Evidence for a cytopathogenicity determinant in HIV-1 Vpr

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作者
Somasundaran, M
Sharkey, M
Brichacek, B
Luzuriaga, K
Emerman, M
Sullivan, JL
Stevenson, M
机构
[1] Univ Massachusetts, Sch Med, Program Mol Med, Worcester, MA 01605 USA
[2] Fred Hutchinson Canc Res Ctr, Seattle, WA 98109 USA
关键词
non-progressive infection; accessory proteins; apoptosis; pathogenesis;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.142313699
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
HIV-1 is cytopathic for CD4(+) T lymphocytes in vitro and this property of HIV-1 is generally considered to account for some of its in vivo cytopathogenicity. Thus, the extent of lymphocyte depletion correlates with the level of viremia whereas low levels of viral replication are typically associated with stable lymphocyte levels and asymptomatic infection such as is observed in non-progressors. Here, we describe a non-progressor who did not fit this general pattern in that CD4(+) T lymphocyte homeostasis was maintained in the face of high-level viral replication. Biological viral isolates from this patient replicated in primary lymphocytes without inducing cytopathicity. Because this phenotype is reminiscent of Vpr-deleted viruses, we examined the contribution of the Vpr gene to the viral phenotype. Vpr alleles; derived from this patient contained both premature stop codons and an unusual Q3R polymorphism. Insertion of patient-derived Vpr alleles or a Q3R substitution into a cytopathic HIV-1 clone resulted in a marked impairment of cytopathicity without affecting viral replication efficiency. The effect of Vpr on cytopathicity was unrelated to reported activities of Vpr including virion association, interaction with uracil DNA glycosylase, G(2) arrest, or enhancement of macrophage infection but correlated with the ability of Vpr to induce host cell apoptosis. This study suggests the presence of a determinant of in vivo cytopathogenicity within HIV-1 Vpr and further indicates that viral replication can be uncoupled from cytopathicity in vitro and in vivo.
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