title: Biochemical characterization of HIV-1 Rev as a potent activator of casein kinase II in vitro.
abstract: The stimulatory effects of several DNA-binding basic proteins (histone and protamine) and HIV-1 Rev with arginine (Arg)-rich clusters on the activity of casein kinase II (CK-II) were investigated in vitro. It was found that recombinant Rev (rRev) and the synthetic oligo-fragments corresponding to the amino acid sequences of its Arg-rich cluster stimulate CK-II activity in a dose-dependent manner. The activated CK-II phosphorylates several cellular and viral proteins in HIV-1 infected human MOLT-4 cells, and also phosphorylates HIV-1 structural proteins, including recombinant reverse transcriptase (rRT). These phosphorylations are selectively inhibited by CK-II inhibitors, such as quercetin, oGA (a glycyrrhetinic acid derivative) and NCS-chrom (an enediyne containing antibiotic). The data presented here suggest that HIV-1 Rev acts as an effective potent activator of CK-II, which may be a cellular mediator promoting HIV-1 replication in virus-infected cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Genetical Biochemistry, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan. ken@medcc.kitasato-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohtsuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karino
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001120:Arginine; D047390:Casein Kinase II; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D015694:Gene Products, rev / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D054321:rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
chemical_list: D015694:Gene Products, rev; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D054321:rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus; D001120:Arginine; D047390:Casein Kinase II; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases