scholarly journals The Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Vpu Protein Interferes with an Early Step in the Biosynthesis of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class I Molecules

1997 ◽  
Vol 185 (7) ◽  
pp. 1295-1306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Kerkau ◽  
Igor Bacik ◽  
Jack R. Bennink ◽  
Jonathan W. Yewdell ◽  
Thomas Hünig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mhc Class I ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Class I ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Heavy Chains ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Infected Cells ◽  
Hiv 1 ◽  
Mhc Class I Molecules

The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vpu gene encodes a small integral membrane phosphoprotein with two established functions: degradation of the viral coreceptor CD4 in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and augmentation of virus particle release from the plasma membrane of HIV-1–infected cells. We show here that Vpu is also largely responsible for the previously observed decrease in the expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules on the surface of HIV-1–infected cells. Cells infected with HIV-1 isolates that fail to express Vpu, or that express genetically modified forms of Vpu that no longer induce CD4 degradation, exhibit little downregulation of MHC class I molecules. The effect of Vpu on class I biogenesis was analyzed in more detail using a Vpu-expressing recombinant vaccinia virus (VV). VV-expressed Vpu induces the rapid loss of newly synthesized endogenous or VV-expressed class I heavy chains in the ER, detectable either biochemically or by reduced cell surface expression. This effect is of similar rapidity and magnitude as the VV-expressed Vpu-induced degradation of CD4. Vpu had no discernible effects on cell surface expression of VV-expressed mouse CD54, demonstrating the selectivity of its effects on CD4 and class I heavy chains. VVexpressed Vpu does not detectably affect class I molecules that have been exported from the ER. The detrimental effects of Vpu on class I molecules could be distinguished from those caused by VV-expressed herpes virus protein ICP47, which acts by decreasing the supply of cytosolic peptides to class I molecules, indicating that Vpu functions in a distinct manner from ICP47. Based on these findings, we propose that Vpu-induced downregulation of class I molecules may be an important factor in the evolutionary selection of the HIV-1–specific vpu gene by contributing to the inability of CD8+ T cells to eradicate HIV-1 from infected individuals.

scholarly journals Modulation of Transporter Associated with Antigen Processing (TAP)-Mediated Peptide Import into the Endoplasmic Reticulum by Flavivirus Infection

2001 ◽  
Vol 75 (12) ◽  
pp. 5663-5671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Momburg ◽  
Arno Müllbacher ◽  
Mario Lobigs
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Mhc Class I ◽  
Antigen Processing ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Class I ◽  
Peptide Transport ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Flavivirus Infection ◽  
Mhc Class I Molecules

ABSTRACT In contrast to many other viruses that escape the cellular immune response by downregulating major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules, flavivirus infection can upregulate their cell surface expression. Previously we have presented evidence that during flavivirus infection, peptide supply to the endoplasmic reticulum is increased (A. Müllbacher and M. Lobigs, Immunity 3:207–214, 1995). Here we show that during the early phase of infection with different flaviviruses, the transport activity of the peptide transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) is augmented by up to 50%. TAP expression is unaltered during infection, and viral but not host macromolecular synthesis is required for enhanced peptide transport. This study is the first demonstration of transient enhancement of TAP-dependent peptide import into the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum as a consequence of a viral infection. We suggest that the increased supply of peptides for assembly with MHC class I molecules in flavivirus-infected cells accounts for the upregulation of MHC class I cell surface expression with the biological consequence of viral evasion of natural killer cell recognition.

scholarly journals Cell Surface Expression of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Molecules Is Reduced in Hepatitis C Virus Subgenomic Replicon-Expressing Cells

2003 ◽  
Vol 77 (21) ◽  
pp. 11644-11650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith D. Tardif ◽  
Aleem Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Major Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Mhc Class I ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Protein Glycosylation ◽  
Class I ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Mhc Class I Molecules

ABSTRACT The hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes chronic hepatitis in most infected individuals by evading host immune defenses. In this investigation, we show that HCV-infected cells may go undetected in the immune system by suppressing major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I antigen presentation to cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Cells expressing HCV subgenomic replicons have lower MHC class I cell surface expression. This is due to reduced levels of properly folded MHC class I molecules. HCV replicons induce endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress (K. Tardif, K. Mori, and A. Siddiqui, J. Virol. 76:7453-7459, 2002), which results from a decline in protein glycosylation. Decreasing protein glycosylation can disrupt protein folding, preventing the assembly of MHC class I molecules. This results in the accumulation of unfolded MHC class I. Therefore, the persistence and pathogenesis of HCV may depend upon the ER stress-mediated interference of MHC class I assembly and cell surface expression.

