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Thapa G, Bhattacharya A, Bhattacharya S. Molecular dynamics investigation of DNA fragments bound to the anti-HIV protein SAMHD1 reveals alterations in allosteric communications. J Mol Graph Model 2024; 129:108748. [PMID: 38452417 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2024.108748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
Abstract
The sterile alpha motif and histidine-aspartate domain-containing protein 1 (or SAMHD1), a human dNTP-triphosphohydrolase, contributes to HIV-1 restriction in select terminally differentiated cells of the immune system. While the prevailing hypothesis is that the catalytically active form of the protein is an allosterically triggered tetramer, whose HIV-1 restriction properties are attributed to its dNTP - triphosphohydrolase activity, it is also known to bind to ssRNA and ssDNA oligomers. A complete picture of the structure-function relationship of the enzyme is still elusive and the function corresponding to its nucleic acid binding ability is debated. In this in silico study, we investigate the stability, preference and allosteric effects of DNA oligomers bound to SAMHD1. In particular, we compare the binding of DNA and RNA oligomers of the same sequence and also consider the binding of DNA fragments with phosphorothioate bonds in the backbone. The results are compared with the canonical form with the monomers connected by GTP/dATP crossbridges. The simulations indicate that SAMHD1 dimers preferably bind to DNA and RNA oligomers compared to GTP/dATP. However, allosteric communication channels are altered in the nucleic acid acid bound complexes compared to the canonical form. All results are consistent with the hypothesis that the DNA bound form of the protein correspond to an unproductive off-pathway state where the protein is sequestered and not available for dNTP hydrolysis.
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- Gauri Thapa
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India.
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Abdelrazak Morsy MH, Lilienthal I, Lord M, Merrien M, Wasik AM, Sureda-Gómez M, Amador V, Johansson HJ, Lehtiö J, Garcia-Torre B, Martin-Subero JI, Tsesmetzis N, Tao S, Schinazi RF, Kim B, Sorteberg AL, Wickström M, Sheppard D, Rassidakis GZ, Taylor IA, Christensson B, Campo E, Herold N, Sander B. SOX11 is a novel binding partner and endogenous inhibitor of SAMHD1 ara-CTPase activity in mantle cell lymphoma. Blood 2024; 143:1953-1964. [PMID: 38237141 PMCID: PMC11103171 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2023022241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
ABSTRACT Sterile alpha motif and histidine-aspartate (HD) domain-containing protein 1 (SAMHD1) is a deoxynucleoside triphosphate triphosphohydrolase with ara-CTPase activity that confers cytarabine (ara-C) resistance in several hematological malignancies. Targeting SAMHD1's ara-CTPase activity has recently been demonstrated to enhance ara-C efficacy in acute myeloid leukemia. Here, we identify the transcription factor SRY-related HMG-box containing protein 11 (SOX11) as a novel direct binding partner and first known endogenous inhibitor of SAMHD1. SOX11 is aberrantly expressed not only in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), but also in some Burkitt lymphomas. Coimmunoprecipitation of SOX11 followed by mass spectrometry in MCL cell lines identified SAMHD1 as the top SOX11 interaction partner, which was validated by proximity ligation assay. In vitro, SAMHD1 bound to the HMG box of SOX11 with low-micromolar affinity. In situ crosslinking studies further indicated that SOX11-SAMHD1 binding resulted in a reduced tetramerization of SAMHD1. Functionally, expression of SOX11 inhibited SAMHD1 ara-CTPase activity in a dose-dependent manner resulting in ara-C sensitization in cell lines and in a SOX11-inducible mouse model of MCL. In SOX11-negative MCL, SOX11-mediated ara-CTPase inhibition could be mimicked by adding the recently identified SAMHD1 inhibitor hydroxyurea. Taken together, our results identify SOX11 as a novel SAMHD1 interaction partner and its first known endogenous inhibitor with potentially important implications for clinical therapy stratification.
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- Mohammad Hamdy Abdelrazak Morsy
- Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Applied Medical Chemistry, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women’s, and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Immuno-oncology, Uppsala University Biomedical Centre, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women’s, and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Center for ViroScience and Cure, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Center for ViroScience and Cure, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Center for ViroScience and Cure, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women’s, and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women’s, and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Madrid, Spain
- Hematopathology Section, Department of Anatomic Pathology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women’s, and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
- Paediatric Oncology, Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Acton OJ, Sheppard D, Kunzelmann S, Caswell SJ, Nans A, Burgess AJO, Kelly G, Morris ER, Rosenthal PB, Taylor IA. Platform-directed allostery and quaternary structure dynamics of SAMHD1 catalysis. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3775. [PMID: 38710701 PMCID: PMC11074143 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48237-w] [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: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
Abstract
SAMHD1 regulates cellular nucleotide homeostasis, controlling dNTP levels by catalysing their hydrolysis into 2'-deoxynucleosides and triphosphate. In differentiated CD4+ macrophage and resting T-cells SAMHD1 activity results in the inhibition of HIV-1 infection through a dNTP blockade. In cancer, SAMHD1 desensitizes cells to nucleoside-analogue chemotherapies. Here we employ time-resolved cryogenic-EM imaging and single-particle analysis to visualise assembly, allostery and catalysis by this multi-subunit enzyme. Our observations reveal how dynamic conformational changes in the SAMHD1 quaternary structure drive the catalytic cycle. We capture five states at high-resolution in a live catalytic reaction, revealing how allosteric activators support assembly of a stable SAMHD1 tetrameric core and how catalysis is driven by the opening and closing of active sites through pairwise coupling of active sites and order-disorder transitions in regulatory domains. This direct visualisation of enzyme catalysis dynamics within an allostery-stabilised platform sets a precedent for mechanistic studies into the regulation of multi-subunit enzymes.
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- Oliver J Acton
- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
- Structural Biology of Cells and Viruses Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
- AstraZeneca, The Discovery Centre, 1 Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0AA, UK
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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- Structural Biology Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
- AstraZeneca, The Discovery Centre, 1 Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0AA, UK
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- Structural Biology Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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- The Medical Research Council Biomedical NMR Centre, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
- Department of Biosciences, University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
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- Structural Biology of Cells and Viruses Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK.
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK.
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Zhang SM, Paulin CB, Shu H, Yagüe-Capilla M, Michel M, Marttila P, Ortis F, Bwanika HC, Dirks C, Venkatram RP, Wiita E, Jemth AS, Almlöf I, Loseva O, Hormann FM, Koolmeister T, Linde E, Lee S, Llona-Minguez S, Haraldsson M, Axelsson H, Strömberg K, Homan EJ, Scobie M, Lundbäck T, Helleday T, Rudd SG. Identification and evaluation of small-molecule inhibitors against the dNTPase SAMHD1 via a comprehensive screening funnel. iScience 2024; 27:108907. [PMID: 38318365 PMCID: PMC10839966 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.108907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
Abstract
SAMHD1 is a dNTP triphosphohydrolase governing nucleotide pool homeostasis and can detoxify chemotherapy metabolites controlling their clinical responses. To understand SAMHD1 biology and investigate the potential of targeting SAMHD1 as neoadjuvant to current chemotherapies, we set out to discover selective small-molecule inhibitors. Here, we report a discovery pipeline encompassing a biochemical screening campaign and a set of complementary biochemical, biophysical, and cell-based readouts for rigorous characterization of the screen output. The identified small molecules, TH6342 and analogs, accompanied by inactive control TH7126, demonstrated specific, low μM potency against both physiological and oncology-drug-derived substrates. By coupling kinetic studies with thermal shift assays, we reveal the inhibitory mechanism of TH6342 and analogs, which engage pre-tetrameric SAMHD1 and deter oligomerization and allosteric activation without occupying nucleotide-binding pockets. Altogether, our study diversifies inhibitory modes against SAMHD1, and the discovery pipeline reported herein represents a thorough framework for future SAMHD1 inhibitor development.
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- Si Min Zhang
- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Chemical Biology Consortium Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Chemical Biology Consortium Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Chemical Biology Consortium Sweden, Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
- Weston Park Cancer Centre, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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- Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab), Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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Morsy MHA, Lilienthal I, Lord M, Merrien M, Wasik AM, Sureda-Gómez M, Amador V, Johansson HJ, Lehtiö J, Garcia-Torre B, Martin-Subero JI, Tsesmetzis N, Tao S, Schinazi RF, Kim B, Sorteberg AL, Wickström M, Sheppard D, Rassidakis GZ, Taylor IA, Christensson B, Campo E, Herold N, Sander B. SOX11 is a novel binding partner and endogenous inhibitor of SAMHD1 ara-CTPase activity in mantle cell lymphoma. Blood 2024; 143:1953-1964. [PMID: 38774451 PMCID: PMC7615944 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2023022241/2210808/blood.2023022241.pdf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2024] Open
Abstract
The sterile alpha motif and histidine-aspartate (HD) domain containing protein 1 (SAMHD1) is a deoxynucleoside triphosphate triphosphohydrolase with ara-CTPase activity that confers cytarabine (ara-C) resistance in several haematological malignancies. Targeting SAMHD1's ara-CTPase activity has recently been demonstrated to enhance ara-C efficacy in acute myeloid leukemia. Here, we identify the transcription factor SRY-related HMG-box containing protein 11 (SOX11) as a novel direct binding partner and first known endogenous inhibitor of SAMHD1. SOX11 is aberrantly expressed not only in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), but also in some Burkitt lymphomas. Co-immunoprecipitation of SOX11 followed by mass spectrometry in MCL cell lines identified SAMHD1 as the top SOX11 interaction partner which was validated by proximity ligation assay. In vitro, SAMHD1 bound to the HMG box of SOX11 with low-micromolar affinity. In situ crosslinking studies further indicated that SOX11-SAMHD1 binding resulted in a reduced tetramerization of SAMHD1. Functionally, expression of SOX11 inhibited SAMHD1 ara-CTPase activity in a dose-dependent manner resulting in ara-C sensitization in cell lines and in a SOX11-inducible mouse model of MCL. In SOX11-negative MCL, SOX11-mediated ara-CTPase inhibition could be mimicked by adding the recently identified SAMHD1 inhibitor hydroxyurea. Taken together, our results identify SOX11 as a novel SAMHD1 interaction partner and its first known endogenous inhibitor with potentially important implications for clinical therapy stratification.
