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APOBEC3G is a cellular cytidine deaminase that was recently identified as the Vif-sensitive antiviral host factor responsible for the restriction of vif-defective HIV-1 in primary human cells and certain non-permissive T cell lines. Inhibition of HIV-1 replication is thought to be the result of APOBEC3G-induced hypermutation of the viral genome that occurs early during reverse transcription. Against this backdrop is a new report from the Uchiyama laboratory that proposes deaminase-independent restriction of HTLV-1 by APOBEC3G (Sasada et al. Retrovirology 2005, 2:32). These findings combined with recent reports of deaminase-independent inhibition of Hepatitis B virus as well as HIV-1 suggest that cytidine deaminase activity and antiviral activity may be separable functional properties of APOBEC3G.
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- Klaus Strebel
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, Viral Biochemistry Section; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH; Building 4, Room 310; 4 Center Drive, MSC 0460; Bethesda, MD 20892-0460, USA.
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Sasada A, Takaori-Kondo A, Shirakawa K, Kobayashi M, Abudu A, Hishizawa M, Imada K, Tanaka Y, Uchiyama T. APOBEC3G targets human T-cell leukemia virus type 1. Retrovirology 2005; 2:32. [PMID: 15943885 PMCID: PMC1156950 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-2-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2005] [Accepted: 05/19/2005] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background Apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme-catalytic polypeptide-like 3G (APOBEC3G) is a host cellular protein with a broad antiviral activity. It inhibits infectivitiy of a wide variety of retroviruses by deaminating deoxycytidine (dC) into deoxyuridine (dU) in newly synthesized minus strand DNA, resulting in G-to-A hypermutation of the viral plus strand DNA. To clarify the mechanism of its function, we have examined the antiviral activity of APOBEC3G on human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), the first identified human retrovirus. Results In this study, we have demonstrated that overexpressed as well as endogenous APOBEC3G were incorporated into HTLV-1 virions and that APOBEC3G inhibited the infection of HTLV-1. Interestingly, several inactive mutants of APOBEC3G also inhibited HTLV-1 and no G-to-A hypermutation was induced by APOBEC3G in HTLV-1 genome. Furthermore, we introduced the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vif gene into HTLV-1 producing cell line, MT-2, to antagonize APOBEC3G by reducing its intracellular expression and virion incorporation, which resulted in upregulation of the infectivity of produced viruses. Conclusion APOBEC3G is incorporated into HTLV-1 virions and inhibits the infection of HTLV-1 without exerting its cytidine deaminase activity. These results suggest that APOBEC3G might act on HTLV-1 through different mechanisms from that on HIV-1 and contribute to the unique features of HTLV-1 infection and transmission.
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- Amane Sasada
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Uehara 207, Nishihara-cho, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Yoshida A, Piroozmand A, Sakurai A, Fujita M, Uchiyama T, Kimura T, Hayashi Y, Kiso Y, Adachi A. Establishment of a biological assay system for human retroviral protease activity. Microbes Infect 2005; 7:820-4. [PMID: 15893491 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2005.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2005] [Accepted: 02/07/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In order to obtain indicator cell lines that are exquisitely susceptible to human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), luciferase gene driven by HTLV-1 long terminal repeat (LTR) was transfected into lymphocytic H9 cells with neo gene, and cell lines were selected by G418. A cell line (H9/K30luc) was found to produce an extremely high level of luciferase only when co-cultured with HTLV-1 producer MT-2 cells. Both in the absence and presence of a reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitor azidothymidine, H9/K30luc cells generated similarly high luciferase activity upon co-cultivation with MT-2 cells. To develop an equivalent system for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), H9/NL432 cells, which are stably infected with HIV-1 and producing a low level of the virus-like MT-2 cells for HTLV-1, were generated. Together with the indicator cell line H9/H1luc for HIV-1 already reported, antiviral effects of some agents on HTLV-1 and HIV-1 could be readily and sensitively evaluated by similar methods. In fact, by using our system, an HIV-1 protease inhibitor, saquinavir, was demonstrated to be highly effective against HIV-1 but not against HTLV-1.
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- Akiko Yoshida
- Department of Virology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.
