The interferon-induced expression of APOBEC3G in human blood–brain barrier exerts a potent intrinsic immunity to block HIV-1 entry to central nervous system
Virology(2007)
Abstract
In the human genome, the APOBEC3 gene has expanded into a tandem array of genes termed APOBEC3A-H. Several members of this family have potent anti-HIV-1 activity. Here we demonstrate that APOBEC-3B/3C/3F and -3G are expressed in all major cellular components of the CNS. Moreover, we show that both interferon-α (IFN-α) and IFN-γ significantly enhance the expression of APOBEC-3G/3F and drastically inhibit HIV-1 replication in primary human brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMVECs), the major component of blood–brain barrier (BBB). As the viral inhibition can be neutralized by APOBEC3G-specific siRNA, APOBEC3G plays a key role to mediate the anti-HIV-1 activity of IFN-α and/or IFN-γ. Our findings suggest that, in addition to the restriction at viral entry level, the restriction from APOBEC3 family could account for the low-level replication of HIV-1 in BMVECs. The manipulation of IFN-APOBEC3 signaling pathway could be a potent therapeutic strategy to prevent HIV invasion to central nervous system (CNS).
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Key words
APOBEC3G,HIV-1,Interferon,Blood brain barrier,Brain microvascular endothelial cells
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