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J. Virol., Sep 1996, 6493-6496, Vol 70, No. 9
T Luo and JV Garcia
The nef genes of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and simian
immunodeficiency virus (SIV) encode a 27- to 34-kDa myristoylated protein
which induces downregulation of CD4 surface levels and enhances virus
infectivity. In adult macaques, Nef has been implicated in pathogenesis and
disease progression. Both HIV-1 SF2 Nef and SIVmac239 Nef have been shown
to associate with a cellular serine/threonine kinase. We tested five
functional Nef isolates to examine whether this kinase association is a
property conserved among different isolates. HIV-1 SF2 and 248 and
SIVmac239 Nef proteins were found associated with the kinase. HIV-1 NL4-3
and 233 Nef proteins were found weakly associated or not associated with
the kinase. All five Nef isolates efficiently downregulated CD4 cell
surface expression, suggesting that the association with this cellular
kinase is not required for Nef to downregulate CD4. Comparison of the SF2
and NL4-3 isolates shows a differential ability of Nef to enhance
infectivity that suggests a possible correlation between kinase association
and enhancement of infectivity.
Copyright © 1996, American Society for Microbiology
The association of Nef with a cellular serine/threonine kinase and its enhancement of infectivity are viral isolate dependent
Department of Virology and Molecular Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38101, USA.
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