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Feorino PM, Butera ST, Folks TM, Schinazi RF. Prevention of Activation of HIV-1 by Antiviral Agents in OM-10.1 Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/095632029300400107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The development of a reliable and simple system for evaluating compounds that could prevent activation of latent HIV would allow us to devise new therapeutic approaches. These compounds could eventually be used in combination with drugs that are effective against acute and chronic infections. The OM-10.1 cell line is a chronically infected clone which remains CD4+ until HIV-1 activation with tumour necrosis factor-α. A variety of compounds are known to have antiviral properties against either acutely or chronically infected cells were evaluated for their ability to inhibit HIV induced expression in these cells. We also examined the effect of several compounds that interact with biochemical pathways that may interfere with or enhance the reactivation process. These included nucleoside analogues, cytokines, steroidal and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, polyoxometalates, a TAT inhibitor, various natural products (including nerve growth factor, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, taxol, and interferons), TIBO, porphyrins, and various oligomers. CD4 cellular expression and supernatant reverse transcriptase activity were quantitated as markers of induced viral expression. Among the 58 compounds evaluated, 3′-fluoro-3′-deoxythymidine (FLT), interferon γ, Ro 5–3335 (a TAT inhibitor) and desferrioxamine were modest and selective inhibitors of HIV-1 activation.
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- P. M. Feorino
- Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, GA 30033, USA
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- The Retrovirus Diseases Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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- The Retrovirus Diseases Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, GA 30033, USA
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Jean S, LeVan KM, Song B, Levine M, Knipe DM. Herpes simplex virus 1 ICP27 is required for transcription of two viral late (gamma 2) genes in infected cells. Virology 2001; 283:273-84. [PMID: 11336552 DOI: 10.1006/viro.2001.0902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The herpes simplex virus infected cell protein 27 (ICP27) is required for the expression of certain early viral proteins and for many late proteins during productive infection. Expression of at least one late (gamma 2) gene, that encoding glycoprotein C, is severely restricted in the absence of functional ICP27. The exact mode of action by which ICP27 induces late gene expression is not known, but the effect is apparent at the mRNA level as demonstrated by Northern blot analysis. To determine whether ICP27 activates late genes via transcriptional or posttranscriptional mechanisms, we initially used nuclear run-on assays to measure transcription of viral genes in Vero cells infected with wild-type (WT) virus or an ICP27 nonsense mutant virus, n504. We observed a 4-fold reduction in the nuclear run-on signal from the coding strand of the gC gene for n504-infected cells compared to that of WT-infected cells. However, interpretation of the results was complicated by the observation of a significant signal from the noncoding strand in these experiments. To obviate the problem of symmetrical transcription, we utilized in vivo RNA pulse-labeling to measure the amount of transcription of viral genes in cells infected with either WT virus or n504 virus. We found a 5- to 10-fold reduction in the transcription of the gC and U(L)47 genes, two late genes, in cells infected with n504 compared to that in cells infected with WT virus. In contrast, transcription of the ICP8 gene, an early gene, was similar in WT and n504 virus-infected cells. We also examined the stability of the gC and U(L)47 gene transcripts in n504-infected cells, and we found it to be comparable to that in WT virus-infected cells, further supporting an effect on transcription. Transcription of the gC and U(L)47 genes by n504 was normal in a cell line that expresses WT ICP27. From these results we conclude that ICP27 is required for transcription of the late gC and U(L)47 genes during productive infection.
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- S Jean
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Richard MJ, Guiraud P, Didier C, Seve M, Flores SC, Favier A. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Tat Protein Impairs Selenoglutathione Peroxidase Expression and Activity by a Mechanism Independent of Cellular Selenium Uptake: Consequences on Cellular Resistance to UV-A Radiation. Arch Biochem Biophys 2001; 386:213-20. [PMID: 11368344 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2000.2197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The expression of the HIV-1 Tat protein in HeLa cells resulted in a 2.5-fold decrease in the activity of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase (GPX). This decrease seemed not to be due to a disturbance in selenium (Se) uptake. Indeed, the intracellular level of Se was similar in parental and tat-transfected cells. A Se enrichment of the medium did not lead to an identical GPX activity in both cell lines, suggesting a disturbance in Se utilization. Total intracellular 75Se selenoproteins were analyzed. Several quantitative differences were observed between parental and tat-transfected cells. Mainly, cytoplasmic glutathione peroxidase and a 15-kDa selenoprotein were decreased in HeLa-tat cells, while phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase and low-molecular-mass selenocompounds were increased. Thioredoxin reductase activity and total levels of 75Se-labeled proteins were not different between the two cell types. The effect of Tat on GPX mRNA levels was also analyzed. Northern blots revealed a threefold decrease in the GPX/glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase mRNA ratio in HeLa-tat versus wild type cells. By deregulating the intracellular oxidant/antioxidant balance, the Tat protein amplified UV sensitivity. The LD50 for ultraviolet radiation A was 90 J/cm2 for HeLa cells and only 65 J/cm2 for HeLa-tat cells. The oxidative stress occurring in the Tat-expressing cells and demonstrated by the diminished ratio of reduced glutathione/oxidized glutathione was not correlated with the intracellular metal content. Cellular iron and copper levels were significantly decreased in HeLa-tat cells. All these disturbances, as well as the previously described decrease in Mn superoxide dismutase activity, are part of the viral strategy to modify the redox potential of cells and may have important consequences for patients.
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- M J Richard
- LBSO/LCR7 No. 8, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France.
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Lentiviral vectors are tools for gene transfer derived from lentiviruses. From their first application to now they have been strongly developed in design, in biosafety and in their ability of transgene expression into target cells. Primate and non-primate derived lentiviral vectors are now available and with both types of systems a lot of studies tuned to improve their performances in a large number of tissues are ongoing. Here we review the state of the art of lentiviral vector systems discussing their potential for gene therapy.
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- E Vigna
- Laboratory for Gene Transfer and Therapy, IRCC, Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, University of Torino Medical School, Candiolo, Italy
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Bear J, Tan W, Zolotukhin AS, Tabernero C, Hudson EA, Felber BK. Identification of novel import and export signals of human TAP, the protein that binds to the constitutive transport element of the type D retrovirus mRNAs. Mol Cell Biol 1999; 19:6306-17. [PMID: 10454577 PMCID: PMC84601 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.19.9.6306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The nuclear export of the unspliced type D retrovirus mRNA depends on the cis-acting constitutive transport RNA element (CTE) that has been shown to interact with the human TAP (hTAP) protein promoting the export of the CTE-containing mRNAs. We report here that hTAP is a 619-amino-acid protein extending the previously identified protein by another 60 residues at the N terminus and that hTAP shares high homology with the predicted rat and mouse TAP proteins. We found that hTAP is a nuclear protein that accumulates in the nuclear rim and the nucleoplasm. We further demonstrated that hTAP is able to shuttle between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Identification of the signals responsible for nuclear import (NLS) and export (NES) revealed that they are distinct but partially overlapping. NLS and NES of hTAP are active transferable signals that do not share similarities with known elements. The C-terminal portion contributes further to hTAP's nuclear retention and contains a signal(s) for nuclear rim association. Taken together, our data show that hTAP is a dynamic protein capable of bidirectional trafficking across the nuclear envelope. These data further support hTAP's role as an export factor of the CTE-containing mRNAs.
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- J Bear
- Human Retrovirus Pathogenesis Section, ABL-Basic Research Program, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, USA
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Afonina E, Stauber R, Pavlakis GN. The human poly(A)-binding protein 1 shuttles between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:13015-21. [PMID: 9582337 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.21.13015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have studied the intracellular localization of poly(A)-binding protein 1 (PABP1) by indirect immunofluorescence as well as by tagging with the green fluorescent protein (GFP) in living cells. We show that PABP1 is able to enter the nucleus. Accumulation of PABP1 in the nuclei was observed upon transcription inhibition, suggesting that active transcription is required for PABP1 export. The nuclear import of PABP1 is an energy-dependent process since PABP1 fails to enter the nucleus upon ATP depletion and at low temperature. Transfection of PABP1 or PABP1-GFP resulted in heterogeneity of intracellular distribution of the protein. In the low expressing cells, PABP1 was localized in the cytoplasm, whereas in the high expressors, we observed accumulation of the protein in the nucleus. Nuclear PABP1 observed either after overexpression or after transcription inhibition was found in speckles and colocalized with splicing factor SC35. The ability of PABP1 to shuttle between nucleus and cytoplasm was also shown by heterokaryon formation upon cell fusion. Deletion mutagenesis showed that the minimal part of PABP1 retaining the ability to shuttle consists of the first two RNA-binding domains. This mutant interacted with poly(A) RNA with high affinity and accumulated in the nucleus. Deletion mutants exhibiting reduced RNA binding affinity did not accumulate in the nucleus. PABP1 has been proposed to participate at various steps of mRNA utilization. Our results suggest involvement of PABP1 in nuclear events associated with the formation and transport of mRNP to the cytoplasm and identify a new trafficking pattern for RNA-binding proteins.
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- E Afonina
- Human Retrovirus Section, ABL-Basic Research Program, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, USA
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Bibollet-Ruche F, Cuny G, Pourrut X, Brengues C, Galat-Luong A, Galat G, Delaporte E. Multiply spliced env and nef transcripts of simian immunodeficiency virus from West African green monkey (SIVagm-sab). AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 1998; 14:515-9. [PMID: 9566554 DOI: 10.1089/aid.1998.14.515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We have characterized the spliced transcripts of nef and envelope genes of SIVagm from African green monkey of the sabaeus subspecies. Most of the transcripts we have studied, representing the most abundant mRNA species in our assay, have undergone a specific splicing event that removes a part of the trans-activation response (TAR) element. This region is predicted to form a stable secondary structure (four stem-loop elements in SIVagm-sab) that affects the trans-activation of viral gene expression by Tat and the translation of the viral transcripts. Contrary to what is observed in other viruses, in which this R-region splicing has also been described (e.g., HIV-2), the LTR splicing in SIVagm-sab removes part of the first stem-loop and the following ones, nearly completely disrupting the TAR element secondary structure. Because LTR splicing seems to be a conserved feature among the strains we have characterized, these results suggest that this phenomenon could have important consequences for virus replication, pathogenicity, and latency.
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Kingsman SM, Kingsman AJ. The regulation of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 gene expression. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1996; 240:491-507. [PMID: 8856047 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0491h.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Despite 15 years of intensive research we still do not have an effective treatment for AIDS, the disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Recent research is, however, revealing some of the secrets of the replication cycle of this complex retrovirus, and this may lead to the development of novel antiviral compounds. In particular the virus uses strategies for gene expression that seem to be unique in the eukaryotic world. These involve the use of virally encoded regulatory proteins that mediate their effects through interactions with specific viral target sequences present in the messenger RNA rather than in the proviral DNA. If there are no cellular counterparts of these RNA-dependent gene-regulation pathways then they offer excellent targets for the development of antiviral compounds. The viral promoter is also subject to complex regulation by combinations of cellular factors that may be functional in different cell types and at different cell states. Selective interference of specific cellular factors may also provide a route to inhibiting viral replication without disrupting normal cellular functions. The aim of this review is to discuss the regulation of HIV-1 gene expression and, as far as it is possible, to relate the observations to viral pathogenesis. Some areas of research into the regulation of HIV-1 replication have generated controversy and rather than rehearsing this controversy we have imposed our own bias on the field. To redress the balance and to give a broader view of HIV-1 replication and pathogenesis we refer you to a number of excellent reviews [Cullen, B. R. (1992) Microbiol. Rev. 56, 375-394; Levy, J. A. (1993) Microbiol. Rev. 57, 183-394; Antoni, B. A., Stein, S. & Rabson, A. B. (1994) Adv. Virus Res. 43, 53-145; Rosen, C. A. & Fenyoe, E. M. (1995) AIDS (Phila.) 9, S1-S3].
