INVIVO ACTIVATION BY ULTRAVIOLET RAYS OF THE HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS TYPE-1 LONG TERMINAL REPEAT

被引:70
作者
CAVARD, C
ZIDER, A
VERNET, M
BENNOUN, M
SARAGOSTI, S
GRIMBER, G
BRIAND, P
机构
[1] Genetique et Pathologie Exp., ICGM 22, F-75014 Paris, Rue Mechain
关键词
HIV-1; keratinocytes; transgenic mice; UV;
D O I
10.1172/JCI114849
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
It has been previously shown in vitro that the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 long terminal repeat (LTR) is activated by ultraviolet irradiation. In order to analyze if a similar effect could occur in vivo, transgenic mice carrying the lacZ gene under the control of the viral LTR were irradiated at 280-300 and 254 nm. These mice spontaneously expressed the transgene in the epidermis and the lens of both adults and embryos. Irradiations caused a significant increase in skin β-galactosidase activity. This phenomenon might be involved in viral activation and could be of interest in regard to the skin pathology observed during an HIV infection.
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