title: BST-2 diminishes HIV-1 infectivity.
abstract: Bone marrow stromal cell antigen 2 (BST-2, also known as tetherin/CD317/HM1.24) inhibits the release of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and other enveloped viruses by tethering virus particles to the cell surface. In this study, we provide evidence not only that the yield of cell-free HIV-1 particles is significantly reduced by BST-2 but also that the infectivity of these progeny virions is severely impaired. The lowered virion infectivity is due to the accumulation of pr55 Gag precursor and the p40Gag intermediates as well as to the loss of a mature core in the majority of HIV-1 particles. These data suggest that, in addition to impeding the release of HIV-1 particles from host cells, BST-2 may also interfere with the activation of viral protease and, as a result, impairs viral Gag processing as well as maturation of HIV-1 particles.
authors.affiliation: McGill AIDS Centre, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte-Ste-Catherine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Jianyong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000378:metabolism*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000235:genetics; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000378:metabolism; D014771:Virion / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D053585:Virus Attachment; D000074010:Bone Marrow Stromal Antigen 2
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D011498:Protein Precursors; C094572:BST2 protein, human; D000074010:Bone Marrow Stromal Antigen 2; C059767:p55 gag precursor protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 1