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- Mohammad Hamdy Abdelrazak Morsy
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, SE14186, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Applied Medical Chemistry, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, 21561, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women’s, and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Immuno-oncology, Uppsala University Biomedical Centre (BMC), SE-751 24, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, SE14186, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, SE14186, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women’s, and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Center for ViroScience and Cure, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, USA
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- Center for ViroScience and Cure, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, USA
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- Center for ViroScience and Cure, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, USA
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women’s, and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women’s, and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, SE14186, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain
- Hematopathology Section, Department of Anatomic Pathology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women’s, and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
- Paediatric Oncology, Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, SE14186, Stockholm, Sweden
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McCown C, Yu CH, Ivanov DN. Allosteric substrate activation of SAMHD1 shapes deoxynucleotide triphosphate imbalances by interconnecting the depletion and biosynthesis of different dNTPs. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.11.14.567083. [PMID: 38014186 PMCID: PMC10680743 DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.14.567083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
Abstract
SAMHD1 is a dNTPase that impedes replication of HIV-1 in myeloid cells and resting T lymphocytes. Here we elucidate the substrate activation mechanism of SAMHD1 that depends on dNTP binding at allosteric sites and the concomitant tetramerization of the enzyme. The study reveals that SAMHD1 activation involves an inactive tetrameric intermediate with partial occupancy of the allosteric sites. The equilibrium between the inactive and active tetrameric states, which is coupled to cooperative binding/dissociation of at least two allosteric dNTP ligands, controls the dNTPase activity of the enzyme, which, in addition, depends on the identity of the dNTPs occupying the four allosteric sites of the active tetramer. We show how such allosteric regulation determines deoxynucleotide triphosphate levels established in the dynamic equilibria between dNTP production and SAMHD1-catalyzed depletion. Notably, the mechanism enables a distinctive functionality of SAMHD1, which we call facilitated dNTP depletion, whereby elevated biosynthesis of some dNTPs results in more efficient depletion of others. The regulatory relationship between the biosynthesis and depletion of different dNTPs sheds light on the emerging role of SAMHD1 in the biology of dNTP homeostasis with implications for HIV/AIDS, innate antiviral immunity, T cell disorders, telomere maintenance and therapeutic efficacy of nucleoside analogs.
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Schüssler M, Schott K, Fuchs NV, Oo A, Zahadi M, Rauch P, Kim B, König R. Gene editing of SAMHD1 in macrophage-like cells reveals complex relationships between SAMHD1 phospho-regulation, HIV-1 restriction, and cellular dNTP levels. mBio 2023; 14:e0225223. [PMID: 37800914 PMCID: PMC10653793 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02252-23] [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: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
Abstract
IMPORTANCE We introduce BLaER1 cells as an alternative myeloid cell model in combination with CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing to study the influence of sterile α motif and HD domain-containing protein 1 (SAMHD1) T592 phosphorylation on anti-viral restriction and the control of cellular dNTP levels in an endogenous, physiologically relevant context. A proper understanding of the mechanism of the anti-viral function of SAMHD1 will provide attractive strategies aiming at selectively manipulating SAMHD1 without affecting other cellular functions. Even more, our toolkit may inspire further genetic analysis and investigation of restriction factors inhibiting retroviruses and their cellular function and regulation, leading to a deeper understanding of intrinsic anti-viral immunity.
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- Moritz Schüssler
- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Center for Drug Discovery, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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Maehigashi T, Lim C, Wade LR, Bowen NE, Knecht KM, Alvarez NN, Kelly WG, Schinazi RF, Kim DH, Xiong Y, Kim B. Biochemical functions and structure of Caenorhabditis elegans ZK177.8 protein: Aicardi-Goutières syndrome SAMHD1 dNTPase ortholog. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105148. [PMID: 37567474 PMCID: PMC10485159 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Mutations in sterile alpha motif domain and histidine-aspartate domain-containing protein 1 (SAMHD1) are found in a neurodevelopmental disorder, Aicardi-Goutières syndrome, and cancers, and SAMHD1, which is a deoxynucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) triphosphorylase, was identified as a myeloid-specific HIV-1 restriction factor. Here, we characterized the enzymology and structure of an SAMHD1 ortholog of Caenorhabditis elegans, ZK177.8, which also reportedly induces developmental defects upon gene knockdown. We found ZK177.8 protein is a dNTPase allosterically regulated by dGTP. The active site of ZK177.8 recognizes both 2' OH and triphosphate moieties of dNTPs but not base moiety. The dGTP activator induces the formation of the enzymatically active ZK177.8 tetramers, and ZK177.8 protein lowers cellular dNTP levels in a human monocytic cell line. Finally, ZK177.8 tetramers display very similar X-ray crystal structure with human and mouse SAMHD1s except that its lack of the canonical sterile alpha motif domain. This striking conservation in structure, function, and allosteric regulatory mechanism for the hydrolysis of the DNA building blocks supports their host developmental roles.
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- Tatsuya Maehigashi
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Center for ViroScience and Cure, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Neurobiota Research Center, College of Pharmacy, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Center for ViroScience and Cure, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Schüssler M, Schott K, Fuchs NV, Oo A, Zahadi M, Rauch P, Kim B, König R. Gene editing of SAMHD1 in macrophage-like cells reveals complex relationships between SAMHD1 phospho-regulation, HIV-1 restriction and cellular dNTP levels. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.08.24.554731. [PMID: 37662193 PMCID: PMC10473771 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.24.554731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
Abstract
Sterile α motif (SAM) and HD domain-containing protein 1 (SAMHD1) is a dNTP triphosphate triphosphohydrolase (dNTPase) and a potent restriction factor for immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1), active in myeloid and resting CD4+ T cells. The anti-viral activity of SAMHD1 is regulated by dephosphorylation of the residue T592. However, the impact of T592 phosphorylation on dNTPase activity is still under debate. Whether additional cellular functions of SAMHD1 impact anti-viral restriction is not completely understood. We report BLaER1 cells as a novel human macrophage HIV-1 infection model combined with CRISPR/Cas9 knock-in (KI) introducing specific mutations into the SAMHD1 locus to study mutations in a physiological context. Transdifferentiated BLaER1 cells harbor active dephosphorylated SAMHD1 that blocks HIV-1 reporter virus infection. As expected, homozygous T592E mutation, but not T592A, relieved a block to HIV-1 reverse transcription. Co-delivery of VLP-Vpx to SAMHD1 T592E KI mutant cells did not further enhance HIV-1 infection indicating the absence of an additional SAMHD1-mediated antiviral activity independent of T592 de-phosphorylation. T592E KI cells retained dNTP levels similar to WT cells indicating uncoupling of anti-viral and dNTPase activity of SAMHD1. The integrity of the catalytic site in SAMHD1 was critical for anti-viral activity, yet poor correlation of HIV-1 restriction and global cellular dNTP levels was observed in cells harboring catalytic core mutations. Together, we emphasize the complexity of the relationship between HIV-1 restriction, SAMHD1 enzymatic function and T592 phospho-regulation and provide novel tools for investigation in an endogenous and physiological context.
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- Moritz Schüssler
- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, USA
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, USA
- Center for Drug Discovery, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, USA
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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Bowen NE, Tao S, Cho YJ, Schinazi RF, Kim B. Vpx requires active cellular dNTP biosynthesis to effectively counteract the anti-lentivirus activity of SAMHD1 in macrophages. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:104984. [PMID: 37390988 PMCID: PMC10374972 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104984] [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: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023] Open
Abstract
HIV-1 replication in primary monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) is kinetically restricted at the reverse transcription step due to the low deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTP) pools established by host dNTPase, SAM and HD domain containing protein 1 (SAMHD1). Lentiviruses such as HIV-2 and some Simian immunodeficiency virus counteract this restriction using viral protein X (Vpx), which proteosomally degrades SAMHD1 and elevates intracellular dNTP pools. However, how dNTP pools increase after Vpx degrades SAMHD1 in nondividing MDMs where no active dNTP biosynthesis is expected to exists remains unclear. In this study, we monitored known dNTP biosynthesis machinery during primary human monocyte differentiation to MDMs and unexpectedly found MDMs actively express dNTP biosynthesis enzymes such as ribonucleotide reductase, thymidine kinase 1, and nucleoside-diphosphate kinase. During differentiation from monocytes the expression levels of several biosynthesis enzymes are upregulated, while there is an increase in inactivating SAMHD1 phosphorylation. Correspondingly, we observed significantly lower levels of dNTPs in monocytes compared to MDMs. Without dNTP biosynthesis availability, Vpx failed to elevate dNTPs in monocytes, despite SAMHD1 degradation. These extremely low monocyte dNTP concentrations, which cannot be elevated by Vpx, impaired HIV-1 reverse transcription in a biochemical simulation. Furthermore, Vpx failed to rescue the transduction efficiency of a HIV-1 GFP vector in monocytes. Collectively, these data suggest that MDMs harbor active dNTP biosynthesis and Vpx requires this dNTP biosynthesis to elevate dNTP levels to effectively counteract SAMHD1 and relieve the kinetic block to HIV-1 reverse transcription in MDMs.
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- Nicole E Bowen
- Department of Pediatrics, Center for ViroScience and Cure, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for ViroScience and Cure, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for ViroScience and Cure, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for ViroScience and Cure, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center for ViroScience and Cure, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Tsai MHC, Caswell SJ, Morris ER, Mann MC, Pennell S, Kelly G, Groom HCT, Taylor IA, Bishop KN. Attenuation of reverse transcriptase facilitates SAMHD1 restriction of HIV-1 in cycling cells. Retrovirology 2023; 20:5. [PMID: 37127613 PMCID: PMC10150492 DOI: 10.1186/s12977-023-00620-z] [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: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND SAMHD1 is a deoxynucleotide triphosphohydrolase that restricts replication of HIV-1 in differentiated leucocytes. HIV-1 is not restricted in cycling cells and it has been proposed that this is due to phosphorylation of SAMHD1 at T592 in these cells inactivating the enzymatic activity. To distinguish between theories for how SAMHD1 restricts HIV-1 in differentiated but not cycling cells, we analysed the effects of substitutions at T592 on restriction and dNTP levels in both cycling and differentiated cells as well as tetramer stability and enzymatic activity in vitro. RESULTS We first showed that HIV-1 restriction was not due to SAMHD1 nuclease activity. We then characterised a panel of SAMHD1 T592 mutants and divided them into three classes. We found that a subset of mutants lost their ability to restrict HIV-1 in differentiated cells which generally corresponded with a decrease in triphosphohydrolase activity and/or tetramer stability in vitro. Interestingly, no T592 mutants were able to restrict WT HIV-1 in cycling cells, despite not being regulated by phosphorylation and retaining their ability to hydrolyse dNTPs. Lowering dNTP levels by addition of hydroxyurea did not give rise to restriction. Compellingly however, HIV-1 RT mutants with reduced affinity for dNTPs were significantly restricted by wild-type and T592 mutant SAMHD1 in both cycling U937 cells and Jurkat T-cells. Restriction correlated with reverse transcription levels. CONCLUSIONS Altogether, we found that the amino acid at residue 592 has a strong effect on tetramer formation and, although this is not a simple "on/off" switch, this does correlate with the ability of SAMHD1 to restrict HIV-1 replication in differentiated cells. However, preventing phosphorylation of SAMHD1 and/or lowering dNTP levels by adding hydroxyurea was not enough to restore restriction in cycling cells. Nonetheless, lowering the affinity of HIV-1 RT for dNTPs, showed that restriction is mediated by dNTP levels and we were able to observe for the first time that SAMHD1 is active and capable of inhibiting HIV-1 replication in cycling cells, if the affinity of RT for dNTPs is reduced. This suggests that the very high affinity of HIV-1 RT for dNTPs prevents HIV-1 restriction by SAMHD1 in cycling cells.