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MESH Headings
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/prevention & control
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/therapy
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Enhancer Elements, Genetic
- Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
- Gene Products, tat/physiology
- Genome, Viral
- HIV Long Terminal Repeat
- HIV-1/genetics
- HIV-1/physiology
- Humans
- Models, Genetic
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional
- RNA, Viral/chemistry
- RNA, Viral/genetics
- RNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- TATA Box
- Transcription, Genetic
- Virus Replication
- tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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- S M Kingsman
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, England
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Demarchi F, d'Adda di Fagagna F, Falaschi A, Giacca M. Activation of transcription factor NF-kappaB by the Tat protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1. J Virol 1996; 70:4427-37. [PMID: 8676466 PMCID: PMC190376 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.7.4427-4437.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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A recombinant Tat protein was used to investigate the molecular mechanisms of transcriptional activation of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 long terminal repeat (LTR). Liposome-mediated delivery of this protein to responsive cells results in dose-dependent LTR activation. As evaluated by mRNA quantitation with competitive PCR, the activation response is rapid and transient, peaking at 5 h after the beginning of Tat treatment. In vivo footprinting experiments at the LTR showed that transcriptional activation is concomitant with a modification of the protein-DNA interaction pattern at the downstream kappaB site of the enhancer and at the adjacent Sp1 boxes. The effects of Tat on the enhancer are mediated by Tat-induced nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB, which parallels the kinetics of transcriptional activation. This induction results from degradation of the inhibitor IkappaB-alpha, is blocked under antioxidant conditions and by a protease inhibitor, and occurs as a rapid response in different cell types. The functional response to Tat is impaired upon cell treatment with a kappaB site decoy or with sodium salicylate, an inhibitor of NF-kappaB activation. These results show that NF-kappaB activation by Tat is important for LTR transcriptional activation. Furthermore, they suggest that some of the pleiotropic effects of Tat on cellular functions can be mediated by induction of NF-kappaB.
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- F Demarchi
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
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Antoni BA, Stein SB, Rabson AB. Regulation of human immunodeficiency virus infection: implications for pathogenesis. Adv Virus Res 1994; 43:53-145. [PMID: 8191958 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-3527(08)60047-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- B A Antoni
- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway 08854
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Garcia JA, Gaynor RB. The human immunodeficiency virus type-1 long terminal repeat and its role in gene expression. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1994; 49:157-96. [PMID: 7863006 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(08)60050-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- J A Garcia
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235
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Flores SC, Marecki JC, Harper KP, Bose SK, Nelson SK, McCord JM. Tat protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 represses expression of manganese superoxide dismutase in HeLa cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1993; 90:7632-6. [PMID: 8395050 PMCID: PMC47196 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.16.7632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Using a HeLa cell line stably transfected with the tat gene from human immunodeficiency virus type 1, we have found that the expression of the regulatory Tat protein suppresses the expression of cellular Mn-containing superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD). This enzyme is one of the cell's primary defenses against oxygen-derived free radicals and is vital for maintaining a healthy balance between oxidants and antioxidants. The parental HeLa cells expressed nearly equivalent amounts of Cu,Zn- and Mn-SOD isozymes. Those cells expressing the Tat protein, however, contained 52% less Mn-SOD activity than parental cells, whereas that of the Cu,Zn enzyme was essentially unchanged. The steady-state levels of Mn-SOD-specific RNAs were also lower in the HeLa-tat cell line than in the parental line. No difference was seen in the steady-state levels of Cu,Zn-SOD-specific RNAs. In addition to the decreased Mn-SOD-activity, HeLa-tat cell showed evidence of increased oxidative stress. Carbonyl proteins were markedly higher, and total cellular sulfhydryl content decreased in cell extracts at a faster rate, probably reflecting ongoing lipid peroxidation. HeLa and HeLa-tat extracts were incubated with radiolabeled Mn-SOD transcripts, and the reaction products were subjected to UV crosslinking, digestion with ribonuclease A, and electrophoretic analysis. The results suggest a direct interaction between Tat protein and Mn-SOD gene transcripts.
