Title
Modulation of HIV-1 infectivity by MAPK, a virion-associated kinase
UMMS Affiliation
University of Massachusetts Medical School Program in Molecular Medicine
Publication Date
6-20-1998
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Antigens, CD4; Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; Cell Line; Cell Membrane; Cell Nucleus; HIV Reverse Transcriptase; HIV-1; Hela Cells; Humans; Kidney; Kinetics; MAP Kinase Kinase 1; *Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases; Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; Recombinant Fusion Proteins; Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; Transfection; Virion; Virus Replication
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Infection of a cell by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) results in the formation of a reverse transcription complex in which viral nucleic acids are synthesized. Efficient disengagement of the reverse transcription complex from the cell membrane and subsequent nuclear translocation require phosphorylation of reverse transcription complex components by a virion-associated kinase. In this study, we identify the virion-associated kinase as mitogen-activated protein kinase (ERK/MAPK). Upon density gradient fractionation, MAPK, but not its activating kinase MEK, co-sedimented with viral particles. Expression of a constitutively active, but not kinase-inactive, MEK1 in virus producer cells was able to activate virion-associated MAPK in trans. Stimulation of virion-associated MAPK activity in trans by the mitogen phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) increased viral infectivity. Conversely, suppression of virion-associated MAPK by specific inhibitors of the MAPK cascade markedly impaired viral infectivity. These studies demonstrate regulation of an early step in HIV-1 infection by the host cell MAPK signal transduction pathway.
DOI of Published Version
10.1093/emboj/17.9.2607
Source
EMBO J. 1998 May 1;17(9):2607-18. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
The EMBO journal
Related Resources
PubMed ID
9564043
Repository Citation
Jacque, Jean-Marc; Mann, Angela; Enslen, Herve; Sharova, Natalia; Brichacek, Beda; Davis, Roger J.; and Stevenson, Mario, "Modulation of HIV-1 infectivity by MAPK, a virion-associated kinase" (1998). Open Access Articles. 500.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/500