HIV integrase/DNA complexes and concerted integration

描述（由申请方提供）：在HIV-1感染细胞中，病毒RNA逆转录为10 kbp线性平端DNA，随后形成细胞质整合前复合物（PIC）。PIC内的病毒整合酶（IN）在核转运之前从病毒DNA的3' OH末端切割二核苷酸。IN将两个凹陷的末端以协调一致的方式插入宿主染色体，产生前病毒。细胞辅因子LEDGF/p75影响PIC在宿主染色体上选择整合位点的能力。PIC内的IN-IN和IN-DNA相互作用对于协调整合至关重要，细胞辅因子对该过程的影响在生物化学和生物物理水平上还没有很好地确定。我们最近确定了一个核蛋白复合物的天然琼脂糖凝胶，其中IN非共价并列两个病毒DNA末端，产生突触复合物（SC），具有与PIC相关的属性。我们将研究SC的组装特性，调查IN保护末端U 5和U3 DNA序列免受DNaseI消化的能力，并确定化学交联的二聚体，四聚体和位于SC中的IN的较大尺寸的多聚体的摩尔比。一个独特的~32 bp DNaseI保护足迹IN在SC中表明与较大尺寸的多聚体的结构关系。我们将调查这些交联的物种之间的关系，以确定独特的亚基间残基负责形成的四聚体，确定通过质谱研究交联胰蛋白酶二肽。在凝胶荧光共振能量转移衍生的距离测量和原子力显微镜将确定的两个病毒DNA末端的拓扑结构内的SC。我们希望产生一个结构范例描述SC及其与PIC的关系。我们将定义细胞辅因子LEDGF/p75与SC的物理相互作用，并通过测量荧光团标记的DNA底物之间的距离来确定它是否影响SC。我们将开发一个模型系统来确定LEDGF/p75是否影响染色质化超螺旋靶DNA的宿主位点选择，以进行协调整合。我们将在体外研究已知的具有催化活性并具有核进入后缺陷的II类IN突变体。我们还将确定在SC中观察到的交联IN四聚体中鉴定的独特残基的功能性。将对这些IN残基进行定点诱变以探测体内PIC和体外SC。从R21研究中获得的知识将用于进一步研究PIC和整合中细胞辅因子的参与。R21/R33研究的完成将促进对体外和体内协同整合的必要和可实现的理解。公共卫生相关性：我们正在建立一个结构信息平台，以了解HIV-1突触复合物（SC）能够协调整合。我们将确定SC内的IN亚基相互作用，以确定哪些残基负责形成IN四聚体。这些残基的功能性将通过定点诱变进行研究，以探测体内PIC和体外SC。我们将确定LEDGF/p75是否与SC发生物理相互作用，并测试它是否影响包含HIV-1宿主位点共有序列的染色质化超螺旋靶DNA的宿主位点选择。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In HIV-1 infected cells, the viral RNA is reverse transcribed into a 10 kbp linear blunt-ended DNA followed by the formation of the cytoplasmic preintegration complex (PIC). The viral integrase (IN) within the PIC cleaves a dinucleotide from the 3' OH ends of the viral DNA prior to nuclear transport. IN inserts the two recessed ends in a concerted fashion into the host chromosome, producing the provirus. The cellular co- factor, LEDGF/p75, influences the ability of the PIC to select sites on the host chromosomes for integration. The IN-IN and IN-DNA interactions within the PIC critical for concerted integration and the effect of cellular co-factors on this process are not well defined at the biochemical and biophysical levels. We recently identified a nucleoprotein complex on native agarose gels where IN non-covalently juxtaposes two viral DNA ends that produces the synaptic complex (SC) that possesses properties associated with the PIC. We will study the assembly properties of the SC, investigate the ability of IN to protect the terminal U5 and U3 DNA sequences from DNaseI digestion and determine the molar ratios of chemically cross-linked dimers, tetramers and a larger-size multimer of IN located in the SC. A unique ~32 bp DNaseI protective footprint by IN in the SC suggests a structural relationship to the larger-size multimer. We will investigate the relationships between these cross-linked species to identify the unique inter-subunit residues responsible for formation of the tetramer, as determined by mass spectrometry studies of cross-linked tryptic dipeptides. In- gel fluorescence resonance energy transfer-derived distance measurements and atomic force microscopy will determine the topology of the two viral DNA ends within the SC. We expect to generate a structural paradigm describing the SC and its relationship to the PIC. We will define the cellular co-factor LEDGF/p75 physical interactions with the SC and determine if it affects the SC by measuring the distance between fluorophore- labeled DNA substrates in the SC. We will develop a model system to determine if LEDGF/p75 influences host-site selection on chromatinized supercoiled target DNA for concerted integration. We will study known Class II IN mutants in vitro that are catalytically active and possess post-nuclear entry defects. We will also determine the functionality of the unique residues identified in the cross-linked IN tetramer observed in the SC. Site-directed mutagenesis of these IN residues will be performed for probing of the PIC in vivo and the SC in vitro. The knowledge gain from the R21 studies will be used to further investigate the PIC and the involvement of cellular co-factors in integration. Completion of the R21/R33 studies will foster a necessary and achievable understanding of concerted integration both in vitro and in vivo. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: We are building a platform of structural information to understand the HIV-1 synaptic complex (SC) capable of concerted integration. We will determine the IN subunit interactions within SC to define what residues are responsible for formation of the IN tetramer. The functionality of these residues will be investigated by site-directed mutagenesis to probe the PIC in vivo and the SC in vitro. We will determine if LEDGF/p75 physically interacts with SC and test whether it influences host-site selection on chromatinized supercoiled target DNA that contains HIV-1 host-site consensus sequences.