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Tipo J, Gottipati K, Slaton M, Gonzalez-Gutierrez G, Choi KH. Structure of HIV-1 RRE stem-loop II identifies two conformational states of the high-affinity Rev binding site. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4198. [PMID: 38760344 PMCID: PMC11101469 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48162-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024] Open
Abstract
During HIV infection, specific RNA-protein interaction between the Rev response element (RRE) and viral Rev protein is required for nuclear export of intron-containing viral mRNA transcripts. Rev initially binds the high-affinity site in stem-loop II, which promotes oligomerization of additional Rev proteins on RRE. Here, we present the crystal structure of RRE stem-loop II in distinct closed and open conformations. The high-affinity Rev-binding site is located within the three-way junction rather than the predicted stem IIB. The closed and open conformers differ in their non-canonical interactions within the three-way junction, and only the open conformation has the widened major groove conducive to initial Rev interaction. Rev binding assays show that RRE stem-loop II has high- and low-affinity binding sites, each of which binds a Rev dimer. We propose a binding model, wherein Rev-binding sites on RRE are sequentially created through structural rearrangements induced by Rev-RRE interactions.
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- Jerricho Tipo
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA.
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sealy Center for Structural Biology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA.
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Levintov L, Vashisth H. Structural and computational studies of HIV-1 RNA. RNA Biol 2024; 21:1-32. [PMID: 38100535 PMCID: PMC10730233 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2023.2289709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Viruses remain a global threat to animals, plants, and humans. The type 1 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) is a member of the retrovirus family and carries an RNA genome, which is reverse transcribed into viral DNA and further integrated into the host-cell DNA for viral replication and proliferation. The RNA structures from the HIV-1 genome provide valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying the viral replication cycle. Moreover, these structures serve as models for designing novel therapeutic approaches. Here, we review structural data on RNA from the HIV-1 genome as well as computational studies based on these structural data. The review is organized according to the type of structured RNA element which contributes to different steps in the viral replication cycle. This is followed by an overview of the HIV-1 transactivation response element (TAR) RNA as a model system for understanding dynamics and interactions in the viral RNA systems. The review concludes with a description of computational studies, highlighting the impact of biomolecular simulations in elucidating the mechanistic details of various steps in the HIV-1's replication cycle.
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- Lev Levintov
- Department of Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA
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Ubiquitination on Lysine 247 of Newcastle Disease Virus Matrix Protein Enhances Viral Replication and Virulence by Driving Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Trafficking. J Virol 2021; 96:e0162921. [PMID: 34705566 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01629-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The Newcastle disease virus (NDV) matrix (M) protein is the pivotal element for viral assembly, budding and proliferation. It traffics through the cellular nucleus but performs its primary function in the cytoplasm. To investigate the biological importance of M's nuclear-cytoplasmic trafficking and the mechanism involved, the regulatory motif nuclear export signal (NES) and nuclear localization signal (NLS) were deeply analyzed. Here, two types of combined NLS and NES signals were identified within NDV-M. The Herts/33-type M was found to mediate efficient nuclear export and stable virus-like particle (VLP) release, while the LaSota-type M was mostly retained in the nuclei and showed retarded VLP production. Two critical residues, 247 and 263, within the motif were identified and associated with nuclear export efficiency. We identified, for the first time, residue 247 as an important monoubiquitination site, the modification of which regulates the nuclear-cytoplasmic trafficking of NDV-M. Subsequently, mutant LaSota strains were rescued via reverse genetics, which contained either single or double amino acid substitutions that were similar to the M of Herts/33. The rescued rLaSota strains rLaSota-R247K, -S263R, and -DM (double mutation) showed about twofold higher HA titers and 10-fold higher EID50 titers than wild-type (wt) rLaSota. Further, the MDT and ICPI values of those recombinant viruses were slightly higher than that of wt rLaSota probably due to their higher proliferation rates. Our findings contribute to a better understanding of the molecular mechanism of the replication and pathogenicity of NDV, and even those of all other paramyxoviruses. It is beneficial for the development of vaccines and therapies for paramyxoviruses. Importance Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is a pathogen that is lethal to birds and causes heavy losses in the poultry industry worldwide. The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) ranked ND as the third most significant poultry disease and the eighth most important wildlife disease in the World Livestock Disease Atlas in 2011. The matrix (M) protein of NDV is very important for viral assembly and maturation. It is interesting that M proteins enter the cellular nucleus before performing their primary function in the cytoplasm. We found that NDV-M has a combined nuclear import and export signal. The ubiquitin modification of a lysine residue within this signal is critical for quick, efficient nuclear export and subsequent viral production. Our findings shed new light on viral replication and opens up new possibilities for therapeutics against NDV and other paramyxoviruses; furthermore, we demonstrate a novel approach to improving paramyxovirus vaccines.
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Johnson NM, Alvarado AF, Moffatt TN, Edavettal JM, Swaminathan TA, Braun SE. HIV-based lentiviral vectors: origin and sequence differences. MOLECULAR THERAPY-METHODS & CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT 2021; 21:451-465. [PMID: 33981779 PMCID: PMC8065252 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2021.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Three gene therapy strategies have received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval; one includes HIV-1-based lentiviral vectors. These vectors incorporate features to provide long-term gene transfer and expression while minimizing generation of a replication-competent virus or pathogenicity. Importantly, the coding regions of viral proteins were deleted, and the cis-acting regulatory elements were retained. With the use of representative vectors developed for clinical/commercial applications, we compared the vector backbone sequences to the initial sources of the HIV-1. All vectors included required elements: 5′ long terminal repeat (LTR) through the Ψ packaging signal, central polypurine tract/chain termination sequence (cPPT/CTS), Rev responsive element (RRE), and 3′ LTR, including a poly(A) signal. The Ψ signaling sequence demonstrated the greatest similarity between all vectors with only minor changes. The 3′ LTR was the most divergent sequence with a range of deletions. The RRE length varied between vectors. Phylogenetic analysis of the cPPT/CTS indicated multiple sources, perhaps because of its later inclusion into lentiviral vector systems, whereas other regions revealed node clusters around the HIV-1 reference genomes HXB2 and NL4-3. We examine the function of each region in a lentiviral vector, the molecular differences between vectors, and where optimization may guide development of the lentiviral delivery systems.
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- Nathan M Johnson
- Division of Immunology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University School of Medicine, Covington, LA 70433, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University School of Medicine, Covington, LA 70433, USA.,Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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Native mass spectrometry reveals the initial binding events of HIV-1 rev to RRE stem II RNA. Nat Commun 2020; 11:5750. [PMID: 33188169 PMCID: PMC7666190 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19144-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Nuclear export complexes composed of rev response element (RRE) ribonucleic acid (RNA) and multiple molecules of rev protein are promising targets for the development of therapeutic strategies against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), but their assembly remains poorly understood. Using native mass spectrometry, we show here that rev initially binds to the upper stem of RRE IIB, from where it is relayed to binding sites that allow for rev dimerization. The newly discovered binding region implies initial rev recognition by nucleotides that are not part of the internal loop of RRE stem IIB RNA, which was previously identified as the preferred binding region. Our study highlights the unique capability of native mass spectrometry to separately study the binding interfaces of RNA/protein complexes of different stoichiometry, and provides a detailed understanding of the mechanism of RRE/rev association with implications for the rational design of potential drugs against HIV-1 infection. The HIV-1 RNA-binding protein rev facilitates nuclear export of viral RNA. Here, the authors use native mass spectrometry to study the interactions between rev-derived peptides and rev response elements of HIV-1 RNA, providing mechanistic insights into rev recognition and recruitment.
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Sherpa C, Grice SFJL. Structural Fluidity of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Rev Response Element. Viruses 2020; 12:v12010086. [PMID: 31940828 PMCID: PMC7019801 DOI: 10.3390/v12010086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Nucleocytoplasmic transport of unspliced and partially spliced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNA is mediated in part by the Rev response element (RRE), a ~350 nt cis-acting element located in the envelope coding region of the viral genome. Understanding the interaction of the RRE with the viral Rev protein, cellular co-factors, and its therapeutic potential has been the subject of almost three decades of structural studies, throughout which a recurring discussion theme has been RRE topology, i.e., whether it comprises 4 or 5 stem-loops (SLs) and whether this has biological significance. Moreover, while in vitro mutagenesis allows the construction of 4 SL and 5 SL RRE conformers and testing of their roles in cell culture, it has not been immediately clear if such findings can be translated to a clinical setting. Herein, we review several articles demonstrating remarkable flexibility of the HIV-1 and HIV-2 RREs following initial observations that HIV-1 resistance to trans-dominant Rev therapy was founded in structural rearrangement of its RRE. These observations can be extended not only to cell culture studies demonstrating a growth advantage for the 5 SL RRE conformer but also to evolution in RRE topology in patient isolates. Finally, RRE conformational flexibility provides a target for therapeutic intervention, and we describe high throughput screening approaches to exploit this property.
