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Infected Cell Killing by HIV-1 Protease Promotes NF-kB Dependent HIV-1 Replication.
- Source :
- PLoS ONE; 2008, Vol. 3 Issue 5, p1-7, 7p, 7 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Acute HIV-1 infection of CD4 T cells often results in apoptotic death of infected cells, yet it is unclear what evolutionary advantage this offers to HIV-1. Given the independent observations that acute T cell HIV-1 infection results in (1) NF-κB activation, (2) caspase 8 dependent apoptosis, and that (3) caspase 8 directly activates NF-κB, we questioned whether these three events might be interrelated. We first show that HIV-1 infected T cell apoptosis, NF-κB activation, and caspase 8 cleavage by HIV-1 protease are coincident. Next we show that HIV-1 protease not only cleaves procaspase 8, producing Casp8p41, but also independently stimulates NF-κB activity. Finally, we demonstrate that the HIV protease cleavage of caspase 8 is necessary for optimal NF-κB activation and that the HIV-1 protease specific cleavage fragment Casp8p41 is sufficient to stimulate HIV-1 replication through NF-κB dependent HIV-LTR activation both in vitro as well as in cells from HIV infected donors. Consequently, the molecular events which promote death of HIV-1 infected T cells function dually to promote HIV-1 replication, thereby favoring the propagation and survival of HIV-1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 55425594
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002112