CD26 expression correlates with entry, replication and cytopathicity of monocytotropic HIV-1 strains in a T-cell line.

Abstract

Experiments to identify cell determinants involved in HIV-1 tropism revealed a specific decrease in the expression of the T-cell activation antigen CD26 after monocytotropic (M-tropic) but not T-cell line-tropic (T-tropic) virus infection of the PM1 T-cell line. The level of CD26 expression in single-cell clones of PM1 correlated with the entry rate and cytopathicity of M-tropic HIV-1 variants, resulting in preferential survival of cells with low CD26 levels after infection. Experiments with recombinant viruses showed that the third hypervariable region of the envelope gp120 plays an important role in this selection process. This study identifies CD26 as a key marker for M-tropic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection and suggests a mechanism for the early loss of CD26-expressing cells in HIV-1-infected individuals.

• Authors: T Oravecz, G Roderiquez, J Koffi, J Wang, M Ditto, D C Bou-Habib, P Lusso, M A Norcross
• Journal: Nature medicine (Nat Med) Vol. 1 Issue 9 Pg. 919-26 (Sep 1995) ISSN: 1078-8956 [Print] United States
• PMID: 7585218 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)

Chemical References

• DNA, Viral
• HIV Envelope Protein gp120
• HIV envelope protein gp120 (305-321)
• Peptide Fragments
• RNA, Messenger
• Receptors, Virus
• Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4

Topics

• Amino Acid Sequence
• Base Sequence
• CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes (enzymology, virology)
• Cell Survival
• Cells, Cultured
• Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral
• DNA, Viral (analysis)
• Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 (biosynthesis, genetics, physiology)
• Down-Regulation
• Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
• HIV Envelope Protein gp120 (metabolism)
• HIV Infections (immunology, pathology, virology)
• HIV-1 (pathogenicity, physiology)
• Humans
• Molecular Sequence Data
• Monocytes (virology)
• Peptide Fragments (metabolism)
• RNA, Messenger (biosynthesis)
• Receptors, Virus
• Virus Replication