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Regulación específica del empalme del ARNm in vitro por un péptido del VIH-1 Rev
J Kjems1, A D Frankel, P A Sharp
1Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139.
Cell
|October 4, 1991
Resumen
La proteína Rev del VIH-1 inhibe el empalme del ARNm viral al unirse al elemento de respuesta Rev (RRE). Un péptido sintético que imita el Rev.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Virología Virología.
- Procesamiento de ARN Procesamiento de ARN
Sus antecedentes:
- La proteína Rev del virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana tipo 1 (VIH-1) es crucial para regular la expresión génica viral.
- Rev facilita la exportación de ARNm virales no empalmados y parcialmente empalmados desde el núcleo al citoplasma.
- Esta regulación está mediada por la interacción de Rev con una estructura específica de ARN conocida como el elemento de respuesta Rev (RRE).
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el mecanismo por el cual la proteína Rev regula el empalme pre-ARNm in vitro.
- Para caracterizar el papel del dominio de unión al ARN Rev en la inhibición del empalme.
- Determinar los requisitos estructurales para la regulación de empalme mediado por Rev.
Principales métodos:
- Los ensayos de empalme in vitro utilizan pre-ARNm que contienen el elemento de respuesta Rev (RRE).
- Caracterización de un péptido sintético que imita el dominio de unión al ARN de Rev.
- Análisis de la inhibición de empalme por tipo salvaje Rev y péptidos sintéticos con diferentes especificidades de unión RRE.
Principales resultados:
- La proteína Rev inhibe específicamente el empalme pre-ARNm que contiene el RRE de 3 a 4 veces.
- Un péptido sintético de 17 aminoácidos que contiene el dominio de unión al ARN Rev inhibe el empalme hasta 30 veces.
- Múltiples sitios de unión para el péptido pueden sustituir al RRE, lo que indica la importancia de las interacciones multivalentes.
- La acción inhibidora del péptido ocurre durante el ensamblaje de los complejos de empalme, lo que sugiere una interferencia con la formación de espliceosomas.
Conclusiones:
- El dominio de unión al ARN de Rev es suficiente para la inhibición específica del empalme.
- La inhibición del empalme mediada por Rev implica interacciones con múltiples sitios de unión en el RRE.
- La región básica de Rev probablemente funciona para prevenir la formación de un espliceosoma funcional, regulando así el procesamiento del ARNm viral.
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