26NL | pdb_000026nl

Cryo-EM Structure of the HIV Capsid in Complex with VHL-3

• PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb26NL/pdb
• EM Map EMD-80777: EMDB EMDataResource

• Classification: VIRAL PROTEIN
• Organism(s): Human immunodeficiency virus 1, synthetic construct
• Expression System: Escherichia coli
• Mutation(s): No 


• Deposited: 2026-05-07 Released: 2026-07-22 
• Deposition Author(s): Xue, L., Gui, J.
• Funding Organization(s): National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

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Experimental Data Snapshot

• Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
• Resolution: 2.80 Å
• Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
• Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

Literature

Revolutionizing Anti-HIV Therapy: Targeted Degradation of Capsid by Host-Hijacking PROTAC Overcomes Drug Resistance

Xue, L., Gui, J.

To be published.

Biological Assembly 1  

Global Symmetry: Cyclic - C6  (Explore in 3D)
Global Stoichiometry: Hetero 12-mer - A6B6 Pseudo Symmetry: Asymmetric - C1 
Pseudo Stoichiometry: Hetero 12-mer - A6B1C1D1E1F1G1 

Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors and generated by (software)

Biological Assembly Evidence: electron microscopy

Macromolecule Content 

• Total Structure Weight: 158.98 kDa 
• Atom Count: 10,304 
• Modeled Residue Count: 1,332 
• Deposited Residue Count: 1,422 
• Unique protein chains: 2

Macromolecules

Entity ID: 1
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
Capsid protein p24	A, B, C, D, E, F	231	Human immunodeficiency virus 1	Mutation(s): 0  Gene Names: gag-pol
UniProt
Find proteins for P0C6F2 (Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 group M subtype B (isolate LW123)) Explore P0C6F2  Go to UniProtKB:  P0C6F2

Entity ID: 2
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
2LZ-WFP-A1E9U-BAL-TBG-HYP	G, H, I, J, K, L	6	synthetic construct	Mutation(s): 0

Small Molecules

Ligands 1 Unique
ID	Chains	Name / Formula / InChI Key	2D Diagram
A1E9V( Subject of Investigation/LOI)	M [auth G], N [auth H], O [auth I], P [auth J], Q [auth K], R [auth L]	(1S)-1-[4-(4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)phenyl]ethanamine C12 H14 N2 S CNZNRMWCDRNGBO-QMMMGPOBSA-N

Modified Residues  3 Unique
ID	Chains	Type	Formula	2D Diagram	Parent
A1E9U	G, H, I, J, K, L	PEPTIDE LINKING	C8 H8 Cl N O2		--
BAL	G, H, I, J, K, L	PEPTIDE-LIKE	C3 H7 N O2		--
HYP	G, H, I, J, K, L	L-PEPTIDE LINKING	C5 H9 N O3		PRO
TBG	G, H, I, J, K, L	L-PEPTIDE LINKING	C6 H13 N O2		VAL
WFP	G, H, I, J, K, L	L-PEPTIDE LINKING	C9 H9 F2 N O2		PHE

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

• Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
• Resolution: 2.80 Å
• Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
• Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

EM Software:

Task	Software Package	Version
MODEL REFINEMENT	PHENIX
RECONSTRUCTION	cryoSPARC

Structure Validation

Entry History 

& Funding Information

Deposition Data

• Released Date: 2026-07-22 
Deposition Author(s): Xue, L., Gui, J.

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Funding Organization	Location	Grant Number
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)	China	32400116

Revision History  

• Version 1.0: 2026-07-22
  Type: Initial release