ha2639@cumc.columbia.edu
RNA-targeted high-throughput screening
Structure-based lead compound optimization
Visualization of transient RNA structure
Dynamics support in RNA molecular/structural biology
Structure and function of Zinc finger antiviral proteins and cofactors
Identification of antiviral proteins
Regulation of HIV-1 gene expression, splicing and latency
HIV-1 assembly and HIV-1 RNA packaging
charles.bou.nader@emory.edu
Defining viral nucleic acid sensing by the host
Determining the molecular basis of ribonucleoprotein complex assembly using cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography
Uncovering the role of secondary messengers in innate immunity during HIV infection
Mechanistic basis of gene regulation during viral infection
Shi-Jie Chen, Collaborative Development Awardee
Computational Structural Biology
chenshi@missouri.edu
RNA structure prediction
Computational modeling of cotranscriptional folding
RNA-ligand docking and virtual screening
david.case@rutgers.edu
Molecular dynamics simulations (with explicit or implicit solvent) of RNA or RNA/protein complexes
Structure refinement based on experimental restraints derived from NMR, X-ray or cryo-EM measurements
The "inverse folding" problem for RNA: design of sequences to match secondary structure motifs
Understand how programmed ribosomal frameshfiting is used to precisely maintain the Gag to Gag-Pol protein ratio
Understand the structure and dynamics of the RNA regulatory signal that regulates frameshifting
Understand the interactions between the RNA regulatory signal and the ribosome
Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of atom specifically labeled nucleotides
Biomass synthesis of labeled nucleotides
Site alternate labeled nucleotides in support of NMR structure and dynamic studies
spg1@cumc.columbia.edu
Silencing of unintegrated HIV-1 DNA; Histones and histone modifications associated with silencing; Host factors required for silencing.
Mechanisms of reactivation of latent proviruses to initiate RNA synthesis. Post-transcriptional regulation of escape from latency.
Mechanism of action of the host restriction factor ZAP in targeting and degrading viral RNAs. We will identify and characterize new host cofactors involved in stimulating ZAP activity.
Exploring the mechanisms for translational frameshifting at the Gag-Pol junction.
Probing the host regulation of viral mRNA export from the nucleus.
amanda.hargrove@utoronto.ca
RNA ligand design and synthesis
Analysis of small molecule:RNA binding interactions
Synthetic incorporation of modified nucleobases
Small molecule: RNA screening
thatziio@mail.rockefeller.edu
Structure and function of viral and antiviral proteins
Interactions of antiviral factors with viral RNA
Species-specific evolution of viral and host factors
Molecular virology techniques
sun.hur@crystal.harvard.edu
defining HIV-1 RNA selectivity of TRIM56
determining the structure of TRIM56 in complex with HIV-1 RNA
defining the downstream consequence of TRIM56-RNA recognition
RNA chemical shift prediction
Chemical shift assignment tools
RNA structure calculation
Signal Processing and Machine Learning as applied to RNA NMR data
dkoirala@umbc.edu
Fab-assisted RNA crystallography
Strategies of genome replication and translation in RNA viruses
Protein-RNA interactions
RNA structure-function relationship
kutluay@wustl.edu
HIV-1 integrase:RNA interactions
Selective genome packaging
Recognition of HIV-1 RNAs by cellular proteins
CLIP-seq, ribo-seq, RNA-seq and related NGS methodologies
Structural studies of HIV-1 nuclear export and packaging
RNA structure and dynamics by NMR
Biophysical characterization of RNA-protein interactions
Development of NMR and computational methods for large RNAs
Negative stain EM
Single particle Cryo-EM Analysis
Cryo-Electron Tomography
RNA-protein complexes
Biochemical purification of heterogenous complexes
reconstitution of protein-RNA complexes and assembly mechanisms
biochemical and biophysical characterization
structure determination by X-ray crystallography and cryoEM
Roles for the 5’ leader in regulating HIV-1 RNA localization, translation, and genome packaging
Studies of host RNA binding proteins regulating HIV-1 RNA stability and host detection
Defining links between HIV-1 RNA nuclear history and cytoplasmic fate
Differential detection of individual HIV-1 RNA species in cells using high resolution light microscopy and live cell imaging
Identification of HIV-1 RNA-associated host factors using RNA capture coupled to mass spectrometry (HyPR-MS)
Methods for production of protein and RNA-protein complexes
Zn-finger antiviral protein
APOBEC3H restriction factor
Lab website
RNA structure and dynamics
NMR methods
Nucleocapsid-RNA interactions
Gag assembly
aussie.suzuki@wisc.edu
Utilizing super-resolution microscopy to enhance visualization and tracking of HIV RNA dynamics within host cells
HIV-1 RNA nuclear entry, nuclear exit, and packaging
HIV-1 entry and mitosis
Next gen sequencing assays for splicing quantification
Regulation of HIV-1 splicing
Mechanisms of splicing suppression
Screening small molecule inhibitors of splicing
TaylorHa@upstate.edu
Metabolic regulation of HIV-1 latency reversal
Post-transcriptional regulation of HIV-1 expression
Metabolite-mediated control of HIV-1 RNA splicing and translation
Viral molecular genetics in support of biophysical studies
Molecular biology support
Viral RNA quantification and characterization
Generation and analysis of viral mutants and their replication and biochemical properties
RNA structure
RNA binding protein conformational dynamics
RNA-protein interactions
RNA-small molecule interactions
Co-transcriptional RNA folding, complex assembly, and native purification
Structural analyses of large noncoding and viral RNAs using X-ray Crystallography, Cryo-EM, and SAXS
Biophysical analyses of RNA-RNA and RNA-protein interactions
Modulation of innate immunity by structured viral and host RNAs