Synthetic Vpr protein activates activator protein-1, c-Jun N-terminal kinase, and NF-kappaB and stimulates HIV-1 transcription in promonocytic cells and primary macrophages.
J Biol Chem
; 280(52): 42557-67, 2005 Dec 30.
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| ID: mdl-16243842
ABSTRACT
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Vpr protein plays a critical role in AIDS pathogenesis, especially by allowing viral replication within nondividing cells such as mononuclear phagocytes. Most of the data obtained so far have been in experiments with endogenous Vpr protein; therefore the effects of extracellular Vpr protein remain largely unknown. We used synthetic Vpr protein to activate nuclear transcription factors activator protein-1 (AP-1) and NF-kappaB in the promonocytic cell line U937 and in primary macrophages. Synthetic HIV-1 Vpr protein activated AP-1, c-Jun N-terminal kinase, and MKK7 in both U937 cells and primary macrophages. Synthetic Vpr activated NF-kappaB in primary macrophages and to a lesser extent in U937 cells. Because synthetic Vpr activated AP-1 and NF-kappaB, which bind to the HIV-1 long terminal repeat, we investigated the effect of synthetic Vpr on HIV-1 replication. We observed that synthetic Vpr stimulated HIV-1 long terminal repeat in U937 cells and enhanced viral replication in chronically infected U1 promonocytic cells. Similarly, synthetic Vpr stimulated HIV-1 replication in acutely infected primary macrophages. Activation of transcription factors and enhancement of viral replication in U937 cells and primary macrophages were mediated by both the N-terminal and the C-terminal moieties of synthetic Vpr. Therefore, our results suggest that extracellular Vpr could fuel the progression of AIDS via stimulation of HIV-1 provirus present in such cellular reservoirs as mononuclear phagocytes in HIV-infected patients.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transcrição Gênica
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Monócitos
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NF-kappa B
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HIV-1
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Produtos do Gene vpr
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Fator de Transcrição AP-1
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Proteínas Quinases JNK Ativadas por Mitógeno
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Macrófagos
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Biol Chem
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França