title: Mapping of determinants involved in the stimulation of HIV-1 expression by Sam68.
abstract: Control of HIV-1 RNA processing is central to the replication of the virus. Previously, we demonstrated that the cellular protein Sam68 enhances HIV-1 structural protein expression and RNA 3' end processing. In this report, we show that Sam68 interacts with unspliced HIV-1 RNA and that other members of the STAR/GSG protein family also promote viral RNA 3' end processing. We define a portion of the GSG domain (Sam 97-255) as sufficient for enhancement of Rev-dependent expression. In contrast to Sam68, Sam 97-255 increases unspliced RNA processing only in the presence of Rev in 293T cells. In a different cell line, Sam 97-255 enhances HIV-1 gene expression without enhancing RNA 3' end processing, suggesting that stimulation of 3' end processing is not required for enhancement of HIV-1 gene expression. Overall, these results indicate that Sam68 and the mutants described affect the composition of the viral RNP to enhance viral protein synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McLaren
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cochrane
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D012326:RNA Splicing; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C489559:KHDRBS1 protein, human; D012367:RNA, Viral; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins