Involvement of the Rac1-IRSp53-Wave2-Arp2/3 Signaling Pathway in HIV-1 Gag Particle Release in CD4 T Cells.

Unlabelled: During HIV-1 assembly, the Gag viral proteins are targeted and assemble at the inner leaflet of the cell plasma membrane. This process could modulate the cortical actin cytoskeleton, located underneath the plasma membrane, since actin dynamics are able to promote localized membrane reorganization. In addition, activated small Rho GTPases are known for regulating actin dynamics and membrane remodeling.

Retroviral matrix and lipids, the intimate interaction.

Retroviruses are enveloped viruses that assemble on the inner leaflet of cellular membranes. Improving biophysical techniques has recently unveiled many molecular aspects of the interaction between the retroviral structural protein Gag and the cellular membrane lipids. This interaction is driven by the N-terminal matrix domain of the protein, which probably undergoes important structural modifications during this process, and could induce membrane lipid distribution changes as well.

The absence of p53 aggravates polyploidy and centrosome number abnormality induced by Aurora-C overexpression.

Aurora-C is the third member of the aurora serine/threonine kinase family and was found only in mammals. Because Aurora-C is overexpressed in many different types of cancer cells we decided to analyze the consequences of Aurora-C overexpression in human cells. We first investigated the subcellular localization of overexpressed GFP-Aurora-C in mitosis and interphase in HeLa cells.