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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Lenacapavir prevents production of infectious HIV-1 by abrogating immature virus assembly.

Clifton L Ricaña, Savannah G Brancato, Carolyn M Highland, Fatemeh Ekbataniamiri, Krisztina Ambrus, Juan S Rey, Mia Faerch, Bruce E Torbett, Juan R Perilla, Robert A Dick

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Clifton L RicañaEmory University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Center for ViroScience & Cure, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9733-9136
Savannah G BrancatoEmory University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Center for ViroScience & Cure, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9267-500X
Carolyn M HighlandCornell University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4029-0113
Fatemeh EkbataniamiriCornell University, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5746-6627
Krisztina AmbrusEmory University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Center for ViroScience & Cure, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-9891-3152
Juan S ReyUniversity of Delaware, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Newark, DE 19716, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2274-3748
Mia FaerchCenter for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8578-645X
Bruce E TorbettCenter for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4995-1694
Juan R PerillaUniversity of Delaware, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Newark, DE 19716, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1171-6816
Robert A DickEmory University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Center for ViroScience & Cure, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3693-2531

Funding

Structural Biology CoreU54AI170855 · NIAID · SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI Alan N. Engelman · 2022 to 2026
$36.7M
Project 3. IntegrationU54AI170791 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ANGELA M. GRONENBORN · 2022 to 2026
$30.6M
Pacific Northwest Center for Cryo-EM: Equipment SupplementR24GM154185 · NIGMS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI James E Evans, CLAUDIA SUSANA LOPEZ · 2024 to 2026
$21.5M
Structural Virology of Tripartite Motif ProteinsR37AI150479 · NIAID · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI Owen Pornillos · 2022 to 2026
$3.0M
Determining the molecular mechanisms of HIV-1 maturationR01AI178846 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI Juan Roberto Perilla Jimenez · 2023 to 2026
$2.3M
Retrovirus Structure and Assembly with Inositol PhosphatesR01AI147890 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI DICK, ROBERT A · 2019 to 2022
$1.6M
Structural interrogation of the HIV-1 virion and the mechanism of the capsid targeting compound LenacapavirR56AI189254 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI DICK, ROBERT A · 2025 to 2025
$654k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI147890NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI178846NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI150479NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI189254NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI170791NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI170855NIGMS NIH HHS R24 GM154185
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The HIV-1 capsid effector Lenacapavir (LEN) acts by disrupting the early (reverse transcription and nuclear entry) and late (assembly and maturation) stages of the viral lifecycle. The early stage requires an intact Capsid consisting of a lattice of capsid protein (CA) hexamers and pentamers. Phenylalanine-Glycine (FG) containing nuclear pore proteins interact with Capsid hexamers at their FG pockets, facilitating nuclear entry. Disruption of Capsid lattice stability, or competitive binding to the FG pocket, by LEN blocks infection. Here, we provide insight into the effects of LEN on the late stage. Using a combination of cryo-EM structure determination,

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CryoEMHIV-1LenacapavirSunlencaYeztugo

Identifiers

PMID41867786
PMCPMC13001338

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