMCID: PMC4664340, PII: 1516920112, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1516920112, ISSN: 1091-6490.
Desai TM, Marin M, Sood C, Shi J, Nawaz F, Aiken C, Melikyan GB. Fluorescent protein-tagged Vpr dissociates from HIV-1 core after viral fusion and rapidly enters the cell nucleus. Retrovirology. 2015 Oct 10/29/2015; 12: 88. PMID: 26511606, PMCID: PMC4625717, PII: 10.1186/s12977-015-0215-z, DOI: 10.1186/s12977-015-0215-z, ISSN: 1742-4690.
Aiken C. HIV: Antiviral action countered by Nef. Nature [print-electronic]. 2015 Oct 10/8/2015; 526(7572): 202-3. PMID: 26416750, PII: nature15637, DOI: 10.1038/nature15637, ISSN: 1476-4687.
Zhou J, Price AJ, Halambage UD, James LC, Aiken C. HIV-1 Resistance to the Capsid-Targeting Inhibitor PF74 Results in Altered Dependence on Host Factors Required for Virus Nuclear Entry. J. Virol [print-electronic]. 2015 Sep; 89(17): 9068-79. PMID: 26109731, PMCID: PMC4524096, PII: JVI.00340-15, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00340-15, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Halambage UD, Wong JP, Melancon BJ, Lindsley CW, Aiken C. Microplate-based assay for identifying small molecules that bind a specific intersubunit interface within the assembled HIV-1 capsid. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother [print-electronic]. 2015 Sep; 59(9): 5190-5. PMID: 26077250, PMCID: PMC4538492, PII: AAC.00646-15, DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00646-15, ISSN: 1098-6596.
Shi J, Zhou J, Halambage UD, Shah VB, Burse MJ, Wu H, Blair WS, Butler SL, Aiken C. Compensatory substitutions in the HIV-1 capsid reduce the fitness cost associated with resistance to a capsid-targeting small-molecule inhibitor. J. Virol [print-electronic]. 2015 Jan; 89(1): 208-19. PMID: 25320302, PMCID: PMC4301104, PII: JVI.01411-14, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01411-14, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Fribourgh JL, Nguyen HC, Matreyek KA, Alvarez FJ, Summers BJ, Dewdney TG, Aiken C, Zhang P, Engelman A, Xiong Y. Structural insight into HIV-1 restriction by MxB. Cell Host Microbe [print-electronic]. 2014 Nov 11/12/2014; 16(5): 627-38. PMID: 25312384, PMCID: PMC4252739, PII: S1931-3128(14)00354-0, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2014.09.021, ISSN: 1934-6069.
Price AJ, Jacques DA, McEwan WA, Fletcher AJ, Essig S, Chin JW, Halambage UD, Aiken C, James LC. Host cofactors and pharmacologic ligands share an essential interface in HIV-1 capsid that is lost upon disassembly. PLoS Pathog. 2014 Oct; 10(10): e1004459. PMID: 25356722, PMCID: PMC4214760, PII: PPATHOGENS-D-14-01242, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004459, ISSN: 1553-7374.
Ambrose Z, Aiken C. HIV-1 uncoating: connection to nuclear entry and regulation by host proteins. Virology [print-electronic]. 2014 Apr; 454-455: 371-9. PMID: 24559861, PMCID: PMC3988234, PII: S0042-6822(14)00048-8, DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2014.02.004, ISSN: 1096-0341.
Henning MS, Dubose BN, Burse MJ, Aiken C, Yamashita M. In vivo functions of CPSF6 for HIV-1 as revealed by HIV-1 capsid evolution in HLA-B27-positive subjects. PLoS Pathog [print-electronic]. 2014 Jan; 10(1): e1003868. PMID: 24415937, PMCID: PMC3887095, PII: PPATHOGENS-D-13-00853, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003868, ISSN: 1553-7374.
Shah VB, Aiken C. Gene expression analysis of a panel of cell lines that differentially restrict HIV-1 CA mutants infection in a cyclophilin a-dependent manner. PLoS ONE. 2014; 9(3): e92724. PMID: 24663101, PMCID: PMC3963944, PII: PONE-D-13-51577, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092724, ISSN: 1932-6203.
