Cyclophilin A regulates HIV-1 infectivity, as demonstrated by gene targeting in human T cells
Cyclophilin A regulates HIV-1 infectivity, as demonstrated by gene targeting in human T cells
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DOI:
10.1093/emboj/20.6.1300
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发表时间:
2001-03-15
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影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
Luban, J
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作者:
Braaten, D;Luban, J
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Gag polyprotein binds most members of the cyclophilin family of peptidyl-prolyl isomerases. Of 15 known human cyclophilins, cyclophilin A (CypA) has been the focus of investigation because it was detected in HIV-1 virions. To determine whether CypA promotes HIV-1 replication, we deleted the gene encoding CypA (PPIA) in human CD4(+) T cells by homologous recombination, HIV-1 replication in PPIA(-/-) cells was decreased and not inhibited further by cyclosporin or gag mutations that disrupt Gag's interaction with cyclophilins, indicating that no other cyclophilin family members promote HIV-1 replication. The defective replication phenotype was specific for wild-type HIV-1 since HIV-2/SIV isolates, as well as HIV-1 bearing a gag mutation that confers cyclosporin resistance, replicated the same in PPIA(+/+) and PPIA(-/-) cells. Stable re-expression of CypA in PPIA(-/-) cells restored HIV-1 replication to an extent that correlated with steady-state levels of CypA, Finally, virions from PPIA(-/-) cells possessed no obvious biochemical abnormalities but were less infectious than virions from mild-type tells. These data formally demonstrate that CypA regulates the infectivity of HIV-1 virions.