HIV-1 Tat and cocaine coexposure impacts piRNAs to affect astrocyte energy metabolism
HIV-1 Tat and cocaine coexposure impacts piRNAs to affect astrocyte energy metabolism
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DOI:
10.2217/epi-2021-0252
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发表时间:
2022-02-16
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影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Samikkannu, Thangavel
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作者:
Doke, Mayur;Kashanchi, Fatah;Samikkannu, Thangavel
Aim: To understand the effect of HIV infection and cocaine exposure on piRNA expression in human primary astrocytes. Materials & methods: We used small RNA sequencing analysis to investigate the impacts of HIV-1 Tat and cocaine coexposure on the expression of piRNAs in human primary astrocytes. Results: We identified 27,700 piRNAs and analyzed them by small RNA next-generation sequencing. A total of 239 piRNAs were significantly altered by HIV-1 Tat and cocaine coexposure. We also identified PIWIL1, PIWIL2, PIWIL3 and PIWIL4 as interacting partners of piRNAs that were affected by cocaine and HIV-1 Tat coexposure. Epigenetic changes in the expression levels of these piRNA targets were associated with Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways of energy metabolism and neurodegeneration. Conclusion: These findings provide evidence that cocaine exposure and HIV infection affect the expression levels of piRNA, PIWIL1, PIWIL2, PIWIL3 and PIWIL4.