title: CDK13, a new potential human immunodeficiency virus type 1 inhibitory factor regulating viral mRNA splicing.
abstract: The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Tat is a 14-kDa viral protein that acts as a potent transactivator by binding to the transactivation-responsive region, a structured RNA element located at the 5' end of all HIV-1 transcripts. Tat transactivates viral gene expression by inducing the phosphorylation of the C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II through several Tat-activated kinases and by recruiting chromatin-remodeling complexes and histone-modifying enzymes to the HIV-1 long terminal repeat. Histone acetyltransferases, including p300 and hGCN5, not only acetylate histones but also acetylate Tat at lysine positions 50 and 51 in the arginine-rich motif. Acetylated Tat at positions 50 and 51 interacts with a specialized protein module, the bromodomain, and recruits novel factors having this particular domain, such as P/CAF and SWI/SNF. In addition to having its effect on transcription, Tat has been shown to be involved in splicing. In this study, we demonstrate that Tat interacts with cyclin-dependent kinase 13 (CDK13) both in vivo and in vitro. We also found that CDK13 increases HIV-1 mRNA splicing and favors the production of the doubly spliced protein Nef. In addition, we demonstrate that CDK13 acts as a possible restriction factor, in that its overexpression decreases the production of the viral proteins Gag and Env and subsequently suppresses virus production. Using small interfering RNA against CDK13, we show that silencing of CDK13 leads to a significant increase in virus production. Finally, we demonstrate that CDK13 mediates its effect on splicing through the phosphorylation of ASF/SF2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, The George Washington University Medical Center, 2300 I St. NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
authors.forename: Reem
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berro
authors.forename: Caitlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pedati
authors.forename: Kylene
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kehn-Hall
authors.forename: Weilin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zachary
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Klase
authors.forename: Yasmine
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Even
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Genevière
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ammosova
authors.forename: Sergei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nekhai
authors.forename: Fatah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kashanchi
mesh_terms: D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000254:growth & development*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D011485:Protein Binding; D012326:RNA Splicing; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism*; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000502:physiology*; D054322:tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012367:RNA, Viral; D054322:tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase; C072262:CDK13 protein, human