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Chu CC, Plangger R, Kreutz C, Al-Hashimi HM. Dynamic ensemble of HIV-1 RRE stem IIB reveals non-native conformations that disrupt the Rev-binding site. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:7105-7117. [PMID: 31199872 PMCID: PMC6649712 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The HIV-1 Rev response element (RRE) RNA element mediates the nuclear export of intron containing viral RNAs by forming an oligomeric complex with the viral protein Rev. Stem IIB and nearby stem II three-way junction nucleate oligomerization through cooperative binding of two Rev molecules. Conformational flexibility at this RRE region has been shown to be important for Rev binding. However, the nature of the flexibility has remained elusive. Here, using NMR relaxation dispersion, including a new strategy for directly observing transient conformational states in large RNAs, we find that stem IIB alone or when part of the larger RREII three-way junction robustly exists in dynamic equilibrium with non-native excited state (ES) conformations that have a combined population of ∼20%. The ESs disrupt the Rev-binding site by changing local secondary structure, and their stabilization via point substitution mutations decreases the binding affinity to the Rev arginine-rich motif (ARM) by 15- to 80-fold. The ensemble clarifies the conformational flexibility observed in stem IIB, reveals long-range conformational coupling between stem IIB and the three-way junction that may play roles in cooperative Rev binding, and also identifies non-native RRE conformational states as new targets for the development of anti-HIV therapeutics.
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- Chia-Chieh Chu
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences (CMBI), Universität Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Center for Molecular Biosciences (CMBI), Universität Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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Evolution of the HIV-1 Rev Response Element during Natural Infection Reveals Nucleotide Changes That Correlate with Altered Structure and Increased Activity over Time. J Virol 2019; 93:JVI.02102-18. [PMID: 30867301 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02102-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The HIV-1 Rev response element (RRE) is a cis-acting RNA element characterized by multiple stem-loops. Binding and multimerization of the HIV Rev protein on the RRE promote the nucleocytoplasmic export of incompletely spliced mRNAs, an essential step in HIV replication. Most of our understanding of the Rev-RRE regulatory axis comes from studies of lab-adapted HIV clones. However, in human infection, HIV evolves rapidly, and mechanistic studies of naturally occurring Rev and RRE sequences are essential to understanding this system. We previously described the functional activity of two RREs found in circulating viruses in a patient followed during the course of HIV infection. The early RRE was less functionally active than the late RRE, despite differing in sequence by only 4 nucleotides. In this study, we describe the sequence, function, and structural evolution of circulating RREs in this patient using plasma samples collected over 6 years of untreated infection. RRE sequence diversity varied over the course of infection, with evidence of selection pressure that led to sequence convergence as disease progressed being found. An increase in RRE functional activity was observed over time, and a key mutation was identified that correlates with a major conformational change in the RRE and increased functional activity. Additional mutations were found that may have contributed to increased activity as a result of greater Shannon entropy in RRE stem-loop II, which is key to primary Rev binding.IMPORTANCE HIV-1 replication requires interaction of the viral Rev protein with a cis-acting regulatory RNA, the Rev response element (RRE), whose sequence changes over time during infection within a single host. In this study, we show that the RRE is subject to selection pressure and that RREs from later time points in infection tend to have higher functional activity. Differences in RRE functional activity are attributable to specific changes in RNA structure. Our results suggest that RRE evolution during infection may be important for HIV pathogenesis and that efforts to develop therapies acting on this viral pathway should take this into account.
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Weinreb C, Riesselman AJ, Ingraham JB, Gross T, Sander C, Marks DS. 3D RNA and Functional Interactions from Evolutionary Couplings. Cell 2016; 165:963-75. [PMID: 27087444 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Non-coding RNAs are ubiquitous, but the discovery of new RNA gene sequences far outpaces the research on the structure and functional interactions of these RNA gene sequences. We mine the evolutionary sequence record to derive precise information about the function and structure of RNAs and RNA-protein complexes. As in protein structure prediction, we use maximum entropy global probability models of sequence co-variation to infer evolutionarily constrained nucleotide-nucleotide interactions within RNA molecules and nucleotide-amino acid interactions in RNA-protein complexes. The predicted contacts allow all-atom blinded 3D structure prediction at good accuracy for several known RNA structures and RNA-protein complexes. For unknown structures, we predict contacts in 160 non-coding RNA families. Beyond 3D structure prediction, evolutionary couplings help identify important functional interactions-e.g., at switch points in riboswitches and at a complex nucleation site in HIV. Aided by increasing sequence accumulation, evolutionary coupling analysis can accelerate the discovery of functional interactions and 3D structures involving RNA.
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- Caleb Weinreb
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Program in Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Institute of Pathology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Fernandes JD, Booth DS, Frankel AD. A structurally plastic ribonucleoprotein complex mediates post-transcriptional gene regulation in HIV-1. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2016; 7:470-86. [PMID: 26929078 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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HIV replication requires the nuclear export of essential, intron-containing viral RNAs. To facilitate export, HIV encodes the viral accessory protein Rev which binds unspliced and partially spliced viral RNAs and creates a ribonucleoprotein complex that recruits the cellular Chromosome maintenance factor 1 export machinery. Exporting RNAs in this manner bypasses the necessity for complete splicing as a prerequisite for mRNA export, and allows intron-containing RNAs to reach the cytoplasm intact for translation and virus packaging. Recent structural studies have revealed that this entire complex exhibits remarkable plasticity at many levels of organization, including RNA folding, protein-RNA recognition, multimer formation, and host factor recruitment. In this review, we explore each aspect of plasticity from structural, functional, and possible therapeutic viewpoints. WIREs RNA 2016, 7:470-486. doi: 10.1002/wrna.1342 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Jason D Fernandes
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Nakano K, Watanabe T. HTLV-1 Rex Tunes the Cellular Environment Favorable for Viral Replication. Viruses 2016; 8:58. [PMID: 26927155 PMCID: PMC4810248 DOI: 10.3390/v8030058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Revised: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) Rex is a viral RNA binding protein. The most important and well-known function of Rex is stabilizing and exporting viral mRNAs from the nucleus, particularly for unspliced/partially-spliced mRNAs encoding the structural proteins essential for viral replication. Without Rex, these unspliced viral mRNAs would otherwise be completely spliced. Therefore, Rex is vital for the translation of structural proteins and the stabilization of viral genomic RNA and, thus, for viral replication. Rex schedules the period of extensive viral replication and suppression to enter latency. Although the importance of Rex in the viral life-cycle is well understood, the underlying molecular mechanism of how Rex achieves its function has not been clarified. For example, how does Rex protect unspliced/partially-spliced viral mRNAs from the host cellular splicing machinery? How does Rex protect viral mRNAs, antigenic to eukaryotic cells, from cellular mRNA surveillance mechanisms? Here we will discuss these mechanisms, which explain the function of Rex as an organizer of HTLV-1 expression based on previously and recently discovered aspects of Rex. We also focus on the potential influence of Rex on the homeostasis of the infected cell and how it can exert its function.
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- Kazumi Nakano
- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minatoku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
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- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minatoku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.
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Tanamura S, Terakado H, Harada K. Cooperative dimerization of a stably folded protein directed by a flexible RNA in the assembly of the HIV Rev dimer-RRE stem II complex. J Mol Recognit 2015; 29:199-209. [PMID: 26620599 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.2518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
The binding of the HIV-1 Rev protein as an oligomer to a viral RNA element, the Rev-response element (RRE), mediates nuclear export of genomic RNA. Assembly of the Rev-RRE ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex is nucleated by the binding of the first Rev molecule to stem IIB of the RRE. This is followed by stepwise addition of a total of ~six Rev molecules along the RRE through a combination of RNA-protein and protein-protein interactions. RRE stem II, which forms a three-way junction consisting of stems IIA, IIB and IIC, has been shown to bind to two Rev molecules in a cooperative manner, with the second Rev molecule binding to the junction region of stem II. The results of base substitutions at the stem II junction, and characterization of stem II junction variants selected from a randomized library showed that an "open" flexible structure is preferred for binding of the second Rev molecule, and that binding of the second Rev molecule to the junction region is not sequence-specific. Alanine substitutions of a number of Rev amino acid residues implicated to be important for Rev folding in previous structural studies were found to result in a dramatic decrease in the binding of the second Rev molecule. These results support the model that proper folding of Rev is critical in ensuring that the flexible RRE is able to correctly position Rev molecules for specific RNP assembly, and suggests that targeting Rev folding may be effective in the inhibition of Rev function.
