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D’Agostino DM, Raimondi V, Silic-Benussi M, Ciminale V. MiR-150 in HTLV-1-infection and T-cell transformation. Front Immunol 2022; 13:974088. [PMID: 36072598 PMCID: PMC9442802 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.974088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Human T-cell leukemia virus-1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus that persistently infects CD4+ T-cells, and is the causative agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (TSP/HAM) and several inflammatory diseases. T-cell transformation by HTLV-1 is driven by multiple interactions between viral regulatory proteins and host cell pathways that govern cell proliferation and survival. Studies performed over the last decade have revealed alterations in the expression of many microRNAs in HTLV-1-infected cells and ATLL cells, and have identified several microRNA targets with roles in the viral life cycle and host cell turnover. This review centers on miR-150-5p, a microRNA whose expression is temporally regulated during lymphocyte development and altered in several hematological malignancies. The levels of miR-150-5p are reduced in many HTLV-1-transformed- and ATLL-derived cell lines. Experiments in these cell lines showed that downregulation of miR-150-5p results in activation of the transcription factor STAT1, which is a direct target of the miRNA. However, data on miR-150-5p levels in freshly isolated ATLL samples are suggestive of its upregulation compared to controls. These apparently puzzling findings highlight the need for more in-depth studies of the role of miR-150-5p in HTLV-1 infection and pathogenesis based on knowledge of miR-150-5p-target mRNA interactions and mechanisms regulating its function in normal leukocytes and hematologic neoplasms.
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- Donna M. D’Agostino
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV)- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Padova, Italy
- *Correspondence: Donna M. D’Agostino, ; Vincenzo Ciminale,
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV)- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Padova, Italy
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- Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV)- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Padova, Italy
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- *Correspondence: Donna M. D’Agostino, ; Vincenzo Ciminale,
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Pilotti E, Bianchi MV, De Maria A, Bozzano F, Romanelli MG, Bertazzoni U, Casoli C. HTLV-1/-2 and HIV-1 co-infections: retroviral interference on host immune status. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:372. [PMID: 24391628 PMCID: PMC3870298 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The human retroviruses HIV-1 and HTLV-1/HTLV-2 share similar routes of transmission but cause significantly different diseases. In this review we have outlined the immune mediated mechanisms by which HTLVs affect HIV-1 disease in co-infected hosts. During co-infection with HIV-1, HTLV-2 modulates the cellular microenvironment favoring its own viability and inhibiting HIV-1 progression. This is achieved when the HTLV-2 proviral load is higher than that of HIV-1, and thanks to the ability of HTLV-2 to: (i) up-regulate viral suppressive CCL3L1 chemokine expression; (ii) overcome HIV-1 capacity to activate the JAK/STAT pathway; (iii) reduce the activation of T and NK cells; (iv) modulate the host miRNA profiles. These alterations of immune functions have been mainly attributed to the effects of the HTLV-2 regulatory protein Tax and suggest that HTLV-2 exerts a protective role against HIV-1 infection. Contrary to HIV-1/HTLV-2, the effect of HIV-1/HTLV-1 co-infection on immunological and pathological conditions is still controversial. There is evidence that indicates a worsening of HIV-1 infection, while other evidence does not show clinically relevant effects in HIV-positive people. Possible differences on innate immune mechanisms and a particularly impact on NK cells are becoming evident. The differences between the two HIV-1/HTLV-1 and HIV-1/HTLV-2 co-infections are highlighted and further discussed.
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- Elisabetta Pilotti
- GEMIB Laboratory, Center for Medical Research and Molecular Diagnostics Parma, Italy
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- GEMIB Laboratory, Center for Medical Research and Molecular Diagnostics Parma, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Genova Genova, Italy ; Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research, University of Genova Genova, Italy ; IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST Genova Genova, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Genova Genova, Italy ; Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research, University of Genova Genova, Italy
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- Department of Life and Reproduction Sciences, University of Verona Verona, Italy
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- Department of Life and Reproduction Sciences, University of Verona Verona, Italy
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- GEMIB Laboratory, Center for Medical Research and Molecular Diagnostics Parma, Italy
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Thakur JK, Yadav A, Yadav G. Molecular recognition by the KIX domain and its role in gene regulation. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 42:2112-25. [PMID: 24253305 PMCID: PMC3936767 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt1147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The kinase-inducible domain interacting (KIX) domain is a highly conserved independently folding three-helix bundle that serves as a docking site for transcription factors, whereupon promoter activation and target specificity are achieved during gene regulation. This docking event is a harbinger of an intricate multi-protein assembly at the transcriptional apparatus and is regulated in a highly precise manner in view of the critical role it plays in multiple cellular processes. KIX domains have been characterized in transcriptional coactivators such as p300/CREB-binding protein and mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 15, and even recQ protein-like 5 helicases in various organisms. Their targets are often intrinsically disordered regions within the transactivation domains of transcription factors that attain stable secondary structure only upon complexation with KIX. In this article, we review the KIX domain in terms of its sequence and structure and present the various implications of its ability to act as a transcriptional switch, the mechanistic basis of molecular recognition by KIX, its binding specificity, target promiscuity, combinatorial potential and unique mode of regulation via allostery. We also discuss the possible roles of KIX domains in plants and hope that this review will accelerate scientific interest in KIX and pave the way for novel avenues of research on this critical domain.
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- Jitendra K Thakur
- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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Ahmadi Ghezeldasht S, Shirdel A, Assarehzadegan MA, Hassannia T, Rahimi H, Miri R, Rezaee SAR. Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type I (HTLV-I) Oncogenesis: Molecular Aspects of Virus and Host Interactions in Pathogenesis of Adult T cell Leukemia/Lymphoma (ATL). IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 2013; 16:179-95. [PMID: 24470860 PMCID: PMC3881257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2012] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The study of tumor viruses paves the way for understanding the mechanisms of virus pathogenesis, including those involved in establishing infection and dissemination in the host tumor affecting immune-compromised patients. The processes ranging from viral infection to progressing malignancy are slow and usually insufficient for establishment of transformed cells that develop cancer in only a minority of infected subjects. Therefore, viral infection is usually not the only cause of cancer, and further environmental and host factors, may be implicated. HTLV-I, in particular, is considered as an oncovirus cause of lymphoproliferative disease such as adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and disturbs the immune responses which results in HTLV-I associated meylopathy/tropical spastic parapresis (HAM/TSP). HTLV-I infection causes ATL in a small proportion of infected subjects (2-5%) following a prolonged incubation period (15-30 years) despite a strong adaptive immune response against the virus. Overall, these conditions offer a prospect to study the molecular basis of tumorgenicity in mammalian cells. In this review, the oncogencity of HTLV-I is being considered as an oncovirus in context of ATL.
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- Sanaz Ahmadi Ghezeldasht
- Research Centre for HIV/AIDS, HTLV and Viral Hepatitis, Iranian Academic Centre for Education, Culture & Research (ACECR), Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran
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- Inflammation and Inflammatory diseases research Centre, Medical School, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Internal Medicine Dept, Medical School, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak- Iran
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- Inflammation and Inflammatory diseases research Centre, Medical School, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
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- Research Centre for HIV/AIDS, HTLV and Viral Hepatitis, Iranian Academic Centre for Education, Culture & Research (ACECR), Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran
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- Immunology Research Centre, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran,Corresponding author: Rezaee S. AR, Immunology Research Centre, Immunology Dept. Qaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Tel:+98-511 8436626; E-mail:
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Sampey GC, Van Duyne R, Currer R, Das R, Narayanan A, Kashanchi F. Complex role of microRNAs in HTLV-1 infections. Front Genet 2012; 3:295. [PMID: 23251140 PMCID: PMC3523292 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2012.00295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2012] [Accepted: 11/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) was the first human retrovirus to be discovered and is the causative agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and the neurodegenerative disease HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). The importance of microRNA (miRNA) in the replicative cycle of several other viruses, as well as in the progression of associated pathologies, has been well established in the past decade. Moreover, involvement of miRNA alteration in the HTLV-1 life cycle, and in the progression of its related oncogenic and neurodegenerative diseases, has recently come to light. Several HTLV-1 derived proteins alter transcription factor functionalities, interact with chromatin remodelers, or manipulate components of the RNA interference (RNAi) machinery, thereby establishing various routes by which miRNA expression can be up- or down-regulated in the host cell. Furthermore, the mechanism of action through which dysregulation of host miRNAs affects HTLV-1 infected cells can vary substantially and include mRNA silencing via the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), transcriptional gene silencing, inhibition of RNAi components, and chromatin remodeling. These miRNA-induced changes can lead to increased cell survival, invasiveness, proliferation, and differentiation, as well as allow for viral latency. While many recent studies have successfully implicated miRNAs in the life cycle and pathogenesis of HTLV-1 infections, there are still significant outstanding questions to be addressed. Here we will review recent discoveries elucidating HTLV-1 mediated manipulation of host cell miRNA profiles and examine the impact on pathogenesis, as well as explore future lines of inquiry that could increase understanding in this field of study.
