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Vanegas-Torres CA, Schindler M. HIV-1 Vpr Functions in Primary CD4 + T Cells. Viruses 2024; 16:420. [PMID: 38543785 PMCID: PMC10975730 DOI: 10.3390/v16030420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024] Open
Abstract
HIV-1 encodes four accesory proteins in addition to its structural and regulatory genes. Uniquely amongst them, Vpr is abundantly present within virions, meaning it is poised to exert various biological effects on the host cell upon delivery. In this way, Vpr contributes towards the establishment of a successful infection, as evidenced by the extent to which HIV-1 depends on this factor to achieve full pathogenicity in vivo. Although HIV infects various cell types in the host organism, CD4+ T cells are preferentially targeted since they are highly permissive towards productive infection, concomitantly bringing about the hallmark immune dysfunction that accompanies HIV-1 spread. The last several decades have seen unprecedented progress in unraveling the activities Vpr possesses in the host cell at the molecular scale, increasingly underscoring the importance of this viral component. Nevertheless, it remains controversial whether some of these advances bear in vivo relevance, since commonly employed cellular models significantly differ from primary T lymphocytes. One prominent example is the "established" ability of Vpr to induce G2 cell cycle arrest, with enigmatic physiological relevance in infected primary T lymphocytes. The objective of this review is to present these discoveries in their biological context to illustrate the mechanisms whereby Vpr supports HIV-1 infection in CD4+ T cells, whilst identifying findings that require validation in physiologically relevant models.
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- Institute for Medical Virology and Epidemiology of Viral Diseases, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany;
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Tannoo RM, Richert L, Koschut D, Tomishige N, Treffert SM, Kobayashi T, Mély Y, Orian-Rousseau V. Quantitative live imaging reveals a direct interaction between CD44v6 and MET in membrane domains upon activation with both MET ligands, HGF and internalin B. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2024; 1866:184236. [PMID: 37793560 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2023.184236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Deregulation of the receptor tyrosine kinase MET/hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) pathway results in several pathological processes involved in tumor progression and metastasis. In a different context, MET can serve as an entry point for the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, when activated by the internalin B (InlB) protein during infection of non-phagocytic cells. We have previously demonstrated that MET requires CD44v6 for its ligand-induced activation. However, the stoichiometry and the steps required for the formation of this complex, are still unknown. In this work, we studied the dynamics of the ligand-induced interaction of CD44v6 with MET at the plasma membrane. Using Förster resonance energy transfer-based fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy in T-47D cells, we evidenced a direct interaction between MET and CD44v6 promoted by HGF and InlB in live cells. In the absence of MET, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy experiments further showed the dimerization of CD44v6 and the increase of its diffusion induced by HGF and InlB. In the presence of MET, stimulation of the cells by HGF or InlB significantly decreased the diffusion of CD44v6, in line with the formation of a ternary complex of MET with CD44v6 and HGF/InlB. Finally, similarly to HGF/InlB, disruption of liquid-ordered domains (Lo) by methyl-β-cyclodextrin increased CD44v6 mobility suggesting that these factors induce the exit of CD44v6 from the Lo domains. Our data led us to propose a model for MET activation, where CD44v6 dimerizes and diffuses rapidly out of Lo domains to form an oligomeric MET/ligand/CD44v6 complex that is instrumental for MET activation.
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- Ryshtee Mary Tannoo
- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathologies (LBP), University of Strasbourg (UNISTRA), France; Institute of Biological and Chemical systems-Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathologies (LBP), University of Strasbourg (UNISTRA), France.
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- Institute of Biological and Chemical systems-Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany; Disease Intervention Technology Lab (DITL), Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathologies (LBP), University of Strasbourg (UNISTRA), France
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- Institute of Biological and Chemical systems-Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathologies (LBP), University of Strasbourg (UNISTRA), France
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Pathologies (LBP), University of Strasbourg (UNISTRA), France.
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- Institute of Biological and Chemical systems-Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany.
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Asia LK, Jansen Van Vuren E, Williams ME. The influence of viral protein R amino acid substitutions on clinical outcomes in people living with HIV: A systematic review. Eur J Clin Invest 2022; 53:e13943. [PMID: 36579370 DOI: 10.1111/eci.13943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The HIV viral protein R (Vpr) is a multifunction protein involved in the pathophysiology of HIV-1. Recent evidence has suggested that Vpr amino acid substitutions influence the pathophysiology of HIV-1 and clinical outcomes in people living with HIV (PLWH). Several studies have linked Vpr amino acid substitutions to clinical outcomes in PLWH; however, there is no clear consensus as to which amino acids or amino acid substitutions are most important in the pathophysiology and clinical outcomes in PLWH. We, therefore, conducted a systematic review of studies investigating Vpr amino acid substitutions and clinical outcomes in PLWH. METHODS PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases were searched according to PRISMA guidelines using a search protocol designed specifically for this study. RESULTS A total of 22 studies were included for data extraction, comprising 14 cross-sectional and 8 longitudinal studies. Results indicated that Vpr amino acid substitutions were associated with specific clinical outcomes, including disease progressions, neurological outcomes and treatment status. Studies consistently showed that the Vpr substitution 63T was associated with slower disease progression, whereas 77H and 85P were associated with no significant contribution to disease progression. CONCLUSIONS Vpr-specific amino acid substitutions may be contributors to clinical outcomes in PLWH, and future studies should consider investigating the Vpr amino acid substitutions highlighted in this review.
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- Levanco K Asia
- Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.,South African Medical Research Council: Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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The HIV-1 Gag Protein Displays Extensive Functional and Structural Roles in Virus Replication and Infectivity. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23147569. [PMID: 35886917 PMCID: PMC9323242 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23147569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Once merely thought of as the protein responsible for the overall physical nature of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), the Gag polyprotein has since been elucidated to have several roles in viral replication and functionality. Over the years, extensive research into the polyproteins’ structure has revealed that Gag can mediate its own trafficking to the plasma membrane, it can interact with several host factors and can even aid in viral genome packaging. Not surprisingly, Gag has also been associated with HIV-1 drug resistance and even treatment failure. Therefore, this review provides an extensive overview of the structural and functional roles of the HIV-1 Gag domains in virion integrity, functionality and infectivity.
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HIV-1 Gag Recruits Oligomeric Vpr via Two Binding Sites in p6, but Both Mature p6 and Vpr Are Rapidly Lost upon Target Cell Entry. J Virol 2021; 95:e0055421. [PMID: 34106747 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00554-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The p12 region of murine leukemia virus (MLV) Gag and the p6 region of HIV-1 Gag contain late domains required for virus budding. Additionally, the accessory protein Vpr is recruited into HIV particles via p6. Mature p12 is essential for early viral replication events, but the role of mature p6 in early replication is unknown. Using a proviral vector in which the gag and pol reading frames are uncoupled, we have performed the first alanine-scanning mutagenesis screens across p6 to probe its importance for early HIV-1 replication and to further understand its interaction with Vpr. The infectivity of our mutants suggests that, unlike p12, p6 is not important for early viral replication. Consistent with this, we observed that p6 is rapidly lost upon target cell entry in time course immunoblot experiments. By analyzing Vpr incorporation into p6 mutant virions, we identified that the 15-FRFG-18 and 41-LXXLF-45 motifs previously identified as putative Vpr-binding sites are important for Vpr recruitment but that the 34-ELY-36 motif also suggested to be a Vpr-binding site is dispensable. Additionally, disrupting Vpr oligomerization together with removing either binding motif in p6 reduced Vpr incorporation ∼25- to 50-fold more than inhibiting Vpr oligomerization alone and ∼10- to 25-fold more than deleting each p6 motif alone, implying that multivalency/avidity is important for the interaction. Interestingly, using immunoblotting and immunofluorescence, we observed that most Vpr is lost concomitantly with p6 during infection but that a small fraction remains associated with the viral capsid for several hours. This has implications for the function of Vpr in early replication. IMPORTANCE The p12 protein of MLV and the p6 protein of HIV-1 are both supplementary Gag cleavage products that carry proline-rich motifs that facilitate virus budding. Importantly, p12 has also been found to be essential for early viral replication events. However, while Vpr, the only accessory protein packaged into HIV-1 virions, is recruited via the p6 region of Gag, the function of both mature p6 and Vpr in early replication is unclear. Here, we have systematically mutated the p6 region of Gag and have studied the effects on HIV infectivity and Vpr packaging. We have also investigated what happens to p6 and Vpr during early infection. We show that, unlike p12, mature p6 is not required for early replication and that most of the mature p6 and the Vpr that it recruits are lost rapidly upon target cell entry. This has implications for the role of Vpr in target cells.
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Fu X, Sompol P, Brandon JA, Norris CM, Wilkop T, Johnson LA, Richards CI. In Vivo Single-Molecule Detection of Nanoparticles for Multiphoton Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy to Quantify Cerebral Blood Flow. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:6135-6141. [PMID: 32628854 PMCID: PMC8405275 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c02280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We present the application of multiphoton in vivo fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) of fluorescent nanoparticles for the measurement of cerebral blood flow with excellent spatial and temporal resolution. Through the detection of single nanoparticles within the complex vessel architecture of a live mouse, this new approach enables the quantification of nanoparticle dynamics occurring within the vasculature along with simultaneous measurements of blood flow properties in the brain. In addition to providing high resolution blood flow measurements, this approach enables real-time quantification of nanoparticle concentration, degradation, and transport. This method is capable of quantifying flow rates at each pixel with submicron resolution to enable monitoring of dynamic changes in flow rates in response to changes in the animal's physiological condition. Scanning the excitation beam using FCS provides pixel by pixel mapping of flow rates with subvessel resolution across capillaries 300 μm deep in the brains of mice.
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- Xu Fu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, United States
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, United States
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, United States
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, United States
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- Light Microscopy Core, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, United States
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, United States
- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, United States
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HIV-1 Vpr mediates the depletion of the cellular repressor CTIP2 to counteract viral gene silencing. Sci Rep 2019; 9:13154. [PMID: 31511615 PMCID: PMC6739472 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48689-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Mammals have evolved many antiviral factors impacting different steps of the viral life cycle. Associated with chromatin-modifying enzymes, the cellular cofactor CTIP2 contributes to HIV-1 gene silencing in latently infected reservoirs that constitute the major block toward an HIV cure. We report, for the first time, that the virus has developed a strategy to overcome this major transcriptional block. Productive HIV-1 infection results in a Vpr-mediated depletion of CTIP2 in microglial cells and CD4+ T cells, two of the major viral reservoirs. Associated to the Cul4A-DDB1-DCAF1 ubiquitin ligase complex, Vpr promotes CTIP2 degradation via the proteasome pathway in the nuclei of target cells and notably at the latent HIV-1 promoter. Importantly, Vpr targets CTIP2 associated with heterochromatin-promoting enzymes dedicated to HIV-1 gene silencing. Thereby, Vpr reactivates HIV-1 expression in a microglial model of HIV-1 latency. Altogether our results suggest that HIV-1 Vpr mediates the depletion of the cellular repressor CTIP2 to counteract viral gene silencing.
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El Meshri SE, Boutant E, Mouhand A, Thomas A, Larue V, Richert L, Vivet-Boudou V, Mély Y, Tisné C, Muriaux D, de Rocquigny H. The NC domain of HIV-1 Gag contributes to the interaction of Gag with TSG101. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2018; 1862:1421-1431. [PMID: 29571744 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND HIV-1 Gag polyprotein orchestrates the assembly of viral particles. Its C-terminus consists of the nucleocapsid (NC) domain that interacts with RNA, and the p6 domain containing the PTAP motif that binds the cellular ESCRT factor TSG101 and ALIX. Deletion of the NC domain of Gag (GagNC) results in defective Gag assembly, a decrease in virus production and, thus probably affects recruitment of the ESCRT machinery. To investigate the role of GagNC in this recruitment, we analysed its impact on TSG101 and ALIX localisations and interactions in cells expressing Gag. METHODS Cells expressing mCherry-Gag or derivatives, alone or together with eGFP-TSG101 or eGFP-ALIX, were analysed by confocal microscopy and FLIM-FRET. Chemical shift mapping between TSG101-UEV motif and Gag C-terminus was performed by NMR. RESULTS We show that deletion of NC or of its two zinc fingers decreases the amount of Gag-TSG101 interacting complexes in cells. These findings are supported by NMR data showing chemical shift perturbations in the NC domain in- and outside - of the zinc finger elements upon TSG101 binding. The NMR data further identify a large stretch of amino acids within the p6 domain directly interacting with TSG101. CONCLUSION The NC zinc fingers and p6 domain of Gag participate in the formation of the Gag-TSG101 complex and in its cellular localisation. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE This study illustrates that the NC and p6 domains cooperate in the interaction with TSG101 during HIV-1 budding. In addition, details on the Gag-TSG101 complex were obtained by combining two high resolution biophysical techniques.
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- Salah Edin El Meshri
- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 74, Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 74, Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Cristallographie et RMN biologiques, UMR 8015, CNRS, Université Paris Descartes, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France; Laboratoire d'Expression génétique microbienne, IBPC, UMR 8261, CNRS, Université Paris Diderot, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- Membrane Domains and Viral Assembly, Institut de Recherche en Infectiologie de Montpellier (IRIM), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, UMR9004, 1919 route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- Laboratoire de Cristallographie et RMN biologiques, UMR 8015, CNRS, Université Paris Descartes, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 74, Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IBMC, 15 Rue R. Descartes, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 74, Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Cristallographie et RMN biologiques, UMR 8015, CNRS, Université Paris Descartes, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75006 Paris, France; Laboratoire d'Expression génétique microbienne, IBPC, UMR 8261, CNRS, Université Paris Diderot, 13 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France.
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- Membrane Domains and Viral Assembly, Institut de Recherche en Infectiologie de Montpellier (IRIM), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, UMR9004, 1919 route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021 CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 74, Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France; Morphogenèse et Antigénicité du VIH et des Virus des Hépatites, Inserm - U1259 MAVIVH, 10 boulevard Tonnellé - BP 3223, 37032 Tours Cedex 1 -, France.