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- Satoshi Tanamura
- Department of Life Sciences, Tokyo Gakugei University, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8501, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tokyo Gakugei University, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8501, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tokyo Gakugei University, Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8501, Japan
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Jayaraman B, Mavor D, Gross JD, Frankel AD. Thermodynamics of Rev-RNA interactions in HIV-1 Rev-RRE assembly. Biochemistry 2015; 54:6545-54. [PMID: 26422686 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b00876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The HIV-1 protein Rev facilitates the nuclear export of intron-containing viral mRNAs by recognizing a structured RNA site, the Rev-response-element (RRE), contained in an intron. Rev assembles as a homo-oligomer on the RRE using its α-helical arginine-rich-motif (ARM) for RNA recognition. One unique feature of this assembly is the repeated use of the ARM from individual Rev subunits to contact distinct parts of the RRE in different binding modes. How the individual interactions differ and how they contribute toward forming a functional complex is poorly understood. Here we examine the thermodynamics of Rev-ARM peptide binding to two sites, RRE stem IIB, the high-affinity site that nucleates Rev assembly, and stem IA, a potential intermediate site during assembly, using NMR spectroscopy and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). NMR data indicate that the Rev-IIB complex forms a stable interface, whereas the Rev-IA interface is highly dynamic. ITC studies show that both interactions are enthalpy-driven, with binding to IIB being 20-30 fold tighter than to IA. Salt-dependent decreases in affinity were similar at both sites and predominantly enthalpic in nature, reflecting the roles of electrostatic interactions with arginines. However, the two interactions display strikingly different partitioning between enthalpy and entropy components, correlating well with the NMR observations. Our results illustrate how the variation in binding modes to different RRE target sites may influence the stability or order of Rev-RRE assembly and disassembly, and consequently its function.
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- Bhargavi Jayaraman
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and ‡Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California , San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and ‡Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California , San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and ‡Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California , San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and ‡Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California , San Francisco, United States
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HIV Rev Assembly on the Rev Response Element (RRE): A Structural Perspective. Viruses 2015; 7:3053-75. [PMID: 26075509 PMCID: PMC4488727 DOI: 10.3390/v7062760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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HIV-1 Rev is an ~13 kD accessory protein expressed during the early stage of virus replication. After translation, Rev enters the nucleus and binds the Rev response element (RRE), a ~350 nucleotide, highly structured element embedded in the env gene in unspliced and singly spliced viral RNA transcripts. Rev-RNA assemblies subsequently recruit Crm1 and other cellular proteins to form larger complexes that are exported from the nucleus. Once in the cytoplasm, the complexes dissociate and unspliced and singly-spliced viral RNAs are packaged into nascent virions or translated into viral structural proteins and enzymes, respectively. Rev binding to the RRE is a complex process, as multiple copies of the protein assemble on the RNA in a coordinated fashion via a series of Rev-Rev and Rev-RNA interactions. Our understanding of the nature of these interactions has been greatly advanced by recent studies using X-ray crystallography, small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and single particle electron microscopy as well as biochemical and genetic methodologies. These advances are discussed in detail in this review, along with perspectives on development of antiviral therapies targeting the HIV-1 RRE.
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Sherpa C, Rausch JW, Le Grice SFJ, Hammarskjold ML, Rekosh D. The HIV-1 Rev response element (RRE) adopts alternative conformations that promote different rates of virus replication. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:4676-86. [PMID: 25855816 PMCID: PMC4482075 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
The HIV Rev protein forms a complex with a 351 nucleotide sequence present in unspliced and incompletely spliced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) mRNAs, the Rev response element (RRE), to recruit the cellular nuclear export receptor Crm1 and Ran-GTP. This complex facilitates nucleo-cytoplasmic export of these mRNAs. The precise secondary structure of the HIV-1 RRE has been controversial, since studies have reported alternative structures comprising either four or five stem-loops. The published structures differ only in regions that lie outside of the primary Rev binding site. Using in-gel SHAPE, we have now determined that the wt NL4-3 RRE exists as a mixture of both structures. To assess functional differences between these RRE ‘conformers’, we created conformationally locked mutants by site-directed mutagenesis. Using subgenomic reporters, as well as HIV replication assays, we demonstrate that the five stem-loop form of the RRE promotes greater functional Rev/RRE activity compared to the four stem-loop counterpart.
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- Chringma Sherpa
- Myles H. Thaler Center for AIDS and Human Retrovirus Research, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Myles H. Thaler Center for AIDS and Human Retrovirus Research, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Myles H. Thaler Center for AIDS and Human Retrovirus Research, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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Jayaraman B, Crosby DC, Homer C, Ribeiro I, Mavor D, Frankel AD. RNA-directed remodeling of the HIV-1 protein Rev orchestrates assembly of the Rev-Rev response element complex. eLife 2014; 3:e04120. [PMID: 25486594 PMCID: PMC4360532 DOI: 10.7554/elife.04120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 12/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
The HIV-1 protein Rev controls a critical step in viral replication by mediating the nuclear export of unspliced and singly-spliced viral mRNAs. Multiple Rev subunits assemble on the Rev Response Element (RRE), a structured region present in these RNAs, and direct their export through the Crm1 pathway. Rev-RRE assembly occurs via several Rev oligomerization and RNA-binding steps, but how these steps are coordinated to form an export-competent complex is unclear. Here, we report the first crystal structure of a Rev dimer-RRE complex, revealing a dramatic rearrangement of the Rev-dimer upon RRE binding through re-packing of its hydrophobic protein-protein interface. Rev-RNA recognition relies on sequence-specific contacts at the well-characterized IIB site and local RNA architecture at the second site. The structure supports a model in which the RRE utilizes the inherent plasticity of Rev subunit interfaces to guide the formation of a functional complex.
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MESH Headings
- Active Transport, Cell Nucleus
- Binding Sites
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Nucleus/metabolism
- Cell Nucleus/virology
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- Cytosol/metabolism
- Cytosol/virology
- Escherichia coli/genetics
- Escherichia coli/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation
- HEK293 Cells
- HIV-1/genetics
- HIV-1/metabolism
- HeLa Cells
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Humans
- Karyopherins/genetics
- Karyopherins/metabolism
- Models, Molecular
- Protein Binding
- RNA Splicing
- RNA, Viral/chemistry
- RNA, Viral/genetics
- RNA, Viral/metabolism
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Response Elements
- Signal Transduction
- T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes/virology
- Virus Replication/genetics
- rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/chemistry
- rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/genetics
- rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/metabolism
- Exportin 1 Protein
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- Bhargavi Jayaraman
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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Bai Y, Tambe A, Zhou K, Doudna JA. RNA-guided assembly of Rev-RRE nuclear export complexes. eLife 2014; 3:e03656. [PMID: 25163983 PMCID: PMC4142337 DOI: 10.7554/elife.03656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2014] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
HIV replication requires nuclear export of unspliced and singly spliced viral transcripts. Although a unique RNA structure has been proposed for the Rev-response element (RRE) responsible for viral mRNA export, how it recruits multiple HIV Rev proteins to form an export complex has been unclear. We show here that initial binding of Rev to the RRE triggers RNA tertiary structural changes, enabling further Rev binding and the rapid formation of a viral export complex. Analysis of the Rev-RRE assembly pathway using SHAPE-Seq and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) reveals two major steps of Rev-RRE complex formation, beginning with rapid Rev binding to a pre-organized region presenting multiple Rev binding sites. This step induces long-range remodeling of the RNA to expose a cryptic Rev binding site, enabling rapid assembly of additional Rev proteins into the RNA export complex. This kinetic pathway may help maintain the balance between viral replication and maturation.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.03656.001.
