title: HIV-1 Tat interaction with Dicer: requirement for RNA.
abstract: Dicer is an RNase III which processes two classes of cellular small RNAs: the microRNAs (miRNA) and short interfering RNAs (siRNA). Previously, we observed that over-expressed HIV-1 Tat protein can suppress the processing of small RNAs inside cells. Here, we have investigated the requirements for Tat interaction with Dicer. We report that Tat-Dicer interaction depends on RNA, requires the helicase domain of Dicer, and is independent of Tat's transactivation domain.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Virology Section, Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0460, USA. ybennasser@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Yamina
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bennasser
authors.forename: Kuan-Teh
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Jeang
mesh_terms: D060565:Argonaute Proteins; D015852:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2; D015696:Gene Products, tat / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics; D010448:Peptide Initiation Factors / Q000235:genetics; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D034743:RNA-Induced Silencing Complex / Q000235:genetics; D043244:Ribonuclease III / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D054322:tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
chemical_list: C466422:AGO2 protein, human; D060565:Argonaute Proteins; D015852:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2; D015696:Gene Products, tat; D035683:MicroRNAs; D010448:Peptide Initiation Factors; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D012367:RNA, Viral; D034743:RNA-Induced Silencing Complex; D054322:tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus; D043244:Ribonuclease III