TY - JOUR
T1 - HIV type 1 viral infectivity factor and the RUNX transcription factors interact with core binding factor β on genetically distinct surfaces
AU - Hultquist, Judd F.
AU - McDougle, Rebecca M.
AU - Anderson, Brett D.
AU - Harris, Reuben S.
PY - 2012/12/1
Y1 - 2012/12/1
N2 - Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) requires the cellular transcription factor core binding factor subunit β (CBFβ) to stabilize its viral infectivity factor (Vif) protein and neutralize the APOBEC3 restriction factors. CBFβ normally heterodimerizes with the RUNX family of transcription factors, enhancing their stability and DNA-binding affinity. To test the hypothesis that Vif may act as a RUNX mimic to bind CBFβ, we generated a series of CBFβ mutants at the RUNX/CBFβ interface and tested their ability to stabilize Vif and impact transcription at a RUNX-dependent promoter. While several CBFβ amino acid substitutions disrupted promoter activity, none of these impacted the ability of CBFβ to stabilize Vif or enhance degradation of APOBEC3G. A mutagenesis screen of CBFβ surface residues identified a single amino acid change, F68D, that disrupted Vif binding and its ability to degrade APOBEC3G. This mutant still bound RUNX and stimulated RUNX-dependent transcription. These separation-of-function mutants demonstrate that HIV-1 Vif and the RUNX transcription factors interact with cellular CBFβ on genetically distinct surfaces.
AB - Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) requires the cellular transcription factor core binding factor subunit β (CBFβ) to stabilize its viral infectivity factor (Vif) protein and neutralize the APOBEC3 restriction factors. CBFβ normally heterodimerizes with the RUNX family of transcription factors, enhancing their stability and DNA-binding affinity. To test the hypothesis that Vif may act as a RUNX mimic to bind CBFβ, we generated a series of CBFβ mutants at the RUNX/CBFβ interface and tested their ability to stabilize Vif and impact transcription at a RUNX-dependent promoter. While several CBFβ amino acid substitutions disrupted promoter activity, none of these impacted the ability of CBFβ to stabilize Vif or enhance degradation of APOBEC3G. A mutagenesis screen of CBFβ surface residues identified a single amino acid change, F68D, that disrupted Vif binding and its ability to degrade APOBEC3G. This mutant still bound RUNX and stimulated RUNX-dependent transcription. These separation-of-function mutants demonstrate that HIV-1 Vif and the RUNX transcription factors interact with cellular CBFβ on genetically distinct surfaces.
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U2 - 10.1089/aid.2012.0142
DO - 10.1089/aid.2012.0142
M3 - Article
C2 - 22725134
AN - SCOPUS:84870002103
VL - 28
SP - 1543
EP - 1551
JO - AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
JF - AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
SN - 0889-2229
IS - 12
ER -