Retinoblastoma binding protein 4 represses HIV-1 long terminal repeat-mediated transcription by recruiting NR2F1 and histone deacetylase.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transcription is closely associated with chromatin remodeling. Retinoblastoma binding protein 4 (RBBP4) is a histone chaperone implicated in chromatin remodeling. However, the role of RBBP4 in HIV-1 infection and the underlying mechanism remain elusive. In the present study, we showed that RBBP4 plays a negative regulatory ...
role during HIV-1 infection. RBBP4 expression was significantly increased in HIV-1-infected T cells. RBBP4 binds to the HIV-1 long terminal repeat (LTR)? represses HIV-1 LTR-mediated transcription through recruiting nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 1(NR2F1) and histone deacetylase 1 and 2 (HDAC1/2) to HIV-1 LTR, and further controls local histone 3 (H3) deacetylation and chromatin compaction. Furthermore, the occupancy of RBBP4, HDAC1/2, and NR2F1 on LTR in HIV-latent J-lat cells was significantly higher than that in HIV-1-activated cells. In conclusion, our results establish RBBP4 as a new potent antiretroviral factor, which may provide theoretical basis for the treatment of HIV in the future.
Mesh Terms:
COUP Transcription Factor I, HEK293 Cells, HIV Infections, HIV Long Terminal Repeat, HIV-1, Histone Deacetylase 1, Humans, Retinoblastoma-Binding Protein 4, Transcription, Genetic
Acta Biochim. Biophys. Sin. (Shanghai)
Date: Sep. 06, 2019
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