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Koma T, Doi N, Le BQ, Kondo T, Ishizue M, Tokaji C, Tsukada C, Adachi A, Nomaguchi M. Involvement of a Rarely Used Splicing SD2b Site in the Regulation of HIV-1 vif mRNA Production as Revealed by a Growth-Adaptive Mutation. Viruses 2023; 15:2424. [PMID: 38140666 PMCID: PMC10747208 DOI: 10.3390/v15122424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
We have previously reported an HIV-1 mutant designated NL-Y226tac that expresses Vif at an ultra-low level, being replication-defective in high-APOBEC3G cells, such as H9. It carries a synonymous mutation within the splicing SA1 site relative to its parental clone. In order to determine whether a certain mutant(s) emerges during multi-infection cycles, we maintained H9 cells infected with a relatively low or high input of NL-Y226tac for extended time periods. Unexpectedly, we reproducibly identified a g5061a mutation in the SD2b site in the two independent long-term culture experiments that partially increases Vif expression and replication ability. Importantly, the adaptive mutation g5061a was demonstrated to enhance vif mRNA production by activation of the SA1 site mediated through increasing usage of a rarely used SD2b site. In the long-term culture initiated by a high virus input, we additionally found a Y226Fttc mutation at the original Y226tac site in SA1 that fully restores Vif expression and replication ability. As expected, the adaptive mutation Y226Fttc enhances vif mRNA production through increasing the splicing site usage of SA1. Our results here revealed the importance of the SD2b nucleotide sequence in producing vif mRNA involved in the HIV-1 adaptation and of mutual antagonism between Vif and APOBEC3 proteins in HIV-1 adaptation/evolution and survival.
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- Takaaki Koma
- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan; (T.K.); (N.D.); (B.Q.L.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan; (T.K.); (N.D.); (B.Q.L.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan; (T.K.); (N.D.); (B.Q.L.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan; (T.K.); (N.D.); (B.Q.L.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan; (T.K.); (N.D.); (B.Q.L.); (T.K.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan; (T.K.); (N.D.); (B.Q.L.); (T.K.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan; (T.K.); (N.D.); (B.Q.L.); (T.K.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan; (T.K.); (N.D.); (B.Q.L.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan; (T.K.); (N.D.); (B.Q.L.); (T.K.)
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Nomaguchi M, Doi N, Yoshida T, Koma T, Adachi S, Ode H, Iwatani Y, Yokoyama M, Sato H, Adachi A. Production of HIV-1 vif mRNA Is Modulated by Natural Nucleotide Variations and SL SA1 RNA Structure in SA1D2prox Genomic Region. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2542. [PMID: 29326677 PMCID: PMC5741601 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Genomic RNA of HIV-1 contains localized structures critical for viral replication. Its structural analysis has demonstrated a stem-loop structure, SLSA1, in a nearby region of HIV-1 genomic splicing acceptor 1 (SA1). We have previously shown that the expression level of vif mRNA is considerably altered by some natural single-nucleotide variations (nSNVs) clustering in SLSA1 structure. In this study, besides eleven nSNVs previously identified by us, we totally found nine new nSNVs in the SLSA1-containing sequence from SA1, splicing donor 2, and through to the start codon of Vif that significantly affect the vif mRNA level, and designated the sequence SA1D2prox (142 nucleotides for HIV-1 NL4-3). We then examined by extensive variant and mutagenesis analyses how SA1D2prox sequence and SLSA1 secondary structure are related to vif mRNA level. While the secondary structure and stability of SLSA1 was largely changed by nSNVs and artificial mutations introduced to restore the original NL4-3 form from altered ones by nSNVs, no clear association of the two SLSA1 properties with vif mRNA level was observed. In contrast, when naturally occurring SA1D2prox sequences that contain multiple nSNVs were examined, we attained significant inverse correlation between the vif level and SLSA1 stability. These results may suggest that SA1D2prox sequence adapts over time, and also that the altered SA1D2prox sequence, SLSA1 stability, and vif level are mutually related. In total, we show here that the entire SA1D2prox sequence and SLSA1 stability critically contribute to the modulation of vif mRNA level.
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- Masako Nomaguchi
- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Laboratory of Viral Genomics, Pathogen Genomics Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Viral Genomics, Pathogen Genomics Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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Kwon SJ, Kim D, Lee I, Kim J, Dordick JS. In vitro gene expression-coupled bacterial cell chip for screening species-specific antimicrobial enzymes. Biotechnol Bioeng 2017; 114:1648-1657. [PMID: 28369698 DOI: 10.1002/bit.26300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2017] [Revised: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Targeting infectious bacterial pathogens is important for reducing the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and preserving the endogenous human microbiome. Cell lytic enzymes including bacteriophage endolysins, bacterial autolysins, and other bacteriolysins are useful antibiotic alternatives due to their exceptional target selectivity, which may be used to lysins rapidly kill target bacteria and their high specificity permit the normal commensal microflora to be left undisturbed. Genetic information of numerous lysins is currently available, but the identification of their antimicrobial function and specificity has been limited because most lysins are often poorly expressed and exhibit low solubilities. Here, we report the development of bacterial cell chip for rapidly accessing the function of diverse genes that are suggestive of encoding lysins. This approach can be used to evaluate rapidly the species-specific antimicrobial activity of diverse lysins synthesized from in vitro transcription and translation (TNT) of plasmid DNA. In addition, new potent lysins can be assessed that are not expressed in hosts and display low solubility. As a result of evaluating the species-specific antimicrobial function of 11 (un)known lysins with an in vitro TNT-coupled bacterial cell chip, a potent recombinant lysin against Staphylococcus strains, SA1, was identified. The SA1 was highly potent against not only S. aureus, but also both lysostaphin-resistant S. simulans and S. epidermidis cells. To this end, the SA1 may be applicable to treat both methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and lysostaphin-resistant MRSA mutants. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2017;114: 1648-1657. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Seok-Joon Kwon
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, New York, 12180
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, New York, 12180
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, New York, 12180
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Bisht KK, Daniloski Z, Smith S. SA1 binds directly to DNA through its unique AT-hook to promote sister chromatid cohesion at telomeres. J Cell Sci 2013; 126:3493-503. [PMID: 23729739 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.130872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Sister chromatid cohesion relies on cohesin, a complex comprising a tri-partite ring and a peripheral subunit Scc3, which is found as two related isoforms SA1 and SA2 in vertebrates. There is a division of labor between the vertebrate cohesin complexes; SA1-cohesin is required at telomeres and SA2-cohesin at centromeres. Depletion of SA1 has dramatic consequences for telomere function and genome integrity, but the mechanism by which SA1-cohesin mediates cohesion at telomeres is not well understood. Here we dissect the individual contribution of SA1 and the ring subunits to telomere cohesion and show that telomeres rely heavily on SA1 and to a lesser extent on the ring for cohesion. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation we show that SA1 is highly enriched at telomeres, is decreased at mitosis when cohesion is resolved, and is increased when cohesion persists. Overexpression of SA1 alone was sufficient to induce cohesion at telomeres, independent of the cohesin ring and dependent on its unique (not found in SA2) N-terminal domain, which we show binds to telomeric DNA through an AT-hook motif. We suggest that a specialized cohesion mechanism may be required to accommodate the high level of DNA replication-associated repair at telomeres.
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- Kamlesh K Bisht
- Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine at the Skirball Institute, Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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