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- Yun Bai
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States
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Emani PS, Bardaro MF, Huang W, Aragon S, Varani G, Drobny GP. Elucidating molecular motion through structural and dynamic filters of energy-minimized conformer ensembles. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:1726-42. [PMID: 24479561 PMCID: PMC3983377 DOI: 10.1021/jp409386t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Complex RNA structures are constructed
from helical segments connected
by flexible loops that move spontaneously and in response to binding
of small molecule ligands and proteins. Understanding the conformational
variability of RNA requires the characterization of the coupled time
evolution of interconnected flexible domains. To elucidate the collective
molecular motions and explore the conformational landscape of the
HIV-1 TAR RNA, we describe a new methodology that utilizes energy-minimized
structures generated by the program “Fragment Assembly of RNA
with Full-Atom Refinement (FARFAR)”. We apply structural filters
in the form of experimental residual dipolar couplings (RDCs) to select
a subset of discrete energy-minimized conformers and carry out principal
component analyses (PCA) to corroborate the choice of the filtered
subset. We use this subset of structures to calculate solution T1 and T1ρ relaxation times for 13C spins in multiple residues in different domains of the molecule
using two simulation protocols that we previously published. We match
the experimental T1 times to within 2% and the T1ρ times to within less than 10% for helical residues. These results
introduce a protocol to construct viable dynamic trajectories for
RNA molecules that accord well with experimental NMR data and support
the notion that the motions of the helical portions of this small
RNA can be described by a relatively small number of discrete conformations
exchanging over time scales longer than 1 μs.
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- Prashant S Emani
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington , Box 351700, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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Nakano K, Watanabe T. HTLV-1 Rex: the courier of viral messages making use of the host vehicle. Front Microbiol 2012; 3:330. [PMID: 22973269 PMCID: PMC3434621 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 08/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
The human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus causing an aggressive T-cell malignancy, adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). Although HTLV-1 has a compact RNA genome, it has evolved elaborate mechanisms to maximize its coding potential. The structural proteins Gag, Pro, and Pol are encoded in the unspliced form of viral mRNA, whereas the Env protein is encoded in singly spliced viral mRNA. Regulatory and accessory proteins, such as Tax, Rex, p30II, p12, and p13, are translated only from fully spliced mRNA. For effective viral replication, translation from all forms of HTLV-1 transcripts has to be achieved in concert, although unspliced mRNA are extremely unstable in mammalian cells. It has been well recognized that HTLV-1 Rex enhances the stability of unspliced and singly spliced HTLV-1 mRNA by promoting nuclear export and thereby removing them from the splicing site. Rex specifically binds to the highly structured Rex responsive element (RxRE) located at the 3' end of all HTLV-1 mRNA. Rex then binds to the cellular nuclear exporter, CRM1, via its nuclear export signal domain and the Rex-viral transcript complex is selectively exported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm for effective translation of the viral proteins. Yet, the mechanisms by which Rex inhibits the cellular splicing machinery and utilizes the cellular pathways beneficial to viral survival in the host cell have not been fully explored. Furthermore, physiological impacts of Rex against homeostasis of the host cell via interactions with numerous cellular proteins have been largely left uninvestigated. In this review, we focus on the biological importance of HTLV-1 Rex in the HTLV-1 life cycle by following the historical path in the literature concerning this viral post-transcriptional regulator from its discovery to this day. In addition, for future studies, we discuss recently discovered aspects of HTLV-1 Rex as a post-transcriptional regulator and its use in host cellular pathways.
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- Kazumi Nakano
- Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, Department of Medical Genome Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, Department of Medical Genome Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
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Hoffmann D, Schwarck D, Banning C, Brenner M, Mariyanna L, Krepstakies M, Schindler M, Millar DP, Hauber J. Formation of trans-activation competent HIV-1 Rev:RRE complexes requires the recruitment of multiple protein activation domains. PLoS One 2012; 7:e38305. [PMID: 22675540 PMCID: PMC3366918 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2012] [Accepted: 05/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The HIV-1 Rev trans-activator is a nucleocytoplasmic shuttle protein that is essential for virus replication. Rev directly binds to unspliced and incompletely spliced viral RNA via the cis-acting Rev Response Element (RRE) sequence. Subsequently, Rev oligomerizes cooperatively and interacts with the cellular nuclear export receptor CRM1. In addition to mediating nuclear RNA export, Rev also affects the stability, translation and packaging of Rev-bound viral transcripts. Although it is established that Rev function requires the multimeric assembly of Rev molecules on the RRE, relatively little is known about how many Rev monomers are sufficient to form a trans-activation competent Rev:RRE complex, or which specific activity of Rev is affected by its oligomerization. We here analyzed by functional studies how homooligomer formation of Rev affects the trans-activation capacity of this essential HIV-1 regulatory protein. In a gain-of-function approach, we fused various heterologous dimerization domains to an otherwise oligomerization-defective Rev mutant and were able to demonstrate that oligomerization of Rev is not required per se for the nuclear export of this viral trans-activator. In contrast, however, the formation of Rev oligomers on the RRE is a precondition to trans-activation by directly affecting the nuclear export of Rev-regulated mRNA. Moreover, experimental evidence is provided showing that at least two protein activation domains are required for the formation of trans-activation competent Rev:RRE complexes. The presented data further refine the model of Rev trans-activation by directly demonstrating that Rev oligomerization on the RRE, thereby recruiting at least two protein activation domains, is required for nuclear export of unspliced and incompletely spliced viral RNA.
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- Dirk Hoffmann
- Heinrich Pette Institute – Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute – Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute – Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical and Molecular Virology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute – Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute – Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute – Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Heinrich Pette Institute – Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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Daugherty MD, Liu B, Frankel AD. Structural basis for cooperative RNA binding and export complex assembly by HIV Rev. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2010; 17:1337-42. [PMID: 20953181 PMCID: PMC2988976 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2010] [Accepted: 08/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
HIV replication requires nuclear export of unspliced viral RNAs to translate structural proteins and package genomic RNA. Export is mediated by cooperative binding of the Rev protein to the Rev response element (RRE) RNA, to form a highly specific oligomeric ribonucleoprotein (RNP) that binds to the Crm1 host export factor. To understand how protein oligomerization generates cooperativity and specificity for RRE binding, we solved the crystal structure of a Rev dimer at 2.5-Å resolution. The dimer arrangement organizes arginine-rich helices at the ends of a V-shaped assembly to bind adjacent RNA sites and structurally couple dimerization and RNA recognition. A second protein-protein interface arranges higher-order Rev oligomers to act as an adaptor to the host export machinery, with viral RNA bound to one face and Crm1 to another, the oligomers thereby using small, interconnected modules to physically arrange the RNP for efficient export.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Binding Sites
- Conserved Sequence
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- Dimerization
- HIV-1/physiology
- Karyopherins/metabolism
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- RNA, Viral/chemistry
- RNA, Viral/genetics
- RNA, Viral/metabolism
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Response Elements
- Sequence Alignment
- Virus Replication
- rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/chemistry
- rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/metabolism
- rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/physiology
- Exportin 1 Protein
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- Matthew D. Daugherty
- Chemistry and Chemical Biology Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA 94158
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Daugherty MD, D'Orso I, Frankel AD. A solution to limited genomic capacity: using adaptable binding surfaces to assemble the functional HIV Rev oligomer on RNA. Mol Cell 2008; 31:824-34. [PMID: 18922466 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2008] [Revised: 06/10/2008] [Accepted: 07/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Many ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes assemble into large, organized structures in which protein subunits are positioned by interactions with RNA and other proteins. Here we demonstrate that HIV Rev, constrained in size by a limited viral genome, also forms an organized RNP by assembling a homo-oligomer on the Rev response element (RRE) RNA. Rev subunits bind cooperatively to discrete RNA sites using an oligomerization domain and an adaptable protein-RNA interface, forming a complex with 500-fold higher affinity than the tightest single interaction. High-affinity binding correlates strongly with RNA export activity. Rev utilizes different surfaces of its alpha-helical RNA-binding domain to recognize several low-affinity binding sites, including the well-characterized stem IIB site and an additional site in stem IA. We propose that adaptable RNA-binding surfaces allow the Rev oligomer to assemble economically into a discrete, stable RNP and provide a mechanistic role for Rev oligomerization during the HIV life cycle.
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Affiliation(s)
- Matthew D Daugherty
- Chemistry and Chemical Biology Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Marenchino M, Armbruster DW, Hennig M. Rapid and efficient purification of RNA-binding proteins: application to HIV-1 Rev. Protein Expr Purif 2008; 63:112-9. [PMID: 18852051 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2008.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2008] [Revised: 09/04/2008] [Accepted: 09/10/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Non-specifically bound nucleic acid contaminants are an unwanted feature of recombinant RNA-binding proteins purified from Escherichia coli (E. coli). Removal of these contaminants represents an important step for the proteins' application in several biological assays and structural studies. The method described in this paper is a one-step protocol which is effective at removing tightly bound nucleic acids from overexpressed tagged HIV-1 Rev in E. coli. We combined affinity chromatography under denaturing conditions with subsequent on-column refolding, to prevent self-association of Rev while removing the nucleic acid contaminants from the end product. We compare this purification method with an established, multi-step protocol involving precipitation with polyethyleneimine (PEI). As our tailored protocol requires only one-step to simultaneously purify tagged proteins and eliminate bound cellular RNA and DNA, it represents a substantial advantage in time, effort, and expense.