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Vermeer LS, Hamon L, Schirer A, Schoup M, Cosette J, Majdoul S, Pastré D, Stockholm D, Holic N, Hellwig P, Galy A, Fenard D, Bechinger B. Vectofusin-1, a potent peptidic enhancer of viral gene transfer forms pH-dependent α-helical nanofibrils, concentrating viral particles. Acta Biomater 2017; 64:259-268. [PMID: 29017974 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Gene transfer using lentiviral vectors has therapeutic applications spanning from monogenic and infectious diseases to cancer. Such gene therapy has to be improved by enhancing the levels of viral infection of target cells and/or reducing the amount of lentivirus for greater safety and reduced costs. Vectofusin-1, a recently developed cationic amphipathic peptide with a pronounced capacity to enhance such viral transduction, strongly promotes the entry of several retroviral pseudotypes into target cells when added to the culture medium. To clarify the molecular basis of its action the peptide was investigated on a molecular and a supramolecular level by a variety of biophysical approaches. We show that in culture medium vectofusin-1 rapidly forms complexes in the 10 nm range that further assemble into annular and extended nanofibrils. These associate with viral particles allowing them to be easily pelleted for optimal virus-cell interaction. Thioflavin T fluorescence, circular dichroism and infrared spectroscopies indicate that these fibrils have a unique α-helical structure whereas most other viral transduction enhancers form β-amyloid fibrils. A vectofusin-1 derivative (LAH2-A4) is inefficient in biological assays and does not form nanofibrils, suggesting that supramolecular assembly is essential for transduction enhancement. Our observations define vectofusin-1 as a member of a new class of α-helical enhancers of lentiviral infection. Its fibril formation is reversible which bears considerable advantages in handling the peptide in conditions well-adapted to Good Manufacturing Practices and scalable gene therapy protocols.
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- Louic S Vermeer
- CNRS, Univ. of Strasbourg, Institut de Chimie UMR_7177, Strasbourg, France
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- INSERM, Univ. of Evry, UMR_S1204, Evry, France
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- CNRS, Univ. of Strasbourg, Institut de Chimie UMR_7177, Strasbourg, France
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- Genethon, INSERM, Univ. of Evry, EPHE-PSL Research University, Research Unit Integrare UMR_S951, Evry, France
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- Genethon, INSERM, Univ. of Evry, EPHE-PSL Research University, Research Unit Integrare UMR_S951, Evry, France
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- Genethon, INSERM, Univ. of Evry, EPHE-PSL Research University, Research Unit Integrare UMR_S951, Evry, France
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- CNRS, Univ. of Strasbourg, UMR 7140, Strasbourg, France
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- Genethon, INSERM, Univ. of Evry, EPHE-PSL Research University, Research Unit Integrare UMR_S951, Evry, France
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- CNRS, Univ. of Strasbourg, Institut de Chimie UMR_7177, Strasbourg, France.
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Ghose A, Maltsev OV, Humbert N, Hintermann L, Arntz Y, Naumov P, Mély Y, Didier P. Oxyluciferin Derivatives: A Toolbox of Environment-Sensitive Fluorescence Probes for Molecular and Cellular Applications. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:1566-1575. [PMID: 28118001 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b12616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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In this work, we used firefly oxyluciferin (OxyLH2) and its polarity-dependent fluorescence mechanism as a sensitive tool to monitor biomolecular interactions. The chromophores, OxyLH2, and its two analogues, 4-MeOxyLH and 4,6'-DMeOxyL, were modified trough carboxylic functionalization and then coupled to the N-terminus part of Tat and NCp7 peptides of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1). The photophysical properties of the labeled peptides were studied in live cells as well as in complex with different oligonucleotides in solution. By monitoring the emission properties of these derivatives we were able, for the first time, to study in vitro biomolecular interactions using oxyluciferin as a sensor. As an additional application, cyclopropyl-oxyluciferin (5,5-Cpr-OxyLH) was site-specifically conjugated to the thiol group (Cys-232) of the human protein α-1 antytripsin to investigate its interaction with porcine pancreatic elastase. Our data demonstrate that OxyLH2 and its derivatives can be used as fluorescence reporters for monitoring biomolecular interactions.
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- Avisek Ghose
- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 du CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg , 74, Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München , Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 du CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg , 74, Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München , Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
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- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 du CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg , 74, Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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- New York University Abu Dhabi , P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 du CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg , 74, Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 du CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg , 74, Route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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Koschut D, Richert L, Pace G, Niemann HH, Mély Y, Orian-Rousseau V. Live cell imaging shows hepatocyte growth factor-induced Met dimerization. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2016; 1863:1552-8. [PMID: 27094128 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The canonical model of receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) activation assumes that ligand-induced dimerization of inactive receptor monomers is a prerequisite for autophosphorylation. For several RTK families, recent results of fluorescence microscopy provided evidence for preformed receptor dimers that may or may not require ligand binding for kinase activity. Here we report, for the first time, the application of advanced quantitative fluorescence microscopy techniques to study changes in the oligomerization state of the RTK Met in response to stimulation by its endogenous ligand hepatocyte growth factor (HGF). We used inducible C-terminal fusions between Met and enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) or red fluorescent protein (RFP) in combination with fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS). A small fraction of HGF-independent Met dimers appeared to be present in cells even at low receptor density. At high receptor density, both the fraction of Met dimers and the level of Met autophosphorylation increased in the absence of HGF. Stimulation with HGF at low receptor density significantly increased the fraction of Met dimers on live cells. We found no indications of Met oligomers larger than dimers. Our findings thus confirm a model of Met activation through HGF-induced dimerization and at the same time they support previous reports of Met dimers in unstimulated cells. The tools established in this work will be useful to further characterize the mechanism of Met activation and to define the contribution of co-receptors.
