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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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Murakami T, Matsuura R, Chutiwitoonchai N, Takei M, Aida Y. Huntingtin-Interacting Protein 1 Promotes Vpr-Induced G2 Arrest and HIV-1 Infection in Macrophages. Viruses 2021; 13:v13112308. [PMID: 34835114 PMCID: PMC8624357 DOI: 10.3390/v13112308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) modulates the host cell cycle. The HIV-1 accessory protein Vpr arrests the cell cycle at the G2 phase in dividing cells, and the ability of Vpr to induce G2 arrest is well conserved among primate lentiviruses. Additionally, Vpr-mediated G2 arrest likely correlates with enhanced HIV-1 infection in monocyte-derived macrophages. Here, we screened small-interfering RNA to reveal candidates that suppress Vpr-induced G2 arrest and identified Huntingtin-interacting protein 1 (HIP1) required for efficient G2 arrest. Interestingly, HIP1 was not essential for Vpr-induced DNA double-strand breaks, which are required for activation of the DNA-damage checkpoint and G2 arrest. Furthermore, HIP1 knockdown suppressed HIV-1 infection in monocyte-derived macrophages. This study identifies HIP1 as a factor promoting Vpr-induced G2 arrest and HIV-1 infection in macrophages.
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- Tomoyuki Murakami
- Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; (T.M.); (R.M.); (N.C.)
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- Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; (T.M.); (R.M.); (N.C.)
- Laboratory of Global Infectious Diseases Control Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; (T.M.); (R.M.); (N.C.)
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- Division of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi, Kami-cho, Itabashi, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan;
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- Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; (T.M.); (R.M.); (N.C.)
- Laboratory of Global Infectious Diseases Control Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
- Correspondence:
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Siarot L, Chutiwitoonchai N, Sato H, Chang H, Sato H, Fujino M, Murakami T, Aono T, Kodama E, Kuroda K, Takei M, Aida Y. Identification of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 Gag-TSG101 interaction inhibitors by high-throughput screening. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 503:2970-2976. [PMID: 30126636 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.08.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
The interaction between viral protein Gag and cellular protein tumor susceptibility gene 101 (TSG101) is a crucial step in the HIV-1 replication cycle. This interaction initiates the viral assembly/budding via the cellular endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT) pathway, making it a potential target for antiviral therapy. Here we developed a simple, robust, and reliable high-throughput screening (HTS) system based on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to identify compounds that inhibit HIV-1 replication by targeting Gag-TSG101 interaction. Through screening of the 9600-compound library using the established HTS system, several hit compounds, which inhibited Gag-TSG101 interaction, were identified. Subsequent assays revealed two hit compounds, HSM-9 and HSM-10, which have antiviral activity against CD4+ T cell-tropic NL4-3 and macrophage-tropic JR-CSF HIV-1 strains. These results suggest that our established HTS system is an indispensable tool for the identification of HIV-1 Gag-TSG101 interaction inhibitors.
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- Lowela Siarot
- Nano Medical Engineering Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan; Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan; Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nano Medical Engineering Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan; Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan
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- Nano Medical Engineering Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan; Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan
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- Nano Medical Engineering Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan; Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan; Laboratory of Viral Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Genome Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Saitama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Viral Genomics, Pathogen Genomics Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, International Institute of Disaster Science, and Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
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- Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nano Medical Engineering Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan; Viral Infectious Diseases Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan; Laboratory of Viral Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Genome Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Saitama, Japan.
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