Extracellular Tat activates c-fos promoter in low serum-starved CD4+ T cells

The regulatory human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) Tat protein shows pleiotropic effects on the survival and growth of both HIV-1-infected and uninfected CD4(+) T lymphocytes, In this study, we have demonstrated that low concentrations (10 ng/ml) of extracellular Tat protein induce the expression of both c-fos mRNA and protein in serum-starved Jurkat CD4(+) lymphoblastoid T cells. Using deletion mutants, we demonstrates that the SRE, CRE and, to a lesser extent, also the SIE domains tall placed in the first 356 bp of c-fos promoter) play a key role in mediating the response to extracellular Tat. Moreover, the ability of Tat to activate the transcriptional activity of c-fos promoter was consistently decreased by pretreatment with the ERK/MAPK kinase inhibitor PD98058. Activation of c-fos is functional as demonstrated by induction of the AP-1 transcription factor, which is involved in the regulation of critical genes for the activation of T lymphocytes, such as interleukin 2. The Tat-mediated induction of c-fos and AP-1 in uninfected lymphoid T cells mag contribute to explain the immune hyperactivation that characterizes the progression to autoimmune deficiency syndrome and constitutes the optimal environment for HIV-1 replication, occurring predominantly in activated/proliferating CD4(+) T cells.

Titolo: Extracellular Tat activates c-fos promoter in low serum-starved CD4+ T cells
Autori: 
CELEGHINI, Claudio
MELLONI, Elisabetta
ZAULI, Giorgio
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Data di pubblicazione: 2001
Rivista: 
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY  
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/11392/1205000
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