A cofactor, TIP30, specifically enhances HIV-1 Tatactivated transcription
AUTOR(ES)
Xiao, Hua
FONTE
The National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
Replication of HIV-1 requires the viral Tat protein, which increases the extent of transcription elongation by RNA polymerase II after activation at the single viral long terminal repeat (LTR) promoter. This effect of Tat on transcription requires Tat interactions with a 5′ region (TAR) in nascent transcripts as well as Tat-specific cofactors. The present study identifies a cellular protein, TIP30, that interacts with Tat and with an SRB-containing RNA polymerase II complex both in vivo and in vitro. Coexpression of TIP30 specifically enhances transactivation by Tat in transfected cells, and immunodepletion of TIP30 from nuclear extracts abolishes Tat-activated transcription without affecting Tat-independent transcription. These results implicate TIP30 as a specific coactivator that may enhance formation of a Tat–RNA polymerase II holoenzyme complex.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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