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- Ming-Han C Tsai
- Retroviral Replication Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- LabGenius, London, UK
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- AstraZeneca, Granta Park, Cambridge, UK
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- Department of Biosciences, University of Durham, Durham, UK
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- Retroviral Replication Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- Sartorius, Ulm, Germany
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- Structural Biology of DNA-Damage Signalling Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, London, UK
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- The Medical Research Council Biomedical NMR Centre, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- Retroviral Replication Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
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- Retroviral Replication Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
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Vauthier V, Lasserre A, Morel M, Versapuech M, Berlioz-Torrent C, Zamborlini A, Margottin-Goguet F, Matkovic R. HUSH-mediated HIV silencing is independent of TASOR phosphorylation on threonine 819. Retrovirology 2022; 19:23. [PMID: 36309692 PMCID: PMC9618200 DOI: 10.1186/s12977-022-00610-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND TASOR, a component of the HUSH repressor epigenetic complex, and SAMHD1, a cellular triphosphohydrolase (dNTPase), are both anti-HIV proteins antagonized by HIV-2/SIVsmm Viral protein X. As a result, the same viral protein is able to relieve two different blocks along the viral life cell cycle, one at the level of reverse transcription, by degrading SAMHD1, the other one at the level of proviral expression, by degrading TASOR. Phosphorylation of SAMHD1 at T592 has been shown to downregulate its antiviral activity. The discovery that T819 in TASOR was lying within a SAMHD1 T592-like motif led us to ask whether TASOR is phosphorylated on this residue and whether this post-translational modification could regulate its repressive activity. RESULTS Using a specific anti-phospho-antibody, we found that TASOR is phosphorylated at T819, especially in cells arrested in early mitosis by nocodazole. We provide evidence that the phosphorylation is conducted by a Cyclin/CDK1 complex, like that of SAMHD1 at T592. While we could not detect TASOR in quiescent CD4 + T cells, TASOR and its phosphorylated form are present in activated primary CD4 + T lymphocytes. In addition, TASOR phosphorylation appears to be independent from TASOR repressive activity. Indeed, on the one hand, nocodazole barely reactivates HIV-1 in the J-Lat A1 HIV-1 latency model despite TASOR T819 phosphorylation. On the other hand, etoposide, a second cell cycle arresting drug, reactivates latent HIV-1, without concomitant TASOR phosphorylation. Furthermore, overexpression of wt TASOR or T819A or T819E similarly represses gene expression driven by an HIV-1-derived LTR promoter. Finally, while TASOR is degraded by HIV-2 Vpx, TASOR phosphorylation is prevented by HIV-1 Vpr, likely as a consequence of HIV-1 Vpr-mediated-G2 arrest. CONCLUSIONS Altogether, we show that TASOR phosphorylation occurs in vivo on T819. This event does not appear to correlate with TASOR-mediated HIV-1 silencing. We speculate that TASOR phosphorylation is related to a role of TASOR during cell cycle progression.
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- Virginie Vauthier
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Cochin, 22 Rue Méchain, 75014, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Cochin, 22 Rue Méchain, 75014, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Cochin, 22 Rue Méchain, 75014, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Cochin, 22 Rue Méchain, 75014, Paris, France
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- Center for Immunology of Viral, Auto-Immune, Hematological and Bacterial Diseases, Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CEA, IMVA-HB/IDMIT), Fontenay-Aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, INSERM, Institut Cochin, 22 Rue Méchain, 75014, Paris, France.
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Bowen NE, Oo A, Kim B. Mechanistic Interplay between HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Enzyme Kinetics and Host SAMHD1 Protein: Viral Myeloid-Cell Tropism and Genomic Mutagenesis. Viruses 2022; 14:v14081622. [PMID: 35893688 PMCID: PMC9331428 DOI: 10.3390/v14081622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) reverse transcriptase (RT) has been the primary interest among studies on antiviral discovery, viral replication kinetics, drug resistance, and viral evolution. Following infection and entry into target cells, the HIV-1 core disassembles, and the viral RT concomitantly converts the viral RNA into double-stranded proviral DNA, which is integrated into the host genome. The successful completion of the viral life cycle highly depends on the enzymatic DNA polymerase activity of RT. Furthermore, HIV-1 RT has long been known as an error-prone DNA polymerase due to its lack of proofreading exonuclease properties. Indeed, the low fidelity of HIV-1 RT has been considered as one of the key factors in the uniquely high rate of mutagenesis of HIV-1, which leads to efficient viral escape from immune and therapeutic antiviral selective pressures. Interestingly, a series of studies on the replication kinetics of HIV-1 in non-dividing myeloid cells and myeloid specific host restriction factor, SAM domain, and HD domain-containing protein, SAMHD1, suggest that the myeloid cell tropism and high rate of mutagenesis of HIV-1 are mechanistically connected. Here, we review not only HIV-1 RT as a key antiviral target, but also potential evolutionary and mechanistic crosstalk among the unique enzymatic features of HIV-1 RT, the replication kinetics of HIV-1, cell tropism, viral genetic mutation, and host SAMHD1 protein.
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- Nicole E. Bowen
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA; (N.E.B.); (A.O.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA; (N.E.B.); (A.O.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA; (N.E.B.); (A.O.)
- Center for Drug Discovery, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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Orris B, Huynh KW, Ammirati M, Han S, Bolaños B, Carmody J, Petroski MD, Bosbach B, Shields DJ, Stivers JT. Phosphorylation of SAMHD1 Thr592 increases C-terminal domain dynamics, tetramer dissociation and ssDNA binding kinetics. Nucleic Acids Res 2022; 50:7545-7559. [PMID: 35801923 PMCID: PMC9303311 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkac573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
SAM and HD domain containing deoxynucleoside triphosphate triphosphohydrolase 1 (SAMHD1) is driven into its activated tetramer form by binding of GTP activator and dNTP activators/substrates. In addition, the inactive monomeric and dimeric forms of the enzyme bind to single-stranded (ss) nucleic acids. During DNA replication SAMHD1 can be phosphorylated by CDK1 and CDK2 at its C-terminal threonine 592 (pSAMHD1), localizing the enzyme to stalled replication forks (RFs) to promote their restart. Although phosphorylation has only a small effect on the dNTPase activity and ssDNA binding affinity of SAMHD1, perturbation of the native T592 by phosphorylation decreased the thermal stability of tetrameric SAMHD1 and accelerated tetramer dissociation in the absence and presence of ssDNA (∼15-fold). In addition, we found that ssDNA binds competitively with GTP to the A1 site. A full-length SAMHD1 cryo-EM structure revealed substantial dynamics in the C-terminal domain (which contains T592), which could be modulated by phosphorylation. We propose that T592 phosphorylation increases tetramer dynamics and allows invasion of ssDNA into the A1 site and the previously characterized DNA binding surface at the dimer-dimer interface. These features are consistent with rapid and regiospecific inactivation of pSAMHD1 dNTPase at RFs or other sites of free ssDNA in cells.
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- Benjamin Orris
- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 725 North Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Medicine Design, Pfizer, Groton, CT 06340, USA
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- Oncology Research and Development, Pfizer, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Oncology Research and Development, Pfizer, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI), Pfizer, NY, NY 10016, USA
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- Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI), Pfizer, NY, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 725 North Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Modulation of DNA Damage Response by SAM and HD Domain Containing Deoxynucleoside Triphosphate Triphosphohydrolase (SAMHD1) Determines Prognosis and Treatment Efficacy in Different Solid Tumor Types. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14030641. [PMID: 35158911 PMCID: PMC8833711 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14030641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
SAMHD1 is a deoxynucleotide triphosphate (dNTP) triphosphohydrolase with important roles in the control of cell proliferation and apoptosis, either through the regulation of intracellular dNTPs levels or the modulation of the DNA damage response. However, SAMHD1's role in cancer evolution is still unknown. We performed the first in-depth study of SAMHD1's role in advanced solid tumors, by analyzing samples of 128 patients treated with chemotherapy agents based on platinum derivatives and/or antimetabolites, developing novel in vitro knock-out models to explore the mechanisms driving SAMHD1 function in cancer. Low (or no) expression of SAMHD1 was associated with a positive prognosis in breast, ovarian, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cancer patients. A predictive value was associated with low-SAMHD1 expression in NSCLC and ovarian patients treated with antimetabolites in combination with platinum derivatives. In vitro, SAMHD1 knock-out cells showed increased γ-H2AX and apoptosis, suggesting that SAMHD1 depletion induces DNA damage leading to cell death. In vitro treatment with platinum-derived drugs significantly enhanced γ-H2AX and apoptotic markers expression in knock-out cells, indicating a synergic effect of SAMHD1 depletion and platinum-based treatment. SAMHD1 expression represents a new strong prognostic and predictive biomarker in solid tumors and, thus, modulation of the SAMHD1 function may constitute a promising target for the improvement of cancer therapy.
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Batalis S, Rogers LC, Hemphill WO, Mauney CH, Ornelles DA, Hollis T. SAMHD1 Phosphorylation at T592 Regulates Cellular Localization and S-phase Progression. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:724870. [PMID: 34513928 PMCID: PMC8426622 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.724870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
SAMHD1 activity is regulated by a network of mechanisms including phosphorylation, oxidation, oligomerization, and others. Significant questions remain about the effects of phosphorylation on SAMHD1 function and activity. We investigated the effects of a SAMHD1 T592E phosphorylation mimic on its cellular localization, catalytic activity, and cell cycle progression. We found that the SAMHD1 T592E is a catalytically active enzyme that is inhibited by protein oxidation. SAMHD1 T592E is retained in the nucleus at higher levels than the wild-type protein during growth factor-mediated signaling. This nuclear localization protects SAMHD1 from oxidation by cytoplasmic reactive oxygen species. The SAMHD1 T592E phosphomimetic further inhibits the cell cycle S/G2 transition. This has significant implications for SAMHD1 function in regulating innate immunity, antiviral response and DNA replication.
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- Stephanie Batalis
- Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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Schott K, Majer C, Bulashevska A, Childs L, Schmidt MHH, Rajalingam K, Munder M, König R. SAMHD1 in cancer: curse or cure? J Mol Med (Berl) 2021; 100:351-372. [PMID: 34480199 PMCID: PMC8843919 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-021-02131-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Human sterile α motif and HD domain-containing protein 1 (SAMHD1), originally described as the major cellular deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate triphosphohydrolase (dNTPase) balancing the intracellular deoxynucleotide (dNTP) pool, has come recently into focus of cancer research. As outlined in this review, SAMHD1 has been reported to be mutated in a variety of cancer types and the expression of SAMHD1 is dysregulated in many cancers. Therefore, SAMHD1 is regarded as a tumor suppressor in certain tumors. Moreover, it has been proposed that SAMHD1 might fulfill the requirements of a driver gene in tumor development or might promote a so-called mutator phenotype. Besides its role as a dNTPase, several novel cellular functions of SAMHD1 have come to light only recently, including a role as negative regulator of innate immune responses and as facilitator of DNA end resection during DNA replication and repair. Therefore, SAMHD1 can be placed at the crossroads of various cellular processes. The present review summarizes the negative role of SAMHD1 in chemotherapy sensitivity, highlights reported SAMHD1 mutations found in various cancer types, and aims to discuss functional consequences as well as underlying mechanisms of SAMHD1 dysregulation potentially involved in cancer development.
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- Kerstin Schott
- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden School of Medicine, Dresden, Germany
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- Cell Biology Unit, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- University Cancer Center Mainz, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Third Department of Medicine, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany.