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- S C Flores
- Webb-Waring Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262
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Schinazi RF. Competitive inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus reverse transcriptase. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1993. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02171660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hsu MC, Dhingra U, Earley JV, Holly M, Keith D, Nalin CM, Richou AR, Schutt AD, Tam SY, Potash MJ. Inhibition of type 1 human immunodeficiency virus replication by a tat antagonist to which the virus remains sensitive after prolonged exposure in vitro. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1993; 90:6395-9. [PMID: 8341644 PMCID: PMC46938 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.14.6395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The transactivator of transcription, Tat, of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is required for viral replication. Inhibition of Tat function could have the potential to keep integrated provirus in dormancy. In the presence of Tat, Ro 24-7429, an analog of Ro 5-3335, inhibited expression of indicator genes controlled by the HIV-1 long terminal repeat promoter in transient transfection assays and in a constitutive cell line at noncytotoxic concentrations. Reduction of steady-state mRNA of the indicator gene by the compound correlated with reduction of the gene product in the constitutive cell line. Ro 24-7429 has broad activity against several strains of HIV-1 in different cell lines, peripheral blood lymphocytes, and macrophages (IC90 = 1-3 microM). Importantly, Ro 24-7429 inhibited viral replication in both acute and chronic infection in vitro, a characteristic expected of a Tat antagonist and not shared by viral reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Consistent with this, the compound reduced cell-associated viral RNA and proteins and partially restored cell-surface CD4 in chronically infected cells. After 2 years of continued weekly passage of the virus in fresh CEM cells grown in the presence of the compound at 1 or 10 microM, the virus did not develop resistance to the drug. These results indicate that the compound's action might involve a cellular factor.
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- M C Hsu
- Department of Virology, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ 07110
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The lentivirus human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes AIDS by interacting with a large number of different cells in the body and escaping the host immune response against it. HIV is transmitted primarily through blood and genital fluids and to newborn infants from infected mothers. The steps occurring in infection involve an interaction of HIV not only with the CD4 molecule on cells but also with other cellular receptors recently identified. Virus-cell fusion and HIV entry subsequently take place. Following virus infection, a variety of intracellular mechanisms determine the relative expression of viral regulatory and accessory genes leading to productive or latent infection. With CD4+ lymphocytes, HIV replication can cause syncytium formation and cell death; with other cells, such as macrophages, persistent infection can occur, creating reservoirs for the virus in many cells and tissues. HIV strains are highly heterogeneous, and certain biologic and serologic properties determined by specific genetic sequences can be linked to pathogenic pathways and resistance to the immune response. The host reaction against HIV, through neutralizing antibodies and particularly through strong cellular immune responses, can keep the virus suppressed for many years. Long-term survival appears to involve infection with a relatively low-virulence strain that remains sensitive to the immune response, particularly to control by CD8+ cell antiviral activity. Several therapeutic approaches have been attempted, and others are under investigation. Vaccine development has provided some encouraging results, but the observations indicate the major challenge of preventing infection by HIV. Ongoing research is necessary to find a solution to this devastating worldwide epidemic.
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- J A Levy
- Department of Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco 94143-0128
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Schwartz S, Campbell M, Nasioulas G, Harrison J, Felber BK, Pavlakis GN. Mutational inactivation of an inhibitory sequence in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 results in Rev-independent gag expression. J Virol 1992; 66:7176-82. [PMID: 1433510 PMCID: PMC240411 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.66.12.7176-7182.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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We have characterized an inhibitory RNA element in the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) gag coding sequence that prevents gag expression. The inhibition exerted by this element could be overcome by the presence of the Rev-responsive element in cis and of Rev protein in trans. To understand the mechanism of function, we inactivated the inhibitory element by mutagenesis while maintaining an intact gag coding region. A constitutive high level of Rev-independent gag expression was achieved only after the introduction of 28 point mutations over a large region of 270 nucleotides within the gag coding region. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of inactivation of a negative RNA element within a coding region without alteration of the expressed protein. Elimination of the inhibitory element in the p17gag region, named INS-1, offered the opportunity to detect a second inhibitory element in the gag-pol region. The presence of either INS element is sufficient to inhibit gag expression, demonstrating that multiple INS elements acting independently can inhibit HIV RNA expression. Expression of gag from Rous sarcoma virus, a retrovirus that does not require Rev-like regulatory proteins, revealed that the Rous sarcoma virus p19gag region does not contain inhibitory elements. These results demonstrate the presence of a strong inhibitory element acting at the level of mRNA and provide a general method for the removal of such elements from mRNA coding regions. The inhibitory element functions in the absence of any HIV-1 proteins, suggesting that cellular factors are responsible for this inhibition.