scholarly journals Dynamic Evolution of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Pathogenic Factor, Nef

2006 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 1311-1320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo O'Neill ◽  
Lillian S. Kuo ◽  
John F. Krisko ◽  
Diana R. Tomchick ◽  
J. Victor Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Mhc Class I ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type ◽  
Virus Type ◽  
Early Gene ◽  
Class I ◽  
Subtype B ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hiv 1

ABSTRACT The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) early gene product Nef is a multifunctional protein that alters numerous pathways of T-cell function, including endocytosis, signal transduction, vesicular trafficking, and immune modulation, and is a major determinant of pathogenesis. Individual Nef functions include PAK-2 activation, CD4 downregulation, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I downregulation, and enhancement of viral particle infectivity. How Nef accomplishes its multiple tasks presents a difficult problem of mechanistic analysis because of the complications associated with multiple, overlapping functional domains in the context of significant sequence variability. To address these issues we determined the conservation of each Nef residue based on 1,643 subtype B Nef sequences. Mutational analysis based on conservative substitutions and Nef sequence data allowed us to search for amino acids on the surface of Nef that are specifically required for PAK-2 activation. We found residues 85, 89, and 191 to be highly significant determinants for Nef's PAK-2 activation function but functionally unlinked to CD4 and MHC class I downregulation or enhancement of infectivity. These residues are not conserved across HIV-1 subtypes but are confined to separate sets of surface elements within a subtype. Thus, L85/H89/F191 and F85/F89/R191 are dominant in subtype B and subtype E or C, respectively. Our results provide support for developing subtype-specific interventions in HIV-1 disease.

scholarly journals E3/19K from adenovirus 2 is an immunosubversive protein that binds to a structural motif regulating the intracellular transport of major histocompatibility complex class I proteins.

1990 ◽  
Vol 172 (6) ◽  
pp. 1653-1664 ◽  
Author(s):  
W A Jefferies ◽  
H G Burgert
Keyword(s):  
Major Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Mhc Class I ◽  
Intracellular Transport ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Class I ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Major Histocompatibility ◽  
Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Mhc Class I Molecules

We have previously expressed in transgenic mice a chimeric H-2Kd/Kk protein called C31, which contains the extracellular alpha 1 domain of Kd, whereas the rest of the molecule is of Kk origin. This molecule functions as a restriction element for alloreactive and influenza A-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) but is only weakly expressed at the cell surface of splenocytes. Here, we show that the low cell surface expression is the result of slow intracellular transport and processing of the C31 protein. A set of hybrid molecules between Kd and Kk were used to localize the regions in major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules that are important for their intracellular transport and to further localize the structures responsible for binding to the adenovirus 2 E3/19K protein. This protein appears to be an important mediator of adenovirus persistence. It acts by binding to the immaturely glycosylated forms of MHC class I proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), preventing their passage to the cell surface and thereby reducing the recognition of infected cells by virus-specific T cells. We find the surprising result that intracellular transport and E3/19K binding are controlled primarily by the first half of the second domain of Kd, thus localizing these phenomena to the five polymorphic residues in this region of the Kd protein. This result implies that the E3/19K protein may act by inhibiting peptide binding or by disrupting the oligomerization of MHC class I molecules required for transport out of the ER. Alternatively, the E3/19K protein may inhibit the function of a positively acting transport molecule necessary for cell surface expression of MHC class I molecules.

scholarly journals Costimulation of Naive CD8+ Lymphocytes Induces CD4 Expression and Allows Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection

1998 ◽  
Vol 72 (11) ◽  
pp. 9054-9060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott G. Kitchen ◽  
Yael D. Korin ◽  
Michael D. Roth ◽  
Alan Landay ◽  
Jerome A. Zack
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type ◽  
Virus Type ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Rapid Disease Progression ◽  
Cd8 Cells ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hiv 1