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- Marco Marenchino
- Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 173 Ashley Avenue, BSB 535D, P.O. Box 250509, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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Heine HL, Leong HS, Rossi FMV, McManus BM, Podor TJ. Strategies of Conditional Gene Expression in Myocardium. MOLECULAR CARDIOLOGY 2005; 112:109-54. [PMID: 16010014 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59259-879-3_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The use of specialized reporter genes to monitor real-time, tissue-specific transgene expression in animal models offers an opportunity to circumvent current limitations associated with the establishment of transgenic mouse models. The Cre-loxP and the tetracycline (Tet)-inducible systems are useful methods of conditional gene expression that allow spatial (cell-type-specific) and temporal (inducer-dependent) control. Most often, the alpha-myosin heavy chain (alpha-MHC) promoter is used in these inducible systems to restrict expression of reporter genes and transgenes to the myocardium. An overview of each inducible system is described, along with suggested reporter genes for real-time, noninvasive imaging in the myocardium. Effective gene delivery of the inducible gene expression system is carried out by lentiviral vectors, which offer high transduction efficiency, long-term transgene expression, and low immunogenicity. This chapter outlines the packaging of myocardium-specific inducible expression systems into lentiviral vectors, in which a transgene and a reporter gene are transduced into cardiomyocytes. In doing so, transgene and reporter expression can be monitored/tracked with bioluminescence imaging (BLI) and positron emission tomography (PET).
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- Heather L Heine
- The James Hogg iCAPTURE Center for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research/MRL, University of British Columbia, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
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Younis I, Green PL. The human T-cell leukemia virus Rex protein. FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE : A JOURNAL AND VIRTUAL LIBRARY 2005; 10:431-45. [PMID: 15574380 PMCID: PMC2659543 DOI: 10.2741/1539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
A critical step in the life cycle of complex retroviruses, including HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 is the ability of these viruses to adopt a mechanism by which the genome-length unspliced mRNA as well as the partially spliced mRNAs are exported from the nucleus instead of being subjected to splicing or degradation. In HTLV, this is accomplished through the expression of the viral Rex, which recognizes a specific response element on the incompletely spliced mRNAs, stabilizes them, inhibits their splicing, and utilizes the CRM1-dependent cellular pathway for transporting them from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. Rex itself is regulated by phosphorylation, which implies that proper activation of the protein in response to certain cellular cues is an important tool for the virus to ensure that specific viral gene expression is allowed only when the host cell can provide the best conditions for virion production. Having such a critical role in HTLV life cycle, Rex is indispensable for efficient viral replication, infection and spread. Indeed, Rex is considered to regulate the switch between the latent and productive phases of the HTLV life cycle. Without a functional Rex, the virus would still produce regulatory and some accessory gene products; however, structural and enzymatic post-transcriptional gene expression would be severely repressed, essentially leading to non-productive viral replication. More detailed understanding of the exact molecular mechanism of action of Rex will thus allow for better design of therapeutic drugs against Rex function and ultimately HTLV replication. Herein we summarize the progress made towards understanding Rex function and its role in the HTLV life cycle.
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- Ihab Younis
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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Abelson ML, Schoborg RV. Characterization of the caprine arthritis encephalitis virus (CAEV) rev N-terminal elements required for efficient interaction with the RRE. Virus Res 2003; 92:23-35. [PMID: 12606073 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1702(02)00311-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus (CAEV) genome encodes three structural (gag, pol, and env) and three accessory (rev, tat, and vif) genes. The Rev-C protein regulates Gag, Pol and Env expression by transporting their mRNAs to the cytoplasm. Rev trans-activation requires binding of Rev to an RNA structure called the Rev Response Element (RRE-C). Previous mutational analyses have shown that two domains of Rev are required for its function. The basic domain mediates RRE binding and multimer formation, and the nuclear export signal (NES) mediates trans-activation. Preliminary experiments demonstrate that Rev-C N-terminal deletion mutants bind the RRE less avidly than does wildtype Rev. As a result, it was hypothesized that an additional domain located in the N-terminal exon of Rev-C was required for optimal RRE binding. To test this hypothesis, Rev-C alanine scanning mutants were generated and in vitro RRE binding assays were performed. Alteration of Rev-C amino acids K13, E14, N15, V19, T20, M21 and R27 dramatically decreased affinity for RRE-C. These data demonstrate that Rev-C N-terminal amino acids are required for optimal RRE-C binding and suggest that a third functional domain exists within the N-terminus of Rev-C.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Animals
- Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus, Caprine/genetics
- Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus, Caprine/metabolism
- Binding Sites/genetics
- Gene Products, env/genetics
- Gene Products, env/metabolism
- Gene Products, rev/metabolism
- Genes, env
- Genes, gag
- Genes, pol
- Genes, rev
- Genome, Viral
- Glycoproteins
- Goats
- In Vitro Techniques
- Membrane Proteins
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Viral/genetics
- RNA, Viral/metabolism
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Sequence Deletion
- Transcriptional Activation
- Viral Proteins
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- Michelle L Abelson
- Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota College of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Lesnik EA, Sampath R, Ecker DJ. Rev response elements (RRE) in lentiviruses: an RNAMotif algorithm-based strategy for RRE prediction. Med Res Rev 2002; 22:617-36. [PMID: 12369091 DOI: 10.1002/med.10027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Lentiviruses (a sub-family of the retroviridae family) include primate and non-primate viruses associated with chronic diseases of the immune system and the central nervous system. All lentiviruses encode a regulatory protein Rev that is essential for post-transcriptional transport of the unspliced and incompletely spliced viral mRNAs from nuclei to cytoplasm. The Rev protein acts via binding to an RNA structural element known as the Rev responsive element (RRE). The RRE location and structure and the mechanism of the Rev-RRE interaction in primate and non-primate lentiviruses have been analyzed and compared. Based on structural data available for RRE of HIV-1, a two step computational strategy for prediction of putative RRE regions in lentivirus genomes has been developed. First, the RNAMotif algorithm was used to search genomic sequence for highly structured regions (HSR). Then the program RNAstructure, version 3.6 was used to calculate the structure and thermodynamic stability of the region of approximately 350 nucleotides encompassing the HSR. Our strategy correctly predicted the locations of all previously reported lentivirus RREs. We were able also to predict the locations and structures of potential RREs in four additional lentiviruses.
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- Elena A Lesnik
- IBIS Therapeutics, 2292 Faraday Ave, Carlsbad, California 92008, USA
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Pillutla RC, Hsiao KC, Brissette R, Eder PS, Giordano T, Fletcher PW, Lennick M, Blume AJ, Goldstein NI. A surrogate-based approach for post-genomic partner identification. BMC Biotechnol 2001; 1:6. [PMID: 11602024 PMCID: PMC57814 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-1-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2001] [Accepted: 09/25/2001] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Modern drug discovery is concerned with identification and validation of novel protein targets from among the 30,000 genes or more postulated to be present in the human genome. While protein-protein interactions may be central to many disease indications, it has been difficult to identify new chemical entities capable of regulating these interactions as either agonists or antagonists. RESULTS In this paper, we show that peptide complements (or surrogates) derived from highly diverse random phage display libraries can be used for the identification of the expected natural biological partners for protein and non-protein targets. Our examples include surrogates isolated against both an extracellular secreted protein (TNFbeta) and intracellular disease related mRNAs. In each case, surrogates binding to these targets were obtained and found to contain partner information embedded in their amino acid sequences. Furthermore, this information was able to identify the correct biological partners from large human genome databases by rapid and integrated computer based searches. CONCLUSIONS Modified versions of these surrogates should provide agents capable of modifying the activity of these targets and enable one to study their involvement in specific biological processes as a means of target validation for downstream drug discovery.
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Hauber J. Nuclear export mediated by the Rev/Rex class of retroviral Trans-activator proteins. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2001; 259:55-76. [PMID: 11417127 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-56597-7_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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- J Hauber
- Institute for Clinical and Molecular Virology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schlossgarten 4, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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Derse D. Binding sites for Rev and ASF/SF2 map to a 55-nucleotide purine-rich exonic element in equine infectious anemia virus RNA. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:18960-7. [PMID: 11278454 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m008996200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) Rev protein (ERev) negatively regulates its own synthesis by inducing alternative splicing of its mRNA. This bicistronic mRNA contains four exons; exons 1 and 2 encode Tat, and exons 3 and 4 encode Rev. When Rev is expressed, exon 3 is skipped to produce an mRNA that contains only exons 1, 2, and 4. The interaction of ERev with its cis-acting RNA response element, the RRE, is also essential for nuclear export of intron-containing viral mRNAs that encode structural and enzymatic gene products. The primary ERev binding site and the manner in which ERev interacts with RNA or cellular proteins to exert its regulatory function have not been defined. We have performed in vitro RNA binding experiments to show that recombinant ERev binds to a 55-nucleotide, purine-rich tract proximal to the 5' splice site of exon 3. Because of its proximity to the 5' splice site and since it contains elements related to consensus exonic splicing enhancer sequences, we asked whether cellular proteins recognize the EIAV RRE. The cellular protein, ASF/SF2, a member of the serine- and arginine-rich family of splicing factors (SR proteins) bound to repeated sequences within the 55-nucleotide RRE region. Electrophoretic mobility shift and UV cross-linking experiments indicated that ERev and SR proteins bind simultaneously to the RRE. Furthermore, in vitro protein-protein interaction studies revealed an association between ERev and SR proteins. These data suggest that EIAV Rev-induced exon skipping observed in vivo may be initiated by simultaneous binding of Rev and SR proteins to the RRE that alter the subsequent assembly or catalytic activity of the spliceosomal complex.
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D'Agostino DM, Ferro T, Zotti L, Meggio F, Pinna LA, Chieco-Bianchi L, Ciminale V. Identification of a domain in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 rev that is required for functional activity and modulates association with subnuclear compartments containing splicing factor SC35. J Virol 2000; 74:11899-910. [PMID: 11090190 PMCID: PMC112473 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.24.11899-11910.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2000] [Accepted: 09/15/2000] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The activity of human immunodeficiency virus Rev as a regulator of viral mRNA expression is tightly linked to its ability to shuttle between the nucleus and cytoplasm; these properties are conferred by a leucine-rich nuclear export signal (NES) and by an arginine-rich nuclear localization signal/RNA binding domain (NLS/RBD) required for binding to the Rev-responsive element (RRE) located on viral unspliced and singly spliced mRNAs. Structure predictions and biophysical measurements indicate that Rev consists of an unstructured region followed by a helix-loop-helix motif containing the NLS/RBD and sequences directing multimerization and by a carboxy-terminal tail containing the NES. We present evidence that the loop portion of the helix-loop-helix region is an essential functional determinant that is required for binding to the RRE and for correct intracellular routing. Data obtained using a protein kinase CK2 phosphorylation assay indicated that the loop region is essential for juxtaposition of helices 1 and 2 and phosphorylation by protein kinase CK2. Deletion of the loop resulted in partial accumulation of Rev in SC35-positive nuclear bodies that resembled nuclear bodies that form in response to inhibition of transcription. Accumulation of the DeltaLoop mutant in nuclear bodies depended on the presence of an intact NES, suggesting that both the loop and the NES play a role in controlling intranuclear compartmentalization of Rev and its association with splicing factors.
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- D M D'Agostino
- Dipartimento di Scienze Oncologiche e Chirurgiche, Sezione di Oncologia, University of Padova, Italy.
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Watts NR, Sackett DL, Ward RD, Miller MW, Wingfield PT, Stahl SS, Steven AC. HIV-1 rev depolymerizes microtubules to form stable bilayered rings. J Cell Biol 2000; 150:349-60. [PMID: 10908577 PMCID: PMC2180222 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.150.2.349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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We describe a novel interaction between HIV-1 Rev and microtubules (MTs) that results in the formation of bilayered rings that are 44-49 nm in external diameter, 3.4-4.2 MD (megadaltons) in mass, and have 28-, 30-, or 32-fold symmetry. Ring formation is not sensitive to taxol, colchicine, or microtubule-associated proteins, but requires Mg(2+) and is inhibited by maytansine. The interaction involves the NH(2)-terminal domain of Rev and the face of tubulin exposed on the exterior of the MTs. The NH(2)-terminal half of Rev has unexpected sequence similarity to the tubulin-binding portion of the catalytic/motor domains of the microtubule-destabilizing Kin I kinesins. We propose a model wherein binding of Rev dimers to MTs at their ends causes segments of two neighboring protofilaments to peel off and close into rings, circumferentially containing 14, 15, or 16 tubulin heterodimers, with Rev bound on the inside. Rev has a strong inhibitory effect on aster formation in Xenopus egg extracts, demonstrating that it can interact with tubulin in the presence of normal levels of cellular constituents. These results suggest that Rev may interact with MTs to induce their destabilization, a proposition consistent with the previously described disruption of MTs after HIV-1 infection.
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- Norman R. Watts
- Laboratory of Structural Biology Research, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Protein Expression Laboratory, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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- Laboratory of Integrative and Medical Biophysics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435
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- Protein Expression Laboratory, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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- Protein Expression Laboratory, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology Research, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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Kjems J, Askjaer P. Rev protein and its cellular partners. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2000; 48:251-98. [PMID: 10987094 DOI: 10.1016/s1054-3589(00)48009-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- J Kjems
- Department of Molecular and Structural Biology, University of Aarhus, Denmark
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Thumb W, Graf C, Parslow T, Schneider R, Auer M. Temperature inducible beta-sheet structure in the transactivation domains of retroviral regulatory proteins of the Rev family. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 1999; 55A:2729-2743. [PMID: 10629982 DOI: 10.1016/s1386-1425(99)00162-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The interaction of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) regulatory protein Rev with cellular cofactors is crucial for the viral life cycle. The HIV-1 Rev transactivation domain is functionally interchangeable with analog regions of Rev proteins of other retroviruses suggesting common folding patterns. In order to obtain experimental evidence for similar structural features mediating protein-protein contacts we investigated activation domain peptides from HIV-1, HIV-2, VISNA virus, feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) by CD spectroscopy, secondary structure prediction and sequence analysis. Although different in polarity and hydrophobicity, all peptides showed a similar behavior with respect to solution conformation, concentration dependence and variations in ionic strength and pH. Temperature studies revealed an unusual induction of beta-structure with rising temperatures in all activation domain peptides. The high stability of beta-structure in this region was demonstrated in three different peptides of the activation domain of HIV-1 Rev in solutions containing 40% hexafluoropropanol, a reagent usually known to induce alpha-helix into amino acid sequences. Sequence alignments revealed similarities between the polar effector domains from FIV and EIAV and the leucine rich (hydrophobic) effector domains found in HIV-1, HIV-2 and VISNA. Studies on activation domain peptides of two dominant negative HIV-1 Rev mutants, M10 and M32, pointed towards different reasons for the biological behavior. Whereas the peptide containing the M10 mutation (L78E79-->D78L79) showed wild-type structure, the M32 mutant peptide (L78L81L83-->A78A81A83) revealed a different protein fold to be the reason for the disturbed binding to cellular cofactors. From our data, we conclude, that the activation domain of Rev proteins from different viral origins adopt a similar fold and that a beta-structural element is involved in binding to a cellular cofactor.
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- W Thumb
- Novartis Forschungsinstitut, Vienna, Austria
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Brice PC, Kelley AC, Butler PJ. Sensitive in vitro analysis of HIV-1 Rev multimerization. Nucleic Acids Res 1999; 27:2080-5. [PMID: 10219079 PMCID: PMC148426 DOI: 10.1093/nar/27.10.2080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Oligomerization of the Rev protein of human immuno-deficiency virus type 1 on its cognate response element is essential for export of the late viral mRNAs from the nucleus. Two regions of the protein, flanking the RNA binding site, have been defined as oligomerization sites after mutants (M4 and M7) had been reported to bind specifically to the response element but not to oligomerize in vivo or in vitro. These mutants are often used as paradigms for studies of Rev multimerization. We have re-examined the in vitro binding of these mutants to model Rev response elements, using improved gel mobility assays. We find that both mutants will form oligomers on the Rev response element, but have somewhat lower affinities for RNA than the wild-type protein. M7 has lower specific affinity, but shows little deficiency in oligomerization once binding starts. In contrast, M4 is multimerization deficient, as previously reported. Therefore, whilethe sites are correctly defined, it is inappropriate to employ the original M7 deletion mutant to study Rev oligomerization.
