Journal article
Analysis of the HIV-1 LTR NF-κB-Proximal Sp Site III: Evidence for Cell Type-Specific Gene Regulation and Viral Replication
Virology (New York, N.Y.), v 274(2), pp 262-277
01 Sep 2000
PMID: 10964770
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Abstract
It has been widely demonstrated that the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope, specifically the V3 loop of the gp120 spike, evolves to facilitate adaptation to different cellular populations within an infected host. Less energy has been directed at determining whether the viral promoter, designated the long terminal repeat (LTR), also exhibits this adaptive quality. Because of the unique nature of the cell populations infected during the course of HIV-1 infection, one might expect the opportunity for such adaptation to exist. This would permit select viral species to take advantage of the different array of conditions and factors influencing transcription within a given cell type. To investigate this hypothesis, the function of natural variants of the NF-κB-proximal Sp element (Sp site III) was examined in human cell line models of the two major cell types infected during the natural course of HIV-1 infection, T cells and monocytes. Utilizing the HIV-1 LAI molecular clone, which naturally contains a high-affinity Sp site III, substitution of low-affinity Sp sites in place of the natural site III element markedly decreased viral replication in Jurkat T cells. However, these substitutions had relatively small effects on viral replication in U-937 monocytic cells. Transient transfections of HIV-1 LAI-based LTR-luciferase constructs into these cell lines suggest that the large reduction in viral replication in Jurkat T cells, caused by low-affinity Sp site III variants, may result from reduced basal as well as Vpr- and Tat-activated LTR activities in Jurkat T cells compared to those in U-937 monocytic cells. When the function of Sp site III was examined in the context of HIV-1 YU-2-based LTR-luciferase constructs, substitution of a high-affinity element in place of the natural low-affinity element resulted in increased basal YU-2 LTR activity in Jurkat T cells and reduced activity in U-937 monocytic cells. These observations suggest that recruitment of Sp family members to Sp site III is of greater importance to the function of the viral promoter in the Jurkat T cell line as compared to the U-937 monocytic cell line. These observations also suggest that other regions of the LTR may compensate for Sp recruitment defects in specific cell populations.
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- Title
- Analysis of the HIV-1 LTR NF-κB-Proximal Sp Site III: Evidence for Cell Type-Specific Gene Regulation and Viral Replication
- Creators
- John J. McAllister - Pennsylvania State UniversityDan PhillipsScott Millhouse - Pennsylvania State UniversityJean Conner - Pennsylvania State UniversityTricia Hogan - Pennsylvania State UniversityHeather L. RossBrian Wigdahl - Pennsylvania State University
- Publication Details
- Virology (New York, N.Y.), v 274(2), pp 262-277
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000089290900004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0034284908
- Other Identifier
- 991020111406804721
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