ABSTRACT Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection requires cell surface expression of CD4. Costimulation of CD8+/CD4− T lymphocytes by anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies or by allogeneic dendritic cells induced expression of CD4 and rendered these CD8 cells susceptible to HIV-1 infection. Naive CD45RA+ cells responded with greater expression of CD4 than did CD45RO+ cells. CD8+lymphocytes derived from fetal or newborn sources exhibited a greater tendency to express CD4, consistent with their naive states. This mechanism of infection suggests HIV-induced perturbation of the CD8 arm of the immune response and could explain the generally rapid disease progression seen in HIV-infected children.

scholarly journals Effect of Calcium-Modulating Cyclophilin Ligand on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Particle Release and Cell Surface Expression of Tetherin

2009 ◽  
Vol 83 (24) ◽  
pp. 13032-13036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana G. Bego ◽  
Mathieu Dubé ◽  
Johanne Mercier ◽  
Éric A. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type ◽  
Virus Type ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Particle Release ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hiv 1

ABSTRACT The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) accessory protein Vpu enhances virus particle release by counteracting a host factor that retains virions at the surfaces of infected cells. It was recently demonstrated that cellular protein BST-2/CD317/Tetherin restricts HIV-1 release in a Vpu-dependent manner. Calcium-modulating cyclophilin ligand (CAML) was also proposed to be involved in this process. We investigated whether CAML is involved in cell surface expression of Tetherin. Here, we show that CAML overexpression in permissive Cos-7 cells or CAML depletion in restrictive HeLa cells has no effect on HIV-1 release or on Tetherin surface expression, indicating that CAML is not required for Tetherin-mediated restriction of HIV-1 release.

scholarly journals Autoreactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected subjects.

1996 ◽  
Vol 183 (6) ◽  
pp. 2509-2516 ◽  
Author(s):  
F di Marzo Veronese ◽  
D Arnott ◽  
V Barnaba ◽  
D J Loftus ◽  
K Sakaguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
T Lymphocytes ◽  
Mhc Class I ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type ◽  
Virus Type ◽  
Class I ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hla A2.1 ◽  
Hiv 1

A subtractive analysis of peptides eluted from major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A2.1 molecules purified from either human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1)-infected or uninfected cells was performed using micro high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Three peptides unique to infected cells were identified and found to derive from a single protein, human vinculin, a structural protein not known to be involved in viral pathogenesis. Molecular and cytofluorometric analyses revealed vinculin mRNA and vinculin protein overexpression in B and T lymphocytes from HIV-1-infected individuals. Vinculin peptide-specific CTL activity was readily elicited from peripheral blood lymphocytes of the majority of HLA-A2.1+, HIV+ patients tested. Our observations suggest that atypical vinculin expression and MHC class I-mediated presentation of vinculin-derived peptides accompany HIV infection of lymphoid cells in vivo, with a resultant induction of antivinculin CTL in a significant portion of HIV+ (HLA-A2.1+) individuals.

scholarly journals Nef-Induced CD4 Endocytosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Host Cells: Role of p56lck Kinase

2009 ◽  
Vol 83 (14) ◽  
pp. 7117-7128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Laguette ◽  
Christelle Brégnard ◽  
Jérôme Bouchet ◽  
Alexandre Benmerah ◽  
Serge Benichou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Lymphoid Cells ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Target Cells ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Internalization Rate ◽  
Hiv 1

ABSTRACT Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Nef interferes with the endocytic machinery to modulate the cell surface expression of CD4. However, the basal trafficking of CD4 is governed by different rules in the target cells of HIV-1: whereas CD4 is rapidly internalized from the cell surface in myeloid cells, CD4 is stabilized at the plasma membrane through its interaction with the p56 lck kinase in lymphoid cells. In this study, we showed that Nef was able to downregulate CD4 in both lymphoid and myeloid cell lines but that an increase in the internalization rate of CD4 could be observed only in lymphoid cells. Expression of p56 lck in nonlymphoid CD4-expressing cells restores the ability of Nef in order to increase the internalization rate of CD4. Concurrent with this observation, the expression of a p56 lck -binding-deficient mutant of CD4 in lymphoid cells abrogates the Nef-induced acceleration of CD4 internalization. We also show that the expression of Nef causes a decrease in the association of p56 lck with cell surface-expressed CD4. Regardless of the presence of p56 lck , the downregulation of CD4 by Nef was followed by CD4 degradation. Our results imply that Nef uses distinct mechanisms to downregulate the cell surface expression levels of CD4 in either lymphoid or myeloid target cells of HIV-1.