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Navarro F, Bollman B, Chen H, König R, Yu Q, Chiles K, Landau NR. Complementary function of the two catalytic domains of APOBEC3G. Virology 2005; 333:374-86. [PMID: 15721369 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2005.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 266] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2004] [Revised: 12/07/2004] [Accepted: 01/10/2005] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The HIV-1 viral accessory protein Vif prevents the encapsidation of the antiviral cellular cytidine deaminases APOBEC3F and APOBEC3G by inducing their proteasomal degradation. In the absence of Vif, APOBEC3G is encapsidated and blocks virus replication by deaminating cytosines of the viral cDNA. APOBEC3G encapsidation has been recently shown to depend on the viral nucleocapsid protein; however, the role of RNA remains unclear. Using APOBEC3G deletion and point mutants, we mapped the encapsidation determinant to the Zn(2+) coordination residues of the N-terminal catalytic domain (CD1). Notably, these residues were also required for RNA binding. Mutations in the two aromatic residues of CD1 but not CD2, which are conserved in cytidine deaminase core domains and are required for RNA binding, prevented encapsidation into HIV-1, HTLV-I and MLV. The Zn(2+) coordination residues of the C-terminal catalytic domain (CD2) were not required for encapsidation but were essential for cytidine deaminase activity and the antiviral effect. These findings suggest a model in which CD1 mediates encapsidation and RNA binding while CD2 mediates cytidine deaminase activity. Interestingly, HTLV-I was relatively resistant to the antiviral effects of encapsidated APOBEC3G.
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- Francisco Navarro
- Infectious Disease Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Jones KS, Akel S, Petrow-Sadowski C, Huang Y, Bertolette DC, Ruscetti FW. Induction of Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type I Receptors on Quiescent Naive T Lymphocytes by TGF-β. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 174:4262-70. [PMID: 15778389 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.7.4262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Jewell NA, Mansky LM. Construction and characterization of deltaretrovirus indicator cell lines. J Virol Methods 2005; 123:17-24. [PMID: 15582694 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2004.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2004] [Revised: 08/20/2004] [Accepted: 09/06/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The deltaretroviruses, which include bovine leukemia virus (BLV) and human T-cell leukemia virus types 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2), replicate poorly in culture and the molecular details of their life cycles are limited. To facilitate the analysis of virus replication, mammalian cell lines were created with the long terminal repeats (LTRs) of each virus driving expression of the enhanced green fluorescent protein gene (egfp). The BLGFP, H1GFP and H2GFP cell lines detect virus infection by the expression of GFP via the transactivation of the LTR via the Tax protein of BLV, HTLV-1 or HTLV-2, respectively. GFP expression was measured by flow cytometry, yielding sensitive and rapid detection of virus infectivity. Interestingly, we observed that the Tax proteins of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 could transactivate the BLV LTR at levels that were comparable to that of BLV Tax. In contrast, the BLV Tax showed low levels of transactivation in H1GFP and H2GFP cells. HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 Tax proteins efficiently transactivated both the HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 LTRs. Finally, spinoculation of BLV resulted in only a two-fold increase in viral titer.
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- Nancy A Jewell
- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, Ohio State University, OH 43210, USA
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Heidecker G, Lloyd PA, Fox K, Nagashima K, Derse D. Late assembly motifs of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 and their relative roles in particle release. J Virol 2004; 78:6636-48. [PMID: 15163754 PMCID: PMC416494 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.12.6636-6648.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2003] [Accepted: 03/11/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Three late assembly domain consensus motifs, namely PTAP, PPPY, and LYPXL, have been identified in different retroviruses. They have been shown to interact with the cellular proteins TSG101, Nedd4, and AP2 or AIP, respectively. Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has a PPPY and a PTAP motif, separated by two amino acids, located at the end of MA, but only the PPPY motif is conserved in the deltaretrovirus group. Like other retroviral peptides carrying the late motif, MA is mono- or di-ubiquitinated. A mutational analysis showed that 90% of PPPY mutant particles were retained in the cell compared to 15% for the wild-type virus. Mutations of the PTAP motif resulted in a 20% decrease in particle release. In single-cycle infectivity assays, the infectious titers of late motif mutants correlated with the amounts of released virus, as determined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. We observed binding of MA to the WW domains of the Nedd4 family member WWP1 but not to the amino-terminal ubiquitin E2 variant domain of TSG101 in mammalian two-hybrid analyses. The binding to WWP1 was eliminated when the PPPY motif was mutated. However, MA showed binding to TSG101 in the yeast two-hybrid system that was dependent on an intact PTAP motif. A dominant-negative (DN) mutant of WWP1 could inhibit budding of the intact HTLV-1 virus. In contrast, DN TSG101 only affected the release of virus-like particles encoded by Gag expression plasmids. Electron and fluorescent microscopy showed that Gag accumulates in large patches in the membranes of cells expressing viruses with PPPY mutations. Very few tethered immature particles could be detected in these samples, suggesting that budding is impaired at an earlier step than in other retroviruses.
