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Latency-associated nuclear antigen of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) upregulates survivin expression in KSHV-Associated B-lymphoma cells and contributes to their proliferation.

Abstract
Survivin is a master regulator of cell proliferation and cell viability and is highly expressed in most human tumors. The molecular network linked to survivin expression in tumors has not been completely elucidated. In this study, we show that latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA), a multifunctional protein of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) that is found in Kaposi's sarcoma tumors, upregulates survivin expression and increases the proliferation of KSHV-infected B cells. Analysis of pathway-specific gene arrays showed that survivin expression was highly upregulated in BJAB cells expressing LANA. The mRNA levels of survivin were also upregulated in HEK 293 and BJAB cells expressing LANA. Similarly, protein levels of survivin were significantly higher in LANA-expressing, as well as KSHV-infected, cells. Survivin promoter activity assays identified GC/Sp1 and p53 cis-acting elements within the core promoter region as being important for LANA activity. Gel mobility shift assays revealed that LANA forms a complex with Sp1 or Sp1-like proteins bound to the GC/Sp1 box of the survivin promoter. In addition, a LANA/p53 complex bound to the p53 cis-acting element within the survivin promoter, indicating that upregulation of survivin expression can also occur through suppression of p53 function. Furthermore, immunohistochemistry analyses revealed that survivin expression was upregulated in KSHV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma tissue, suggesting that LANA plays an important role in the upregulation of survivin expression in KSHV-infected endothelial cells. Knockdown of survivin expression by lentivirus-delivered small hairpin RNA resulted in loss of cell proliferation in KSHV-infected cells. Therefore, upregulation of survivin expression in KSHV-associated human cells contributes to their proliferation.
AuthorsJie Lu, Subhash C Verma, Masanao Murakami, Qiliang Cai, Pankaj Kumar, Bingyi Xiao, Erle S Robertson
JournalJournal of virology (J Virol) Vol. 83 Issue 14 Pg. 7129-41 (Jul 2009) ISSN: 1098-5514 [Electronic] United States
PMID19439469 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Antigens, Viral
  • BIRC5 protein, human
  • Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins
  • Microtubule-Associated Proteins
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Sp1 Transcription Factor
  • Survivin
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
  • latency-associated nuclear antigen
Topics
  • Antigens, Viral (genetics, metabolism)
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Herpesvirus 8, Human (genetics, metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell (genetics, metabolism, physiopathology, virology)
  • Microtubule-Associated Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Nuclear Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Protein Binding
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi (genetics, metabolism, physiopathology, virology)
  • Sp1 Transcription Factor (genetics, metabolism)
  • Survivin
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 (genetics, metabolism)
  • Up-Regulation

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