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- Gavin C Sampey
- National Center for Biodefense and Infectious Diseases, School of Systems Biology, George Mason University Manassas, VA, USA
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Localization and sub-cellular shuttling of HTLV-1 tax with the miRNA machinery. PLoS One 2012; 7:e40662. [PMID: 22808228 PMCID: PMC3393700 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 06/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The innate ability of the human cell to silence endogenous retroviruses through RNA sequences encoding microRNAs, suggests that the cellular RNAi machinery is a major means by which the host mounts a defense response against present day retroviruses. Indeed, cellular miRNAs target and hybridize to specific sequences of both HTLV-1 and HIV-1 viral transcripts. However, much like the variety of host immune responses to retroviral infection, the virus itself contains mechanisms that assist in the evasion of viral inhibition through control of the cellular RNAi pathway. Retroviruses can hijack both the enzymatic and catalytic components of the RNAi pathway, in some cases to produce novel viral miRNAs that can either assist in active viral infection or promote a latent state. Here, we show that HTLV-1 Tax contributes to the dysregulation of the RNAi pathway by altering the expression of key components of this pathway. A survey of uninfected and HTLV-1 infected cells revealed that Drosha protein is present at lower levels in all HTLV-1 infected cell lines and in infected primary cells, while other components such as DGCR8 were not dramatically altered. We show colocalization of Tax and Drosha in the nucleus in vitro as well as coimmunoprecipitation in the presence of proteasome inhibitors, indicating that Tax interacts with Drosha and may target it to specific areas of the cell, namely, the proteasome. In the presence of Tax we observed a prevention of primary miRNA cleavage by Drosha. Finally, the changes in cellular miRNA expression in HTLV-1 infected cells can be mimicked by the add back of Drosha or the addition of antagomiRs against the cellular miRNAs which are downregulated by the virus.
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Howie HL, Koop JI, Weese J, Robinson K, Wipf G, Kim L, Galloway DA. Beta-HPV 5 and 8 E6 promote p300 degradation by blocking AKT/p300 association. PLoS Pathog 2011; 7:e1002211. [PMID: 21901101 PMCID: PMC3161984 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2010] [Accepted: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The E6 oncoprotein from high-risk genus alpha human papillomaviruses (α-HPVs), such as HPV 16, has been well characterized with respect to the host-cell proteins it interacts with and corresponding signaling pathways that are disrupted due to these interactions. Less is known regarding the interacting partners of E6 from the genus beta papillomaviruses (β-HPVs); however, it is generally thought that β-HPV E6 proteins do not interact with many of the proteins known to bind to α-HPV E6. Here we identify p300 as a protein that interacts directly with E6 from both α- and β-HPV types. Importantly, this association appears much stronger with β-HPV types 5 and 8-E6 than with α-HPV type 16-E6 or β-HPV type 38-E6. We demonstrate that the enhanced association between 5/8-E6 and p300 leads to p300 degradation in a proteasomal-dependent but E6AP-independent manner. Rather, 5/8-E6 inhibit the association of AKT with p300, an event necessary to ensure p300 stability within the cell. Finally, we demonstrate that the decreased p300 protein levels concomitantly affect downstream signaling events, such as the expression of differentiation markers K1, K10 and Involucrin. Together, these results demonstrate a unique way in which β-HPV E6 proteins are able to affect host-cell signaling in a manner distinct from that of the α-HPVs.
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- Heather L. Howie
- Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Polakowski N, Han H, Lemasson I. Direct inhibition of RNAse T2 expression by the HTLV-1 viral protein Tax. Viruses 2011; 3:1485-500. [PMID: 21994792 PMCID: PMC3185805 DOI: 10.3390/v3081485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2011] [Accepted: 08/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is one of the primary diseases caused by Human T-cell Leukemia Virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection. The virally-encoded Tax protein is believed to initiate early events in the development of this disease, as it is able to promote immortalization of T-cells and transformation of other cell types. These processes may be aided by the ability of the viral protein to directly deregulate expression of specific cellular genes through interactions with numerous transcriptional regulators. To identify gene promoters where Tax is localized, we isolated Tax-DNA complexes from an HTLV-1-infected T-cell line through a chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay and used the DNA to probe a CpG island microarray. A site within the RNASET2 gene was found to be occupied by Tax. Real-time PCR analysis confirmed this result, and transient expression of Tax in uninfected cells led to the recruitment of the viral protein to the promoter. This event correlated with a decrease in the level of RNase T2 mRNA and protein, suggesting that Tax represses expression of this gene. Loss of RNase T2 expression occurs in certain hematological malignancies and other forms of cancer, and RNase T2 was recently reported to function as a tumor suppressor. Consequently, a reduction in the level of RNase T2 by Tax may play a role in ATL development.
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- Nicholas Polakowski
- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (N.P.); (I.L.); Tel.: +1-252-744-2711 or +1-252-744-2706; Fax: +1-252-744-3104
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (N.P.); (I.L.); Tel.: +1-252-744-2711 or +1-252-744-2706; Fax: +1-252-744-3104
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Hieshima K, Nagakubo D, Shigeta A, Tanaka Y, Hoshino H, Tsukasaki K, Yamada Y, Yoshie O. c-Maf suppresses human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 Tax by competing for CREB-binding protein. Cancer Sci 2011; 102:890-4. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2011.01873.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 transcription and chromatin-remodeling complexes. J Virol 2010; 84:4755-68. [PMID: 20164218 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00851-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) encodes the viral protein Tax, which is believed to act as a viral transactivator through its interactions with a variety of transcription factors, including CREB and NF-kappaB. As is the case for all retroviruses, the provirus is inserted into the host DNA, where nucleosomes are deposited to ensure efficient packaging. Nucleosomes act as roadblocks in transcription, making it difficult for RNA polymerase II (Pol II) to proceed toward the 3' end of the genome. Because of this, a variety of chromatin remodelers can act to modify nucleosomes, allowing for efficient transcription. While a number of covalent modifications are known to occur on histone tails in HTLV-1 infection (i.e., histone acetyltransferases [HATs], histone deacetylases [HDACs], and histone methyltransferases [HMTs]), evidence points to the use of chromatin remodelers that use energy from ATP hydrolysis to remodel nucleosomes. Here we confirm that BRG1, which is the core subunit of eight chromatin-remodeling complexes, is essential not only for Tax transactivation but also for viral replication. This is especially evident when wild-type infectious clones of HTLV-1 are used. BRG1 associates with Tax at the HTLV-1 long terminal repeat (LTR), and coexpression of BRG1 and Tax results in increased rates of transcription. The interaction of BRG1 with Tax additionally recruits the basal transcriptional machinery and removes some of the core histones from the nucleosome at the start site (Nuc 1). When using the BRG1-deficient cell lines SW13, C33A, and TSUPR1, we observed little viral transcription and no viral replication. Importantly, while these three cell lines do not express detectable levels of BRG1, much of the SWI/SNF complex remains assembled in the cells. Knockdown of BRG1 and associated SWI/SNF subunits suggests that the BRG1-utilizing SWI/SNF complex PBAF is responsible for HTLV-1 nucleosome remodeling. Finally, HTLV-1 infection of cell lines with a knockdown in BRG1 or the PBAF complex results in a significant reduction in viral production. Overall, we concluded that BRG1 is required for Tax transactivation and HTLV-1 viral production and that the PBAF complex appears to be responsible for nucleosome remodeling.
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African swine fever virus blocks the host cell antiviral inflammatory response through a direct inhibition of PKC-theta-mediated p300 transactivation. J Virol 2008; 83:969-80. [PMID: 19004945 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01663-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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During a viral infection, reprogramming of the host cell gene expression pattern is required to establish an adequate antiviral response. The transcriptional coactivators p300 and CREB binding protein (CBP) play a central role in this regulation by promoting the assembly of transcription enhancer complexes to specific promoters of immune and proinflammatory genes. Here we show that the protein A238L encoded by African swine fever virus counteracts the host cell inflammatory response through the control of p300 transactivation during the viral infection. We demonstrate that A238L inhibits the expression of the inflammatory regulators cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) by preventing the recruitment of p300 to the enhanceosomes formed on their promoters. Furthermore, we report that A238L inhibits p300 activity during the viral infection and that its amino-terminal transactivation domain is essential in the A238L-mediated inhibition of the inflammatory response. Importantly, we found that the residue serine 384 of p300 is required for the viral protein to accomplish its inhibitory function and that ectopically expressed PKC-theta completely reverts this inhibition, thus indicating that this signaling pathway is disrupted by A238L during the viral infection. Furthermore, we show here that A238L does not affect PKC-theta enzymatic activity, but the molecular mechanism of this viral inhibition relies on the lack of interaction between PKC-theta and p300. These findings shed new light on how viruses alter the host cell antiviral gene expression pattern through the blockade of the p300 activity, which represents a new and sophisticated viral mechanism to evade the inflammatory and immune defense responses.
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Agbottah E, Yeh WI, Berro R, Klase Z, Pedati C, Kehn-Hall K, Wu W, Kashanchi F. Two specific drugs, BMS-345541 and purvalanol A induce apoptosis of HTLV-1 infected cells through inhibition of the NF-kappaB and cell cycle pathways. AIDS Res Ther 2008; 5:12. [PMID: 18544167 PMCID: PMC2483717 DOI: 10.1186/1742-6405-5-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2007] [Accepted: 06/10/2008] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) induces adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL/L), a fatal lymphoproliferative disorder, and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), a chronic progressive disease of the central nervous system after a long period of latent infection. Although the mechanism of transformation and leukemogenesis is not fully elucidated, there is evidence to suggest that the viral oncoprotein Tax plays a crucial role in these processes through the regulation of several pathways including NF-κB and the cell cycle pathways. The observation that NF-κB, which is strongly induced by Tax, is indispensable for the maintenance of the malignant phenotype of HTLV-1 by regulating the expression of various genes involved in cell cycle regulation and inhibition of apoptosis provides a possible molecular target for these infected cells. To develop potential new therapeutic strategies for HTLV-1 infected cells, in this present study, we initially screened a battery of NF-κB and CDK inhibitors (total of 35 compounds) to examine their effects on the growth and survival of infected T-cell lines. Two drugs namely BMS-345541 and Purvalanol A exhibited higher levels of growth inhibition and apoptosis in infected cell as compared to uninfected cells. BMS-345541 inhibited IKKβ kinase activity from HTLV-1 infected cells with an IC50 (the 50% of inhibitory concentration) value of 50 nM compared to 500 nM from control cells as measured by in vitro kinase assays. The effects of Purvalanol A were associated with suppression of CDK2/cyclin E complex activity as previously shown by us. Combination of both BMS-345541 and Purvalanol A showed a reduced level of HTLV-1 p19 Gag production in cell culture. The apparent apoptosis in these infected cells were associated with increased caspase-3 activity and PARP cleavage. The potent and selective apoptotic effects of these drugs suggest that both BMS-345541 and Purvalanol A, which target both NF-κB and CDK complex and the G1/S border, might be promising new agents in the treatment of these infected patients.
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Rose NJ, Lever AML. Rapamycin-induced inhibition of HTLV-I LTR activity is rescued by c-Myb. Retrovirology 2007; 4:24. [PMID: 17407584 PMCID: PMC1852806 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-4-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2007] [Accepted: 04/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Rapamycin is an immunosuppressive which represses translation of transcripts harbouring a polypyrimidine motif downstream of the mRNA cap site through the mammalian target of rapamycin complex. It inhibits the abnormal autologous proliferation of T-cell clones containing a transcriptionally active human T-lymphotropic virus, type I (HTLV-I) provirus, generated from infected subjects. We showed previously that this effect is independent of the polypyrimidine motifs in the viral long terminal repeat (LTR) R region suggesting that HTLV-I transcription, and not translation, is being affected. Here we studied whether rapamycin is having an effect on a specific transcription factor pathway. Further, we investigated whether mRNAs encoding transcription factors involved in HTLV-I transcriptional activation, specifically CREB, Ets and c-Myb, are implicated in the rapamycin-sensitivity of the HTLV-I LTR. Results An in vitro analysis of the role of SRE- and NF-κB-mediated transcription highlighted the latter as rapamycin sensitive. Over-expression of c-Myb reversed the rapamycin effect. Conclusion The sensitivity of HTLV-I transcription to rapamycin may be effected through an NF-κB-pathway associated with the rapamycin-sensitive mTORC1 cellular signalling network.
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- Nicola J Rose
- Division of Retrovirology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 3QG, UK
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- University of Cambridge Department of Medicine, Level 5, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge. CB2 2QQ, UK
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Michael B, Nair AM, Datta A, Hiraragi H, Ratner L, Lairmore MD. Histone acetyltransferase (HAT) activity of p300 modulates human T lymphotropic virus type 1 p30II-mediated repression of LTR transcriptional activity. Virology 2006; 354:225-39. [PMID: 16890266 PMCID: PMC3044896 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2006.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2005] [Revised: 02/22/2006] [Accepted: 07/05/2006] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is a deltaretrovirus that causes adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma, and is implicated in a variety of lymphocyte-mediated inflammatory disorders. HTLV-1 provirus has regulatory and accessory genes in four pX open reading frames. HTLV-1 pX ORF-II encodes two proteins, p13II and p30II, which are incompletely defined in virus replication or pathogenesis. We have demonstrated that pX ORF-II mutations block virus replication in vivo and that ORF-II encoded p30II, a nuclear-localizing protein that binds with CREB-binding protein (CBP)/p300, represses CREB and Tax responsive element (TRE)-mediated transcription. Herein, we have identified p30II motifs important for p300 binding and in regulating TRE-mediated transcription in the absence and presence of HTLV-1 provirus. Within amino acids 100-179 of p30II, a region important for repression of LTR-mediated transcription, we identified a single lysine residue at amino acid 106 (K3) that significantly modulates the ability of p30II to repress TRE-mediated transcription. Exogenous p300, in a dose-responsive manner, reverses p30II-dependent repression of TRE-mediated transcription, in the absence or presence of the provirus, In contrast to wild type p300, p300 HAT mutants (defective in histone acetyltransferase activity) only partially rescued p30(II)-mediated LTR repression. Deacetylation by histone deacetylase-1 (HDAC-1) enhanced p30II-mediated LTR repression, while inhibition of deacetylation by trichostatin A decreases p30(II)-mediated LTR repression. Collectively, our data indicate that HTLV-1 p30II modulates viral gene expression in a cooperative manner with p300-mediated acetylation.
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- Bindhu Michael
- Center for Retrovirus Research and Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research and Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- The Ohio State Biochemistry Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research and Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Pathology, and Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research and Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Corresponding author. Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, 1925 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Fax: +1 614 292 6473., (M.D. Lairmore)
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Nair AM, Michael B, Datta A, Fernandez S, Lairmore MD. Calcium-dependent enhancement of transcription of p300 by human T-lymphotropic type 1 p12I. Virology 2006; 353:247-57. [PMID: 16843515 PMCID: PMC3044894 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2006.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2005] [Revised: 02/10/2006] [Accepted: 06/06/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) p12I localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi causing sustained release of calcium, T cell activation, and enhanced expression of several calcium-regulated genes. In recent microarray studies, p300 mRNA was increased in T cells expressing p12I. The co-activator p300 is a key regulator of cellular and viral transcription; however, factors that influence its transcriptional regulation are less well studied. We hypothesized that the transcription of p300 is calcium dependent and that sustained low magnitude increases in intracellular calcium may enhance the transcription of p300. Herein, we report enhanced expression of p300 in T cells by p12I in a calcium-dependent, but calcineurin-independent manner. Sustained low magnitude calcium release induced by ionomycin in T cells was sufficient to increased mRNA and protein levels of p300 resulting in enhanced transcription from a p300-dependent promoter. Promoter analysis of the p300 gene was used to predict calcium-responsive transcription factor binding sites. Using mutant forms of p12I, we demonstrate that ER localization of the viral protein is required to increase p300. In addition, p12I reversed the repression of HTLV-1 LTR-driven transcription by HTLV-1 p30II, a p300-binding protein. HTLV-1 p12I-mediated enhancement of p300 expression represents a novel mechanism of regulation of cellular gene expression by viral proteins. By targeting a ubiquitous second messenger such as calcium, HTLV-1 p12I may regulate the expression of the cellular transcriptional co-activator p300 to modulate viral gene expression and promote lymphocyte survival.
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- Amrithraj M. Nair
- Center for Retrovirus Research and Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research and Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research and Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Ohio State Biochemistry Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- The Center for Statistics, College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Center for Retrovirus Research and Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Ohio State Biochemistry Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Corresponding author. Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, 1925 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Fax: +1 614 292 6473, (M.D. Lairmore)
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Burkart AD, Mukherjee A, Mayo KE. Mechanism of Repression of the Inhibin α-Subunit Gene by Inducible 3′,5′-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Early Repressor. Mol Endocrinol 2006; 20:584-97. [PMID: 16269517 DOI: 10.1210/me.2005-0204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The rodent ovary is regulated throughout the reproductive cycle to maintain normal cyclicity. Ovarian follicular development is controlled by changes in gene expression in response to the gonadotropins FSH and LH. The inhibin alpha-subunit gene belongs to a group of genes that is positively regulated by FSH and negatively regulated by LH. Previous studies established an important role for inducible cAMP early repressor (ICER) in repression of alpha-inhibin. These current studies investigate the mechanisms of repression by ICER. It is not clear whether all four ICER isoforms expressed in the ovary can act as repressors of the inhibin alpha-subunit gene. EMSAs demonstrate binding of all isoforms to the inhibin alpha-subunit CRE (cAMP response element), and transfection studies demonstrate that all isoforms can repress the inhibin alpha-subunit gene. Repression by ICER is dependent on its binding to DNA as demonstrated by mutations to ICER's DNA-binding domain. These mutational studies also demonstrate that repression by ICER is not dependent on heterodimerization with CREB (CRE-binding protein). Competitive EMSAs show that ICER effectively competes with CREB for binding to the inhibin alpha CRE in vitro. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays demonstrate a replacement of CREB dimers bound to the inhibin alpha CRE by ICER dimers in ovarian granulosa cells in response to LH signaling. Thus, there is a temporal association of transcription factors bound to the inhibin alpha-CRE controlling inhibin alpha-subunit gene expression.
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- Anna D Burkart
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, and Center for Reproductive Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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Grant C, Nonnemacher M, Jain P, Pandya D, Irish B, Williams SC, Wigdahl B. CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins modulate human T cell leukemia virus type 1 long terminal repeat activation. Virology 2006; 348:354-69. [PMID: 16458341 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2005.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2005] [Revised: 09/06/2005] [Accepted: 12/09/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP) basic region/leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors have been shown to form heterodimers with cAMP-responsive element binding protein 2 (CREB-2), a transcription factor involved in regulating basal and Tax-mediated transactivation of the human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) long terminal repeat (LTR). In cells of the monocyte-macrophage lineage (proposed to play a role in HTLV-1 pathogenesis as an accessory target cell), several members of the C/EBP family are expressed at high levels and may have functional impact on both basal and Tax-mediated transactivation of the HTLV-1 LTR. Basal activation of the HTLV-1 LTR was enhanced by overexpression of C/EBPbeta, C/EBPdelta, or C/EBPepsilon, whereas transactivation of the LTR by Tax was inhibited by overexpression of C/EBPalpha and C/EBPbeta. Inhibition of Tax-mediated transactivation of the HTLV-1 LTR was co-activator-independent, did not require C/EBP binding to the Tax-responsive elements, and may involve heterodimerization with CREB factors.
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- Christian Grant
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, 17033, USA
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Awasthi S, Sharma A, Wong K, Zhang J, Matlock EF, Rogers L, Motloch P, Takemoto S, Taguchi H, Cole MD, Lüscher B, Dittrich O, Tagami H, Nakatani Y, McGee M, Girard AM, Gaughan L, Robson CN, Monnat RJ, Harrod R. A human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 enhancer of Myc transforming potential stabilizes Myc-TIP60 transcriptional interactions. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:6178-98. [PMID: 15988028 PMCID: PMC1168837 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.14.6178-6198.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infects and transforms CD4+ lymphocytes and causes adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), an aggressive lymphoproliferative disease that is often fatal. Here, we demonstrate that the HTLV-1 pX splice-variant p30II markedly enhances the transforming potential of Myc and transcriptionally activates the human cyclin D2 promoter, dependent upon its conserved Myc-responsive E-box enhancer elements, which are associated with increased S-phase entry and multinucleation. Enhancement of c-Myc transforming activity by HTLV-1 p30II is dependent upon the transcriptional coactivators, transforming transcriptional activator protein/p434 and TIP60, and it requires TIP60 histone acetyltransferase (HAT) activity and correlates with the stabilization of HTLV-1 p30II/Myc-TIP60 chromatin-remodeling complexes. The p30II oncoprotein colocalizes and coimmunoprecipitates with Myc-TIP60 complexes in cultured HTLV-1-infected ATLL patient lymphocytes. Amino acid residues 99 to 154 within HTLV-1 p30II interact with the TIP60 HAT, and p30II transcriptionally activates numerous cellular genes in a TIP60-dependent or TIP60-independent manner, as determined by microarray gene expression analyses. Importantly, these results suggest that p30II functions as a novel retroviral modulator of Myc-TIP60-transforming interactions that may contribute to adult T-cell leukemogenesis.
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- Soumya Awasthi
- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, 334-DLS, 6501 Airline Drive, Dallas, TX 75275-0376.
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Ego T, Tanaka Y, Shimotohno K. Interaction of HTLV-1 Tax and methyl-CpG-binding domain 2 positively regulates the gene expression from the hypermethylated LTR. Oncogene 2005; 24:1914-23. [PMID: 15674330 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Epigenetic regulation of gene expression is critical in the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. Dysregulation of normal epigenetic transcription occurs in abnormal physiological conditions, such as those seen in cancer cells and cells infected with parasites, making the mechanism underlying abnormal epigenetic transcription of great interest. Gene expression of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is regulated by a viral transcriptional stimulator, Tax. We herein report a novel mechanism of transcription from the HTLV-1 long terminal repeat (LTR) that is regulated by Tax. In this study, we determined that Tax is able to activate transcription from the LTR, even when it was heavily methylated. In addition, the methyl-CpG-binding domain 2 (MBD2) protein played an important role in Tax-mediated transcriptional activation. We demonstrated the importance of a physical interaction between Tax and MBD2 in enhancing the transcriptional activity of Tax against the methylated LTR. Furthermore, we identified the formation of a protein complex composed of MBD2 and Tax bound to the methylated LTR. We propose a new model of epigenetic regulation by MBD2 acting in concert with a virally encoded transactivator, Tax. Our observation provides insight into the epigenetic regulation of gene expression and the diverse mechanisms of transcriptional regulation using methylated promoters.
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- Takeshi Ego
- Department of Viral Oncology, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, 53 Kawara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Harakeh S, Diab-Assef M, El-Sabban M, Haddadin M, Gali-Muhtasib H. Inhibition of proliferation and induction of apoptosis by 2-benzoyl-3-phenyl-6,7-dichloroquinoxaline 1,4-dioxide in adult T-cell leukemia cells. Chem Biol Interact 2004; 148:101-13. [PMID: 15276867 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2004.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2003] [Revised: 05/07/2004] [Accepted: 05/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus which causes adult T-cell leukemia (ATL), an aggressive malignancy of activated T-cells. So far, there is no proven therapy for this disease. The compound 2-benzoyl-3-phenyl-6,7-dichloro quinoxaline 1,4-dioxide (DCQ) has been shown to exhibit a wide range of antibacterial activities and to induce antiproliferation and apoptosis of human colon cancer cell lines. In the present study, we investigated the in vitro effects of DCQ in HTLV-1 positive (C91-PL and HuT-102) and negative (CEM and Jurkat) malignant T-cells. The results indicate that DCQ induced growth inhibition in all four cell lines examined in a dose-dependent manner. The inhibitory effect was mainly due to the induction of apoptosis which was verified by flow cytometry analyses and ELISA-based apoptosis assays. The role of transforming growth factor (TGF) in mediating the antiproliferative and apoptotic effects of DCQ in ATL cells was investigated. Interestingly, in three of the four cell lines used, DCQ increased the TGF-beta1 transcript levels and decreased TGF-alpha mRNA, but did not induce changes in TGF-beta2 expression. DCQ treatment also induced an upregulation of p53 and p21 protein levels, key mediators of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. The anti-apoptotic Bcl-2alpha protein level was found to be reduced. These findings indicate that DCQ inhibits the growth of ATL cell lines, at least in part, by inducing apoptosis mediated by the modulation of TGF expression, the upregulation in p53 and p21 proteins and downregulation in Bcl-2alpha expression. The present findings suggest that DCQ merits further investigation as a potential therapeutic agent for this incurable disease.
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- Steve Harakeh
- Biology Department, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
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Michael B, Nair A, Lairmore MD. Role of accessory proteins of HTLV-1 in viral replication, T cell activation, and cellular gene expression. FRONT BIOSCI-LANDMRK 2004; 9:2556-76. [PMID: 15358581 PMCID: PMC2829751 DOI: 10.2741/1417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), causes adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), and initiates a variety of immune mediated disorders. The viral genome encodes common structural and enzymatic proteins characteristic of all retroviruses and utilizes alternative splicing and alternate codon usage to make several regulatory and accessory proteins encoded in the pX region (pX ORF I to IV). Recent studies indicate that the accessory proteins p12I, p27I, p13II, and p30II, encoded by pX ORF I and II, contribute to viral replication and the ability of the virus to maintain typical in vivo expression levels. Proviral clones that are mutated in either pX ORF I or II, while fully competent in cell culture, are severely limited in their replicative capacity in a rabbit model. These HTLV-1 accessory proteins are critical for establishment of viral infectivity, enhance T-lymphocyte activation and potentially alter gene transcription and mitochondrial function. HTLV-1 pX ORF I expression is critical to the viral infectivity in resting primary lymphocytes suggesting a role for the calcineurin-binding protein p12I in lymphocyte activation. The endoplasmic reticulum and cis-Golgi localizing p12I activates NFAT, a key T cell transcription factor, through calcium-mediated signaling pathways and may lower the threshold of lymphocyte activation via the JAK/STAT pathway. In contrast p30II localizes to the nucleus and represses viral promoter activity, but may regulate cellular gene expression through p300/CBP or related co-activators of transcription. The mitochondrial localizing p13II induces morphologic changes in the organelle and may influence energy metabolism infected cells. Future studies of the molecular details HTLV-1 "accessory" proteins interactions will provide important new directions for investigations of HTLV-1 and related viruses associated with lymphoproliferative diseases. Thus, the accessory proteins of HTLV-1, once thought to be dispensable for viral replication, have proven to be directly involved in viral spread in vivo and represent potential targets for therapeutic intervention against HTLV-1 infection and disease.
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- Bindhu Michael
- Center for Retrovirus Research and Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Center for Retrovirus Research and Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Center for Retrovirus Research and Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
- Corresponding Author: Dr. Michael D. Lairmore, The Ohio State University, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, 1925 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1093, Phone: (614) 292-4489. Fax: (614) 292-6473.