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- David Koschut
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG), Postfach 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- UMR 7213 CNRS, Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, Faculté de Pharmacie 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG), Postfach 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- UMR 7213 CNRS, Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, Faculté de Pharmacie 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG), Postfach 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Soares R, Rocha G, Meliço-Silvestre A, Gonçalves T. HIV1-viral protein R (Vpr) mutations: associated phenotypes and relevance for clinical pathologies. Rev Med Virol 2016; 26:314-29. [DOI: 10.1002/rmv.1889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Rui Soares
- FMUC-Faculdade de Medicina; Universidade de Coimbra; Coimbra Portugal
- CNC-Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular; Universidade de Coimbra; Coimbra Portugal
- IPO-Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil; Coimbra Portugal
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- FMUC-Faculdade de Medicina; Universidade de Coimbra; Coimbra Portugal
- Departamento de Doenças Infeciosas Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra; CHUC-Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra; Coimbra Portugal
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- FMUC-Faculdade de Medicina; Universidade de Coimbra; Coimbra Portugal
- Departamento de Doenças Infeciosas; CHUC - Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra; Coimbra Portugal
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- FMUC-Faculdade de Medicina; Universidade de Coimbra; Coimbra Portugal
- CNC-Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular; Universidade de Coimbra; Coimbra Portugal
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Desai TM, Marin M, Sood C, Shi J, Nawaz F, Aiken C, Melikyan GB. Fluorescent protein-tagged Vpr dissociates from HIV-1 core after viral fusion and rapidly enters the cell nucleus. Retrovirology 2015; 12:88. [PMID: 26511606 PMCID: PMC4625717 DOI: 10.1186/s12977-015-0215-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background HIV-1 Vpr is recruited into virions during assembly and appears to remain associated with the viral core after the reverse transcription and uncoating steps of entry. This feature has prompted the use of fluorescently labeled Vpr to visualize viral particles and to follow trafficking of post-fusion HIV-1 cores in the cytoplasm. Results Here, we tracked single pseudovirus entry and fusion and observed that fluorescently tagged Vpr gradually dissociates from post-fusion viral cores over the course of several minutes and accumulates in the nucleus. Kinetics measurements showed that fluorescent Vpr released from the cores very rapidly entered the cell nucleus. More than 10,000 Vpr molecules can be delivered into the cell nucleus within 45 min of infection by HIV-1 particles pseudotyped with the avian sarcoma and leukosis virus envelope glycoprotein. The fraction of Vpr from cell-bound viruses that accumulated in the nucleus was proportional to the extent of virus-cell fusion and was fully blocked by viral fusion inhibitors. Entry of virus-derived Vpr into the nucleus occurred independently of envelope glycoproteins or target cells. Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy revealed two forms of nuclear Vpr—monomers and very large complexes, likely involving host factors. The kinetics of viral Vpr entering the nucleus after fusion was not affected by point mutations in the capsid protein that alter the stability of the viral core. Conclusions The independence of Vpr shedding of capsid stability and its relatively rapid dissociation from post-fusion cores suggest that this process may precede capsid uncoating, which appears to occur on a slower time scale. Our results thus demonstrate that a bulk of fluorescently labeled Vpr incorporated into HIV-1 particles is released shortly after fusion. Future studies will address the question whether the quick and efficient nuclear delivery of Vpr derived from incoming viruses can regulate subsequent steps of HIV-1 infection. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12977-015-0215-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Tanay M Desai
- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. .,Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Bin Hamid F, Kim J, Shin CG. Cellular and viral determinants of retroviral nuclear entry. Can J Microbiol 2015; 62:1-15. [PMID: 26553381 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2015-0350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Retroviruses must integrate their cDNA into the host genome to generate proviruses. Viral DNA-protein complexes interact with cellular proteins and produce pre-integration complexes, which carry the viral genome and cross the nuclear pore channel to enter the nucleus and integrate viral DNA into host chromosomal DNA. If the reverse transcripts fail to integrate, linear or circular DNA species such as 1- and 2-long terminal repeats are generated. Such complexes encounter numerous cellular proteins in the cytoplasm, which restrict viral infection and protect the nucleus. To overcome host cell defenses, the pathogens have evolved several evasion strategies. Viral proteins often contain nuclear localization signals, allowing entry into the nucleus. Among more than 1000 proteins identified as required for HIV infection by RNA interference screening, karyopherins, cleavage and polyadenylation specific factor 6, and nucleoporins have been predominantly studied. This review discusses current opinions about the synergistic relationship between the viral and cellular factors involved in nuclear import, with focus on the unveiled mysteries of the host-pathogen interaction, and highlights novel approaches to pinpoint therapeutic targets.
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- Faysal Bin Hamid
- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Ansung 456-756, Republic of Korea.,Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Ansung 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Ansung 456-756, Republic of Korea.,Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Ansung 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Ansung 456-756, Republic of Korea.,Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Ansung 456-756, Republic of Korea
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Role of the nucleocapsid domain in HIV-1 Gag oligomerization and trafficking to the plasma membrane: a fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy investigation. J Mol Biol 2015; 427:1480-1494. [PMID: 25644662 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Revised: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Pr55 Gag of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 orchestrates viral particle assembly in producer cells, which requires the genomic RNA and a lipid membrane as scaffolding platforms. The nucleocapsid (NC) domain with its two invariant CCHC zinc fingers flanked by unfolded basic sequences is thought to direct genomic RNA selection, dimerization and packaging during virus assembly. To further investigate the role of NC domain, we analyzed the assembly of Gag with deletions in the NC domain in parallel with that of wild-type Gag using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy combined with Förster resonance energy transfer in HeLa cells. We found that, upon binding to nucleic acids, the NC domain promotes the formation of compact Gag oligomers in the cytoplasm. Moreover, the intracellular distribution of the population of oligomers further suggests that oligomers progressively assemble during their trafficking toward the plasma membrane (PM), but with no dramatic changes in their compact arrangement. This ultimately results in the accumulation at the PM of closely packed Gag oligomers that likely arrange in hexameric lattices, as revealed by the perfect match between the experimental Förster resonance energy transfer value and the one calculated from the structural model of Gag in immature viruses. The distal finger and flanking basic sequences, but not the proximal finger, appear to be essential for Gag oligomer compaction and membrane binding. Moreover, the full NC domain was found to be instrumental in the kinetics of Gag oligomerization and intracellular trafficking. These findings further highlight the key roles played by the NC domain in virus assembly.
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Richert L, Didier P, de Rocquigny H, Mély Y. Monitoring HIV-1 Protein Oligomerization by FLIM FRET Microscopy. SPRINGER SERIES IN CHEMICAL PHYSICS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-14929-5_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Role of the nucleocapsid region in HIV-1 Gag assembly as investigated by quantitative fluorescence-based microscopy. Virus Res 2014; 193:78-88. [PMID: 25016037 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2014.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2014] [Revised: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The Gag precursor of HIV-1, formed of the four proteic regions matrix (MA), capsid (CA), nucleocapsid (NC) and p6, orchestrates virus morphogenesis. This complex process relies on three major interactions, NC-RNA acting as a scaffold, CA-CA and MA-membrane that targets assembly to the plasma membrane (PM). The characterization of the molecular mechanism of retroviral assembly has extensively benefited from biochemical studies and more recently an important step forward was achieved with the use of fluorescence-based techniques and fluorescently labeled viral proteins. In this review, we summarize the findings obtained with such techniques, notably quantitative-based approaches, which highlight the role of the NC region in Gag assembly.
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Guenzel CA, Hérate C, Benichou S. HIV-1 Vpr-a still "enigmatic multitasker". Front Microbiol 2014; 5:127. [PMID: 24744753 PMCID: PMC3978352 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Like other HIV-1 auxiliary proteins, Vpr is conserved within all the human (HIV-1, HIV-2) and simian (SIV) immunodeficiency viruses. However, Vpr and homologous HIV-2, and SIV Vpx are the only viral auxiliary proteins specifically incorporated into virus particles through direct interaction with the Gag precursor, indicating that this presence in the core of the mature virions is mainly required for optimal establishment of the early steps of the virus life cycle in the newly infected cell. In spite of its small size, a plethora of effects and functions have been attributed to Vpr, including induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, modulation of the fidelity of reverse transcription, nuclear import of viral DNA in macrophages and other non-dividing cells, and transcriptional modulation of viral and host cell genes. Even if some more recent studies identified a few cellular targets that HIV-1 Vpr may utilize in order to perform its different tasks, the real role and functions of Vpr during the course of natural infection are still enigmatic. In this review, we will summarize the main reported functions of HIV-1 Vpr and their significance in the context of the viral life cycle.