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- Gisela Heidecker
- Molecular Biology of Retroviruses Section, Basic Research Lab, National Cancer Institute/NIH, NCI-Frederick, Bldg. 567, Rm. 155, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA.
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Carlos T, Berta R, Antonio A, Estrella C, Rafael B, Sylvina B, Carmen R, Concepción T, Raúl Ortiz de L, José E, Juan G, Enrique C, Francisco JC, Alejandro V, Maite G, Vicente S, Grupo Espanol para DHI. Infecciones por VIH-2 y HTLV-I/II en España. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0213-005x(04)73058-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chung HK, Young HA, Goon PKC, Heidecker G, Princler GL, Shimozato O, Taylor GP, Bangham CRM, Derse D. Activation of interleukin-13 expression in T cells from HTLV-1-infected individuals and in chronically infected cell lines. Blood 2003; 102:4130-6. [PMID: 12920029 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2003-04-1043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection profoundly alters T-cell gene expression, and the dysregulated synthesis of cytokines could influence the course and pathologic consequences of infection. In the process of screening T-cell lines for T helper 1 (Th1) and Th2 cytokine mRNAs, we observed that interleukin-13 (IL-13) mRNA was highly expressed in HTLV-1-infected, IL-2-dependent T-cell lines. IL-9 and interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) mRNAs were also expressed at high levels in chronically infected cell lines. IL-5 mRNA was detected in 60% of the HTLV-1-infected cell lines, but mRNAs for IL-4, IL-10, IL-2, and IL-15 were either below detection limits or did not correlate with HTLV-1 infection. Transcriptional activation of the IL-13 promoter by the HTLV-1 Tax trans-regulatory protein was demonstrated in Jurkat T cells transiently transfected with an IL-13 promoter-reporter plasmid. The clinical relevance of these observations was demonstrated by immunofluorescent staining and flow cytometry of lymphocytes obtained from HTLV-1-infected patients. These studies revealed that IL-13 production was directly related to the level of Tax expression in the infected CD4+ T cells soon after in vitro culture. As IL-13 plays key roles in tumor immunosurveillance, asthma, and central nervous system inflammation, it may contribute to the pathophysiology of HTLV-1-associated diseases.
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- Hye-Kyung Chung
- Basic Research Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA
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- David Derse
- Basic Research Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, USA.
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Igakura T, Stinchcombe JC, Goon PKC, Taylor GP, Weber JN, Griffiths GM, Tanaka Y, Osame M, Bangham CRM. Spread of HTLV-I between lymphocytes by virus-induced polarization of the cytoskeleton. Science 2003; 299:1713-6. [PMID: 12589003 DOI: 10.1126/science.1080115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 544] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Cell contact is required for efficient transmission of human T cell leukemia virus- type 1 (HTLV-I) between cells and between individuals, because naturally infected lymphocytes produce virtually no cell-free infectious HTLV-I particles. However, the mechanism of cell-to-cell spread of HTLV-I is not understood. We show here that cell contact rapidly induces polarization of the cytoskeleton of the infected cell to the cell-cell junction. HTLV-I core (Gag protein) complexes and the HTLV-I genome accumulate at the cell-cell junction and are then transferred to the uninfected cell. Other lymphotropic viruses, such as HIV-1, may similarly subvert normal T cell physiology to allow efficient propagation between cells.