Shah VB, Aiken C. Cell Fractionation and Quantitative Analysis of HIV-1 Reverse Transcription in Target Cells. Bio Protoc. 2013 Oct 10/20/2013; 3(20): PMID: 27547785, PMCID: PMC4990143, ISSN: 2331-8325.
Shi J, Friedman DB, Aiken C. Retrovirus restriction by TRIM5 proteins requires recognition of only a small fraction of viral capsid subunits. J. Virol [print-electronic]. 2013 Aug; 87(16): 9271-8. PMID: 23785198, PMCID: PMC3754041, PII: JVI.00713-13, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00713-13, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Yu Z, Dobro MJ, Woodward CL, Levandovsky A, Danielson CM, Sandrin V, Shi J, Aiken C, Zandi R, Hope TJ, Jensen GJ. Unclosed HIV-1 capsids suggest a curled sheet model of assembly. 2013.
Zhao G, Perilla JR, Yufenyuy EL, Meng X, Chen B, Ning Y, Ahn J, Gronenborn AM, Schulten K, Aiken C, Zhang P. Mature HIV-1 capsid structure by cryo-electron microscopy and all-atom molecular dynamics. 2013.
Shah VB, Shi J, Hout DR, Oztop I, Krishnan L, Ahn J, Shotwell MS, Engelman A, Aiken C. The host proteins transportin SR2/TNPO3 and cyclophilin A exert opposing effects on HIV-1 uncoating. J. Virol [print-electronic]. 2013 Jan; 87(1): 422-32. PMID: 23097435, PMCID: PMC3536424, PII: JVI.07177-11, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.07177-11, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Yufenyuy EL, Aiken C. The NTD-CTD intersubunit interface plays a critical role in assembly and stabilization of the HIV-1 capsid. Retrovirology. 2013; 10: 29. PMID: 23497318, PMCID: PMC3623829, PII: 1742-4690-10-29, DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-10-29, ISSN: 1742-4690.
Yang H, Ji X, Zhao G, Ning J, Zhao Q, Aiken C, Gronenborn AM, Zhang P, Xiong Y. Structural insight into HIV-1 capsid recognition by rhesus TRIM5??. 2012.
Yang R, Shi J, Byeon IJ, Ahn J, Sheehan JH, Meiler J, Gronenborn AM, Aiken C. Second-site suppressors of HIV-1 capsid mutations: restoration of intracellular activities without correction of intrinsic capsid stability defects. Retrovirology. 2012; 9: 30. PMID: 22515365, PMCID: PMC3351742, PII: 1742-4690-9-30, DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-9-30, ISSN: 1742-4690.
Joyner AS, Willis JR, Crowe JE, Aiken C. Maturation-induced cloaking of neutralization epitopes on HIV-1 particles. PLoS Pathog [print-electronic]. 2011 Sep; 7(9): e1002234. PMID: 21931551, PMCID: PMC3169560, PII: PPATHOGENS-D-11-00125, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002234, ISSN: 1553-7374.
Zhao G, Ke D, Vu T, Ahn J, Shah VB, Yang R, Aiken C, Charlton LM, Gronenborn AM, Zhang P. Rhesus TRIM5a disrupts the HIV-1 capsid at the inter-hexamer interfaces. PLoS Pathog [print-electronic]. 2011 Mar; 7(3): e1002009. PMID: 21455494, PMCID: PMC3063768, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002009, ISSN: 1553-7374.
Du S, Betts L, Yang R, Shi H, Concel J, Ahn J, Aiken C, Zhang P, Yeh JI. Structure of the HIV-1 full-length capsid protein in a conformationally trapped unassembled state induced by small-molecule binding. J. Mol. Biol [print-electronic]. 2011 Feb 2/25/2011; 406(3): 371-86. PMID: 21146540, PMCID: PMC3194004, PII: S0022-2836(10)01257-X, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.11.027, ISSN: 1089-8638.