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- Carolin A Guenzel
- Cochin Institute, INSERM U1016, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR8104, Université Paris-Descartes Paris, France
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- Cochin Institute, INSERM U1016, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR8104, Université Paris-Descartes Paris, France
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- Cochin Institute, INSERM U1016, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR8104, Université Paris-Descartes Paris, France
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Hadi K, Walker LA, Guha D, Murali R, Watkins SC, Tarwater P, Srinivasan A, Ayyavoo V. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vpr polymorphisms associated with progressor and nonprogressor individuals alter Vpr-associated functions. J Gen Virol 2013; 95:700-711. [PMID: 24300552 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.059576-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Following infection with Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) there is a remarkable variation in virus replication and disease progression. Both host and viral factors have been implicated in the observed differences in disease status. Here, we focus on understanding the contribution of HIV-1 viral protein R (Vpr) by evaluating the disease-associated Vpr polymorphism and its biological functions from HIV-1 positive rapid progressor (RP) and long-term nonprogressor (LTNP) subjects. Results presented here show distinct variation in phenotypes of Vpr alleles from LTNP and RP subjects. Most notably, the polymorphism of Vpr at R36W and L68M associated with RP shows higher levels of oligomerization, and increased virus replication, whereas R77Q exhibits poor replication kinetics. Interestingly, we did not observe correlation with cell cycle arrest function. Together these results indicate that polymorphisms in Vpr in part may contribute to altered virus replication kinetics leading to the observed differences in disease progression in LTNP and RP groups.
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- Kevin Hadi
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Biological Imaging, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso, TX, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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Zych C, Domling A, Ayyavoo V. Development of a robust cell-based high-throughput screening assay to identify targets of HIV-1 viral protein R dimerization. Drug Des Devel Ther 2013; 7:403-12. [PMID: 23737660 PMCID: PMC3668091 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s44139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Targeting protein-protein interactions (PPI) is an emerging field in drug discovery. Dimerization and PPI are essential properties of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 proteins, their mediated functions, and virus biology. Additionally, dimerization is required for the functional interaction of HIV-1 proteins with many host cellular components. In this study, a bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC)-based screening assay was developed that can quantify changes in dimerization, using HIV-1 viral protein R (Vpr) dimerization as a "proof of concept." Results demonstrated that Venus Vpr (generated by BiFC Vpr constructs) could be competed off in a dose-dependent manner using untagged, full-length Vpr as a competitor molecule. The change in signal intensity was measured quantitatively through flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy in a high content screening assay. High content imaging was used to screen a library of small molecules for an effect on Vpr dimerization. Among the tested molecules, a few of the small molecules demonstrate an effect on Vpr dimerization in a dose-dependent manner.
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- Courtney Zych
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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The HIV-1 viral infectivity factor (Vif) is a small basic protein essential for viral fitness and pathogenicity. Vif allows productive infection in nonpermissive cells, including most natural HIV-1 target cells, by counteracting the cellular cytosine deaminases APOBEC3G (apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide-like 3G [A3G]) and A3F. Vif is also associated with the viral assembly complex and packaged into viral particles through interactions with the viral genomic RNA and the nucleocapsid domain of Pr55(Gag). Recently, we showed that oligomerization of Vif into high-molecular-mass complexes induces Vif folding and influences its binding to high-affinity RNA binding sites present in the HIV genomic RNA. To get further insight into the role of Vif multimerization in viral assembly and A3G repression, we used fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM)- and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based assays to investigate Vif-Vif interactions in living cells. By using two N-terminally tagged Vif proteins, we show that Vif-Vif interactions occur in living cells. This oligomerization is strongly reduced when the putative Vif multimerization domain ((161)PPLP(164)) is mutated, indicating that this domain is crucial, but that regions outside this motif also participate in Vif oligomerization. When coexpressed together with Pr55(Gag), Vif is largely relocated to the cell membrane, where Vif oligomerization also occurs. Interestingly, wild-type A3G strongly interferes with Vif multimerization, contrary to an A3G mutant that does not bind to Vif. These findings confirm that Vif oligomerization occurs in living cells partly through its C-terminal motif and suggest that A3G may target and perturb the Vif oligomerization state to limit its functions in the cell.
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Kamiyama T, Miura T, Takeuchi H. His-Trp cation-π interaction and its structural role in an α-helical dimer of HIV-1 Vpr protein. Biophys Chem 2013; 173-174:8-14. [PMID: 23467037 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2013.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2012] [Revised: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Vpr is a multifunctional accessory protein of HIV-1 virus and was previously proposed to assume an antiparallel helical dimer with the third helices HIII of different subunits facing each other. In this study, we have examined the structure and stability of the antiparallel dimer by using a fragment peptide, Vpr52-80, spanning the HIII region. The present analyses of fluorescence, circular dichroism, and UV absorption spectra have shown that a cation-π interaction takes place between protonated His71 and Trp54 located near the opposite ends of the two antiparallel helices. The cation-π interaction induces a small elongation of the HIII helix, an increase in thermal stability of the helical dimer, and a modification of the helix arrangement to produce a more compact form. The His71-Trp54 cation-π interaction may be utilized in stabilizing and tuning the dimeric structure of Vpr to achieve proper interactions with other proteins.
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- Takayuki Kamiyama
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aobayama, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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Rinaldi AS, Freund G, Desplancq D, Sibler AP, Baltzinger M, Rochel N, Mély Y, Didier P, Weiss E. The use of fluorescent intrabodies to detect endogenous gankyrin in living cancer cells. Exp Cell Res 2013; 319:838-49. [PMID: 23353833 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2012] [Revised: 12/07/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Expression of antibody fragments in mammalian cells (intrabodies) is used to probe the target protein or interfere with its biological function. We previously described the in vitro characterisation of a single-chain Fv (scFv) antibody fragment (F5) isolated from an intrabody library that binds to the oncoprotein gankyrin (GK) in solution. Here, we have isolated several other scFvs that interact with GK in the presence of F5 and tested whether they allow, when fused to fluorescent proteins, to detect by FRET endogenous GK in living cells. The binding of pairs of scFvs to GK was analysed by gel filtration and the ability of each scFv to mediate nuclear import/export of GK was determined. Binding between scFv-EGFP and RFP-labelled GK in living cells was detected by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM). After co-transfection of two scFvs fused to EGFP and RFP, respectively, which form a tri-molecular complex with GK in vitro, FRET signal was measured. This system allowed us to observe that GK is monomeric and distributed throughout the cytoplasm and nucleus of several cancer cell lines. Our results show that pairs of fluorescently labelled intrabodies can be monitored by FLIM-FRET microscopy and that this technique allows the detection of lowly expressed endogenous proteins in single living cells.
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- Anne-Sophie Rinaldi
- Ecole Supérieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, UMR 7242, CNRS/Université de Strasbourg, boulevard Sébastien Brant, 67412 Illkirch, France
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JC virus agnoprotein enhances large T antigen binding to the origin of viral DNA replication: evidence for its involvement in viral DNA replication. Virology 2012; 433:12-26. [PMID: 22840425 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2012] [Revised: 05/25/2012] [Accepted: 06/11/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Agnoprotein is required for the successful completion of the JC virus (JCV) life cycle and was previously shown to interact with JCV large T-antigen (LT-Ag). Here, we further characterized agnoprotein's involvement in viral DNA replication. Agnoprotein enhances the DNA binding activity of LT-Ag to the viral origin (Ori) without directly interacting with DNA. The predicted amphipathic α-helix of agnoprotein plays a major role in this enhancement. All three phenylalanine (Phe) residues of agnoprotein localize to this α-helix and Phe residues in general are known to play critical roles in protein-protein interaction, protein folding and stability. The functional relevance of all Phe residues was investigated by mutagenesis. When all were mutated to alanine (Ala), the mutant virus (F31AF35AF39A) replicated significantly less efficiently than each individual Phe mutant virus alone, indicating the importance of Phe residues for agnoprotein function. Collectively, these studies indicate a close involvement of agnoprotein in viral DNA replication.
