Tax interacts with P-TEFb in a novel manner to stimulate human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 transcription.

Journal of Virology
Meisheng ZhouJohn N Brady

Abstract

Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) encodes a transcriptional activator, Tax, whose function is essential for viral transcription and replication. Tax transactivates the viral long-terminal repeat through a series of protein-protein interactions which facilitate CREB and CBP/p300 binding. In addition, Tax dissociates transcription repressor histone deacetylase 1 interaction with the CREB response element. The subsequent events through which Tax interacts and communicates with RNA polymerase II and cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are not clearly understood. Here we present evidence that Tax recruits positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb) (CDK9/cyclin T1) to the viral promoter. This recruitment likely involves protein-protein interactions since Tax associates with P-TEFb in vitro as demonstrated by glutathione S-transferase fusion protein pull-down assays and in vivo as shown by co-immunoprecipitation assays. Functionally, small interfering RNA directed toward CDK9 inhibited Tax transactivation in transient assays. Consistent with these findings, the depletion of CDK9 from nuclear extracts inhibited Tax transactivation in vitro. Reconstitution of the reaction with wild-type P-TEFb, but not a kinase-dead mutant...Continue Reading

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