Shi J, Zhou J, Shah VB, Aiken C, Whitby K. Small-molecule inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection by virus capsid destabilization. J. Virol [print-electronic]. 2011 Jan; 85(1): 542-9. PMID: 20962083, PMCID: PMC3014163, PII: JVI.01406-10, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01406-10, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Shah VB, Aiken C. In vitro uncoating of HIV-1 cores. J Vis Exp. 2011; (57): PMID: 22105356, PMCID: PMC3308611, PII: 3384, DOI: 10.3791/3384, ISSN: 1940-087X.
Joyner AS, Willis J, Crowe Jr. JE, Aiken C. Maturation-Induced Cloaking of Neutralization Epitopes on HIV-1 Particles. PLoS Pathog. 2011; 9: e1002234.
Black LR, Aiken C. TRIM5alpha disrupts the structure of assembled HIV-1 capsid complexes in vitro. J. Virol [print-electronic]. 2010 Jul; 84(13): 6564-9. PMID: 20410272, PMCID: PMC2903270, PII: JVI.00210-10, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00210-10, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Shah VB, Aiken C. HIV Nuclear Entry: Clearing the Fog. Viruses [print-electronic]. 2010 May; 2(5): 1190-4. PMID: 21994675, PMCID: PMC3187605, PII: viruses-02-01190, DOI: 10.3390/v2051190, ISSN: 1999-4915.
Matei E, Zheng A, Furey W, Rose J, Aiken C, Gronenborn AM. Anti-HIV activity of defective cyanovirin-N mutants is restored by dimerization. J. Biol. Chem [print-electronic]. 2010 Apr 4/23/2010; 285(17): 13057-65. PMID: 20147291, PMCID: PMC2857066, PII: M109.094938, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M109.094938, ISSN: 1083-351X.
Byeon IJ, Meng X, Jung J, Zhao G, Yang R, Ahn J, Shi J, Concel J, Aiken C, Zhang P, Gronenborn AM. Structural convergence between Cryo-EM and NMR reveals intersubunit interactions critical for HIV-1 capsid function. Cell. 2009 Nov 11/13/2009; 139(4): 780-90. PMID: 19914170, PMCID: PMC2782912, PII: S0092-8674(09)01298-7, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.10.010, ISSN: 1097-4172.
Aiken C. Cell-free assays for HIV-1 uncoating. Methods Mol. Biol. 2009; 485: 41-53. PMID: 19020817, PMCID: PMC3842014, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-170-3_4, ISSN: 1064-3745.
Qi M, Yang R, Aiken C. Cyclophilin A-dependent restriction of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 capsid mutants for infection of nondividing cells. J. Virol [print-electronic]. 2008 Dec; 82(24): 12001-8. PMID: 18829762, PMCID: PMC2593355, PII: JVI.01518-08, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01518-08, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Langelier CR, Sandrin V, Eckert DM, Christensen DE, Chandrasekaran V, Alam SL, Aiken C, Olsen JC, Kar AK, Sodroski JG, Sundquist WI. Biochemical characterization of a recombinant TRIM5alpha protein that restricts human immunodeficiency virus type 1 replication. J. Virol [print-electronic]. 2008 Dec; 82(23): 11682-94. PMID: 18799573, PMCID: PMC2583683, PII: JVI.01562-08, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01562-08, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Rold CJ, Aiken C. Proteasomal degradation of TRIM5alpha during retrovirus restriction. PLoS Pathog. 2008 May; 4(5): e1000074. PMID: 18497858, PMCID: PMC2374908, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000074, ISSN: 1553-7374.
Qi M, Aiken C. Nef enhances HIV-1 infectivity via association with the virus assembly complex. Virology [print-electronic]. 2008 Apr 4/10/2008; 373(2): 287-97. PMID: 18191978, PMCID: PMC2440657, PII: S0042-6822(07)00807-0, DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2007.12.001, ISSN: 0042-6822.
Song C, Aiken C. Analysis of human cell heterokaryons demonstrates that target cell restriction of cyclosporine-resistant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 mutants is genetically dominant. J. Virol [print-electronic]. 2007 Nov; 81(21): 11946-56. PMID: 17715216, PMCID: PMC2168785, PII: JVI.00620-07, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00620-07, ISSN: 0022-538X.