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Ferrucci A, Nonnemacher MR, Wigdahl B. Human immunodeficiency virus viral protein R as an extracellular protein in neuropathogenesis. Adv Virus Res 2012; 81:165-99. [PMID: 22094081 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385885-6.00010-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Numerous studies published in the past two decades have identified the viral protein R (Vpr) as one of the most versatile proteins in the life cycle of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). In this regard, more than a thousand Vpr molecules are present in extracellular viral particles. Subsequent to viral entry, Vpr participates in early replicative events by assisting in viral genome nuclear import and, during the viral life cycle, by shuttling between the nucleus and the cytoplasm to accomplish its functions within the context of other replicative functions. Additionally, several studies have implicated Vpr as a proapoptotic protein because it promotes formation of permeability transition pores in mitochondria, which in turn affects transmembrane potential and adenosine triphosphate synthesis. Recent studies have identified Vpr as a virion-free protein in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of patients infected with HIV-1 whose plasma viremia directly correlates with the extracellular concentration of Vpr. These observations pointed to a new role for Vpr as an additional weapon in the HIV-1 arsenal, involving the use of an extracellular protein to target and possibly inhibit HIV-1-uninfected bystander cells to enable them to escape immune surveillance. In addition, extracellular Vpr decreases adenosine triphosphate levels and affects the intracellular redox balance in neurons, ultimately causing their apoptosis. Herein, we review the role of Vpr as an extracellular protein and its downstream effects on cellular metabolism, functionality, and survival, with particular emphasis on how extracellular Vpr-induced oxidative stress might aggravate HIV-1-induced symptoms, thus affecting pathogenesis and disease progression.
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- Adriano Ferrucci
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Greiner VJ, Shvadchak V, Fritz J, Arntz Y, Didier P, Frisch B, Boudier C, Mély Y, de Rocquigny H. Characterization of the mechanisms of HIV-1 Vpr(52–96) internalization in cells. Biochimie 2011; 93:1647-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2011.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2011] [Accepted: 05/31/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Human polyomavirus JC small regulatory agnoprotein forms highly stable dimers and oligomers: implications for their roles in agnoprotein function. Virology 2011; 420:51-65. [PMID: 21920573 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2011.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Revised: 08/09/2011] [Accepted: 08/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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JC virus (JCV) encodes a small basic phosphoprotein from the late coding region called agnoprotein, which has been shown to play important regulatory roles in the viral replication cycle. In this study, we report that agnoprotein forms highly stable dimers and higher order oligomer complexes. This was confirmed by immunoblotting and mass spectrometry studies. These complexes are extremely resistant to strong denaturing agents, including urea and SDS. Central portion of the protein, amino acids spanning from 17 to 42 is important for dimer/oligomer formation. Removal of 17 to 42 aa region from the viral background severely affected the efficiency of the JCV replication. Extracts prepared from JCV-infected cells showed a double banding pattern for agnoprotein in vivo. Collectively, these findings suggest that agnoprotein forms functionally active homodimer/oligomer complexes and these may be important for its function during viral propagation and thus for the progression of PML.
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Cellular phenotype impacts human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viral protein R subcellular localization. Virol J 2011; 8:397. [PMID: 21831263 PMCID: PMC3168423 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-8-397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2011] [Accepted: 08/10/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) viral protein R (Vpr) is a virion-associated regulatory protein that functions at several points within the viral life cycle and has been shown to accumulate primarily in the nucleus and at the nuclear envelope. However, most studies have investigated Vpr localization employing cell types irrelevant to HIV-1 pathogenesis. To gain a better understanding of how cellular phenotype might impact HIV-1 Vpr intracellular localization, Vpr localization was examined in several cell lines representing major cellular targets for HIV-1 infection within the peripheral blood, bone marrow, and central nervous system (CNS). Results Utilizing a green fluorescent protein-tagged Vpr, we detected Vpr mainly in foci inside the nucleus, at the nuclear envelope, and around the nucleoli, with dispersed accumulation in the cytoplasm of human endothelial kidney 293T cells. No differences were observed in Vpr localization pattern with respect to either the location of the tag (N- or C-terminus) or the presence of other viral proteins. Subsequently, the Vpr localization pattern was explored in two primary HIV-1 target cells within the peripheral blood: the CD4+ T lymphocyte (represented by the Jurkat CD4+ T-cell line) and the monocyte-macrophage (represented by the U-937 cell line). Vpr was found primarily in speckles within the cytoplasm of the Jurkat T cells, whereas it accumulated predominantly intranuclearly in U-937 monocytic cells. These patterns differ from that observed in a bone marrow progenitor cell line (TF-1), wherein Vpr localized mainly at the nuclear envelope with some intranuclear punctuate staining. Within the CNS, we examined two astroglioma cell lines and found that Vpr displayed a perinuclear and cytoplasmic distribution. Conclusions The results suggest that the pattern of Vpr localization depends on cellular phenotype, probably owing to interactions between Vpr and cell type-specific host factors. These interactions, in turn, are likely coupled to specific roles that Vpr plays in each cell type within the context of the viral life cycle. Phenotype-specific Vpr localization patterns might also provide an explanation with respect to Vpr secretion or release from HIV-1-infected cells within the peripheral blood and CNS.
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Ong EBB, Watanabe N, Saito A, Futamura Y, Abd El Galil KH, Koito A, Najimudin N, Osada H. Vipirinin, a coumarin-based HIV-1 Vpr inhibitor, interacts with a hydrophobic region of VPR. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:14049-56. [PMID: 21357691 PMCID: PMC3077605 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.185397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Revised: 02/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) viral protein R (Vpr) is an accessory protein that has been shown to have multiple roles in HIV-1 pathogenesis. By screening chemical libraries in the RIKEN Natural Products Depository, we identified a 3-phenyl coumarin-based compound that inhibited the cell cycle arrest activity of Vpr in yeast and Vpr-dependent viral infection of human macrophages. We determined its minimal pharmacophore through a structure-activity relationship study and produced more potent derivatives. We detected direct binding, and by assaying a panel of Vpr mutants, we found the hydrophobic region about residues Glu-25 and Gln-65 to be potentially involved in the binding of the inhibitor. Our findings exposed a targeting site on Vpr and delineated a convenient approach to explore other targeting sites on the protein using small molecule inhibitors as bioprobes.
