Cellular protein TTRAP interacts with HIV-1 integrase to facilitate viral integration

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Sep 18;387(2):256-60. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.06.153. Epub 2009 Jul 4.

Abstract

TTRAP is a PML-NB protein that is involved in the NF-kappaB signaling pathway. TTRAP was recently identified by yeast two-hybrid analysis as a HIV-1 integrase (HIV-1 IN) interacting protein. This interaction was verified by co-immunoprecipitation, GST pull-down, and intracellular imaging, and deletion assays suggested that the N-terminal 180 residues of TTRAP are responsible for the interaction. In stable TTRAP knock-down cell lines, the integration of viral vectors decreased significantly compared with non-silenced cell lines. Conversely, overexpression of TTRAP by transient transfection increased the percentage of integration events. This is the first time that TTRAP has been shown to interact with HIV-1 IN and facilitate lentiviral vector integration. These findings reveal a new function of TTRAP and expand our understanding of the cellular response to HIV infection. The interaction between TTRAP and HIV-1 IN may be useful in designing new anti-viral strategies as well as for improving the efficiency of lentiviral-vector-mediated gene delivery.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Gene Knockdown Techniques
  • HIV Integrase / metabolism*
  • HIV-1 / enzymology
  • HIV-1 / genetics
  • HIV-1 / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Nuclear Proteins / genetics
  • Nuclear Proteins / metabolism*
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases
  • Transcription Factors / genetics
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism*
  • Virus Integration*

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Transcription Factors
  • HIV Integrase
  • Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases
  • TDP2 protein, human
  • p31 integrase protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 1