Ability of HIV-1 Nef to downregulate CD4 and HLA class I differs among viral subtypes.
BACKGROUND: The highly genetically diverse HIV-1 group M subtypes may differ in their biological properties. Nef is an important mediator of viral pathogenicity; however, to date, a comprehensive inter-subtype comparison of Nef in vitro function has not been undertaken. Here, we investigate two of N...
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| author | Mann, J Byakwaga, H Kuang, X Le, A Brumme, C Mwimanzi, P Omarjee, S Martin, E Lee, G Baraki, B Danroth, R McCloskey, R Muzoora, C Bangsberg, DR Hunt, P Goulder, P Walker, B Harrigan, P Martin, J Ndung'u, T Brockman, M Brumme, Z |
| author_facet | Mann, J Byakwaga, H Kuang, X Le, A Brumme, C Mwimanzi, P Omarjee, S Martin, E Lee, G Baraki, B Danroth, R McCloskey, R Muzoora, C Bangsberg, DR Hunt, P Goulder, P Walker, B Harrigan, P Martin, J Ndung'u, T Brockman, M Brumme, Z |
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| description | BACKGROUND: The highly genetically diverse HIV-1 group M subtypes may differ in their biological properties. Nef is an important mediator of viral pathogenicity; however, to date, a comprehensive inter-subtype comparison of Nef in vitro function has not been undertaken. Here, we investigate two of Nef's most well-characterized activities, CD4 and HLA class I downregulation, for clones obtained from 360 chronic patients infected with HIV-1 subtypes A, B, C or D. RESULTS: Single HIV-1 plasma RNA Nef clones were obtained from N=360 antiretroviral-naïve, chronically infected patients from Africa and North America: 96 (subtype A), 93 (B), 85 (C), and 86 (D). Nef clones were expressed by transfection in an immortalized CD4+ T-cell line. CD4 and HLA class I surface levels were assessed by flow cytometry. Nef expression was verified by Western blot. Subset analyses and multivariable linear regression were used to adjust for differences in age, sex and clinical parameters between cohorts. Consensus HIV-1 subtype B and C Nef sequences were synthesized and functionally assessed. Exploratory sequence analyses were performed to identify potential genotypic correlates of Nef function. Subtype B Nef clones displayed marginally greater CD4 downregulation activity (p = 0.03) and markedly greater HLA class I downregulation activity (p < 0.0001) than clones from other subtypes. Subtype C Nefs displayed the lowest in vitro functionality. Inter-subtype differences in HLA class I downregulation remained statistically significant after controlling for differences in age, sex, and clinical parameters (p < 0.0001). The synthesized consensus subtype B Nef showed higher activities compared to consensus C Nef, which was most pronounced in cells expressing lower protein levels. Nef clones exhibited substantial inter-subtype diversity: cohort consensus residues differed at 25% of codons, while a similar proportion of codons exhibited substantial inter-subtype differences in major variant frequency. These amino acids, along with others identified in intra-subtype analyses, represent candidates for mediating inter-subtype differences in Nef function. CONCLUSIONS: Results support a functional hierarchy of subtype B > A/D > C for Nef-mediated CD4 and HLA class I downregulation. The mechanisms underlying these differences and their relevance to HIV-1 pathogenicity merit further investigation. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:29f6c0e1-91a6-4f19-9371-47ca0ba3349b2022-03-26T12:22:12ZAbility of HIV-1 Nef to downregulate CD4 and HLA class I differs among viral subtypes.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:29f6c0e1-91a6-4f19-9371-47ca0ba3349bEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordSpringer2013Mann, JByakwaga, HKuang, XLe, ABrumme, CMwimanzi, POmarjee, SMartin, ELee, GBaraki, BDanroth, RMcCloskey, RMuzoora, CBangsberg, DRHunt, PGoulder, PWalker, BHarrigan, PMartin, JNdung'u, TBrockman, MBrumme, ZBACKGROUND: The highly genetically diverse HIV-1 group M subtypes may differ in their biological properties. Nef is an important mediator of viral pathogenicity; however, to date, a comprehensive inter-subtype comparison of Nef in vitro function has not been undertaken. Here, we investigate two of Nef's most well-characterized activities, CD4 and HLA class I downregulation, for clones obtained from 360 chronic patients infected with HIV-1 subtypes A, B, C or D. RESULTS: Single HIV-1 plasma RNA Nef clones were obtained from N=360 antiretroviral-naïve, chronically infected patients from Africa and North America: 96 (subtype A), 93 (B), 85 (C), and 86 (D). Nef clones were expressed by transfection in an immortalized CD4+ T-cell line. CD4 and HLA class I surface levels were assessed by flow cytometry. Nef expression was verified by Western blot. Subset analyses and multivariable linear regression were used to adjust for differences in age, sex and clinical parameters between cohorts. Consensus HIV-1 subtype B and C Nef sequences were synthesized and functionally assessed. Exploratory sequence analyses were performed to identify potential genotypic correlates of Nef function. Subtype B Nef clones displayed marginally greater CD4 downregulation activity (p = 0.03) and markedly greater HLA class I downregulation activity (p < 0.0001) than clones from other subtypes. Subtype C Nefs displayed the lowest in vitro functionality. Inter-subtype differences in HLA class I downregulation remained statistically significant after controlling for differences in age, sex, and clinical parameters (p < 0.0001). The synthesized consensus subtype B Nef showed higher activities compared to consensus C Nef, which was most pronounced in cells expressing lower protein levels. Nef clones exhibited substantial inter-subtype diversity: cohort consensus residues differed at 25% of codons, while a similar proportion of codons exhibited substantial inter-subtype differences in major variant frequency. These amino acids, along with others identified in intra-subtype analyses, represent candidates for mediating inter-subtype differences in Nef function. CONCLUSIONS: Results support a functional hierarchy of subtype B > A/D > C for Nef-mediated CD4 and HLA class I downregulation. The mechanisms underlying these differences and their relevance to HIV-1 pathogenicity merit further investigation. |
| spellingShingle | Mann, J Byakwaga, H Kuang, X Le, A Brumme, C Mwimanzi, P Omarjee, S Martin, E Lee, G Baraki, B Danroth, R McCloskey, R Muzoora, C Bangsberg, DR Hunt, P Goulder, P Walker, B Harrigan, P Martin, J Ndung'u, T Brockman, M Brumme, Z Ability of HIV-1 Nef to downregulate CD4 and HLA class I differs among viral subtypes. |
| title | Ability of HIV-1 Nef to downregulate CD4 and HLA class I differs among viral subtypes. |
| title_full | Ability of HIV-1 Nef to downregulate CD4 and HLA class I differs among viral subtypes. |
| title_fullStr | Ability of HIV-1 Nef to downregulate CD4 and HLA class I differs among viral subtypes. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ability of HIV-1 Nef to downregulate CD4 and HLA class I differs among viral subtypes. |
| title_short | Ability of HIV-1 Nef to downregulate CD4 and HLA class I differs among viral subtypes. |
| title_sort | ability of hiv 1 nef to downregulate cd4 and hla class i differs among viral subtypes |
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