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Las mismas proteínas nucleares inducibles regulan la activación mitogénica tanto del gen alfa del receptor de
E Böhnlein1, J W Lowenthal, M Siekevitz
1Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
Cell
|June 3, 1988
Resumen
Una proteína recientemente identificada, HIVEN86A, se une tanto al LTR del VIH-1 como al gen del receptor alfa de la interleucina-2 (IL-2R alfa). Esta interacción es crucial para la activación de las células T y la transcripción de genes virales.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Virología Virología.
- Inmunología Inmunología.
Sus antecedentes:
- El gen del receptor-alfa de la interleucina-2 (IL-2R alfa) y la repetición terminal larga (RTL) del virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana tipo 1 (VIH-1) son activados por mitógenos de las células T.
- Comprender los mecanismos reguladores subyacentes a esta coactivación es fundamental tanto para la ciencia básica como para el desarrollo terapéutico.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Identificar y caracterizar las proteínas nucleares involucradas en la activación inducida por mitógenos del gen alfa IL-2R y el LTR del VIH-1.
- Para dilucidar las interacciones moleculares que median la co-activación de estos dos elementos genéticos.
Principales métodos:
- Extracción y purificación de proteínas nucleares.
- Ensayos de desplazamiento de movilidad electroforética (EMSA) para detectar la unión específica de ADN a proteínas.
- Análisis de la actividad del promotor de genes utilizando ensayos de genes reporteros.
Principales resultados:
- Se identificó una proteína nuclear inducible de 86 kDa, llamada HIVEN86A.
- HIVEN86A se une específicamente a un elemento potenciador en el LTR del VIH-1 y una secuencia relacionada en el promotor del gen alfa IL-2R.
- Tanto el sitio de unión del promotor alfa IL-2R como los elementos potenciadores individuales del VIH-1 pueden conferir inducibilidad mitogénica a un promotor heterólogo.
Conclusiones:
- HIVEN86A juega un papel importante en la activación inducida por mitógeno de las células T tanto del gen alfa IL-2R como del LTR del VIH-1.
- El provirus del VIH-1 parece subvertir la función normal de los factores de transcripción celular, como el HIVEN86A, para mejorar la expresión génica viral.
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