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- P C Brice
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QH, UK.
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Symensma TL, Baskerville S, Yan A, Ellington AD. Polyvalent Rev decoys act as artificial Rev-responsive elements. J Virol 1999; 73:4341-9. [PMID: 10196332 PMCID: PMC104215 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.5.4341-4349.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Interactions between Rev and the Rev-responsive element (RRE) control the order, rate, and extent of gene expression in human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Rev decoys may therefore prove to be useful RNA therapeutics for the treatment of AIDS. To improve upon the current generation of Rev decoys that bind single Rev molecules, it would be useful to generate polyvalent Rev decoys that could bind multiple Rev molecules. J. Kjems and P. A. Sharp (J. Virol. 67:4769-4776, 1993) originally constructed functional polyvalent Rev decoys, but the structural context of these polyvalent decoys remains unclear, and it has been argued that the individual decoys were either structurally discrete (Kjems and Sharp, J. Virol. 67:4769-4776, 1993) or were part of an extended helix (R. W. Zemmel et al., Mol. Biol. 258:763-777, 1996). To resolve the differences between these models, we have designed and synthesized concatemers of Rev-binding elements (RBEs) that fold to form multiple, discrete, high-affinity Rev-binding sites. We find that the concatenated RBEs can facilitate the cytoplasmic transport of viral mRNAs and therefore likely bind multiple Rev molecules. These artificial RREs may simultaneously sequester Rev and hinder access to the cellular transport machinery.
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- T L Symensma
- Department of Microbiology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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Najera I, Krieg M, Karn J. Synergistic stimulation of HIV-1 rev-dependent export of unspliced mRNA to the cytoplasm by hnRNP A1. J Mol Biol 1999; 285:1951-64. [PMID: 9925777 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The structural and accessory proteins of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 are expressed by unspliced or partially spliced mRNAs. Efficient transport of these mRNAs from the nucleus requires the binding of the viral nuclear transport protein Rev to an RNA stem-loop structure called the RRE (Rev response element). However, the RRE does not permit Rev to stimulate the export of unspliced mRNAs from the efficiently spliced beta-globin gene in the absence of additional cis-acting RNA regulatory signals. The p17gag gene instability (INS) element contains RNA elements that can complement Rev activity. In the presence of the INS element and the RRE, Rev permits up to 30 % of the total beta-globin mRNA to be exported to the cytoplasm as unspliced mRNA. Here, we show that a minimal sequence of 30 nt derived from the 5' end of the p17 gag gene INS element (5' INS) is functional and permits the export to the cytoplasm of 14% of the total beta-globin mRNA as unspliced pre-mRNA. Gel mobility shift assays and UV cross-linking experiments have shown that heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) A1 and a cellular RNA-binding protein of 50 kDa form a complex on the 5' INS. Mutants in the 5' INS that prevent hnRNP A1 and 50 kDa protein binding are inactive in the transport assay. To confirm that the hnRNP A1 complex is responsible for INS activity, a synthetic high-affinity binding site for hnRNP A1 was also analysed. When the high affinity hnRNP A1 binding site was inserted into the beta-globin reporter, Rev was able to increase the cytoplasmic levels of unspliced mRNAs to 14%. In contrast, the mutant hnRNP A1 binding site, or binding sites for hnRNP C and L are unable to stimulate Rev-mediated RNA transport. We conclude that hnRNP A1 is able to direct unspliced globin pre-mRNA into a nuclear compartment where it is recognised by Rev and then transported to the cytoplasm.
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MESH Headings
- Base Sequence
- Binding Sites
- Cell Nucleus/genetics
- Cytoplasm/genetics
- Cytoplasm/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
- Gene Products, gag/genetics
- Gene Products, rev/genetics
- Gene Products, rev/metabolism
- Globins/genetics
- HIV Antigens/genetics
- HIV-1/genetics
- HIV-1/metabolism
- Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein A1
- Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-B
- Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group C
- Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Nuclear Proteins/genetics
- Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
- RNA Splicing
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Viral/genetics
- RNA, Viral/metabolism
- RNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- RNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Response Elements
- Ribonucleoproteins/genetics
- Ribonucleoproteins/metabolism
- Viral Proteins/genetics
- Viral Proteins/metabolism
- gag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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- I Najera
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QH, UK
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 is a complex retrovirus encoding 15 distinct proteins. Substantial progress has been made toward understanding the function of each protein, and three-dimensional structures of many components, including portions of the RNA genome, have been determined. This review describes the function of each component in the context of the viral life cycle: the Gag and Env structural proteins MA (matrix), CA (capsid), NC (nucleocapsid), p6, SU (surface), and TM (transmembrane); the Pol enzymes PR (protease), RT (reverse transcriptase), and IN (integrase); the gene regulatory proteins Tat and Rev; and the accessory proteins Nef, Vif, Vpr, and Vpu. The review highlights recent biochemical and structural studies that help clarify the mechanisms of viral assembly, infection, and replication.
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- A D Frankel
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0448, USA.
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Hofacker IL, Fekete M, Flamm C, Huynen MA, Rauscher S, Stolorz PE, Stadler PF. Automatic detection of conserved RNA structure elements in complete RNA virus genomes. Nucleic Acids Res 1998; 26:3825-36. [PMID: 9685502 PMCID: PMC147758 DOI: 10.1093/nar/26.16.3825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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We propose a new method for detecting conserved RNA secondary structures in a family of related RNA sequences. Our method is based on a combination of thermodynamic structure prediction and phylogenetic comparison. In contrast to purely phylogenetic methods, our algorithm can be used for small data sets of approximately 10 sequences, efficiently exploiting the information contained in the sequence variability. The procedure constructs a prediction only for those parts of sequences that are consistent with a single conserved structure. Our implementation produces reasonable consensus structures without user interference. As an example we have analysed the complete HIV-1 and hepatitis C virus (HCV) genomes as well as the small segment of hantavirus. Our method confirms the known structures in HIV-1 and predicts previously unknown conserved RNA secondary structures in HCV.
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- I L Hofacker
- Institut für Theoretische Chemie, Universität Wien, Wien, Austria, EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany, Max Delbrück Center, Berlin, Germany
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Thomas SL, Oft M, Jaksche H, Casari G, Heger P, Dobrovnik M, Bevec D, Hauber J. Functional analysis of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Rev protein oligomerization interface. J Virol 1998; 72:2935-44. [PMID: 9525614 PMCID: PMC109739 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.72.4.2935-2944.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The expression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) structural proteins requires the action of the viral trans-regulatory protein Rev. Rev is a nuclear shuttle protein that directly binds to its cis-acting Rev response element (RRE) RNA target sequence. Subsequent oligomerization of Rev monomers on the RRE and interaction of Rev with a cellular cofactor(s) result in the cytoplasmic accumulation of RRE-containing viral mRNAs. Moreover, Rev by itself is exported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. Although it has been demonstrated that Rev multimerization is critically required for Rev activity and hence for HIV-1 replication, the number of Rev monomers required to form a trans-activation-competent complex on the RRE is unknown. Here we report a systematic analysis of the putative multimerization domains within the Rev trans-activator protein. We identify the amino acid residues which are part of the proposed single hydrophobic surface patch in the Rev amino terminus that mediates intermolecular interactions. Furthermore, we show that the expression of a multimerization-deficient Rev mutant blocks HIV-1 replication in a trans-dominant (dominant-negative) fashion.