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Banchenko S, Krupp F, Gotthold C, Bürger J, Graziadei A, O’Reilly FJ, Sinn L, Ruda O, Rappsilber J, Spahn CMT, Mielke T, Taylor IA, Schwefel D. Structural insights into Cullin4-RING ubiquitin ligase remodelling by Vpr from simian immunodeficiency viruses. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1009775. [PMID: 34339457 PMCID: PMC8360603 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Viruses have evolved means to manipulate the host's ubiquitin-proteasome system, in order to down-regulate antiviral host factors. The Vpx/Vpr family of lentiviral accessory proteins usurp the substrate receptor DCAF1 of host Cullin4-RING ligases (CRL4), a family of modular ubiquitin ligases involved in DNA replication, DNA repair and cell cycle regulation. CRL4DCAF1 specificity modulation by Vpx and Vpr from certain simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIV) leads to recruitment, poly-ubiquitylation and subsequent proteasomal degradation of the host restriction factor SAMHD1, resulting in enhanced virus replication in differentiated cells. To unravel the mechanism of SIV Vpr-induced SAMHD1 ubiquitylation, we conducted integrative biochemical and structural analyses of the Vpr protein from SIVs infecting Cercopithecus cephus (SIVmus). X-ray crystallography reveals commonalities between SIVmus Vpr and other members of the Vpx/Vpr family with regard to DCAF1 interaction, while cryo-electron microscopy and cross-linking mass spectrometry highlight a divergent molecular mechanism of SAMHD1 recruitment. In addition, these studies demonstrate how SIVmus Vpr exploits the dynamic architecture of the multi-subunit CRL4DCAF1 assembly to optimise SAMHD1 ubiquitylation. Together, the present work provides detailed molecular insight into variability and species-specificity of the evolutionary arms race between host SAMHD1 restriction and lentiviral counteraction through Vpx/Vpr proteins.
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- Sofia Banchenko
- Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Berlin, Germany
- Microscopy and Cryo-Electron Microscopy Service Group, Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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- Bioanalytics Unit, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Bioanalytics Unit, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Bioanalytics Unit, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Berlin, Germany
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- Bioanalytics Unit, Institute of Biotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Berlin, Germany
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- Microscopy and Cryo-Electron Microscopy Service Group, Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Berlin, Germany
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Martinat C, Cormier A, Tobaly-Tapiero J, Palmic N, Casartelli N, Mahboubi B, Coggins SA, Buchrieser J, Persaud M, Diaz-Griffero F, Espert L, Bossis G, Lesage P, Schwartz O, Kim B, Margottin-Goguet F, Saïb A, Zamborlini A. SUMOylation of SAMHD1 at Lysine 595 is required for HIV-1 restriction in non-cycling cells. Nat Commun 2021; 12:4582. [PMID: 34321470 PMCID: PMC8319325 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24802-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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SAMHD1 is a cellular triphosphohydrolase (dNTPase) proposed to inhibit HIV-1 reverse transcription in non-cycling immune cells by limiting the supply of the dNTP substrates. Yet, phosphorylation of T592 downregulates SAMHD1 antiviral activity, but not its dNTPase function, implying that additional mechanisms contribute to viral restriction. Here, we show that SAMHD1 is SUMOylated on residue K595, a modification that relies on the presence of a proximal SUMO-interacting motif (SIM). Loss of K595 SUMOylation suppresses the restriction activity of SAMHD1, even in the context of the constitutively active phospho-ablative T592A mutant but has no impact on dNTP depletion. Conversely, the artificial fusion of SUMO2 to a non-SUMOylatable inactive SAMHD1 variant restores its antiviral function, a phenotype that is reversed by the phosphomimetic T592E mutation. Collectively, our observations clearly establish that lack of T592 phosphorylation cannot fully account for the restriction activity of SAMHD1. We find that SUMOylation of K595 is required to stimulate a dNTPase-independent antiviral activity in non-cycling immune cells, an effect that is antagonized by cyclin/CDK-dependent phosphorylation of T592 in cycling cells.
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- Charlotte Martinat
- INSERM U944, CNRS UMR 7212, Genomes & Cell Biology of Disease Unit, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Université de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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- INSERM U944, CNRS UMR 7212, Genomes & Cell Biology of Disease Unit, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Université de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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- INSERM U944, CNRS UMR 7212, Genomes & Cell Biology of Disease Unit, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Université de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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- INSERM U944, CNRS UMR 7212, Genomes & Cell Biology of Disease Unit, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Université de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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- grid.428999.70000 0001 2353 6535Institut Pasteur, Virus and Immunity Unit, CNRS-UMR3569, Paris, France ,grid.511001.4Vaccine Research Institute, Créteil, France
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- grid.189967.80000 0001 0941 6502Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
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- grid.189967.80000 0001 0941 6502Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
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- grid.428999.70000 0001 2353 6535Institut Pasteur, Virus and Immunity Unit, CNRS-UMR3569, Paris, France ,grid.511001.4Vaccine Research Institute, Créteil, France ,grid.4991.50000 0004 1936 8948James Martin Stem Cell Facility, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- grid.251993.50000000121791997Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Bronx, NY USA
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- grid.251993.50000000121791997Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Bronx, NY USA
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- grid.503217.2IRIM, University of Montpellier, UMR 9004 CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- grid.429192.50000 0004 0599 0285IGMM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- INSERM U944, CNRS UMR 7212, Genomes & Cell Biology of Disease Unit, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Université de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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- grid.428999.70000 0001 2353 6535Institut Pasteur, Virus and Immunity Unit, CNRS-UMR3569, Paris, France ,grid.511001.4Vaccine Research Institute, Créteil, France
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- grid.189967.80000 0001 0941 6502Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA
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- INSERM U944, CNRS UMR 7212, Genomes & Cell Biology of Disease Unit, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Université de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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- INSERM U944, CNRS UMR 7212, Genomes & Cell Biology of Disease Unit, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Université de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France ,grid.457334.2Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Saiada F, Zhang K, Li R. PIAS1 potentiates the anti-EBV activity of SAMHD1 through SUMOylation. Cell Biosci 2021; 11:127. [PMID: 34238351 PMCID: PMC8264492 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-021-00636-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sterile alpha motif and HD domain 1 (SAMHD1) is a deoxynucleotide triphosphohydrolase (dNTPase) that restricts the infection of a variety of RNA and DNA viruses, including herpesviruses. The anti-viral function of SAMHD1 is associated with its dNTPase activity, which is regulated by several post-translational modifications, including phosphorylation, acetylation and ubiquitination. Our recent studies also demonstrated that the E3 SUMO ligase PIAS1 functions as an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) restriction factor. However, whether SAMHD1 is regulated by PIAS1 to restrict EBV replication remains unknown. RESULTS In this study, we showed that PIAS1 interacts with SAMHD1 and promotes its SUMOylation. We identified three lysine residues (K469, K595 and K622) located on the surface of SAMHD1 as the major SUMOylation sites. We demonstrated that phosphorylated SAMHD1 can be SUMOylated by PIAS1 and SUMOylated SAMHD1 can also be phosphorylated by viral protein kinases. We showed that SUMOylation-deficient SAMHD1 loses its anti-EBV activity. Furthermore, we demonstrated that SAMHD1 is associated with EBV genome in a PIAS1-dependent manner. CONCLUSION Our study reveals that PIAS1 synergizes with SAMHD1 to inhibit EBV lytic replication through protein-protein interaction and SUMOylation.
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- Farjana Saiada
- School of Dentistry, Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- School of Dentistry, Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- School of Dentistry, Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
- Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
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Morris ER, Kunzelmann S, Caswell SJ, Purkiss AG, Kelly G, Taylor IA. Probing the Catalytic Mechanism and Inhibition of SAMHD1 Using the Differential Properties of R p- and S p-dNTPαS Diastereomers. Biochemistry 2021; 60:1682-1698. [PMID: 33988981 PMCID: PMC8173608 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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SAMHD1 is a fundamental regulator of cellular dNTPs that catalyzes their hydrolysis into 2'-deoxynucleoside and triphosphate, restricting the replication of viruses, including HIV-1, in CD4+ myeloid lineage and resting T-cells. SAMHD1 mutations are associated with the autoimmune disease Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (AGS) and certain cancers. More recently, SAMHD1 has been linked to anticancer drug resistance and the suppression of the interferon response to cytosolic nucleic acids after DNA damage. Here, we probe dNTP hydrolysis and inhibition of SAMHD1 using the Rp and Sp diastereomers of dNTPαS nucleotides. Our biochemical and enzymological data show that the α-phosphorothioate substitution in Sp-dNTPαS but not Rp-dNTPαS diastereomers prevents Mg2+ ion coordination at both the allosteric and catalytic sites, rendering SAMHD1 unable to form stable, catalytically active homotetramers or hydrolyze substrate dNTPs at the catalytic site. Furthermore, we find that Sp-dNTPαS diastereomers competitively inhibit dNTP hydrolysis, while Rp-dNTPαS nucleotides stabilize tetramerization and are hydrolyzed with similar kinetic parameters to cognate dNTPs. For the first time, we present a cocrystal structure of SAMHD1 with a substrate, Rp-dGTPαS, in which an Fe-Mg-bridging water species is poised for nucleophilic attack on the Pα. We conclude that it is the incompatibility of Mg2+, a hard Lewis acid, and the α-phosphorothioate thiol, a soft Lewis base, that prevents the Sp-dNTPαS nucleotides coordinating in a catalytically productive conformation. On the basis of these data, we present a model for SAMHD1 stereospecific hydrolysis of Rp-dNTPαS nucleotides and for a mode of competitive inhibition by Sp-dNTPαS nucleotides that competes with formation of the enzyme-substrate complex.
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- Elizabeth R Morris
- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, U.K
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- Structural Biology Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, U.K
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, U.K
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- Structural Biology Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, U.K
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- The Medical Research Council Biomedical NMR Centre, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, U.K
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, U.K
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Jia F, Chi C, Han M. Regulation of Nucleotide Metabolism and Germline Proliferation in Response to Nucleotide Imbalance and Genotoxic Stresses by EndoU Nuclease. Cell Rep 2021; 30:1848-1861.e5. [PMID: 32049015 PMCID: PMC7050212 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Nucleotide deprivation and imbalance present detrimental conditions for animals and are thus expected to trigger cellular responses that direct protective changes in metabolic, developmental, and behavioral programs, albeit such mechanisms are vastly underexplored. Following our previous finding that Caenorhabditis elegans shut down germ cell proliferation in response to pyrimidine deprivation, we find in this study that endonuclease ENDU-2 regulates nucleotide metabolism and germ cell proliferation in response to nucleotide imbalance and other genotoxic stress, and that it affects mitotic chromosomal segregation in the intestine and lifespan. ENDU-2 expression is induced by nucleotide imbalance and genotoxic stress, and ENDU-2 exerts its function in the intestine, mostly by inhibiting the phosphorylation of CTPS-1 through repressing the PKA pathway and histone deacetylase HDA-1. Human EndoU also affects the response to genotoxic drugs. Our work reveals an unknown role of ENDU-2 in regulating nucleotide metabolism and animals' response to genotoxic stress, which may link EndoU function to cancer treatment.
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- Fan Jia
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB), University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0347, USA.
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB), University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0347, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB), University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0347, USA
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Thapa G, Bhattacharya A, Bhattacharya S. Dimeric Hold States of Anti-HIV Protein SAMHD1 are Redox Tunable. J Chem Inf Model 2020; 60:6377-6391. [PMID: 33135886 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The sterile α motif and histidine-aspartate domain-containing protein 1 (or SAMHD1) is a human protein that restricts HIV-1 in select terminally differentiated cells of the immune system by acting as a triphosphohydrolase, lowering dNTP pools. The functionally active form of the protein has been reported to be a tetramer where adjacent monomers are linked by GTP-Mg+2-dNTP cross-bridges, although some studies have also suggested the existence of a dimeric form of this protein. In this in silico study, we have investigated the stability of SAMHD1 dimeric "hold states" as well as the role of intrachain disulfide bonds. We have found that dimeric-GTP bound SAMHD1 can exist as a viable meso-stable hold state with extensive motion in the C-terminal domain, which is quenched upon tetramer assembly. The redox switch comprised of residues C341, C350, and C522 was found to be linked to changes in the allosteric site, suggesting a mechanism for initiating tetramer disassembly. The disulfide state of the protein dimer (C341-S-S-C350 vs C341-S-S-C522) also plays a role in driving affinities for the allosteric dATP molecules. In sum, our results suggest a model wherein dimeric SAMHD1 exists as a "hold state" in the cytosol, ready to be activated by dATP concentrations, where the "tunability" of this activation is further regulated by the redox state of the enzyme.
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- Gauri Thapa
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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Retroviral Restriction Factors and Their Viral Targets: Restriction Strategies and Evolutionary Adaptations. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8121965. [PMID: 33322320 PMCID: PMC7764263 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8121965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The evolutionary conflict between retroviruses and their vertebrate hosts over millions of years has led to the emergence of cellular innate immune proteins termed restriction factors as well as their viral antagonists. Evidence accumulated in the last two decades has substantially increased our understanding of the elaborate mechanisms utilized by these restriction factors to inhibit retroviral replication, mechanisms that either directly block viral proteins or interfere with the cellular pathways hijacked by the viruses. Analyses of these complex interactions describe patterns of accelerated evolution for these restriction factors as well as the acquisition and evolution of their virus-encoded antagonists. Evidence is also mounting that many restriction factors identified for their inhibition of specific retroviruses have broader antiviral activity against additional retroviruses as well as against other viruses, and that exposure to these multiple virus challenges has shaped their adaptive evolution. In this review, we provide an overview of the restriction factors that interfere with different steps of the retroviral life cycle, describing their mechanisms of action, adaptive evolution, viral targets and the viral antagonists that evolved to counter these factors.
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Conserved Herpesvirus Protein Kinases Target SAMHD1 to Facilitate Virus Replication. Cell Rep 2020; 28:449-459.e5. [PMID: 31291580 PMCID: PMC6668718 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
To ensure a successful infection, herpesviruses have developed elegant strategies to counterbalance the host anti-viral responses. Sterile alpha motif and HD domain 1 (SAMHD1) was recently identified as an intrinsic restriction factor for a variety of viruses. Aside from HIV-2 and the related simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) Vpx proteins, the direct viral countermeasures against SAMHD1 restriction remain unknown. Using Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) as a primary model, we discover that SAMHD1-mediated anti-viral restriction is antagonized by EBV BGLF4, a member of the conserved viral protein kinases encoded by all herpesviruses. Mechanistically, we find that BGLF4 phosphorylates SAMHD1 and thereby inhibits its deoxynucleotide triphosphate triphosphohydrolase (dNTPase) activity. We further demonstrate that the targeting of SAMHD1 for phosphorylation is a common feature shared by beta- and gamma-herpesviruses. Together, our findings uncover an immune evasion mechanism whereby herpesviruses exploit the phosphorylation of SAMHD1 to thwart host defenses. Herpesviruses have evolved elegant strategies to dampen the host anti-viral responses. Zhang et al. discover a mechanism by which herpesviruses evade SAMHD1-mediated host defenses through phosphorylation, expanding the functional repertoire of viral protein kinases in herpesvirus biology.
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De Meo S, Dell'Oste V, Molfetta R, Tassinari V, Lotti LV, Vespa S, Pignoloni B, Covino DA, Fantuzzi L, Bona R, Zingoni A, Nardone I, Biolatti M, Coscia A, Paolini R, Benkirane M, Edfors F, Sandalova T, Achour A, Hiscott J, Landolfo S, Santoni A, Cerboni C. SAMHD1 phosphorylation and cytoplasmic relocalization after human cytomegalovirus infection limits its antiviral activity. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1008855. [PMID: 32986788 PMCID: PMC7544099 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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SAMHD1 is a host restriction factor that functions to restrict both retroviruses and DNA viruses, based on its nuclear deoxynucleotide triphosphate (dNTP) hydrolase activity that limits availability of intracellular dNTP pools. In the present study, we demonstrate that SAMHD1 expression was increased following human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection, with only a modest effect on infectious virus production. SAMHD1 was rapidly phosphorylated at residue T592 after infection by cellular cyclin-dependent kinases, especially Cdk2, and by the viral kinase pUL97, resulting in a significant fraction of phosho-SAMHD1 being relocalized to the cytoplasm of infected fibroblasts, in association with viral particles and dense bodies. Thus, our findings indicate that HCMV-dependent SAMHD1 cytoplasmic delocalization and inactivation may represent a potential novel mechanism of HCMV evasion from host antiviral restriction activities.
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- Simone De Meo
- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of General Pathology, Center of Aging Science and Translational Medicine (CeSI-MeT) and Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- National Center for Global Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- National Center for Global Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Neonatal Unit, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, Laboratoire de Virologie Moléculaire, CNRS-Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institute, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institute, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institute, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Istituto Pasteur Italia-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS, Neuromed, Pozzilli, Isernia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Morris ER, Caswell SJ, Kunzelmann S, Arnold LH, Purkiss AG, Kelly G, Taylor IA. Crystal structures of SAMHD1 inhibitor complexes reveal the mechanism of water-mediated dNTP hydrolysis. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3165. [PMID: 32576829 PMCID: PMC7311409 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16983-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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SAMHD1 regulates cellular 2'-deoxynucleoside-5'-triphosphate (dNTP) homeostasis by catalysing the hydrolysis of dNTPs into 2'-deoxynucleosides and triphosphate. In CD4+ myeloid lineage and resting T-cells, SAMHD1 blocks HIV-1 and other viral infections by depletion of the dNTP pool to a level that cannot support replication. SAMHD1 mutations are associated with the autoimmune disease Aicardi-Goutières syndrome and hypermutated cancers. Furthermore, SAMHD1 sensitises cancer cells to nucleoside-analogue anti-cancer therapies and is linked with DNA repair and suppression of the interferon response to cytosolic nucleic acids. Nevertheless, despite its requirement in these processes, the fundamental mechanism of SAMHD1-catalysed dNTP hydrolysis remained unknown. Here, we present structural and enzymological data showing that SAMHD1 utilises an active site, bi-metallic iron-magnesium centre that positions a hydroxide nucleophile in-line with the Pα-O5' bond to catalyse phosphoester bond hydrolysis. This precise molecular mechanism for SAMHD1 catalysis, reveals how SAMHD1 down-regulates cellular dNTP and modulates the efficacy of nucleoside-based anti-cancer and anti-viral therapies.
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- Elizabeth R Morris
- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK.,AstraZeneca, 50F49, Mereside, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4TG, UK
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- Structural Biology Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK.,Pelago Bioscience, Banvaktsvägen 20, 171 48, Solna, Sweden
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- Structural Biology Science Technology Platform, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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- The Medical Research Council Biomedical NMR Centre, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, London, NW1 1AT, UK.
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Restriction of exogenous DNA expression by SAMHD1. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2020; 65:573-586. [PMID: 36659189 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2019.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 11/09/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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SAMHD1 (Sterile Alpha Motif and Histidine-aspartate Domain containing protein 1) has been documented as a host factor that restricts HIV-1 and some DNA viruses. In this work, we attempted to explore possible effects of SAMHD1 on exogenous DNA and show that SAMHD1 exerts a general inhibition on the expression of exogenous DNA in vitro and in mice. This inhibition is achieved through repressing transcription of exogenous DNA. Intriguingly, unlike SAMHD1's restriction of HIV-1, such restriction does not require the dNTPase or RNase activities, or T592 phosphorylation of SAMHD1. Mechanistically, SAMHD1 enhances the expression of interferon regulatory factor-1 (IRF1), while IRF1 upregulation was demonstrated to inhibit exogenous DNA expression in a similar fashion as SAMHD1. IFNλ1, whose induction has been associated with IRF1 activation, is dispensable for SAMHD1/IRF1-mediated restriction of exogenous DNA, and neither type I nor II interferons appear to be involved. We also demonstrate that SAMHD1/IRF1-mediated restriction can effectively inhibit hepatitis B virus (HBV) antigen expression and progeny virus production in mouse models. In conclusion, these data support restriction of exogenous DNA as a novel function of SAMHD1.
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SAMHD1 Functions and Human Diseases. Viruses 2020; 12:v12040382. [PMID: 32244340 PMCID: PMC7232136 DOI: 10.3390/v12040382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Deoxynucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) molecules are essential for the replication and maintenance of genomic information in both cells and a variety of viral pathogens. While the process of dNTP biosynthesis by cellular enzymes, such as ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) and thymidine kinase (TK), has been extensively investigated, a negative regulatory mechanism of dNTP pools was recently found to involve sterile alpha motif (SAM) domain and histidine-aspartate (HD) domain-containing protein 1, SAMHD1. When active, dNTP triphosphohydrolase activity of SAMHD1 degrades dNTPs into their 2'-deoxynucleoside (dN) and triphosphate subparts, steadily depleting intercellular dNTP pools. The differential expression levels and activation states of SAMHD1 in various cell types contributes to unique dNTP pools that either aid (i.e., dividing T cells) or restrict (i.e., nondividing macrophages) viral replication that consumes cellular dNTPs. Genetic mutations in SAMHD1 induce a rare inflammatory encephalopathy called Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (AGS), which phenotypically resembles viral infection. Recent publications have identified diverse roles for SAMHD1 in double-stranded break repair, genome stability, and the replication stress response through interferon signaling. Finally, a series of SAMHD1 mutations were also reported in various cancer cell types while why SAMHD1 is mutated in these cancer cells remains to investigated. Here, we reviewed a series of studies that have begun illuminating the highly diverse roles of SAMHD1 in virology, immunology, and cancer biology.
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Mlcochova P, Winstone H, Zuliani-Alvarez L, Gupta RK. TLR4-Mediated Pathway Triggers Interferon-Independent G0 Arrest and Antiviral SAMHD1 Activity in Macrophages. Cell Rep 2020; 30:3972-3980.e5. [PMID: 32209460 PMCID: PMC7109521 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Macrophages exist predominantly in two distinct states, G0 and a G1-like state that is accompanied by phosphorylation of SAMHD1 at T592. Here, we demonstrate that Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) activation can potently induce G0 arrest and SAMHD1 antiretroviral activity by an interferon (IFN)-independent pathway. This pathway requires TLR4 engagement with TRIF, but not involvement of TBK1 or IRF3. Exclusive Myd88 activators are unable to trigger G0 arrest or SAMHD1 dephosphorylation, demonstrating this arrest is also Myd88/nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) independent. The G0 arrest is accompanied by p21 upregulation and CDK1 depletion, consistent with the observed SAMHD1 dephosphorylation at T592. Furthermore, we show by SAMHD1 knockdown that the TLR4-activated pathway potently blocks HIV-1 infection in macrophages specifically via SAMHD1. Together, these data demonstrate that macrophages can mobilize an intrinsic cell arrest and anti-viral state by activating TLR4 prior to IFN secretion, thereby highlighting the importance of cell-cycle regulation as a response to pathogen-associated danger signals in macrophages.
