Definition of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Rev and human T-cell leukemia virus type I Rex protein activation domain by functional exchange.
AUTOR(ES)
Weichselbraun, I
RESUMO
The human retroviruses human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) are characterized by complex regulation of gene expression. Each virus encodes a posttranscriptional regulator, the 19-kDa HIV-1 Rev protein and the 27-kDa HTLV-I Rex protein, which is required for viral replication. Expression of these trans activators results in the cytoplasmic accumulation of unspliced or singly spliced viral mRNA which encode the gag, pol, and env gene products. The finding that the HTLV-I Rex protein is able to functionally substitute for the Rev protein of HIV-1 indicates that HIV-1 Rev and HTLV-I Rex may interact with the same component of a cellular pathway involved in either mRNA splicing or transport. In this study, we have generated functional Rev/Rex hybrid proteins by domain exchange. We have defined, using in vivo and in vitro analyses, the activation domains of Rev and Rex which are the putative targets of a common host cell factor(s) required for Rev and Rex function.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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