The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) depends on the ability to exit infected cells, mature into an infectious state, and infect new host cells. The structural details of exiting and maturation (known as the "late stage events") remain elusive, but further understanding could lead to new therapies. HIV exits cells by hijacking a host cellular complex called ESCRT (Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport), which evolved to constrict membranes in multivesicular body formation and cytokinesis. Electron...