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Journal of Virology, May 2001, p. 4247-4257, Vol. 75, No. 9
0022-538X/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.9.4247-4257.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Hepatitis B Virus HBx Protein Activation of Cyclin A-Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 Complexes and G1 Transit via a Src Kinase Pathway

Michael Bouchard,1 Stavros Giannakopoulos,1 Edith H. Wang,2 Naoko Tanese,1 and Robert J. Schneider1,*

Department of Microbiology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016,1 and Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 981952

Received 29 November 2000/Accepted 5 February 2001

Numerous studies have demonstrated that the hepatitis B virus HBx protein stimulates signal transduction pathways and may bind to certain transcription factors, particularly the cyclic AMP response element binding protein, CREB. HBx has also been shown to promote early cell cycle progression, possibly by functionally replacing the TATA-binding protein-associated factor 250 (TAFII250), a transcriptional coactivator, and/or by stimulating cytoplasmic signal transduction pathways. To understand the basis for early cell cycle progression mediated by HBx, we characterized the molecular mechanism by which HBx promotes deregulation of the G0 and G1 cell cycle checkpoints in growth-arrested cells. We demonstrate that TAFII250 is absolutely required for HBx activation of the cyclin A promoter and for promotion of early cell cycle transit from G0 through G1. Thus, HBx does not functionally replace TAFII250 for transcriptional activity or for cell cycle progression, in contrast to a previous report. Instead, HBx is shown to activate the cyclin A promoter, induce cyclin A-cyclin-dependent kinase 2 complexes, and promote cycling of growth-arrested cells into G1 through a pathway involving activation of Src tyrosine kinases. HBx stimulation of Src kinases and cyclin gene expression was found to force growth-arrested cells to transit through G1 but to stall at the junction with S phase, which may be important for viral replication.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, NYU School of Medicine, 550 First Ave., New York, NY 10016. Phone: (212) 263-6006. Fax: (212) 263-8276. E-mail: schner01{at}popmail.med.nyu.edu.

Journal of Virology, May 2001, p. 4247-4257, Vol. 75, No. 9
0022-538X/01/$04.00+0   DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.9.4247-4257.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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