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Title: | Zinc finger protein designed to target 2-long terminal repeat junctions interferes with human immunodeficiency virus integration |
Authors: | Supachai Sakkhachornphop Carlos F. Barbas Rassamee Keawvichit Kanlaya Wongworapat Chatchai Tayapiwatana |
Authors: | Supachai Sakkhachornphop Carlos F. Barbas Rassamee Keawvichit Kanlaya Wongworapat Chatchai Tayapiwatana |
Keywords: | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
Issue Date: | 1-Sep-2012 |
Abstract: | Integration of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) genome into the host chromosome is a vital step in the HIV life cycle. The highly conserved cytosine-adenine (CA) dinucleotide sequence immediately upstream of the cleavage site is crucial for integrase (IN) activity. As this viral enzyme has an important role early in the HIV-1 replication cycle, interference with the IN substrate has become an attractive strategy for therapeutic intervention. We demonstrated that a designed zinc finger protein (ZFP) fused to green fluorescent protein (GFP) targets the 2-long terminal repeat (2-LTR) circle junctions of HIV-1 DNA with nanomolar affinity. We report now that 2LTRZFP-GFP stably transduced into 293T cells interfered with the expression of vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein (VSV-G)-pseudotyped lentiviral red fluorescent protein (RFP), as shown by the suppression of RFP expression. We also used a third-generation lentiviral vector and pCEP4 expression vector to deliver the 2LTRZFP-GFP transgene into human T-lymphocytic cells, and a stable cell line for long-term expression studies was selected for HIV-1 challenge. HIV-1 integration and replication were inhibited as measured by Alu-gag real-time PCR and p24 antigen assay. In addition, the molecular activity of 2LTRZFP-GFP was evaluated in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The results were confirmed by Alu-gag real-time PCR for integration interference. We suggest that the expression of 2LTRZFP-GFP limited viral integration on intracellular immunization, and that it has potential for use in HIV gene therapy in the future. © 2012, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. |
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ISSN: | 15577422 10430342 |
Appears in Collections: | CMUL: Journal Articles |
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