Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Virion Entry by Dominant-Negative Hck

AUTOR(ES)

Tokunaga, Kenzo

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

To study the role of Src family tyrosine kinases in infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), we constructed an Hck mutant, HckN, that hinders signaling from wild-type Hck. HIV-1 produced in HckN-expressing cells was significantly less infectious to HeLa–CD4–LTR–β-gal (MAGI) cells than HIV-1 produced in mock-transfected cells. The inhibitory effect of HckN was compensated for by the expression of vesicular stomatitis virus G protein. Finally, we found that the HIV-1 produced in the HckN-expressing cells entered into the cells less efficiently than did the control HIV-1. These results suggest that the Src family tyrosine kinases regulate entry of HIV-1 into target cells.

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