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- Petra Mlcochova
- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
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Rudd SG, Tsesmetzis N, Sanjiv K, Paulin CBJ, Sandhow L, Kutzner J, Hed Myrberg I, Bunten SS, Axelsson H, Zhang SM, Rasti A, Mäkelä P, Coggins SA, Tao S, Suman S, Branca RM, Mermelekas G, Wiita E, Lee S, Walfridsson J, Schinazi RF, Kim B, Lehtiö J, Rassidakis GZ, Pokrovskaja Tamm K, Warpman‐Berglund U, Heyman M, Grandér D, Lehmann S, Lundbäck T, Qian H, Henter J, Schaller T, Helleday T, Herold N. Ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors suppress SAMHD1 ara-CTPase activity enhancing cytarabine efficacy. EMBO Mol Med 2020; 12:e10419. [PMID: 31950591 PMCID: PMC7059017 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201910419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [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: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The deoxycytidine analogue cytarabine (ara-C) remains the backbone treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) as well as other haematological and lymphoid malignancies, but must be combined with other chemotherapeutics to achieve cure. Yet, the underlying mechanism dictating synergistic efficacy of combination chemotherapy remains largely unknown. The dNTPase SAMHD1, which regulates dNTP homoeostasis antagonistically to ribonucleotide reductase (RNR), limits ara-C efficacy by hydrolysing the active triphosphate metabolite ara-CTP. Here, we report that clinically used inhibitors of RNR, such as gemcitabine and hydroxyurea, overcome the SAMHD1-mediated barrier to ara-C efficacy in primary blasts and mouse models of AML, displaying SAMHD1-dependent synergy with ara-C. We present evidence that this is mediated by dNTP pool imbalances leading to allosteric reduction of SAMHD1 ara-CTPase activity. Thus, SAMHD1 constitutes a novel biomarker for combination therapies of ara-C and RNR inhibitors with immediate consequences for clinical practice to improve treatment of AML.
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Zhang Z, Zheng L, Yu Y, Wu J, Yang F, Xu Y, Guo Q, Wu X, Cao S, Cao L, Song X. Involvement of SAMHD1 in dNTP homeostasis and the maintenance of genomic integrity and oncotherapy (Review). Int J Oncol 2020; 56:879-888. [PMID: 32319570 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2020.4988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Sterile alpha motif and histidine/aspartic acid domain‑containing protein 1 (SAMHD1), the only deoxynucleotide triphosphate (dNTP) hydrolase in eukaryotes, plays a crucial role in regulating the dynamic balance and ratio of cellular dNTP pools. Furthermore, SAMHD1 has been reported to be involved in the pathological process of several diseases. Homozygous SAMHD1 mutations have been identified in immune system disorders, such as autoimmune disease Aicardi‑Goutières syndrome (AGS), whose primary pathogenesis is associated with the abnormal accumulation and disproportion of dNTPs. SAMHD1 is also considered to be an intrinsic virus‑restriction factor by suppressing the viral infection process, including reverse transcription, replication, packaging and transmission. In addition, SAMHD1 has been shown to promote genome integrity during homologous recombination following DNA damage, thus being considered a promising candidate for oncotherapy applications. The present review summarizes the molecular mechanisms of SAMHD1 regarding the regulation of dNTP homeostasis and DNA damage response. Additionally, its potential effects on tumorigenesis and oncotherapy are reported.
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- Zhou Zhang
- College of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Translational Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, P.R. China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Translational Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, P.R. China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Translational Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, P.R. China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Translational Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, P.R. China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Translational Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, P.R. China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Translational Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, P.R. China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Translational Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, P.R. China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Translational Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, P.R. China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Translational Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, P.R. China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Translational Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, P.R. China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, Institute of Translational Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, P.R. China
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Constitutive Siglec-1 expression confers susceptibility to HIV-1 infection of human dendritic cell precursors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:21685-21693. [PMID: 31591213 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1911007116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The human dendritic cell (DC) lineage has recently been unraveled by high-dimensional mapping, revealing the existence of a discrete new population of blood circulating DC precursors (pre-DCs). Whether this new DC population possesses specific functional features as compared to the other blood DC subset upon pathogen encounter remained to be evaluated. A unique feature of pre-DCs among blood DCs is their constitutive expression of the viral adhesion receptor Siglec-1. Here, we show that pre-DCs, but not other blood DC subsets, are susceptible to infection by HIV-1 in a Siglec-1-dependent manner. Siglec-1 mediates pre-DC infection of CCR5- and CXCR4-tropic strains. Infection of pre-DCs is further enhanced in the presence of HIV-2/SIVmac Vpx, indicating that Siglec-1 does not counteract restriction factors such as SAMHD1. Instead, Siglec-1 promotes attachment and fusion of viral particles. HIV-1-infected pre-DCs produce new infectious viral particles that accumulate in intracellular compartments reminiscent of the virus-containing compartment of macrophages. Pre-DC activation by toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands induces an antiviral state that inhibits HIV-1 fusion and infection, but Siglec-1 remains functional and mediates replication-independent transfer of HIV-1 to activated primary T lymphocytes. Altogether, Siglec-1-mediated susceptibility to HIV-1 infection of pre-DCs constitutes a unique functional feature that might represent a preferential relationship of this emerging cell type with viruses.
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Monit C, Morris ER, Ruis C, Szafran B, Thiltgen G, Tsai MHC, Mitchison NA, Bishop KN, Stoye JP, Taylor IA, Fassati A, Goldstein RA. Positive selection in dNTPase SAMHD1 throughout mammalian evolution. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:18647-18654. [PMID: 31451672 PMCID: PMC6744909 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1908755116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The vertebrate protein SAMHD1 is highly unusual in having roles in cellular metabolic regulation, antiviral restriction, and regulation of innate immunity. Its deoxynucleoside triphosphohydrolase activity regulates cellular dNTP concentration, reducing levels below those required by lentiviruses and other viruses to replicate. To counter this threat, some primate lentiviruses encode accessory proteins that bind SAMHD1 and induce its degradation; in turn, positive diversifying selection has been observed in regions bound by these lentiviral proteins, suggesting that primate SAMHD1 has coevolved to evade these countermeasures. Moreover, deleterious polymorphisms in human SAMHD1 are associated with autoimmune disease linked to uncontrolled DNA synthesis of endogenous retroelements. Little is known about how evolutionary pressures affect these different SAMHD1 functions. Here, we examine the deeper history of these interactions by testing whether evolutionary signatures in SAMHD1 extend to other mammalian groups and exploring the molecular basis of this coevolution. Using codon-based likelihood models, we find positive selection in SAMHD1 within each mammal lineage for which sequence data are available. We observe positive selection at sites clustered around T592, a residue that is phosphorylated to regulate SAMHD1 activity. We verify experimentally that mutations within this cluster affect catalytic rate and lentiviral restriction, suggesting that virus-host coevolution has required adaptations of enzymatic function. Thus, persistent positive selection may have involved the adaptation of SAMHD1 regulation to balance antiviral, metabolic, and innate immunity functions.
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- Christopher Monit
- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, NW1 1AT London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- Retrovirus-Host Interactions Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, NW1 1AT London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- Retroviral Replication Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, NW1 1AT London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom
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- Retroviral Replication Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, NW1 1AT London, United Kingdom
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- Retrovirus-Host Interactions Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, NW1 1AT London, United Kingdom
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- Macromolecular Structure Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, NW1 1AT London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom;
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, WC1E 6BT London, United Kingdom;
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HIV-1 has evolved many strategies to circumvent the host’s antiviral innate immune responses and establishes disseminated infection; the molecular mechanisms of these strategies are not entirely clear. We showed previously that USP18 contributes to HIV-1 replication by abrogating p21 antiviral function. Here, we demonstrate a mechanism by which USP18 mediates p21 downregulation in myeloid cells. USP18, by its protease activity, accumulates misfolded p53, which requires ISG15 for clearance. Depletion of ISG15 causes accumulation of misfolded dominant negative p53, which supports HIV-1 replication. This work clarifies the function and consequences of p53 modification by ISG15 and implicates USP18 in HIV-1 infection and potentially in carcinogenesis. Macrophages and dendritic cells dominate early immune responses to lentiviruses. HIV-1 sensing by pathogen recognition receptors induces signaling cascades that culminate in type I alpha/beta interferon (IFN-α/β) induction. IFN-α/β signals back via the IFN-α/β receptors, inducing a plethora of IFN-stimulated gene (ISGs), including ISG15, p53, and p21Cip1. p21 inhibits HIV-1 replication by inactivating the deoxynucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) biosynthesis pathway and activating the restriction factor SAMHD1. p21 is induced by functional p53. ISG15-specific isopeptidase USP18 negatively regulates IFN signaling. We showed previously that USP18 contributes to HIV-1 replication by abrogating p21 antiviral function. Here, we demonstrate a mechanism by which USP18 mediates p21 downregulation in myeloid cells. USP18, by its protease activity, accumulates misfolded p53, which requires ISG15 for its degradation. Depletion of ISG15 causes accumulation of misfolded dominant negative p53, which enhances HIV-1 replication. This work clarifies the function and consequences of p53 modification by ISG15 and implicates USP18 in HIV-1 infection and potentially in carcinogenesis.
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Interplay between Intrinsic and Innate Immunity during HIV Infection. Cells 2019; 8:cells8080922. [PMID: 31426525 PMCID: PMC6721663 DOI: 10.3390/cells8080922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Restriction factors are antiviral components of intrinsic immunity which constitute a first line of defense by blocking different steps of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) replication cycle. In immune cells, HIV infection is also sensed by several pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), leading to type I interferon (IFN-I) and inflammatory cytokines production that upregulate antiviral interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs). Several studies suggest a link between these two types of immunity. Indeed, restriction factors, that are generally interferon-inducible, are able to modulate immune responses. This review highlights recent knowledge of the interplay between restriction factors and immunity inducing antiviral defenses. Counteraction of this intrinsic and innate immunity by HIV viral proteins will also be discussed.
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The missing link: allostery and catalysis in the anti-viral protein SAMHD1. Biochem Soc Trans 2019; 47:1013-1027. [PMID: 31296733 PMCID: PMC7045340 DOI: 10.1042/bst20180348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Vertebrate protein SAMHD1 (sterile-α-motif and HD domain containing protein 1) regulates the cellular dNTP (2′-deoxynucleoside-5′-triphosphate) pool by catalysing the hydrolysis of dNTP into 2′-deoxynucleoside and triphosphate products. As an important regulator of cell proliferation and a key player in dNTP homeostasis, mutations to SAMHD1 are implicated in hypermutated cancers, and germline mutations are associated with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia and the inflammatory disorder Aicardi–Goutières Syndrome. By limiting the supply of dNTPs for viral DNA synthesis, SAMHD1 also restricts the replication of several retroviruses, such as HIV-1, and some DNA viruses in dendritic and myeloid lineage cells and resting T-cells. SAMHD1 activity is regulated throughout the cell cycle, both at the level of protein expression and post-translationally, through phosphorylation. In addition, allosteric regulation further fine-tunes the catalytic activity of SAMHD1, with a nucleotide-activated homotetramer as the catalytically active form of the protein. In cells, GTP and dATP are the likely physiological activators of two adjacent allosteric sites, AL1 (GTP) and AL2 (dATP), that bridge monomer–monomer interfaces to stabilise the protein homotetramer. This review summarises the extensive X-ray crystallographic, biophysical and molecular dynamics experiments that have elucidated important features of allosteric regulation in SAMHD1. We present a comprehensive mechanism detailing the structural and protein dynamics components of the allosteric coupling between nucleotide-induced tetramerization and the catalysis of dNTP hydrolysis by SAMHD1.
