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ArticleJournal of virology2008

Hsp40 facilitates nuclear import of the human immunodeficiency virus type 2 Vpx-mediated preintegration complex.

Xiaogang Cheng, Michael Belshan, Lee Ratner

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Article in Journal of virology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaogang ChengDivision of Molecular Oncology, Departments of Medicine and Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Michael Belshan
Lee Ratner
Creighton University · USMolecular Oncology (United States) · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

PATHOGENESIS OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTIONR01AI024745 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI RATNER, LEE · 1987 to 2007
$1.5M
NIAID NIH HHS AI24745NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI024745
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) Vpx is required for nuclear translocation of the viral preintegration complex (PIC) in quiescent cells. In order to decipher the mechanism of action of Vpx, a cDNA library was screened with the yeast two-hybrid assay, resulting in the identification of heat shock protein 40, Hsp40/DnaJB6, as a Vpx-interactive protein. Interaction with Vpx was confirmed by glutathione S-transferase (GST) pull-down and coimmunoprecipitation assays. Overexpression of Hsp40/DnaJB6 enhanced Vpx nuclear import, whereas overexpression of a nuclear localization mutant of Hsp40/DnaJB6 (H31Q) or down-regulation of Hsp40/DnaJB6 by small interfering RNA (siRNA) reduced the nuclear import of Vpx. Hsp40/DnaJB6 competed with the Pr55(Gag) precursor protein for the binding of Vpx and incorporation into virus-like particles. Overexpression of Hsp40/DnaJB6 promoted viral PIC nuclear import, whereas siRNA down-regulation of Hsp40/DnaJB6 inhibited PIC nuclear import. These results demonstrate a role for Hsp40/DnaJB6 in the regulation of HIV-2 PIC nuclear transport.

Indexed as

Active Transport, Cell NucleusCell LineCell NucleusChromatin ImmunoprecipitationHIV-2HSP40 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansProtein BindingTwo-Hybrid System TechniquesViral Regulatory and Accessory ProteinsVirus IntegrationHSP40 Heat-Shock ProteinsViral Regulatory and Accessory ProteinsVPX protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 2

Identifiers

PMID18032501
PMCPMC2224430
OpenAlexW2161711189

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