Schneidewind A, Brockman MA, Yang R, Adam RI, Li B, Le Gall S, Rinaldo CR, Craggs SL, Allgaier RL, Power KA, Kuntzen T, Tung CS, LaBute MX, Mueller SM, Harrer T, McMichael AJ, Goulder PJ, Aiken C, Brander C, Kelleher AD, Allen TM. Escape from the dominant HLA-B27-restricted cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response in Gag is associated with a dramatic reduction in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 replication. J. Virol [print-electronic]. 2007 Nov; 81(22): 12382-93. PMID: 17804494, PMCID: PMC2169010, PII: JVI.01543-07, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01543-07, ISSN: 0022-538X.
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Shah VB, Aiken C. Cell Fractionation and Quantitative Analysis of HIV-1 Reverse Transcription in Target Cells. Bio Protoc. 2013 Oct 10/20/2013; 3(20): PMID: 27547785, PMCID: PMC4990143, ISSN: 2331-8325.
Shi J, Friedman DB, Aiken C. Retrovirus restriction by TRIM5 proteins requires recognition of only a small fraction of viral capsid subunits. J. Virol [print-electronic]. 2013 Aug; 87(16): 9271-8. PMID: 23785198, PMCID: PMC3754041, PII: JVI.00713-13, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00713-13, ISSN: 1098-5514.
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Zhao G, Perilla JR, Yufenyuy EL, Meng X, Chen B, Ning Y, Ahn J, Gronenborn AM, Schulten K, Aiken C, Zhang P. Mature HIV-1 capsid structure by cryo-electron microscopy and all-atom molecular dynamics. 2013.
Shah VB, Shi J, Hout DR, Oztop I, Krishnan L, Ahn J, Shotwell MS, Engelman A, Aiken C. The host proteins transportin SR2/TNPO3 and cyclophilin A exert opposing effects on HIV-1 uncoating. J. Virol [print-electronic]. 2013 Jan; 87(1): 422-32. PMID: 23097435, PMCID: PMC3536424, PII: JVI.07177-11, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.07177-11, ISSN: 1098-5514.
Yufenyuy EL, Aiken C. The NTD-CTD intersubunit interface plays a critical role in assembly and stabilization of the HIV-1 capsid. Retrovirology. 2013; 10: 29. PMID: 23497318, PMCID: PMC3623829, PII: 1742-4690-10-29, DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-10-29, ISSN: 1742-4690.
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Yang R, Shi J, Byeon IJ, Ahn J, Sheehan JH, Meiler J, Gronenborn AM, Aiken C. Second-site suppressors of HIV-1 capsid mutations: restoration of intracellular activities without correction of intrinsic capsid stability defects. Retrovirology. 2012; 9: 30. PMID: 22515365, PMCID: PMC3351742, PII: 1742-4690-9-30, DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-9-30, ISSN: 1742-4690.
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Aiken C. Cell-free assays for HIV-1 uncoating. Methods Mol. Biol. 2009; 485: 41-53. PMID: 19020817, PMCID: PMC3842014, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-170-3_4, ISSN: 1064-3745.
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Pion M, Arrighi JF, Jiang J, Lundquist CA, Hartley O, Aiken C, Piguet V. Analysis of HIV-1-X4 fusion with immature dendritic cells identifies a specific restriction that is independent of CXCR4 levels. J. Invest. Dermatol [print-electronic]. 2007 Feb; 127(2): 319-23. PMID: 16917492, PII: 5700518, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700518, ISSN: 1523-1747.
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Dismuke DJ, Aiken C. Evidence for a functional link between uncoating of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 core and nuclear import of the viral preintegration complex. J. Virol. 2006 Apr; 80(8): 3712-20. PMID: 16571788, PMCID: PMC1440469, PII: 80/8/3712, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.80.8.3712-3720.2006, ISSN: 0022-538X.
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Davis MR, Jiang J, Zhou J, Freed EO, Aiken C. A mutation in the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Gag protein destabilizes the interaction of the envelope protein subunits gp120 and gp41. J. Virol. 2006 Mar; 80(5): 2405-17. PMID: 16474147, PMCID: PMC1395406, PII: 80/5/2405, DOI: 10.1128/JVI.80.5.2405-2417.2006, ISSN: 0022-538X.
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