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ArticleNature communications2025

PRMT3 reverses HIV-1 latency by increasing chromatin accessibility to form a TEAD4-P-TEFb-containing transcriptional hub.

Xinyu Wang, Yuhua Xue, Lin Li, Jinwen Song, Lei Jia, Xu Li, Miao Fan, Lu Lu, Wen Su, Jingwan Han and 13 more

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Xinyu Wang *Laboratory of Infection and Microbiology, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Yuhua Xue *State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, Affiliated Xiamen Eye Center, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5804-5162
Lin Li *State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jinwen Song *Senior Department of Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8582-8012
Lei Jia *State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3721-1998
Xu Li *Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of Hohhot, Hohhot, China.
Miao FanLaboratory of Infection and Microbiology, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Lu LuLaboratory of Infection and Microbiology, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Wen SuLaboratory of Infection and Microbiology, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China.
Jingwan HanState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Dandan LinState Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Rongdiao LiuState Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, Affiliated Xiamen Eye Center, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3802-3561
Xiang GaoState Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, Affiliated Xiamen Eye Center, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3774-1852
Yafei GuoState Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, Affiliated Xiamen Eye Center, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Zixun XiangState Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, Affiliated Xiamen Eye Center, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Chunjing ChenState Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, Affiliated Xiamen Eye Center, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Linyu WanThe First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-9451-5104
Huihui ChongNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology and Center for AIDS Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6965-2742
Yuxian HeNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology and Center for AIDS Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Fusheng WangSenior Department of Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8043-6685
Kaihu YaoLaboratory of Infection and Microbiology, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China. yaokaihu@bch.com.cn.
Qiang ZhouSchool of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. qiangz@hku.hk.
Dan YuLaboratory of Infection and Microbiology, Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing, China. danyu@ccmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3488-0467

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31900132National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32470588Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality (Beijing Natural Science Foundation) 7232052
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Latent HIV-1 presents a formidable challenge for viral eradication. HIV-1 transcription and latency reversal require interactions between the viral promoter and host proteins. Here, we perform the dCas9-targeted locus-specific protein analysis and discover the interaction of human arginine methyltransferase 3 (PRMT3) with the HIV-1 promoter. This interaction reverses latency in cell line models and primary cells from latently infected persons by increasing the levels of H4R3Me2a and transcription factor P-TEFb at the viral promoter. PRMT3 is found to promote chromatin accessibility and transcription of HIV-1 and a small subset of host genes in regions harboring the classical recognition motif for another transcription factor TEAD4. This motif attracts TEAD4 and PRMT3 to the viral promoter to synergistically activate transcription. Physical interactions among PRMT3, P-TEFb, and TEAD4 exist, which may help form a transcriptional hub at the viral promoter. Our study reveals the potential of targeting these hub proteins to eradicate latent HIV-1.

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ChromatinDNA-Binding ProteinsHIV-1Muscle ProteinsPositive Transcriptional Elongation Factor BProtein-Arginine N-MethyltransferasesTranscription FactorsVirus LatencyCell LineGene Expression Regulation, ViralHEK293 CellsHIV InfectionsHumansPromoter Regions, GeneticTEA Domain Transcription FactorsTranscription, GeneticChromatinDNA-Binding ProteinsMuscle ProteinsPositive Transcriptional Elongation Factor BProtein-Arginine N-MethyltransferasesTEAD4 protein, humanTEA Domain Transcription FactorsTranscription Factors

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