Inhibition of HIV-1 replication by delivery of the SRSF1 RNA Recognition Motifs

通过传递 SRSF1 RNA 识别基序抑制 HIV-1 复制

基本信息

批准号：
8993337
负责人：
MASSIMO CAPUTI
金额：
$ 44.85万
依托单位：
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2015
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2015-09-02 至 2018-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8993337
关键词：
Affect Animal Model Animals Antiviral Agents Bacteria Binding Biochemical Biological Assay CD4 Positive T Lymphocytes CXCR4 gene Cell Culture System Cell Line Cell Nucleus Cell Survival Cells Chimera organism Chimeric Proteins Code Complex Data Diffuse Drug Targeting Endosomes Eukaryotic Cell Exhibits Frequencies Future Genetic Transcription Genome Goals HIV HIV-1 Homing Human Individual Length Leukocytes Ligands Lymphocyte Marketing Measures Messenger RNA Metabolism Methods Molecular Multi-Drug Resistance Mutate Mutation Names Nuclear Nuclear Localization Signal Pathogenesis Peptide Signal Sequences Peptides Pharmaceutical Preparations Production Property Proteins Protocols documentation RNA Binding RNA Polymerase II RNA Recognition Motif RNA Sequences RNA Splicing RNA-Binding Proteins RRM1 gene RRM2 gene Resistance Response Elements Role Series Set protein Signal Transduction Site Specificity System Testing Therapeutic Toxic effect Trans-Activators Transcript Transcription Process Vaccines Viral Viral Genome Viral Proteins Virion Virus Virus Replication Work base cell type cellular targeting cytotoxicity deletion library drug development in vivo inhibitor/antagonist mRNA Precursor mutant new therapeutic target novel promoter public health relevance resistant strain screening stable cell line therapeutic target transcriptome sequencing vaccine development

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Transcription of the integrated HIV-1 proviral genome is tightly regulated by the interaction of the viral protein Tat with several cellular factors and he RNA Polymerase II complex. The transcribed viral pre- mRNA is spliced in multiple mRNAs to generate the nine different gene products required for viral replication. HIV has also developed a number of strategies to regulate splicing of its transcripts. Expression of the viral genome is dependent on the interactions between the viral promoter, RNA sequences, viral proteins and host cell factors. Alteration of the mechanisms regulating transcription and splicing of the viral messenger can dramatically affect viral infectivity and pathogenesis. Utilizing a combination of cell-based and biochemical approaches we have isolated a cellular RNA binding protein, SRSF1, which is an inhibitor of both viral transcription and splicing. SRSF1 exerts its antiviral activity by competing with the viral transcriptional transactivator Tat, thus reducing viral transcription, and by binding a series of sequences within the viral messengers, which regulate the choice of multiple splicing sites within the viral transcripts. Over-expression of SRSF1 induces the disruption of both transcription and splicing mechanisms resulting in a strong inhibition of viral replication. The minimal SRSF1 fragment required for its antiviral activity is constituted by the RNA Recognition Motifs (RRMs) 1 and 2, two RNA binding domains (RBDs). Expression of RRM1 and 2, in a stable cell line, can reduce the replication of a number of viral strains up to 3000 fold without altering cell viability. We propose to evaluate the therapeutic potential of the SRSF1 RRM domains. We will create a chimeric protein between the SRSF1 RRMs and the Tat Cell Penetrating Peptide (CPP), a short sequence, which allows for the delivery and internalization of molecular cargoes to eukaryotic cells with high efficiency. We will analyze the efficiency of intracellular delivery and antiviral activity of the CPP-RRMs chimeras in a leukocyte derived cell line and in CD4+ T cells purified from healthy donors and infected with viruses from different subtypes (B, C and D). Next, we will characterize the SRSF1 nuclear localization signal and optimize the nuclear delivery of chimeric proteins carrying the single RRM2, which efficiently binds the target RNA sequences but fails to preferentially localize within the cell nucleus and down-regulate viral replication with efficiency comparable to the RRM1 and 2 combined. Finally, we will utilize a novel endosomolitic agent, named dfTat, which allows for the efficient delivery and internalization of large protein cargoes after simple co-incubation with the target cells. The approach we propose will determine the therapeutic potential of a novel target protein and set-up future studies that utilize animal models.

描述（由适用提供）：综合HIV-1病毒基因组的转录受病毒蛋白TAT与多种细胞因子的相互作用的紧密调节，而HE RNA聚合酶II复合物。将转录的病毒前mRNA剪接在多个mRNA中，以产生病毒复制所需的九种不同的基因产物。艾滋病毒还制定了许多调节其笔录剪接的策略。病毒基因组的表达取决于病毒启动子，RNA序列，病毒蛋白和宿主细胞因子之间的相互作用。调节病毒信使的转录和剪接的机制的改变会极大地影响病毒感染和发病机理。利用基于细胞的和生化方法的组合，我们分离了细胞RNA结合蛋白SRSF1，该蛋白是病毒转录和剪接的抑制剂。 SRSF1通过与病毒转录反式激活器TAT竞争，从而减少病毒转录，并通过结合病毒使者中的一系列序列来执行其抗病毒活性，从而调节病毒转录物中多个剪接位点的选择。 SRSF1的过表达诱导转录和剪接机制的破坏，从而强烈抑制病毒复制。其抗病毒活性所需的最小SRSF1片段由RNA识别基序（RRMS）1和2构成两个RNA结合域（RBD）。在稳定的细胞系中，RRM1和2的表达可以将许多病毒株的复制降低到3000倍，而不会改变细胞活力。我们将在SRSF1 RRMS和TAT细胞穿透肽（CPP）之间创建嵌合蛋白，这是一个短序列，允许以高效率将分子货物的传递和内在化向真核细胞。我们将分析CPP-RRMS嵌合体在细胞内递送和抗病毒活性的效率白细胞衍生的细胞系和从健康供体纯化的CD4+ T细胞中，并从不同亚型（B，C和D）感染了病毒。接下来，我们将表征SRSF1核定位信号，并优化带有单个RRM2的嵌合蛋白的核输送，该嵌合蛋白有效地结合了靶RNA序列，但未能优先在细胞核内定位并以与RRM1和2组合的效率下调病毒复制。最后，我们将利用一种名为DFTAT的新型内体剂，该剂允许在与简单的合作后有效地传递和内在化大型蛋白质货物目标细胞。我们提出的方法将确定新型靶蛋白的治疗潜力以及利用动物模型的未来研究。