The @briggsgroup.bsky.social alongside teams from @uniheidelberg.bsky.social and @yalemicropath.bsky.social uncover elusive role of #HIV-1 component SP2. Detailed 3D views of viruses by #cryoEM show how SP2 helps the virus matrix to mature.
❕Read the paper @nature.com https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08624-9