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- Eugene Boon Beng Ong
- From the Chemical Biology Core Facility, Chemical Biology Department, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- the School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia, and
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- From the Chemical Biology Core Facility, Chemical Biology Department, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- the School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia, and
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- From the Chemical Biology Core Facility, Chemical Biology Department, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- From the Chemical Biology Core Facility, Chemical Biology Department, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- the Department of Retrovirology and Self-Defense, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- the Department of Retrovirology and Self-Defense, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- the School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia, and
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- From the Chemical Biology Core Facility, Chemical Biology Department, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- the School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia, and
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Kogan M, Rappaport J. HIV-1 accessory protein Vpr: relevance in the pathogenesis of HIV and potential for therapeutic intervention. Retrovirology 2011; 8:25. [PMID: 21489275 PMCID: PMC3090340 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-8-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2010] [Accepted: 04/13/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The HIV protein, Vpr, is a multifunctional accessory protein critical for efficient viral infection of target CD4+ T cells and macrophages. Vpr is incorporated into virions and functions to transport the preintegration complex into the nucleus where the process of viral integration into the host genome is completed. This action is particularly important in macrophages, which as a result of their terminal differentiation and non-proliferative status, would be otherwise more refractory to HIV infection. Vpr has several other critical functions including activation of HIV-1 LTR transcription, cell-cycle arrest due to DCAF-1 binding, and both direct and indirect contributions to T-cell dysfunction. The interactions of Vpr with molecular pathways in the context of macrophages, on the other hand, support accumulation of a persistent reservoir of HIV infection in cells of the myeloid lineage. The role of Vpr in the virus life cycle, as well as its effects on immune cells, appears to play an important role in the immune pathogenesis of AIDS and the development of HIV induced end-organ disease. In view of the pivotal functions of Vpr in virus infection, replication, and persistence of infection, this protein represents an attractive target for therapeutic intervention.
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- Michael Kogan
- Department of Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology, Temple University School of Medicine, 3500 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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Belzile JP, Abrahamyan LG, Gérard FCA, Rougeau N, Cohen ÉA. Formation of mobile chromatin-associated nuclear foci containing HIV-1 Vpr and VPRBP is critical for the induction of G2 cell cycle arrest. PLoS Pathog 2010; 6:e1001080. [PMID: 20824083 PMCID: PMC2932712 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2010] [Accepted: 07/28/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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HIV-1 Viral protein R (Vpr) induces a cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase by activating the ATR DNA damage/stress checkpoint. Recently, we and several other groups showed that Vpr performs this activity by recruiting the DDB1-CUL4A (VPRBP) E3 ubiquitin ligase. While recruitment of this E3 ubiquitin ligase complex has been shown to be required for G2 arrest, the subcellular compartment where this complex forms and functionally acts is unknown. Herein, using immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy, we show that Vpr forms nuclear foci in several cell types including HeLa cells and primary CD4+ T-lymphocytes. These nuclear foci contain VPRBP and partially overlap with DNA repair foci components such as γ-H2AX, 53BP1 and RPA32. While treatment with the non-specific ATR inhibitor caffeine or depletion of VPRBP by siRNA did not inhibit formation of Vpr nuclear foci, mutations in the C-terminal domain of Vpr and cytoplasmic sequestration of Vpr by overexpression of Gag-Pol resulted in impaired formation of these nuclear structures and defective G2 arrest. Consistently, we observed that G2 arrest-competent sooty mangabey Vpr could form these foci but not its G2 arrest-defective paralog Vpx, suggesting that formation of Vpr nuclear foci represents a critical early event in the induction of G2 arrest. Indeed, we found that Vpr could associate to chromatin via its C-terminal domain and that it could form a complex with VPRBP on chromatin. Finally, analysis of Vpr nuclear foci by time-lapse microscopy showed that they were highly mobile and stable structures. Overall, our results suggest that Vpr recruits the DDB1-CUL4A (VPRBP) E3 ligase to these nuclear foci and uses these mobile structures to target a chromatin-bound cellular substrate for ubiquitination in order to induce DNA damage/replication stress, ultimately leading to ATR activation and G2 cell cycle arrest. HIV-1, the causative agent of AIDS, encodes several proteins termed accessory, which play a critical role in viral pathogenesis. One of these accessory proteins, viral protein R (Vpr), has been found to block normal cell division. This impairment of cell division by Vpr is thought to increase viral replication and to trigger immune cell death. However, how Vpr is able to block cell growth remains unknown. We and other investigators recently showed that Vpr was performing this activity by interacting with a cellular protein complex involved in ubiquitination. Ubiquitination is characterized by the conjugation of a small protein called ubiquitin to various other proteins to regulate their degradation or activities. In this report, we demonstrate that Vpr forms mobile punctuate structures called foci on the DNA of host cells. We also show that formation of these foci by Vpr is required to block cell division. We propose that Vpr recruits the ubiquitination complex to these nuclear foci and uses these mobile structures to target a DNA-bound cellular protein for degradation, resulting in the activation of a host cell response leading to a cell division block. Identification of the unknown cellular factor targeted by Vpr will contribute to the understanding of the role of Vpr during HIV infection and AIDS pathogenesis.
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- Jean-Philippe Belzile
- Laboratory of Human Retrovirology, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Human Retrovirology, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Human Retrovirology, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Human Retrovirology, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Laboratory of Human Retrovirology, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Fritz JV, Briant L, Mély Y, Bouaziz S, de Rocquigny H. HIV-1 viral protein r: from structure to function. Future Virol 2010. [DOI: 10.2217/fvl.10.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The viral protein r (Vpr) of HIV-1 binds several host proteins leading to pleiotropic functions, such as G2/M cell cycle arrest, apoptosis induction and gene transactivation. Vpr is encapsidated through the Gag C-terminus into the nascent viral particles, suggesting that Vpr plays several important functions in the early stages of the viral lifecycle. In this regard, Vpr interacts with nucleic acids and membranes to facilitate the preintegration complex migration and incorporation into the nucleus of nondividing cells. Thus, Vpr has to recruit several host and viral factors to promote its functions during HIV-1 pathogenesis. This article focuses on its interacting partners by giving an overview of the functional outcome of the different Vpr complexes, as well as the structural determinants of Vpr required for its binding properties.
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- Joëlle V Fritz
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, Universitätsklinikum, Im Neuenheimer Feld, 324, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Université Montpellier 1, Centre d’études d’agents Pathogènes et Biotechnologies pour la Santé, CNRS, UMR 5236, CPBS, F-34965 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74, Route du Rhin, 67401 ILLKIRCH Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Cristallographie et RMN Biologiques, CNRS UMR8015 UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques 4, Avenue de L’observatoire, 75006 Paris, France: Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74, Route du Rhin, 67401 ILLKIRCH Cedex, France
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Planelles V, Barker E. Roles of Vpr and Vpx in modulating the virus-host cell relationship. Mol Aspects Med 2010; 31:398-406. [PMID: 20558198 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2010.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2010] [Accepted: 05/26/2010] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The human and simian immunodeficiency viruses contain small open reading frames known as vpr and vpx. These genes encode proteins that are highly related both at the amino acid level and functionally, although key differences do exist. This review describes the main functions ascribed to Vpr and Vpx in the context of both viral replication and modulation of host cell biology.