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- S L Thomas
- Department of Immunology, Novartis Research Institute, Vienna, Austria
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Lam WC, Seifert JM, Amberger F, Graf C, Auer M, Millar DP. Structural dynamics of HIV-1 Rev and its complexes with RRE and 5S RNA. Biochemistry 1998; 37:1800-9. [PMID: 9485305 DOI: 10.1021/bi9719096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The Rev protein of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) has been studied by time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. The single tryptophan residue of Rev, Trp45, located within the arginine-rich RNA-binding domain of the protein, was utilized as an intrinsic spectroscopic probe. In addition, five peptides spanning different lengths of the arginine-rich domain, each containing the tryptophan residue, and two C-terminal deletion mutants of Rev, Rev M9 delta 14 and Rev M11 delta 14, were examined. Rev M9 delta 14 lacks residues 68-112 whereas Rev M11 delta 14 is missing residues 92-112 of the C-terminus of Rev. The fluorescence decay of Trp45 in wild-type Rev was resolved into four discrete lifetime components, and decay-associated spectra (DAS) were obtained for each component. The fluorescence decays of all five peptides and Rev M9 delta 14 were resolved into three lifetime components. The fluorescence decay of Rev M11 delta 14 was resolved into four components similar to those found for wild-type Rev. These results indicate that the activation domain (residues 78-93), present in wild-type Rev and Rev M11 delta 14, induced a unique tryptophan environment, characterized by a short-lived, blue-shifted emission, attributed to higher order assembly of Rev. In addition, fluorescence anisotropy decay data obtained for wild-type Rev and the two C-terminal deletion mutants also indicate that the activation domain mediates self-association of Rev. Based on the anisotropy decay results for wild-type Rev, the distribution of oligomers is independent of salt concentration. The average fluorescence lifetime of Trp45 was reduced upon complexation of Rev with a 40-mer fragment of the Rev response element containing the minimal element for Rev binding (F8-RRE), and the emission was blue-shifted. In addition, the local rotation of the tryptophan side chain was blocked in the protein-RRE complex. These results indicate that Trp45 directly interacts with the RRE. Rev is also shown to bind to 5S RNA, resulting in very similar changes in the time-resolved tryptophan fluorescence to those observed upon complexation of Rev with F8-RRE.
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- W C Lam
- Department of Molecular Biology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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The nuclear export of intron-containing HIV-1 RNA is critically dependent on the activity of Rev, a virally encoded sequence-specific RNA-binding protein. Rev shuttles between the nucleus and the cytoplasm and harbors both a nuclear localization signal and a nuclear export signal. These essential peptide motifs have now been shown to function by accessing cellular signal-mediated pathways for nuclear import and nuclear export. HIV-1 Rev therefore represents an excellent system with which to study aspects of transport across the nuclear envelope.
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MESH Headings
- Alternative Splicing
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Carrier Proteins/analysis
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Carrier Proteins/metabolism
- Carrier Proteins/physiology
- Cell Nucleus/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
- Gene Products, rev/analysis
- Gene Products, rev/genetics
- Gene Products, rev/metabolism
- Gene Products, rev/physiology
- HIV Infections/therapy
- HIV-1/chemistry
- Humans
- Karyopherins
- Molecular Sequence Data
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Viral/chemistry
- RNA, Viral/metabolism
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear
- Trans-Activators
- rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Exportin 1 Protein
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- V W Pollard
- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104-6148, USA.
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Watts NR, Misra M, Wingfield PT, Stahl SJ, Cheng N, Trus BL, Steven AC, Williams RW. Three-dimensional structure of HIV-1 Rev protein filaments. J Struct Biol 1998; 121:41-52. [PMID: 9573619 DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1998.3964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The HIV-1 Rev protein facilitates the export of incompletely spliced and unspliced viral mRNAs from the nucleus. Rev polymerizes into two types of filaments in vitro. In the presence of RNA, Rev forms poorly ordered structures, while in the absence of RNA it polymerizes into regular hollow filaments. We have determined the helical structure of the latter filaments by analysis of cryo-electron micrographs, taking into account STEM measurements of mass-per-unit-length. They are made up of Rev dimers, arranged in a six-start helix, with 31 dimers in 2 turns, a pitch angle of 45 degrees, and an interstrand spacing of 3.8 nm. Three-dimensional reconstruction at 2.1 nm resolution reveals a smooth outer surface and a featured inner surface, with outer and inner diameters of approximately 14.8 and approximately 10.4 nm, respectively. The Rev dimer has a "top-hat" shape with a cylinder approximately 3.2 nm in diameter and approximately 2.2 nm high, pointing inward: the thinner rim areas pack together to form the filament wall. Raman spectroscopy shows polymerized Rev to have approximately 54% alpha-helix and 20-24% beta-sheet content. Electron microdiffraction of aligned filaments reveals a broad meridional reflection at approximately (0.51 nm(-1, suggesting approximate alignment of the alpha-helices with the filament axis. Based on these data, a molecular model for the Rev filament is proposed.
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MESH Headings
- Dimerization
- Gene Products, rev/chemistry
- Gene Products, rev/metabolism
- Gene Products, rev/ultrastructure
- HIV-1/chemistry
- HIV-1/metabolism
- HIV-1/ultrastructure
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Microscopy, Electron
- Models, Molecular
- Protein Conformation
- Protein Structure, Secondary
- RNA, Messenger/chemistry
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Viral/chemistry
- RNA, Viral/metabolism
- Spectrum Analysis, Raman
- rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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- N R Watts
- Laboratory of Structural Biology Research, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Henderson BR, Percipalle P. Interactions between HIV Rev and nuclear import and export factors: the Rev nuclear localisation signal mediates specific binding to human importin-beta. J Mol Biol 1997; 274:693-707. [PMID: 9405152 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Rev protein binds to unspliced HIV-1 pre-mRNA and exports it from the nucleus. Rev itself can "shuttle" between the nucleus and cytoplasm. This bi-directional transport is mediated by two specific Rev sequences: a nuclear localisation signal (NLS), which overlaps the RNA-binding domain, and a distinct nuclear export signal (NES). In this study we characterised new monoclonal antibodies that bind different epitopes of Rev, including the import and export sequences. In RNA bandshift assays, we observed that formation of a multimeric complex between Rev and its target RNA completely masks the Rev NLS, whereas the NES remains readily accessible. We then tested for signal-mediated interactions between Rev and different nuclear transport receptors, using mutations in the Rev NES or NLS to control for specificity. Extensive biochemical analyses did not reveal any direct NES-dependent interaction between Rev (free or RNA-bound) and the previously proposed export co-factors, human RIP/Rab and eIF-5A. By contrast, similar tests showed that Rev binds directly via its arginine-rich NLS to the human nuclear import receptor, importin-beta. This interaction was highly specific and was abolished by mutation in the Rev NLS. Importin-beta did not bind to the RNA-bound form of Rev, providing a mechanism to ensure that Rev is imported only following release of its RNA cargo. Unlike many NLS-containing proteins that bind stably to an importin-alpha/beta heterodimer, the binding of Rev to importin-beta was actually blocked by importin-alpha receptor. Our findings suggest that Rev and importin-alpha bind (via an arginine-rich sequence) to a similar region on importin-beta. In addition, we show that the complex between Rev and importin-beta can be dissociated by the nuclear Ran GTPase, but only when Ran is in the GTP-bound form. The series of interactions we describe provide a novel pathway for the import of Rev across the nuclear pore complex, and a mechanism for its release into the nucleoplasm.
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- B R Henderson
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QH, England
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The export of pre-mRNAs coding for the structural genes of the human immunodeficiency virus type I depends on the interaction of the Rev protein with a highly structured viral RNA sequence, the Rev-responsive element (RRE). To gain information about the structure of the RRE and the determinants of the in vivo RRE-Rev interaction, we have analyzed the structure of the 351 nt RRE RNA within living yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) by dimethyl sulfate probing with or without Rev. The in vivo structure in the absence of Rev is generally similar to the previously established solution structure. In addition, we observe a single hypermethylated guanine residue (G128), located within the Rev high-affinity binding site, in vitro as well as in vivo. The important homopurine interaction between residues 129 and 106 is required for the hyperreactivity, confirming its biological relevance. Expression of wild-type Rev leads to a protection of this region and to modifications of the RRE structure: the high-affinity site becomes further structured, and Stem IIA is destabilized. High-level expression of the oligomerization-defective mutant M4 protein leads to the same protections without destabilization of Stem IIA. Taken together with other observations, the data suggest that Rev captures the unusual conformation of the high-affinity site, followed by additional changes in the structure of the RRE.
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- B Charpentier
- Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254, USA
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Berglund JA, Charpentier B, Rosbash M. A high affinity binding site for the HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein. Nucleic Acids Res 1997; 25:1042-9. [PMID: 9023116 PMCID: PMC146549 DOI: 10.1093/nar/25.5.1042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The nucleocapsid protein (NC) of HIV-1 is a small zinc finger protein that contributes to multiple steps of the viral life cycle, including the proper encapsidation of HIV RNA. This is accomplished through an interaction between NC and a region at the 5'-end of the RNA, defined as the Psi element. However, the specificity of NC for Psi or for RNA in general is not well understood. To study this problem, we used SELEX to identify high affinity RNA ligands that bind to NC. A 'winner' molecule (SelPsi), as well as a subregion of Psi RNA, were further characterized to understand the interaction between NC and SelPsi and its relationship to the interaction between NC and Psi. The comparison makes predictions about the sequence and structure of a high affinity binding site within the HIV-1 Psi element.
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- J A Berglund
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254, USA
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