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ArticleVirology journal2016

Activation of HIV-1 expression in latently infected CD4+ T cells by the small molecule PKC412.

Zhujun Ao, Rong Zhu, Xiaoli Tan, Lisa Liu, Liyu Chen, Shuiping Liu, XiaoJian Yao

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Article in Virology journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhujun AoDepartment of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410078, People's Republic of China.
Rong ZhuLaboratory of Molecular Human Retrovirology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Rady Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Xiaoli TanDepartment of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410078, People's Republic of China.
Lisa LiuDepartment of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410078, People's Republic of China.
Liyu ChenDepartment of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410078, People's Republic of China.
Shuiping LiuDepartment of Microbiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410078, People's Republic of China.
XiaoJian YaoLaboratory of Molecular Human Retrovirology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Rady Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. xiao-jian.yao@umanitoba.ca.
Central South University · CNUniversity of Manitoba · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHIV-1 latency is a major obstacle for HIV-1 eradication. Extensive efforts are being directed toward the reactivation of latent HIV reservoirs with the aim of eliminating latently infected cells via the host immune system and/or virus-mediated cell lysis.

resultsWe screened over 1,500 small molecules and kinase inhibitors and found that a small molecule, PKC412 (midostaurin, a broad-spectrum kinase inhibitor), can stimulate viral transcription and expression from the HIV-1 latently infected ACH2 cell line and primary resting CD4+ T cells. PKC412 reactivated HIV-1 expression in ACH2 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Our results also suggest that the nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) signaling could be one of cellular pathways activated during PKC412-mediated activation of latent HIV-1 expression. Additionally, combining PKC412 with the HDAC inhibitor vorinostat (VOR) had an additive effect on HIV-1 reactivation in both ACH2 cells and infected resting CD4+ T cells.

conclusionsThese studies provide evidence that PKC412 is a new compound with the potential for optimization as a latency-reactivator to eradicate HIV-1 infection.

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CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalHIV-1HumansProtein Kinase InhibitorsStaurosporineVirus ActivationVirus LatencymidostaurinProtein Kinase InhibitorsStaurosporineACH2 cellsHIV latencyNF-κB signalingPKC412Resting CD4+ T cells

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PMID27769267
PMCPMC5073835
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