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MESH Headings
- Base Sequence
- Cell Line
- Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
- Gene Products, rev/genetics
- Genes, gag
- Genes, pol
- Genes, tat
- Genome, Viral
- HIV-1/genetics
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Plasmids
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Viral/genetics
- RNA, Viral/metabolism
- Transfection
- rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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- S Schwartz
- Human Retrovirus Section, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, Maryland 21702-1201
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Anderson MG, Clements JE. Two strains of SIVmac show differential transactivation mediated by sequences in the promoter. Virology 1992; 191:559-68. [PMID: 1448914 DOI: 10.1016/0042-6822(92)90231-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Two infectious molecular clones of simian immunodeficiency virus, SIVmac251 and SIVmac239, have very different in vivo properties, SIVmac239 being much more pathogenic than SIVmac251. To assess whether the in vivo differences between the two viruses would be reflected in transcriptional rates in vitro, transcriptional activity in the presence of the transactivation protein tat was analyzed by transient transfection assays in HUT-78 and U937 cells. Whereas the two promoters had similar basal activities (Anderson and Clements, 1991, J. Virol. 65, 51-60) the promoter of SIVmac239 was transactivated to a greater extent. Removal of sequences 5' to -225 and 3' to +18 maintained the basal activity, yet made the promoter unresponsive to tat. Addition of bases +19 to +149 reconstituted transactivation and decreased basal activity. Analysis of deletion mutants with reconstituted transactivation response region determined that differences between the two strains were maintained even when only the proximal sequences, -225 to +18 of the U3 and R region were placed upstream of the TAR sequences. This region contains four nucleotide differences and the potential Sp-1-binding sites, where there are an additional 11 bases in SIVmac239 that create a third potential Sp-1 site, compared to only 2 in SIVmac251. Transactivation in this assay system was found to correlate better to RNA differences shortly after transfection (12 hr) than later (46 hr).
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- M G Anderson
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
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Antagonistic effect of interferon-gamma on tat-induced transactivation of HIV long terminal repeat. J Biol Chem 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)36723-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Jeang K, Berkhout B. Kinetics of HIV-1 long terminal repeat trans-activation. Use of intragenic ribozyme to assess rate-limiting steps. J Biol Chem 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)37126-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Dragic T, Charneau P, Clavel F, Alizon M. Complementation of murine cells for human immunodeficiency virus envelope/CD4-mediated fusion in human/murine heterokaryons. J Virol 1992; 66:4794-802. [PMID: 1629956 PMCID: PMC241307 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.66.8.4794-4802.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Murine cell lines expressing human CD4 are resistant to the fusogenic effect of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) envelope. Consequently, they cannot be infected by HIV or form syncytia with HIV envelope-expressing cells. Murine cells could either lack human-specific cofactors necessary for the CD4/envelope-mediated membrane fusion or express inhibitors of this process. To address this question, we have tested the ability of heterokaryons made from CD4-expressing murine cells and human cells to undergo HIV envelope-mediated fusion. We have devised a rapid and specific assay based on the induction of lacZ expression, in which membrane fusion events with HIV-infected cells can be detected by a simple histochemical technique. CD4-positive murine/human heterokaryons, but not murine/simian heterokaryons, were found able to fuse with HIV envelope-expressing cells. In these experiments, the fusion resistant phenotype of murine-CD4 cells could be complemented by human cellular factors.
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- T Dragic
- INSERM U332, Institut Cochin de Génétique Moléculaire, Paris, France
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Recent studies suggest that the human immunodeficiency virus transactivator, Tat, increases expression of viral genes primarily by enhancing the efficiency of transcriptional elongation. The degree to which Tat influences elongation may depend on the rate of transcriptional initiation. Current models in which Tat interacts with the transcription complex suggest directions for future studies.
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- A D Frankel
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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