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- Tadahiko Igakura
- Department of Immunology, Imperial College London, St. Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, UK
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Franchini G, Nicot C, Johnson JM. Seizing of T Cells by Human T-Cell Leukemia⧸Lymphoma Virus Type 1. Adv Cancer Res 2003; 89:69-132. [PMID: 14587871 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-230x(03)01003-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1 (HTLV-1) causes neoplastic transformation of human T-cells in a small number of infected individuals several years from infection. Several viral proteins act in concert to increase the responsiveness of T-cells to extracellular stimulation, modulate proapoptotic and antiapoptotic gene signals, enhance T-cell survival, and avoid immune recognition of the infected T-cells. The virus promotes T-cell proliferation by usurping several signaling pathways central to immune T-cell function. Viral proteins modulate the downstream effects of antigen stimulation and receptor-ligand interaction, suggesting that extracellular signals are important for HTLV-1 oncogenesis. Environmental factors such as chronic antigen stimulation are therefore important, as also suggested by epidemiological data. The ability of a given individual to respond to specific antigens is determined genetically. Thus, genetic and environmental factors, together with the virus, contribute to disease development. As in the case of other virus-associated cancers, HTLV-1-induced leukemia/lymphoma can be prevented by avoiding viral infection or by intervention during the asymptomatic phase with approaches able to interrupt the vicious cycle of virus-induced proliferation of a subset of T-cells. This review focuses on current knowledge of the mechanisms regulating HTLV-1 replication and the T-cell pathways that are usurped by viral proteins to induce and maintain clonal proliferation of infected T-cells in vitro. The relevance of these laboratory findings will be related to clonal T-cell proliferation and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma development in vivo.
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- Genoveffa Franchini
- National Cancer Institute, Basic Research Laboratory, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Heidecker G, Hill S, Lloyd PA, Derse D. A novel protease processing site in the transframe protein of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 PR76(gag-pro) defines the N terminus of RT. J Virol 2002; 76:13101-5. [PMID: 12438640 PMCID: PMC136720 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.24.13101-13105.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The genomic RNA of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 encodes three polyproteins, Gag, Gag-Pro, and Gag-Pro-Pol, which are translated as a result of no, one, and two frameshifts, respectively. In this report we demonstrate that the 77 residues encoded at the C terminus of the Gag-Pro precursor can be collectively detected as an 8-kDa transframe protein (TFP) in virions. Mutant viruses with a C-terminally truncated TFP (19, 32, or 50 residues) had essentially a wild-type phenotype in vitro. However, a virus mutant that encoded only the Gag and Gag-Pro-Pol polyproteins due to a mutation in the second frameshift site, and hence did not produce TFP, was noninfectious. Mutation analysis of the proteolytic cleavage site between PR and TFP revealed the presence of an additional site and the existence of a p1 peptide separating protease and TFP. While removal of the cleavage site at the PR-p1 junction had a modest effect on virus replication, mutation of the p1-TFP cleavage site led to noninfectious virus and the loss of reverse transcriptase activity. Determination of the amino-terminal sequence of a hemagglutinin-tagged RT demonstrated that the same site is used in processing the Gag-Pro-Pol precursor and thus defines the start of mature RT. Neither mutation alone or in combination caused changes in the amounts or processing patterns of the Gag polyprotein, indicating that protease is active independent of its C terminus.
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- Gisela Heidecker
- Basic Research Laboratory, NCI-Frederick, Building 567, Room 154, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA.
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Mansky LM, Gajary LC. The primary nucleotide sequence of the bovine leukemia virus RNA packaging signal can influence efficient RNA packaging and virus replication. Virology 2002; 301:272-80. [PMID: 12359429 DOI: 10.1006/viro.2002.1578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Two RNA stem-loop structures in the gag gene have been implicated as representing the primary encapsidation (packaging) signal for bovine leukemia virus (BLV), a member of the Delta retrovirus of the Retroviridae. In this study, we conducted an analysis of these RNA structures, stem loop 1 (SL1) and stem loop 2 (SL2), to determine if both the loop and the stem nucleotide bases are important for RNA encapsidation. We have found that the primary sequence of the unpaired bases located in the loop regions of both SL1 and SL2 are important for efficient RNA encapsidation and virus replication. The primary sequence of the bases that form the stems for both SL1 and SL2 was observed to aid in efficient encapsidation and replication. We also observed that the order of SL1 and SL2 is important for RNA encapsidation and virus replication efficiency. A viral RNA with two copies of either SL1 or SL2 was found to replicate and package RNA as efficiently as a viral RNA with only one copy of SL1 or SL2. This provides evidence that SL1 and SL2 are not functionally equivalent. Sequences from human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) that are located in the same region of HTLV-1 as the SL1 and SL2 of BLV were used to replace the BLV SL1, SL2, or both in a BLV RNA. These BLV RNAs were still encapsidated and replicated, suggesting that these sequences may function as an encapsidation signal in HTLV-1. The chimeric RNAs did not replicate as well as the parental, indicating that the primary nucleotide sequence along with the secondary and tertiary structure of the RNA plays a role in efficient RNA encapsidation and replication.
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- Louis M Mansky
- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, Center for Retrovirus Research, and Comprehensive Cancer, Center, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
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