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Hivin P, Gaudray G, Devaux C, Mesnard JM. Interaction between C/EBPbeta and Tax down-regulates human T-cell leukemia virus type I transcription. Virology 2004; 318:556-65. [PMID: 14972524 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2003.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2003] [Revised: 10/09/2003] [Accepted: 10/20/2003] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) Tax protein trans-activates viral transcription through three imperfect tandem repeats of a 21-bp sequence called Tax-responsive element (TxRE). Tax regulates transcription via direct interaction with some members of the activating transcription factor/CRE-binding protein (ATF/CREB) family including CREM, CREB, and CREB-2. By interacting with their ZIP domain, Tax stimulates the binding of these cellular factors to the CRE-like sequence present in the TxREs. Recent observations have shown that CCAAT/enhancer binding protein beta (C/EBPbeta) forms stable complexes on the CRE site in the presence of CREB-2. Given that C/EBPbeta has also been found to interact with Tax, we analyzed the effects of C/EBPbeta on viral Tax-dependent transcription. We show here that C/EBPbeta represses viral transcription and that Tax is no more able to form a stable complex with CREB-2 on the TxRE site in the presence of C/EBPbeta. We also analyzed the physical interactions between Tax and C/EBPbeta and found that the central region of C/EBPbeta, excluding its ZIP domain, is required for direct interaction with Tax. It is the first time that Tax is described to interact with a basic leucine-zipper (bZIP) factor without recognizing its ZIP domain. Although unexpected, this result explains why C/EBPbeta would be unable to form a stable complex with Tax on the TxRE site and could then down-regulate viral transcription. Lastly, we found that C/EBPbeta was able to inhibit Tax expression in vivo from an infectious HTLV-I molecular clone. In conclusion, we propose that during cell activation events, which stimulate the Tax synthesis, C/EBPbeta may down-regulate the level of HTLV-I expression to escape the cytotoxic-T-lymphocyte response.
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- P Hivin
- Laboratoire Infections Rétrovirales et Signalisation Cellulaire, CNRS/UM I UMR 5121/IFR 122, Institut de Biologie, 34960 Montpellier, cedex 2, France
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Vendel AC, McBryant SJ, Lumb KJ. KIX-Mediated Assembly of the CBP−CREB−HTLV-1 Tax Coactivator−Activator Complex†. Biochemistry 2003; 42:12481-7. [PMID: 14580193 DOI: 10.1021/bi0353023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The HTLV-1 transcriptional activator Tax is required for viral replication and pathogenesis. In concert with human CREB, Tax recruits the human transcriptional coactivator and histone acetyltransferase p300/CBP to the HTLV-1 promoter. Here we investigate the structural features of the interaction between Tax and the KIX domain of p300/CBP. Circular dichroism spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance chemical shift perturbation mapping, and sedimentation equilibrium analysis show that KIX binds a Tax subdomain corresponding to residues 59-98 of Tax (called Tax(59-98)). Circular dichroism spectroscopy suggests that Tax(59-98) is intrinsically disordered (natively unfolded) in isolation and adopts an ordered conformation upon binding KIX. The interaction is disrupted by a single amino acid variation of Tax(59-98) in which leucine 68 is substituted with proline. Chemical shift perturbation mapping reveals that the Tax-binding surface of KIX is distinct from that utilized by CREB, and corresponds to the site of KIX that interacts with the human transcription factors c-Jun and mixed lineage leukemia protein (MLL). Sedimentation equilibrium analysis shows that Tax and the phosphorylated KID domain of CREB can simultaneously bind KIX to form a ternary 1:1:1 complex. The results provide a molecular description of the concerted recruitment of p300/CBP via the KIX domain by Tax and phosphorylated CREB during Tax-mediated gene expression.
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- Andrew C Vendel
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1870, USA
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Campbell KM, Lumb KJ. Structurally distinct modes of recognition of the KIX domain of CBP by Jun and CREB. Biochemistry 2002; 41:13956-64. [PMID: 12437352 DOI: 10.1021/bi026222m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Gene expression is coordinated in part by interactions between transcriptional activators and other transcription factors such as coactivators. The KIX domain of the coactivator and histone acetyltransferase CREB binding protein (CBP) binds numerous mammalian and viral transcriptional activators such as BRCA1, CREB, c-Jun, c-Myb, p53, papillomavirus E2, and HTLV-1 Tax. Formation of the CREB-CBP complex depends on phosphorylation of the KID region of CREB and involves induced folding of KID upon binding a hydrophobic groove of the KIX domain of CBP. Here we investigate the formation of the complex formed by human KIX and the N-terminal activation domain of human c-Jun. The c-Jun activation domain and KID do not share significant sequence similarity. Circular dichroism spectroscopy shows that the Jun N-terminal activation domain is intrinsically disordered in isolation and that KIX binding is independent of Jun phosphorylation. In contrast to the mode of binding exhibited by CREB, NMR chemical shift mapping indicates that the c-Jun activation domain binds to a distinctly different surface of KIX than used by CREB. Moreover, NMR and sedimentation equilibrium studies show that the activation domains of c-Jun and CREB can simultaneously bind the KIX domain of CBP. The results illustrate a new mode of binding and combinatorial recruitment via the KIX domain of CBP by multiple transcriptional activators.
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- Kathleen M Campbell
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1870, USA
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Ego T, Ariumi Y, Shimotohno K. The interaction of HTLV-1 Tax with HDAC1 negatively regulates the viral gene expression. Oncogene 2002; 21:7241-6. [PMID: 12370815 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1205701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2001] [Revised: 05/09/2002] [Accepted: 05/20/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs) are known to interact with several transcription factors and regulate their transcriptional activities. The human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) Tax oncoprotein activates transcription from its long terminal repeat (LTR) through interaction with cellular factors such as CREB and a transcriptional coactivator CBP/p300. However, little is known about the interaction between Tax and transcriptional repressors. Here, we demonstrate the physical and functional interaction between Tax and HDAC1. We found that HDAC1 represses the trans-activation function of Tax in 293T and MT4 cells. However, this repression was restored by treatment with an HDAC inhibitor, Trichostatin A. We also observed physical interaction between Tax and HDAC1 both in vitro and in vivo. The N-terminal region of HDAC1 (amino acid residues 28-97) was required for this binding. Moreover, HDAC1 inhibited the synergistic trans-activation of Tax observed on ectopic expression of CBP. However, this repression was relieved by overexpression of CBP. Thus, HDAC1 is likely to compete with CBP in binding with Tax and functions as a negative regulator for the transcriptional activation by Tax.
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- Takeshi Ego
- Department of Viral Oncology, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Wang L, Deng L, Wu K, de la Fuente C, Wang D, Kehn K, Maddukuri A, Baylor S, Santiago F, Agbottah E, Trigon S, Morange M, Mahieux R, Kashanchi F. Inhibition of HTLV-1 transcription by cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors. Mol Cell Biochem 2002; 237:137-53. [PMID: 12236581 DOI: 10.1023/a:1016555821581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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HTLV-1 is the etiologic agent for adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP), where viral replication and transformation are largely dependent upon modification of regulatory and host cell cycle proteins. The mechanism of HTLV-1 transformation appears to be distinct from that of many known chronic or acute leukemia viruses and is related to the viral activator Tax. Here we show that cyclin E, can associate tightly with the coactivator p300 and Pol II complex in HTLV-1 infected cells. The cyclin E associated complex is kinase active and phosphorylates the carboxy terminal domain of RNA Pol II. More importantly, p21/Waf1, a well-known cdk inhibitor at the G1/S border, inhibits transcription of HTLV-1 in both transfections and in in vitro transcription assays. Finally, specific cdk chemical inhibitors, functionally similar to cellular cdkIs, such as p21/Waf1 which inhibits cyclin E/cdk2 activity, also inhibit transcription of the HTLV-1 promoter. In particular, Purvalanol A, with an IC50 of 0.035 microm inhibits activated, but not basal transcription, as well as HTLV-1 infected cells. Collectively, the role of cyclin E/cdk2 in HTLV-1 infected cells and its involvement in RNA Pol II phosphorylation is discussed.
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- Lai Wang
- George Washington University, School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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Zhang W, Nisbet JW, Albrecht B, Ding W, Kashanchi F, Bartoe JT, Lairmore MD. Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 p30(II) regulates gene transcription by binding CREB binding protein/p300. J Virol 2001; 75:9885-95. [PMID: 11559821 PMCID: PMC114560 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.75.20.9885-9895.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2001] [Accepted: 07/18/2001] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The highly conserved coadapters CREB binding protein (CBP) and p300 form complexes with CREB as well as other DNA binding transcription factors to modulate chromatin remodeling and thus transcription. Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) transcription is controlled, in part, by the CREB/ATF family of transcription factors which bind promoter sequences and function as complexes with the viral oncogenic protein Tax. We have reported that the nuclear localizing protein p30(II) of HTLV-1 functions as a transcription factor, differentially modulates CREB-responsive promoters, and is critical for maintenance of proviral loads in rabbits. In this study, we tested whether p30(II) directly interacts with CBP/p300 to modulate gene transcription. Gal4(BD)-p30(II)-mediated transactivation was enhanced following exogenous expression of p300 and was competitively repressed by the p300 binding protein, adenovirus E1A, and E1ACR2 (mutated for retinoblastoma binding but retaining p300 binding). In contrast, E1ACR1 (mutated for p300 binding) failed to alter Gal4(BD)-p30(II)-mediated transactivation. In addition, Gal4(BD)-p30(II)-mediated transactivation was competitively inhibited by the cotransfection of CMV-p30(II)-HA and CMV-Tax but could be rescued by exogenous p300. Importantly, we demonstrate that p30(II) colocalizes with p300 in cell nuclei and directly binds to CBP/p300 in cells. Deletion mutants of CBP/p300 were used to localize the site critical for binding p30(II) to a highly conserved KIX region. DNA binding assays confirmed the interference of p30(II) with the assembly of CREB-Tax-p300/CBP multiprotein complexes on 21-bp repeat oligonucleotides in vitro. Collectively, our results demonstrate that CBP/p300 is a cellular protein target for HTLV-1 p30(II) and mediates its transcriptional effects in vivo.