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- Vicente Planelles
- Division of Cell Biology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, #2100 - Room 2520, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
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Venkatachari NJ, Walker LA, Tastan O, Le T, Dempsey TM, Li Y, Yanamala N, Srinivasan A, Klein-Seetharaman J, Montelaro RC, Ayyavoo V. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Vpr: oligomerization is an essential feature for its incorporation into virus particles. Virol J 2010; 7:119. [PMID: 20529298 PMCID: PMC2894018 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-7-119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2010] [Accepted: 06/07/2010] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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HIV-1 Vpr, a nonstructural viral protein associated with virus particles, has a positive role in the efficient transport of PIC into the nucleus of non-dividing target cells and enhances virus replication in primary T cells. Vpr is a 96 amino acid protein and the structure by NMR shows three helical domains. Vpr has been shown to exist as dimers and higher order oligomers. Considering the multifunctional nature of Vpr, the contribution of distinct helical domains to the dimer/oligomer structure of Vpr and the relevance of this feature to its functions are not clear. To address this, we have utilized molecular modeling approaches to identify putative models of oligomerization. The predicted interface residues were subjected to site-directed mutagenesis and evaluated their role in intermolecular interaction and virion incorporation. The interaction between Vpr molecules was monitored by Bimolecular Fluorescence complementation (BiFC) method. The results show that Vpr forms oligomers in live cells and residues in helical domains play critical roles in oligomerization. Interestingly, Vpr molecules defective in oligomerization also fail to incorporate into the virus particles. Based on the data, we suggest that oligomerization of Vpr is essential for virion incorporation property and may also have a role in the events associated with virus infection.
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- Narasimhan J Venkatachari
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Host-encoded reporters for the detection and purification of multiple enveloped viruses. J Virol Methods 2010; 167:178-85. [PMID: 20399809 PMCID: PMC2916077 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2010.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2009] [Revised: 03/31/2010] [Accepted: 04/08/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The identification of host cell factors for virus replication holds great promise for the development of new antiviral therapies. Recently, high-throughput screening methods have emerged as powerful tools to identify candidate host factors for therapeutic intervention. The development of assay systems suitable for large-scale automated screening is of particular importance for novel viruses with high pathogenic potential for which limited biological information can be developed in a short period of time. This report presents a general enzymatic reporter system for the detection and characterization of multiple enveloped viruses that does not rely on engineering of the virus. Instead, reporter enzymes are incorporated into virus particles by targeting to lipid microdomains in producer cells. The approach allows a variety of human pathogenic enveloped viruses to be detected by sensitive, inexpensive and automatable enzymatic assays. Tagged viruses can be purified quickly and efficiently by a magnetic bead-based capture method. The method allows general detection of enveloped viruses without prior reference to their sequence.
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Like most viral regulatory proteins, HIV-1 Vpr and homologous proteins from primate lentiviruses are small and multifunctional. They are associated with a plethora of effects and functions, including induction of cell cycle arrest in the G(2) phase, induction of apoptosis, transactivation, enhancement of the fidelity of reverse transcription, and nuclear import of viral DNA in macrophages and other nondividing cells. This review focuses on the cellular proteins that have been reported to interact with Vpr and their significance with respect to the known functions and effects of Vpr on cells and on viral replication.
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- Vicente Planelles
- Division of Cell Biology and Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, 15 North Medical Drive East #2100-Room 2520, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.
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Berger A, Münk C, Schweizer M, Cichutek K, Schüle S, Flory E. Interaction of Vpx and apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing catalytic polypeptide 3 family member A (APOBEC3A) correlates with efficient lentivirus infection of monocytes. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:12248-54. [PMID: 20178977 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.090977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The accessory protein Vpx is encoded by lentiviruses of the human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) and the simian immunodeficiency SIVsm/SIVmac lineage. It is packaged into virions and is indispensable in early steps of monocyte infection. HIV-1, which does not encode Vpx, is not able to infect human monocytes, but Vpx enables infection with HIV-1. The underlying mechanism is not completely understood. In this work, we focus on Vpx-mediated intracellular postentry events as counteraction of host cell proteins. We found that Vpx binds to apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing catalytic polypeptide 3 family member A (APOBEC3A; A3A), a member of the family of cytidine deaminases, present in monocytes. This interaction led to a reduction of the steady-state protein level of A3A. A single-point mutation in Vpx (H82A) abrogated binding to A3A and single-round infection of monocytes by HIV-1. Taken together, our data indicate that lentiviral Vpx counteracts A3A in human monocytes.
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- André Berger
- Division of Medical Biotechnology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, 63225 Langen, Germany
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HIV-1 Vpr oligomerization but not that of Gag directs the interaction between Vpr and Gag. J Virol 2009; 84:1585-96. [PMID: 19923179 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01691-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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During HIV-1 assembly, the viral protein R (Vpr) is incorporated into newly made viral particles via an interaction with the C-terminal domain of the Gag polyprotein precursor Pr55(Gag). Vpr has been implicated in the nuclear import of newly made viral DNA and subsequently in its transcription. In addition, Vpr can affect the cell physiology by causing G(2)/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Vpr can form oligomers, but their roles have not yet been investigated. We have developed fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy-fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based assays to monitor the interaction between Pr55(Gag) and Vpr in HeLa cells. To that end, we used enhanced green fluorescent protein-Vpr that can be incorporated into the virus and tetracysteine (TC)-tagged Pr55(Gag)-TC. This TC motif is tethered to the C terminus of Pr55(Gag) and does not interfere with Pr55(Gag) trafficking and the assembly of virus-like particles (VLPs). Results show that the Pr55(Gag)-Vpr complexes accumulated mainly at the plasma membrane. In addition, results with Pr55(Gag)-TC mutants confirm that the (41)LXXLF domain of Gag-p6 is essential for Pr55(Gag)-Vpr interaction. We also report that Vpr oligomerization is crucial for Pr55(Gag) recognition and its accumulation at the plasma membrane. On the other hand, Pr55(Gag)-Vpr complexes are still formed when Pr55(Gag) carries mutations impairing its multimerization. These findings suggest that Pr55(Gag)-Vpr recognition and complex formation occur early during Pr55(Gag) assembly.
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HIV-1 possesses an exquisite ability to infect cells independently from their cycling status by undergoing an active phase of nuclear import through the nuclear pore. This property has been ascribed to the presence of karyophilic elements present in viral nucleoprotein complexes, such as the matrix protein (MA); Vpr; the integrase (IN); and a cis-acting structure present in the newly synthesized DNA, the DNA flap. However, their role in nuclear import remains controversial at best. In the present study, we carried out a comprehensive analysis of the role of these elements in nuclear import in a comparison between several primary cell types, including stimulated lymphocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells. We show that despite the fact that none of these elements is absolutely required for nuclear import, disruption of the central polypurine tract-central termination sequence (cPPT-CTS) clearly affects the kinetics of viral DNA entry into the nucleus. This effect is independent of the cell cycle status of the target cells and is observed in cycling as well as in nondividing primary cells, suggesting that nuclear import of viral DNA may occur similarly under both conditions. Nonetheless, this study indicates that other components are utilized along with the cPPT-CTS for an efficient entry of viral DNA into the nucleus.
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Didier P, Ulrich G, Mély Y, Ziessel R. Improved push-pull-push E-Bodipy fluorophores for two-photon cell-imaging. Org Biomol Chem 2009; 7:3639-42. [DOI: 10.1039/b911587k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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