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Journal of Virology, October 2003, p. 10645-10650, Vol. 77, No. 19
0022-538X/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.77.19.10645-10650.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Nef Does Not Affect the Efficiency of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Fusion with Target Cells

Minoru Tobiume,1 Janet E. Lineberger,2 Christopher A. Lundquist,1 Michael D. Miller,2 and Christopher Aiken1*

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee,1 Department of Biological Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania2

Received 22 April 2003/ Accepted 10 July 2003

The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) accessory protein Nef stimulates viral infectivity by an unknown mechanism. Recent studies have suggested that Nef may act by regulating the efficiency of virus entry into cells. Here we provide evidence to the contrary. Using a quantitative assay of HIV-1 virus-cell fusion, we observed equivalent rates and extents of fusion of wild-type and Nef-defective HIV-1 particles with MT-4 cells and CD4-expressing HeLa cells. In studies using soluble CD4 (sCD4) to inhibit infection, wild-type and Nef-defective HIV-1 escaped the sCD4 block with similar kinetics. We conclude that Nef acts at a postentry step in infection, probably by facilitating intracellular transport of the HIV-1 ribonucleoprotein complex.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, A-5301 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232-2363. Phone: (615) 343-7037. Fax: (615) 343-7392. E-mail: chris.aiken{at}mcmail.vanderbilt.edu.

Journal of Virology, October 2003, p. 10645-10650, Vol. 77, No. 19
0022-538X/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.77.19.10645-10650.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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