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- W Zhang
- Center for Retrovirus Research and Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Arthur James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Scoggin KE, Ulloa A, Nyborg JK. The oncoprotein Tax binds the SRC-1-interacting domain of CBP/p300 to mediate transcriptional activation. Mol Cell Biol 2001; 21:5520-30. [PMID: 11463834 PMCID: PMC87274 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.21.16.5520-5530.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2000] [Accepted: 05/14/2001] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Oncogenesis associated with human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) infection is directly linked to the virally encoded transcription factor Tax. To activate HTLV-1 transcription Tax interacts with the cellular protein CREB and the pleiotropic coactivators CBP and p300. While extensively studied, the molecular mechanisms of Tax transcription function and coactivator utilization are not fully understood. Previous studies have focused on Tax binding to the KIX domain of CBP, as this was believed to be the key step in recruiting the coactivator to the HTLV-1 promoter. In this study, we identify a carboxy-terminal region of CBP (and p300) that strongly interacts with Tax and mediates Tax transcription function. Through deletion mutagenesis, we identify amino acids 2003 to 2212 of CBP, which we call carboxy-terminal region 2 (CR2), as the minimal region for Tax interaction. Interestingly, this domain corresponds to the steroid receptor coactivator 1 (SRC-1)-interacting domain of CBP. We show that a double point mutant targeted to one of the putative alpha-helical motifs in this domain significantly compromises the interaction with Tax. We also characterize the region of Tax responsible for interaction with CR2 and show that the previously identified transactivation domain of Tax (amino acids 312 to 319) participates in CR2 binding. This region of Tax corresponds to a consensus amphipathic helix, and single point mutations targeted to amino acids on the face of this helix abolish interaction with CR2 and dramatically reduce Tax transcription function. Finally, we demonstrate that Tax and SRC-1 bind to CR2 in a mutually exclusive fashion. Together, these studies identify a novel Tax-interacting site on CBP/p300 and extend our understanding of the molecular mechanism of Tax transactivation.
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- K E Scoggin
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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Jeang KT. Functional activities of the human T-cell leukemia virus type I Tax oncoprotein: cellular signaling through NF-kappa B. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2001; 12:207-17. [PMID: 11325603 DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6101(00)00028-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) is the etiological agent for adult T-cell leukemia (ATL), as well as for tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) and HTLV-I associate myelopathy (HAM). A biological understanding of the involvement of HTLV-I and in ATL has focused significantly on the workings of the virally-encoded 40 kDa phospho-oncoprotein, Tax. Tax is a transcriptional activator. Its ability to modulate the expression and function of many cellular genes has been reasoned to be a major contributory mechanism explaining HTLV-I-mediated transformation of cells. In activating cellular gene expression, Tax impinges upon several cellular signal-transduction pathways, including those for CREB/ATF and NF-kappa B. In this paper, we review aspects of Tax's transcriptional potential with particular focus on recent evidence linking Tax to IKK (I kappa B-kinase)-complex and MAP3Ks (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinases).
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- K T Jeang
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Room 306, Building 4, 4 Center Drive, MSC 0460, Bethesda, MD 20892-0460, USA.
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Johnson JM, Harrod R, Franchini G. Molecular biology and pathogenesis of the human T-cell leukaemia/lymphotropic virus Type-1 (HTLV-1). Int J Exp Pathol 2001; 82:135-47. [PMID: 11488989 PMCID: PMC2517711 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2613.2001.00191.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Retroviruses are associated with a variety of diseases, including immunological and neurological disorders, and various forms of cancer. In humans, the Human T-cell Leukaemia/Lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), which belongs to the Oncovirus family, is the aetiological agent of two diverse diseases: Adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma (ATLL) (Poiesz et al. 1980; Hinuma et al. 1981; Yoshida et al. 1982), as well as the neurological disorder tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (TSP/HAM) (Gessain et al. 1985; Rodgers-Johnson et al. 1985; Osame et al. 1986). HTLV-1 is the only human retrovirus known to be the aetiological agent of cancer. A genetically related virus, HTLV-2, has been identified and isolated (Kalyanaraman et al. 1982). However, there has been no demonstration of a definitive aetiological role for HTLV-2 in human disease to date. Simian T-cell lymphotropic viruses types 1 and 2 (STLV-1 and -2) and bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) have also been classified in same group, Oncoviridae, based upon their similarities in genetic sequence and structure to HTLV-1 and -2 (Burny et al. 1988; Dekaban et al. 1995; Slattery et al. 1999). This article will focus on HTLV-1, reviewing its discovery, molecular biology, and its role in disease pathogenesis.
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- J M Johnson
- National Cancer Institute, Basic Research Laboratory, 41 Library Drive, Building 41, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Ernst P, Wang J, Huang M, Goodman RH, Korsmeyer SJ. MLL and CREB bind cooperatively to the nuclear coactivator CREB-binding protein. Mol Cell Biol 2001; 21:2249-58. [PMID: 11259575 PMCID: PMC86859 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.21.7.2249-2258.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A fragment of the mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL) gene (Mll, HRX, ALL-1) was identified in a yeast genetic screen designed to isolate proteins that interact with the CREB-CREB-binding protein (CBP) complex. When tested for binding to CREB or CBP individually, this MLL fragment interacted directly with CBP, but not with CREB. In vitro binding experiments refined the minimal region of interaction to amino acids 2829 to 2883 of MLL, a potent transcriptional activation domain, and amino acids 581 to 687 of CBP (the CREB-binding or KIX domain). The transactivation activity of MLL was dependent on CBP, as either adenovirus E1A expression, which inhibits CBP activity, or alteration of MLL residues important for CBP interaction proved effective at inhibiting MLL-mediated transactivation. Single amino acid substitutions within the MLL activation domain revealed that five hydrophobic residues, potentially forming a hydrophobic face of an amphipathic helix, were critical for the interaction of MLL with CBP. Using purified components, we found that the MLL activation domain facilitated the binding of CBP to phosphorylated CREB. In contrast with paradigms in which factors compete for limiting quantities of CBP, these results reveal that two distinct transcription factor activation domains can cooperatively target the same motif on CBP.
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- P Ernst
- Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Kibler KV, Jeang KT. CREB/ATF-dependent repression of cyclin a by human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 Tax protein. J Virol 2001; 75:2161-73. [PMID: 11160720 PMCID: PMC114800 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.75.5.2161-2173.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Expression of the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) oncoprotein Tax is correlated with cellular transformation contributing to the development of adult T-cell leukemia. Tax has been shown to modulate the activities of several cellular promoters. Existing evidence suggests that Tax need not directly bind to DNA to accomplish these effects but rather that it can act through binding to cellular factors, including members of the CREB/ATF family. Exact mechanisms of HTLV-1 transformation of cells have yet to be fully defined, but the process is likely to include both activation of cellular-growth-promoting factors and repression of cellular tumor-suppressing functions. While transcriptional activation has been well studied, transcriptional repression by Tax, reported recently from several studies, remains less well understood. Here, we show that Tax represses the TATA-less cyclin A promoter. Repression of the cyclin A promoter was seen in both ts13 adherent cells and Jurkat T lymphocytes. Two other TATA-less promoters, cyclin D3 and DNA polymerase alpha, were also found to be repressed by Tax. Interestingly, all three promoters share a common feature of at least one conserved upstream CREB/ATF binding site. In electrophoretic mobility shift assays, we observed that Tax altered the formation of a complex(es) at the cyclin A promoter-derived ATF site. Functionally, we correlated removal of the CREB/ATF site from the promoter with loss of repression by Tax. Furthermore, since a Tax mutant protein which binds CREB repressed the cyclin A promoter while another mutant protein which does not bind CREB did not, we propose that this Tax repression occurs through protein-protein contact with CREB/ATF.
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- K V Kibler
- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0460, USA
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Robek MD, Ratner L. Immortalization of T lymphocytes by human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 is independent of the tax-CBP/p300 interaction. J Virol 2000; 74:11988-92. [PMID: 11090202 PMCID: PMC112485 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.24.11988-11992.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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 human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) Tax oncoprotein is a 40-kDa nuclear phosphoprotein which functions in the viral replication cycle as a transcriptional trans-activator of the viral long terminal repeat. Tax interacts with a variety of different transcription factors, including the CREB binding protein (CBP)/p300 family of transcriptional accessory proteins. We demonstrate that a Tax mutant defective for the CBP/p300 interaction retains the capacity to immortalize primary human T lymphocytes when it is expressed from a functional molecular clone of HTLV-1. Thus, immortalization of HTLV-1-infected cells appears to be independent of Tax-induced alterations in CBP/p300 function.