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Kong J, Wang MM, He SY, Peng X, Qin XH. Structural characterization and directed modification of Sus scrofa SAMHD1 reveal the mechanism underlying deoxynucleotide regulation. FEBS J 2019; 286:3844-3857. [PMID: 31152619 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Sterile α-motif/histidine-aspartate domain-containing protein 1 (SAMHD1) is an intrinsic antiviral restriction factor known to play a vital role in preventing multiple viral infections and in the control of the cellular deoxynucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) pool. Human and mouse SAMHD1 have both been extensively studied; however, our knowledge on porcine SAMHD1 is limited. Here, we report our findings from comprehensive structural and functional studies on porcine SAMHD1. We determined the crystal structure of porcine SAMHD1 and showed that it forms a symmetric tetramer. Moreover, we modified the deoxynucleotide triphosphohydrolase (dNTPase) activity of SAMHD1 by site-directed mutagenesis based on the crystal structure, and obtained an artificial dimeric enzyme possessing high dNTPase activity. Taken together, our results define the mechanism underlying dNTP regulation and provide a deeper understanding of the regulation of porcine SAMHD1 functions. Directed modification of key residues based on the protein structure enhances the activity of the enzyme, which will be beneficial in the search for new antiviral strategies and for future translational applications.
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- Jia Kong
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, China.,School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, China.,State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, NanKai University, Tianjin, China
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Patra KK, Bhattacharya A, Bhattacharya S. Molecular dynamics investigation of a redox switch in the anti-HIV protein SAMHD1. Proteins 2019; 87:748-759. [PMID: 31017331 DOI: 10.1002/prot.25701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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HIV-1 is restricted in macrophages and certain quiescent myeloid cells due to a "Scorched Earth" dNTP starvation strategy attributed to the sterile alpha motif and HD domain protein-SAMHD1. Active SAMHD1 tetramers are assembled by GTP-Mg+2-dNTP cross bridges and cleave the triphosphate groups of dNTPs at a K m of ~10 μM, which is consistent with dNTP concentrations in cycling cells, but far higher than the equivalent concentration in quiescent cells. Given the substantial disparity between the dNTP concentrations required to activate SAMHD1 tetramers (~10 μM) and the dNTP concentrations in noncycling cells (~10 nM), the possibility of alternate enzymatically active forms of SAMHD1, including monomers remains open. In particular, the possibility of redox regulation of such monomers is also an open question. There have been experimental studies on the regulation of SAMHD1 by Glutathione driven redox reactions recently. Therefore, in this work, we have performed all-atom molecular dynamics simulations to study the dynamics of monomeric SAMHD1 constructs in the context of the three redox-susceptible Cysteine residues and compared them to monomers assembled within a tetramer. Our results indicate that assembly into a tetramer causes ordering of the catalytic core and increased solvent accessibility of the Catalytic Site. We have also found that glutathionylation of surface exposed C522 causes long range allosteric disruptions extending into the protein core. Finally, we see evidence suggesting a transient interaction between C522 and C341. Such a disulfide linkage has been hypothesized by experimental models, but has never been observed in crystal structures before.
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- Kajwal Kumar Patra
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
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Buffone C, Kutzner J, Opp S, Martinez-Lopez A, Selyutina A, Coggings SA, Studdard LR, Ding L, Kim B, Spearman P, Schaller T, Diaz-Griffero F. The ability of SAMHD1 to block HIV-1 but not SIV requires expression of MxB. Virology 2019; 531:260-268. [PMID: 30959264 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2019.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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SAMHD1 is a human restriction factor known to prevent infection of macrophages, resting CD4+ T cells, and dendritic cells by HIV-1. To test the contribution of MxB to the ability of SAMHD1 to block HIV-1 infection, we created human THP-1 cell lines that were knocked out for expression of MxB, SAMHD1, or both. Interestingly, MxB depletion renders SAMHD1 ineffective against HIV-1 but not SIVmac. We observed similar results in human primary macrophages that were knockdown for the expression of MxB. To understand how MxB assists SAMHD1 restriction of HIV-1, we examined direct interaction between SAMHD1 and MxB in pull-down experiments. In addition, we investigated several properties of SAMHD1 in the absence of MxB expression, including subcellular localization, phosphorylation of the SAMHD1 residue T592, and dNTPs levels. These experiments showed that SAMHD1 restriction of HIV-1 requires expression of MxB.
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- Cindy Buffone
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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- University Hospital Heidelberg, Department of Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Emory University, Pediatrics, Atlanta, 30322, Georgia
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- University Hospital Heidelberg, Department of Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA.
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Majer C, Schüssler JM, König R. Intertwined: SAMHD1 cellular functions, restriction, and viral evasion strategies. Med Microbiol Immunol 2019; 208:513-529. [PMID: 30879196 DOI: 10.1007/s00430-019-00593-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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SAMHD1 was initially described for its ability to efficiently restrict HIV-1 replication in myeloid cells and resting CD4+ T cells. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that SAMHD1-mediated restriction is by far not limited to lentiviruses, but seems to be a general concept that applies to most retroviruses and at least a number of DNA viruses. SAMHD1 anti-viral activity was long believed to be solely due to its ability to deplete cellular dNTPs by enzymatic degradation. However, since its discovery, several new functions have been attributed to SAMHD1. It has been demonstrated to bind nucleic acids, to modulate innate immunity, as well as to participate in the DNA damage response and resolution of stalled replication forks. Consequently, it is likely that SAMHD1-mediated anti-viral activity is not or not exclusively mediated through its dNTPase activity. Therefore, in this review, we summarize current knowledge on SAMHD1 cellular functions and systematically discuss how these functions could contribute to the restriction of a broad range of viruses besides retroviruses: herpesviruses, poxviruses and hepatitis B virus. Furthermore, we aim to highlight different ways how viruses counteract SAMHD1-mediated restriction to bypass the SAMHD1-mediated block to viral infection.
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- Catharina Majer
- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, 63225, Langen, Germany
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, 63225, Langen, Germany. .,Immunity and Pathogenesis Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA. .,German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), 63225, Langen, Germany. .,Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, 63225, Langen, Germany.
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The structural basis for cancer drug interactions with the catalytic and allosteric sites of SAMHD1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:E10022-E10031. [PMID: 30305425 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1805593115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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SAMHD1 is a deoxynucleoside triphosphate triphosphohydrolase (dNTPase) that depletes cellular dNTPs in noncycling cells to promote genome stability and to inhibit retroviral and herpes viral replication. In addition to being substrates, cellular nucleotides also allosterically regulate SAMHD1 activity. Recently, it was shown that high expression levels of SAMHD1 are also correlated with significantly worse patient responses to nucleotide analog drugs important for treating a variety of cancers, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In this study, we used biochemical, structural, and cellular methods to examine the interactions of various cancer drugs with SAMHD1. We found that both the catalytic and the allosteric sites of SAMHD1 are sensitive to sugar modifications of the nucleotide analogs, with the allosteric site being significantly more restrictive. We crystallized cladribine-TP, clofarabine-TP, fludarabine-TP, vidarabine-TP, cytarabine-TP, and gemcitabine-TP in the catalytic pocket of SAMHD1. We found that all of these drugs are substrates of SAMHD1 and that the efficacy of most of these drugs is affected by SAMHD1 activity. Of the nucleotide analogs tested, only cladribine-TP with a deoxyribose sugar efficiently induced the catalytically active SAMHD1 tetramer. Together, these results establish a detailed framework for understanding the substrate specificity and allosteric activation of SAMHD1 with regard to nucleotide analogs, which can be used to improve current cancer and antiviral therapies.
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Coquel F, Neumayer C, Lin YL, Pasero P. SAMHD1 and the innate immune response to cytosolic DNA during DNA replication. Curr Opin Immunol 2018; 56:24-30. [PMID: 30292848 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2018.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cytosolic DNA of endogenous or exogenous origin is sensed by the cGAS-STING pathway to activate innate immune responses. Besides microbial DNA, this pathway detects self-DNA in the cytoplasm of damaged or abnormal cells and plays a central role in antitumor immunity. The mechanism by which cytosolic DNA accumulates under genotoxic stress conditions is currently unclear, but recent studies on factors mutated in the Aicardi-Goutières syndrome cells, such as SAMHD1, RNase H2 and TREX1, are shedding new light on this key process. In particular, these studies indicate that the rupture of micronuclei and the release of ssDNA fragments during the processing of stalled replication forks and chromosome breaks represent potent inducers of the cGAS-STING pathway.
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- Flavie Coquel
- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Montpellier France
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Montpellier France
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Montpellier France.
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Montpellier France.
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From APOBEC to ZAP: Diverse mechanisms used by cellular restriction factors to inhibit virus infections. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2018; 1866:382-394. [PMID: 30290238 PMCID: PMC6334645 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2018.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Antiviral restriction factors are cellular proteins that inhibit the entry, replication, or spread of viruses. These proteins are critical components of the innate immune system and function to limit the severity and host range of virus infections. Here we review the current knowledge on the mechanisms of action of several restriction factors that affect multiple viruses at distinct stages of their life cycles. For example, APOBEC3G deaminates cytosines to hypermutate reverse transcribed viral DNA; IFITM3 alters membranes to inhibit virus membrane fusion; MXA/B oligomerize on viral protein complexes to inhibit virus replication; SAMHD1 decreases dNTP intracellular concentrations to prevent reverse transcription of retrovirus genomes; tetherin prevents release of budding virions from cells; Viperin catalyzes formation of a nucleoside analogue that inhibits viral RNA polymerases; and ZAP binds virus RNAs to target them for degradation. We also discuss countermeasures employed by specific viruses against these restriction factors, and mention secondary functions of several of these factors in modulating immune responses. These important examples highlight the diverse strategies cells have evolved to combat virus infections.
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USP18 (UBP43) Abrogates p21-Mediated Inhibition of HIV-1. J Virol 2018; 92:JVI.00592-18. [PMID: 30068654 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00592-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The host intrinsic innate immune system drives antiviral defenses and viral restriction, which includes the production of soluble factors, such as type I and III interferon (IFN), and activation of restriction factors, including SAMHD1, a deoxynucleoside triphosphohydrolase. Interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15)-specific ubiquitin-like protease 43 (USP18) abrogates IFN signaling pathways. The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21 (CIP1/WAF1), which is involved in the differentiation and maturation of monocytes, inhibits human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in macrophages and dendritic cells. p21 inhibition of HIV-1 replication is thought to occur at the reverse transcription step, likely by suppressing cellular deoxynucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) biosynthesis and increasing the amount of antivirally active form of SAMHD1. SAMHD1 strongly inhibits HIV-1 replication in myeloid and resting CD4+ T cells. Here, we studied how USP18 influences HIV-1 replication in human myeloid THP-1 cells. We found that USP18 has the novel ability to inhibit the antiviral function of p21 in differentiated THP-1 cells. USP18 enhanced reverse transcription of HIV-1 by downregulating p21 expression and upregulating intracellular dNTP levels. p21 downregulation by USP18 was associated with the active form of SAMHD1, phosphorylated at T592. USP18 formed a complex with the E3 ubiquitin ligase recognition factor SKP2 (S-phase kinase associated protein 2) and SAMHD1. CRISPR-Cas9 knockout of USP18 increased p21 protein expression and blocked HIV-1 replication. Overall, we propose USP18 as a regulator of p21 antiviral function in differentiated myeloid THP-1 cells.IMPORTANCE Macrophages and dendritic cells are usually the first point of contact with pathogens, including lentiviruses. Host restriction factors, including SAMHD1, mediate the innate immune response against these viruses. However, HIV-1 has evolved to circumvent the innate immune response and establishes disseminated infection. The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21, which is involved in differentiation and maturation of monocytes, blocks HIV-1 replication at the reverse transcription step. p21 is thought to suppress key enzymes involved in dNTP biosynthesis and activates SAMHD1 antiviral function. We report here that the human USP18 protein is a novel factor potentially contributing to HIV replication by blocking the antiviral function of p21 in differentiated human myeloid cells. USP18 downregulates p21 protein expression, which correlates with upregulated intracellular dNTP levels and the antiviral inactive form of SAMHD1. Depletion of USP18 stabilizes p21 protein expression, which correlates with dephosphorylated SAMHD1 and a block to HIV-1 replication.
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Antonucci JM, Kim SH, St Gelais C, Bonifati S, Li TW, Buzovetsky O, Knecht KM, Duchon AA, Xiong Y, Musier-Forsyth K, Wu L. SAMHD1 Impairs HIV-1 Gene Expression and Negatively Modulates Reactivation of Viral Latency in CD4 + T Cells. J Virol 2018; 92:e00292-18. [PMID: 29793958 PMCID: PMC6052313 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00292-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Sterile alpha motif and HD domain-containing protein 1 (SAMHD1) restricts human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication in nondividing cells by degrading intracellular deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs). SAMHD1 is highly expressed in resting CD4+ T cells, which are important for the HIV-1 reservoir and viral latency; however, whether SAMHD1 affects HIV-1 latency is unknown. Recombinant SAMHD1 binds HIV-1 DNA or RNA fragments in vitro, but the function of this binding remains unclear. Here we investigate the effect of SAMHD1 on HIV-1 gene expression and reactivation of viral latency. We found that endogenous SAMHD1 impaired HIV-1 long terminal repeat (LTR) activity in monocytic THP-1 cells and HIV-1 reactivation in latently infected primary CD4+ T cells. Overexpression of wild-type (WT) SAMHD1 suppressed HIV-1 LTR-driven gene expression at a transcriptional level. Tat coexpression abrogated SAMHD1-mediated suppression of HIV-1 LTR-driven luciferase expression. SAMHD1 overexpression also suppressed the LTR activity of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), but not that of murine leukemia virus (MLV), suggesting specific suppression of retroviral LTR-driven gene expression. WT SAMHD1 bound to proviral DNA and impaired reactivation of HIV-1 gene expression in latently infected J-Lat cells. In contrast, a nonphosphorylated mutant (T592A) and a dNTP triphosphohydrolase (dNTPase) inactive mutant (H206D R207N [HD/RN]) of SAMHD1 failed to efficiently suppress HIV-1 LTR-driven gene expression and reactivation of latent virus. Purified recombinant WT SAMHD1, but not the T592A and HD/RN mutants, bound to fragments of the HIV-1 LTR in vitro These findings suggest that SAMHD1-mediated suppression of HIV-1 LTR-driven gene expression potentially regulates viral latency in CD4+ T cells.IMPORTANCE A critical barrier to developing a cure for HIV-1 infection is the long-lived viral reservoir that exists in resting CD4+ T cells, the main targets of HIV-1. The viral reservoir is maintained through a variety of mechanisms, including regulation of the HIV-1 LTR promoter. The host protein SAMHD1 restricts HIV-1 replication in nondividing cells, but its role in HIV-1 latency remains unknown. Here we report a new function of SAMHD1 in regulating HIV-1 latency. We found that SAMHD1 suppressed HIV-1 LTR promoter-driven gene expression and reactivation of viral latency in cell lines and primary CD4+ T cells. Furthermore, SAMHD1 bound to the HIV-1 LTR in vitro and in a latently infected CD4+ T-cell line, suggesting that the binding may negatively modulate reactivation of HIV-1 latency. Our findings indicate a novel role for SAMHD1 in regulating HIV-1 latency, which enhances our understanding of the mechanisms regulating proviral gene expression in CD4+ T cells.
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- Jenna M Antonucci
- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Tramentozzi E, Ferraro P, Hossain M, Stillman B, Bianchi V, Pontarin G. The dNTP triphosphohydrolase activity of SAMHD1 persists during S-phase when the enzyme is phosphorylated at T592. Cell Cycle 2018; 17:1102-1114. [PMID: 30039733 PMCID: PMC6110608 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2018.1480216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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SAMHD1 is the major catabolic enzyme regulating the intracellular concentrations of DNA precursors (dNTPs). The S-phase kinase CDK2-cyclinA phosphorylates SAMHD1 at Thr-592. How this modification affects SAMHD1 function is highly debated. We investigated the role of endogenous SAMHD1 phosphorylation during the cell cycle. Thr-592 phosphorylation occurs first at the G1/S border and is removed during mitotic exit parallel with Thr-phosphorylations of most CDK1 targets. Differential sensitivity to the phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid suggested different involvement of the PP1 and PP2 families dependent upon the time of the cell cycle. SAMHD1 turn-over indicates that Thr-592 phosphorylation does not cause rapid protein degradation. Furthermore, SAMHD1 influenced the size of the four dNTP pools independently of its phosphorylation. Our findings reveal that SAMHD1 is active during the entire cell cycle and performs an important regulatory role during S-phase by contributing with ribonucleotide reductase to maintain dNTP pool balance for proper DNA replication.
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA
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Schott K, Fuchs NV, Derua R, Mahboubi B, Schnellbächer E, Seifried J, Tondera C, Schmitz H, Shepard C, Brandariz-Nuñez A, Diaz-Griffero F, Reuter A, Kim B, Janssens V, König R. Dephosphorylation of the HIV-1 restriction factor SAMHD1 is mediated by PP2A-B55α holoenzymes during mitotic exit. Nat Commun 2018; 9:2227. [PMID: 29884836 PMCID: PMC5993806 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04671-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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SAMHD1 is a critical restriction factor for HIV-1 in non-cycling cells and its antiviral activity is regulated by T592 phosphorylation. Here, we show that SAMHD1 dephosphorylation at T592 is controlled during the cell cycle, occurring during M/G1 transition in proliferating cells. Using several complementary proteomics and biochemical approaches, we identify the phosphatase PP2A-B55α responsible for rendering SAMHD1 antivirally active. SAMHD1 is specifically targeted by PP2A-B55α holoenzymes during mitotic exit, in line with observations that PP2A-B55α is a key mitotic exit phosphatase in mammalian cells. Strikingly, as HeLa or activated primary CD4+ T cells enter the G1 phase, pronounced reduction of RT products is observed upon HIV-1 infection dependent on the presence of dephosphorylated SAMHD1. Moreover, PP2A controls SAMHD1 pT592 level in non-cycling monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs). Thus, the PP2A-B55α holoenzyme is a key regulator to switch on the antiviral activity of SAMHD1.
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- Kerstin Schott
- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225, Langen, Germany
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225, Langen, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Protein Phosphorylation and Proteomics, KU Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.,Facility for Systems Biology based Mass Spectrometry (SYBIOMA), KU Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225, Langen, Germany
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225, Langen, Germany
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225, Langen, Germany
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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- Division of Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225, Langen, Germany
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.,Department of Pharmacy, Kyung-Hee University, 2447, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Protein Phosphorylation and Proteomics, KU Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Host-Pathogen Interactions, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225, Langen, Germany. .,Immunity and Pathogenesis Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA. .,German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), 63225, Langen, Germany.
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Mauney CH, Hollis T. SAMHD1: Recurring roles in cell cycle, viral restriction, cancer, and innate immunity. Autoimmunity 2018; 51:96-110. [PMID: 29583030 PMCID: PMC6117824 DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2018.1454912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Sterile alpha motif and histidine-aspartic acid domain-containing protein 1 (SAMHD1) is a deoxynucleotide triphosphate (dNTP) hydrolase that plays an important role in the homeostatic balance of cellular dNTPs. Its emerging role as an effector of innate immunity is affirmed by mutations in the SAMHD1 gene that cause the severe autoimmune disease, Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome (AGS) and that are linked to cancer. Additionally, SAMHD1 functions as a restriction factor for retroviruses, such as HIV. Here, we review the current biochemical and biological properties of the enzyme including its structure, activity, and regulation by post-translational modifications in the context of its cellular function. We outline open questions regarding the biology of SAMHD1 whose answers will be important for understanding its function as a regulator of cell cycle progression, genomic integrity, and in autoimmunity.
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- Christopher H Mauney
- a Department of Biochemistry , Center for Structural Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine , Winston Salem , NC , USA
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- a Department of Biochemistry , Center for Structural Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine , Winston Salem , NC , USA
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SAMHD1 suppresses innate immune responses to viral infections and inflammatory stimuli by inhibiting the NF-κB and interferon pathways. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:E3798-E3807. [PMID: 29610295 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1801213115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Sterile alpha motif and HD-domain-containing protein 1 (SAMHD1) blocks replication of retroviruses and certain DNA viruses by reducing the intracellular dNTP pool. SAMHD1 has been suggested to down-regulate IFN and inflammatory responses to viral infections, although the functions and mechanisms of SAMHD1 in modulating innate immunity remain unclear. Here, we show that SAMHD1 suppresses the innate immune responses to viral infections and inflammatory stimuli by inhibiting nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation and type I interferon (IFN-I) induction. Compared with control cells, infection of SAMHD1-silenced human monocytic cells or primary macrophages with Sendai virus (SeV) or HIV-1, or treatment with inflammatory stimuli, induces significantly higher levels of NF-κB activation and IFN-I induction. Exogenous SAMHD1 expression in cells or SAMHD1 reconstitution in knockout cells suppresses NF-κB activation and IFN-I induction by SeV infection or inflammatory stimuli. Mechanistically, SAMHD1 inhibits NF-κB activation by interacting with NF-κB1/2 and reducing phosphorylation of the NF-κB inhibitory protein IκBα. SAMHD1 also interacts with the inhibitor-κB kinase ε (IKKε) and IFN regulatory factor 7 (IRF7), leading to the suppression of the IFN-I induction pathway by reducing IKKε-mediated IRF7 phosphorylation. Interactions of endogenous SAMHD1 with NF-κB and IFN-I pathway proteins were validated in human monocytic cells and primary macrophages. Comparing splenocytes from SAMHD1 knockout and heterozygous mice, we further confirmed SAMHD1-mediated suppression of NF-κB activation, suggesting an evolutionarily conserved property of SAMHD1. Our findings reveal functions of SAMHD1 in down-regulating innate immune responses to viral infections and inflammatory stimuli, highlighting the importance of SAMHD1 in modulating antiviral immunity.
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