scholarly journals BST-2 Expression Modulates Small CD4-Mimetic Sensitization of HIV-1-Infected Cells to Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity

2017 ◽  
Vol 91 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Richard ◽  
Jérémie Prévost ◽  
Benjamin von Bredow ◽  
Shilei Ding ◽  
Nathalie Brassard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Immune Evasion ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Cellular Cytotoxicity ◽  
Antibody Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Infected Cells ◽  
Hiv 1

ABSTRACT Antibodies recognizing conserved CD4-induced (CD4i) epitopes on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Env and able to mediate antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) have been shown to be present in sera from most HIV-1-infected individuals. These antibodies preferentially recognize Env in its CD4-bound conformation. CD4 downregulation by Nef and Vpu dramatically reduces exposure of CD4i HIV-1 Env epitopes and therefore reduce the susceptibility of HIV-1-infected cells to ADCC mediated by HIV-positive (HIV+) sera. Importantly, this mechanism of immune evasion can be circumvented with small-molecule CD4 mimetics (CD4mc) that are able to transition Env into the CD4-bound conformation and sensitize HIV-1-infected cells to ADCC mediated by HIV+ sera. However, HIV-1 developed additional mechanisms to avoid ADCC, including Vpu-mediated BST-2 antagonism, which decreases the overall amount of Env present at the cell surface. Accordingly, BST-2 upregulation in response to alpha interferon (IFN-α) was shown to increase the susceptibility of HIV-1-infected cells to ADCC despite the activity of Vpu. Here we show that BST-2 upregulation by IFN-β and interleukin-27 (IL-27) also increases the surface expression of Env and thus boosts the ability of CD4mc to sensitize HIV-1-infected cells to ADCC by sera from HIV-1-infected individuals. IMPORTANCE HIV-1 evolved sophisticated strategies to conceal Env epitopes from ADCC-mediating antibodies present in HIV+ sera. Vpu-mediated BST-2 downregulation was shown to decrease ADCC responses by limiting the amount of Env present at the cell surface. This effect of Vpu was shown to be attenuated by IFN-α treatment. Here we show that in addition to IFN-α, IFN-β and IL-27 also affect Vpu-mediated BST-2 downregulation and greatly enhance ADCC responses against HIV-1-infected cells in the presence of CD4mc. These findings may inform strategies aimed at HIV prevention and eradication.

scholarly journals DC-SIGN Interactions with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and 2 and Simian Immunodeficiency Virus

2001 ◽  
Vol 75 (10) ◽  
pp. 4664-4672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Pöhlmann ◽  
Frédéric Baribaud ◽  
Benhur Lee ◽  
George J. Leslie ◽  
Melissa D. Sanchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Lectin Binding ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Virus Binding ◽  
Expression Levels ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hiv 1

ABSTRACT Dendritic cells (DCs) efficiently bind and transmit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to cocultured T cells and so may play an important role in HIV transmission. DC-SIGN, a novel C-type lectin that is expressed in DCs, has recently been shown to bind R5 HIV type 1 (HIV-1) strains and a laboratory-adapted X4 strain. To characterize the interaction of DC-SIGN with primate lentiviruses, we investigated the structural determinants of DC-SIGN required for virus binding and transmission to permissive cells. We constructed a panel of DC-SIGN mutants and established conditions which allowed comparable cell surface expression of all mutants. We found that R5, X4, and R5X4 HIV-1 isolates as well as simian immunodeficiency and HIV-2 strains bound to DC-SIGN and could be transmitted to CD4/coreceptor-positive cell types. DC-SIGN contains a single N-linked carbohydrate chain that is important for efficient cell surface expression but is not required for DC-SIGN-mediated virus binding and transmission. In contrast, C-terminal deletions removing either the lectin binding domain or the repeat region abrogated DC-SIGN function. Trypsin-EDTA treatment inhibited DC-SIGN mediated infection, indicating that virus was maintained at the surface of the DC-SIGN-expressing cells used in this study. Finally, quantitative fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis of AU1-tagged DC-SIGN revealed that the efficiency of virus transmission was strongly affected by variations in DC-SIGN expression levels. Thus, variations in DC-SIGN expression levels on DCs could greatly affect the susceptibility of human individuals to HIV infection.

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