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- M D Robek
- Departments of Medicine, Pathology, and Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Nicot C, Harrod R. Distinct p300-responsive mechanisms promote caspase-dependent apoptosis by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 Tax protein. Mol Cell Biol 2000; 20:8580-9. [PMID: 11046153 PMCID: PMC102163 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.20.22.8580-8589.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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 dysregulation of cellular apoptosis pathways has emerged as a critical early event associated with the development of many types of human cancers. Numerous viral and cellular oncogenes, aside from their inherent transforming properties, are known to induce programmed cell death, consistent with the hypothesis that genetic defects are required to support tumor survival. Here, we report that nuclear expression of the CREB-binding protein (CBP)/p300-binding domain of the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) transactivator, Tax, triggers an apoptotic death-inducing signal during short-term clonal analyses, as well as in transient cell death assays. Coexpression of the antiapoptotic factor Bcl-2 increased serum stimulation; incubation with the chemical caspase inhibitor z-Val-Ala-DL-Asp fluoromethylketone antagonized Tax-induced cell death. The CBP/p300-binding defective Tax mutants K88A and V89A exhibited markedly reduced cytotoxic effects compared to the wild-type Tax protein. Importantly, nuclear expression of the minimal CBP/p300-binding peptide of Tax induced apoptosis in the absence of Tax-dependent transcriptional activities, while its K88A counterpart did not cause cell death. Further, Tax-mediated apoptosis was effectively prevented by ectopic expression of the p300 coactivator. We also report that activation of the NF-kappaB transcription pathway by Tax, under growth arrest conditions, results in apoptosis that occurs independent of direct Tax coactivator effects. Our results allude to a novel pivotal role for the transcriptional coactivator p300 in determining cell fate and raise the possibility that dysregulated coactivator usage may pose an early barrier to transformation that must be selectively overcome as a prerequisite for the initiation of neoplasia.
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- C Nicot
- Basic Research Laboratory, Division of Basic Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
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Li XH, Gaynor RB. Mechanisms of NF-kappaB activation by the HTLV type 1 tax protein. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2000; 16:1583-90. [PMID: 11080795 DOI: 10.1089/08892220050192994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The Tax protein encoded by the human T cell leukemia virus type I virus (HTLV-1) activates the expression of both viral genes and cellular genes involved in T lymphocyte growth and proliferation. One of the critical cellular pathways activated by Tax is NF-kappaB. NF-kappaB is normally sequestered in the cytoplasm, bound to a family of inhibitory proteins known as I-kappaB. In contrast to the transient activation of the NF-kappaB pathway seen in response to cytokines, Tax results in constitutive nuclear levels of NF-kappaB. Tax activation of the NF-kappaB pathway is mediated by its ability to enhance the phosphorylation and subsequent degradation of I-kappaB. The persistent activation of the NF-kappaB pathway by Tax is believed to be one of the major events involved in HTLV-1-mediated cellular transformation of T lymphocytes. This review summarizes data exploring the role of Tax in activating the NF-kappaB pathway and discusses our studies to determine the mechanism by which Tax activates the NF-kappaB pathway.
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- X H Li
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Harold Simmons Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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Nicot C, Mahieux R, Opavsky R, Cereseto A, Wolff L, Brady JN, Franchini G. HTLV-I Tax transrepresses the human c-Myb promoter independently of its interaction with CBP or p300. Oncogene 2000; 19:2155-64. [PMID: 10815807 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1203536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The c-Myb proto-oncogene is preferentially expressed in hematopoietic lineages, and highly expressed in several leukemia types. The Human T-cell Leukemia Virus Type I (HTLV-I) is the etiological agent of Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma (ATLL). A previous report suggested that Tax, the viral transactivator, is able to suppress the transactivation potential of c-Myb protein by competing for recruitment of CBP. We tested whether such a competition could affect transcription from the c-Myb promoter in Tax expressing T-cells. Using several c-Myb promoter reporter constructs carrying mutations in various regions, we demonstrate that Tax suppression of c-Myb transactivation results in transrepression of the c-Myb promoter through the Myb responsive elements in Jurkat T-cells. The ability of Tax mutants M22, M47 and V89A to interact with the full-length CBP and p300 proteins in vitro, and their ability to repress the c-Myb promoter, was then evaluated. Although both M47 and M22 bind to CBP and p300 to a similar extent, only M47 was able to repress the c-Myb promoter, suggesting that competition for CBP/p300 binding was not the mechanism underlying Tax's effect. This concept was further supported by the fact that the Tax mutant V89A transrepresses the c-Myb promoter efficiently in spite of an impaired binding to CBP and p300. Therefore, Tax-mediated repression of the c-Myb promoter appears to be independent from a direct competition between c-Myb and Tax for recruitment of CBP/p300. Interestingly, a decreased transcription from the endogenous c-Myb promoter was observed in several HTLV-I transformed T-cell lines. Finally, the ability of Tax to directly repress the endogenous c-Myb promoter was demonstrated in a Jurkat cell line stably transfected with a tax gene driven by a cadmium-inducible promoter.
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- C Nicot
- Basic Research Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA
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Riou P, Bex F, Gazzolo L. The human T cell leukemia/lymphotropic virus type 1 Tax protein represses MyoD-dependent transcription by inhibiting MyoD-binding to the KIX domain of p300. A potential mechanism for Tax-mediated repression of the transcriptional activity of basic helix-loop-helix factors. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:10551-60. [PMID: 10744749 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.14.10551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The human T cell leukemia/lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) Tax protein strongly activates viral and cellular gene transcription. It mainly functions by interacting with cellular transcription factors and the KIX domain of the p300/CBP coactivators. Tax can also repress the transcription of cellular genes through the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein family. To investigate the molecular mechanisms of this Tax-mediated inhibition, we analyzed its effect on the transcriptional activity of the myogenic MyoD protein, which was used as a paradigm of bHLH factors. In this study, we show that overexpression of the p300 coactivator in transient transfection assays was sufficient to rescue MyoD repression by Tax. Furthermore, an N-terminal domain of p300 (amino acids 379-654) containing the region of KIX serving as the Tax binding site was found, when overexpressed, to potentiate Tax-mediated transactivation of HTLV-1 proviral as well as MyoD-dependent transcription, and to antagonize the inhibition by Tax of the transcriptional activity of MyoD. These results revealing the presence of an N-terminal MyoD binding site were confirmed by in vitro protein-protein interaction assays that demonstrate that MyoD binds to the KIX domain of p300 and that Tax competes with MyoD binding in a nonreciprocal manner. These observations provide evidence that Tax binding to the KIX domain of p300 prevents bHLH proteins from contacting this N-terminal domain of the coactivator, thus resulting in their transcriptional repression. As bHLH proteins are implicated in many developmental fate decisions, especially during thymopoiesis, Tax-mediated inhibition of their transcriptional activity may contribute to the induction of HTLV-1-linked leukemogenesis.
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- P Riou
- Immuno-Virologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5537, CNRS-Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, Faculté de Médecine Lyon Laennec, 69372 Lyon Cedex 8, France
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Burton M, Upadhyaya CD, Maier B, Hope TJ, Semmes OJ. Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 Tax shuttles between functionally discrete subcellular targets. J Virol 2000; 74:2351-64. [PMID: 10666266 PMCID: PMC111717 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.5.2351-2364.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/1999] [Accepted: 11/23/1999] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) Tax is a nuclear protein with striking pleiotropic functionality. We recently demonstrated that Tax localizes to a multicomponent nuclear speckled structure (Tax speckled structure [TSS]). Here, we examine these structures further and identify a partial overlap of TSS with transcription hot spots. We used a strategy of directed expression via fusion proteins to determine if these transcription sites are the subtargets within TSS required for Tax function. When fused to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Tat, the resulting Tat-Tax fusion protein displayed neither a Tat-like nor a Tax-like pattern but rather was targeted specifically to the transcription subsites. The Tat-Tax fusion was able to activate both the HIV-1 long terminal repeat (LTR) and the HTVL-1 LTR at the same level as the individual component; thus, targeting proteins to transcription hot spots was compatible with both Tax and Tat transcription function. In contrast, the fusion with HIV-1 Rev, Rev-Tax, resulted in a pattern of expression that was largely Rev-like (nucleolar and cytoplasmic). The reduced localization of Rev-Tax to transcription sites was reflected in a 10-fold drop in activation of the HTLV-1 LTR. However, there was no loss in the ability of Tax to activate via NF-kappaB. Thus, NF-kappaB-dependent Tax function does not require targeting of Tax to these transcription sites and suggests that activation via NF-kappaB is a cytoplasmic function. Selective mutation of the nuclear localization signal site in the Rev portion resulted in retargeting of Rev-Tax to TSS and subsequent restoration of transcription function, demonstrating that inappropriate localization preceded loss of function. Mutation of the nuclear export signal site in the Rev portion had no effect on transcription, although the relative amount of Rev-Tax in the cytoplasm was reduced. Finally, in explaining how Tax can occupy multiple subcellular sites, we show that Tax shuttles from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in a heterokaryon fusion assay. Thus, pleiotropic functionality by Tax is regulatable via shuttling between discrete subcellular compartments.
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MESH Headings
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Nucleus/metabolism
- Cytoplasm/metabolism
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Gene Products, rev/analysis
- Gene Products, rev/genetics
- Gene Products, rev/metabolism
- Gene Products, tat/genetics
- Gene Products, tat/metabolism
- Gene Products, tax/analysis
- Gene Products, tax/genetics
- Gene Products, tax/metabolism
- HIV-1/genetics
- HeLa Cells
- Human T-lymphotropic virus 1/genetics
- Humans
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Mutation
- NF-kappa B/genetics
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Transcription, Genetic
- Transcriptional Activation
- Viral Fusion Proteins/metabolism
- rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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- M Burton
- The Myles H. Thaler Center for AIDS and Human Retroviruses, Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 23060, USA
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Thébault S, Gachon F, Lemasson I, Devaux C, Mesnard JM. Molecular cloning of a novel human I-mfa domain-containing protein that differently regulates human T-cell leukemia virus type I and HIV-1 expression. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:4848-57. [PMID: 10671520 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.7.4848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Regulation of viral genome expression is the result of complex cooperation between viral proteins and host cell factors. We report here the characterization of a novel cellular factor sharing homology with the specific cysteine-rich C-terminal domain of the basic helix-loop-helix repressor protein I-mfa. The synthesis of this new factor, called HIC for Human I-mfa domain-Containing protein, is controlled at the translational level by two different codons, an ATG and an upstream non-ATG translational initiator, allowing the production of two protein isoforms, p32 and p40, respectively. We show that the HIC protein isoforms present different subcellular localizations, p32 being mainly distributed throughout the cytoplasm, whereas p40 is targeted to the nucleolus. Moreover, in trying to understand the function of HIC, we have found that both isoforms stimulate in T-cells the expression of a luciferase reporter gene driven by the human T-cell leukemia virus type I-long terminal repeat in the presence of the viral transactivator Tax. We demonstrate by mutagenesis that the I-mfa-like domain of HIC is involved in this regulation. Finally, we also show that HIC is able to down-regulate the luciferase expression from the human immunodeficiency virus type 1-long terminal repeat induced by the viral transactivator Tat. From these results, we propose that HIC and I-mfa represent two members of a new family of proteins regulating gene expression and characterized by a particular cysteine-rich C-terminal domain.
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- S Thébault
- Institut de Biologie, Laboratoire Infections Rétrovirales et Signalisation Cellulaire, CRBM-CNRS UPR 1086, 4 Boulevard Henri IV, 34060 Montpellier, France
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CREB binding protein (CBP) is a cellular coactivator protein that regulates essentially all known pathways of gene expression. The transcriptional coactivator properties of CBP are utilized by at least 25 different transcription factors representing nearly all known classes of DNA binding proteins. Once bound to their target genes, these transcription factors are believed to tether CBP to the promoter, leading to activated transcription. CBP functions to stimulate transcription through direct recruitment of the general transcription machinery as well as acetylation of both histone and transcription factor substrates. Recent observations indicate that a critical dosage of CBP is required for normal development and tumor suppression, and that perturbations in CBP concentrations may disrupt cellular homeostasis. Furthermore, there is accumulating evidence that CBP deregulation plays a direct role in hematopoietic malignancies. However, the molecular events linking CBP deregulation and malignant transformation are unclear. Further insight into the function of CBP, and its role as a tumor suppressor, can be gained through recent studies of the human T-cell leukemia virus, type I (HTLV-I) Tax oncoprotein. Tax is known to utilize CBP to stimulate transcription from the viral promoter. However, recent data suggest that as a consequence of the Tax-CBP interaction, many cellular transcription factor pathways may be deregulated. Tax disruption of CBP function may play a key role in transformation of the HTLV-I-infected cell. Thus, Tax derailment of CBP may lend important information about the tumor suppressor properties of CBP and serve as a model for the role of CBP in hematopoietic malignancies.
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- Karen Van Orden
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1870
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1870
- Address correspondence to Jennifer K. Nyborg, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1870. Tel: (970) 491-0420; Fax: (970) 491-0494; E-mail:
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Van Orden K, Giebler HA, Lemasson I, Gonzales M, Nyborg JK. Binding of p53 to the KIX domain of CREB binding protein. A potential link to human T-cell leukemia virus, type I-associated leukemogenesis. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:26321-8. [PMID: 10473588 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.37.26321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The pleiotropic cellular coactivator CREB binding protein (CBP) plays a critical role in supporting p53-dependent tumor suppressor functions. p53 has been shown to directly interact with a carboxyl-terminal region of CBP for recruitment of the coactivator to p53-responsive genes. In this report, we identify the KIX domain as a new p53 contact point on CBP. We show that both recombinant and endogenous forms of p53 specifically interact with KIX. We demonstrate that the activation domain of p53 participates in KIX binding and provide evidence showing that this interaction is critical for p53 transactivation function. The human T-cell leukemia virus, type-I-encoded oncoprotein Tax is a well established repressor of p53 transcription function. Like p53, Tax also binds to KIX. The finding that both transcription factors bind to a common region of CBP suggests that coactivator competition may account for the observed repression. We demonstrate reciprocal repression between Tax and p53 in transient transfection assays, supporting the idea of intracellular coactivator competition. We biochemically confirm coactivator competition by directly showing that both transcription factors bind to KIX in a mutually exclusive fashion. These data provide molecular evidence for the observed intracellular competition and suggest that Tax inhibits p53 function by abrogating a novel p53-KIX interaction. Thus, Tax competition for the p53-KIX complex may be a pivotal event in the human T-cell leukemia virus, type I transformation pathway.
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- K Van Orden
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1870, USA
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Adamson AL, Kenney S. The Epstein-Barr virus BZLF1 protein interacts physically and functionally with the histone acetylase CREB-binding protein. J Virol 1999; 73:6551-8. [PMID: 10400751 PMCID: PMC112738 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.8.6551-6558.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) immediate-early protein BZLF1 (Z) is a key regulator of the EBV latent-to-lytic switch. Z is a transcriptional activator which induces EBV early gene expression. We demonstrate here that Z interacts with CREB-binding protein (CBP), a histone acetylase and transcriptional coactivator. This interaction requires the amino-terminal region of CBP as well as the transactivation and leucine zipper domains of Z. We show that CBP enhances Z-mediated transactivation of EBV early promoters, in reporter gene assays and in the context of the endogenous genome. We also demonstrate that Z decreases CREB transactivation function and that this inhibitory effect is reversed by overexpression of CBP. We show that Z also interacts directly with CREB. However, mutational analysis indicates that Z inhibition of CREB activity requires the direct interaction between Z and CBP but not the direct interaction between Z and CREB. We propose that Z interacts with CBP to enhance viral early gene transcription. In addition, the Z-CBP interaction may control host cellular transcription factor activity through competition for limiting amounts of cellular CBP.
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- A L Adamson
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7295, USA
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Suzuki T, Uchida-Toita M, Yoshida M. Tax protein of HTLV-1 inhibits CBP/p300-mediated transcription by interfering with recruitment of CBP/p300 onto DNA element of E-box or p53 binding site. Oncogene 1999; 18:4137-43. [PMID: 10435595 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1202766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Tax protein of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a potent transcriptional regulator which can activate or repress specific cellular genes and has been proposed to contribute to leukemogenic processes in adult T-cell leukemia. The molecular mechanism of Tax-mediated trans-activation has been well investigated. However, trans-repression by Tax remains to be studied in detail, although it is known to require a specific DNA element such as E-box or p53 binding site. Examining possible mechanisms of trans-repression, we found that co-expression of E47 and p300 activated E-box dependent transcription and this activation was efficiently repressed by Tax. In this system, Tax bound to p300 and decreased the level of p300 complexed on the E-box element. Similarly, Tax inhibited transcription directed by p53 and CBP, reducing the level of CBP on the p53 binding site. These results indicate that Tax interferes with recruitment of CBP/p300 into protein complexes on E-box and p53 binding site through its binding to CBP/p300. In contrast to these findings, we observed that Tax increased the level of CBP on the viral 21-bp enhancer which is trans-activated by Tax. From these observations, we propose a universal mechanism for Tax-mediated trans-repression and trans-activation of transcription in which Tax binds to CBP/p300 and determines the accessibility of CBP/p300 to protein complexes on specific DNA element.
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- T Suzuki
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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The c-Myb and v-Myb proteins are transcription factors that regulate cell proliferation and differentiation. Both Myb proteins have been shown to interact with a number of cellular proteins, some of which are transcription factors that cooperate to activate specific promoters, while others regulate the transcriptional activity of Myb in specific contexts. By comparing and analysing the types of proteins that bind Myb, and the conserved domains of Myb that interact with other proteins, conclusions can be drawn regarding the role of specific partner proteins in the regulation of gene expression, cell proliferation and disease.
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- S A Ness
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131, USA
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Mesnard JM, Devaux C. Multiple control levels of cell proliferation by human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 Tax protein. Virology 1999; 257:277-84. [PMID: 10329537 DOI: 10.1006/viro.1999.9685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- J M Mesnard
- Laboratoire Infections Rétrovirales et Signalisation Cellulaire, CRBM-CNRS UPR 1086, Institut de Biologie, 4 Boulevard Henri IV, Montpellier, 34060, France.
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