DDX17 Promotes the Production of Infectious HIV-1 Particles Through Modulating Viral RNA Packaging and Translation Frameshift
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Virology 443 (2013) 384–392 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Virology journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/yviro DDX17 promotes the production of infectious HIV-1 particles through modulating viral RNA packaging and translation frameshift René-Pierre Lorgeoux a,c, Qinghua Pan a, Yann Le Duff a,b, Chen Liang a,b,c,n a Lady Davis Institute-Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1E2 b Departments of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2B4 c Microbiology & Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2B4 article info abstract Article history: RNA helicases are a large family of proteins that rearrange RNA structures and remodel ribonucleic Received 21 February 2013 protein complexes using energy derived from hydrolysis of nucleotide triphosphates. They have been Returned to author for revisions shown to participate in every step of RNA metabolism. In the past decade, an increasing number of 24 March 2013 helicases were shown to promote or inhibit the replication of different viruses, including human Accepted 18 May 2013 immunodeficiency virus type 1. Among these helicases, the DEAD-box RNA helicase DDX17 was recently Available online 12 June 2013 reported to modulate HIV-1 RNA stability and export. In this study, we further show that the helicase Keywords: activity of DDX17 is required for the production of infectious HIV-1 particles. Over expression of the HIV DDX17 mutant DQAD in HEK293 cells reduces the amount of packaged viral genomic RNA and DDX17 diminishes HIV-1 Gag-Pol frameshift. Altogether, these data demonstrate that DDX17 promotes the Helicase production of HIV-1 infectious particles by modulating HIV-1 RNA metabolism. RNA packaging & Infectivity 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Introduction to promote or inhibit HIV-1 replication at distinct steps. These include RNA helicase A (RHA), Moloney leukemia virus 10 (MOV10), RNA helicases are a large family of proteins that are involved in XPB/XPD, Ku70/Ku80, Werner syndrome (WRN) helicase, DDX1, virtually all the steps of RNA metabolism (Cordin et al., 2006; DDX3, DDX17, DDX24, Upf1 and DHX30 (reviewed in (Jeang and Linder and Jankowsky, 2011). They utilize the energy derived from Yedavalli, 2006; Lorgeoux et al., 2012; Ranji and Boris-Lawrie, 2010; nucleotide triphosphates (NTPs) hydrolysis to unwind nucleic Steimer and Klostermeier, 2012)). RHA promotes HIV-1 reverse acids and remodel ribonucleic protein (RNP) complexes (Tanner transcription, transcription and translation (Bolinger et al., 2010; and Linder, 2001). RNA helicases are classified into five super Fujii et al., 2001; Roy et al., 2006; Xing et al., 2011). MOV10 inhibits families (SF1 to SF5) on the basis of their conserved motifs. They viral reverse transcription (Burdick et al., 2010; Furtak et al., 2010). are prevalent in eukaryotes, prokaryotes and viruses (Kwong et al., DDX1, DDX3 and DDX17 promote Rev-dependent HIV-1 RNA export 2005; Singleton et al., 2007). The SF2 has the most members, and (Fang et al., 2004; Naji et al., 2012; Yedavalli et al., 2004). In addition includes the DEAD-box helicases that harbor the Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp to its role in HIV-1 RNA export, DDX3 also enhances HIV-1 signature motif (Linder et al., 1989). In humans, malfunction of translation (Geissler et al., 2012; Lai et al., 2010, 2008; Soto-Rifo helicases causes various types of cancers (Clark et al., 2008; Fuller- et al., 2012, 2013). Upf1 and DDX17 are involved in HIV-1 RNA Pace and Moore, 2011; Rezazadeh, 2012). degradation (Ajamian et al., 2008; Zhu et al., 2011). DDX24 Viruses need helicases to successfully replicate their nucleic promotes HIV-1 RNA packaging (Ma et al., 2008), while DHX30 acid genome. Some viruses carry their own helicase, such as was reported to inhibit this step (Zhou et al., 2008). Recently, Hepatitis C virus that encodes the NS3 protein (Kanai et al., SLFN11 was shown to inhibit HIV-1 translation in a codon-usage- 1995; Kim et al., 1995), while others need to hijack cellular ones dependent manner (Li et al., 2012), adding a new layer of viral RNA to assist viral replication. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 regulation by cellular helicases. (HIV-1), like all retroviruses, does not encode a viral helicase. Over DDX17, also known as RH70, has two isoforms, p72 and p82, as the past decade, many cellular RNA helicases have been reported a result of alternative translation of its messenger RNA (mRNA) (Uhlmann-Schiffler et al., 2002). DDX17 can form heterodimers with its paralog DDX5 (Ogilvie et al., 2003) and is involved in n Corresponding author at: Jewish General Hospital Lady Davis Institute McGill multiple aspects of RNA metabolism. Through interaction with AIDS Centre, Rm 326 3755 Cote Ste-Catherine Road Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1E2. Fax: +1 514 3407535. other cellular factors, including HDAC1 (Wilson et al., 2004), E-mail address: [email protected] (C. Liang). estrogen receptor alpha (Wortham et al., 2009) and U1snRNP 0042-6822/$ - see front matter & 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2013.05.026 R.-P. Lorgeoux et al. / Virology 443 (2013) 384–392 385 (Lee, 2002), DDX17 regulates gene transcription and alternative with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). Plasmids and short interfering splicing. Its dysfunction can lead to cancer development RNA (siRNA) were transfected into cells using lipofectamine2000 (Dardenne et al., 2012; Honig et al., 2002; Shin et al., 2007). according to the manufacturer's protocol. Recently, DDX17 was reported to act as a co-factor of the zinc fi nger antiviral protein ZAP (Chen et al., 2008), which is involved Knockdown of DDX5 and DDX17 in HeLa cells in the degradation of the multiply spliced HIV-1 mRNA (Zhu et al., 2011). Another study by Naji et al., (2012) showed that DDX17 siRNA oligonucleotides targeting DDX17 (nt 1694–1713) were associates with HIV-1 Rev protein, and promotes the nuclear purchased from Qiagen (5′-AAT ACA CCT ATG GTC AAG GCA-3′) export of HIV-1 transcripts . We now further show that DDX17 (Cat. no. 1027423). siRNAs oligonucleotides targeting DDX5 and affects the production of infectious HIV-1 particles. Knockdown the DDX5-DDX17 subfamily were previously described (Jalal et al., and over expression of DDX17 change the ratios of unspliced vs 2007). Control siRNA was purchased from Qiagen (Cat. No. spliced HIV-1 RNA. Furthermore, over expression of the DDX17 1027281). shRNA targeting DDX17 (nt 1525–1545) was purchased DQAD mutant leads to a dramatic decrease in the amount of from SIGMA (5′-CCC AAT CTG ATG TAT CAG GAT-3′). Control shRNA fi packaged viral RNA. Moreover, DDX17 is required for ef cient Gag was also purchased form SIGMA (Cat. No. SHC016). HeLa cells processing through its effect on HIV-1 Gag-Pol frameshift. Alto- (2 Â 105 per well) were seeded in 6-well plates 1 day before siRNA gether, our results demonstrate new roles for DDX17 in promoting transfection. DDX5 and DDX17 were either knocked down indivi- the production of infectious HIV-1 particles through regulating dually, or simultaneously. 10 nM of each siRNA was used in HIV-1 Gag-Pol frameshift and genomic RNA packaging. transfection. After two sequential siRNA transfections, the cells were transfected with HIV-1 NL4-3 DNA. Cells and supernatants were harvested 40 h post HIV-1 NL4-3 transfection. Protein levels Materials and methods were analyzed by Western blotting, virus production was assessed by infecting the TZM-bl indicator cells. Plasmid DNA, viruses and antibodies The cDNA clone of DDX17 gene was purchased from ATCC DDX17 overexpression in HEK293 cells (MGC-2030). Short and long isoforms of DDX17 cDNA were 5 amplified by PCR and a Flag tag was added at the N terminus using HEK293 cells (5 Â 10 per well) were seeded in 6-well plates primer pairs DDX17-SS/DDX17-A, DDX17-SL/DDX17-A, respectively 1 day before transfection. 500 ng of DDX17 DNA constructs were (Table 1). The PCR products were digested with BamHI and MulI and co-transfected with 100 ng Tet-ON plasmid and 100 ng HIV-1 NL4-3. inserted into the pRetroX-Tight-Pur retroviral vector (Clontech) to Cells were washed in 1 Â phosphate buffered saline the next day and create DNA plasmids Tet-DDX17S and Tet-DDX17L that are expressed fresh DMEM containing 100 ng/mL doxycyclin was added to induce in response to doxycyclin. DDX17 mutants were generated by site- DDX17 expression. Cells and supernatants were harvested 40 h post directed mutagenesis using primers DQAD-S and DQAD-A (Table 1). HIV-1 NL4-3 transfection. Protein levels were analyzed by Western DDX5 cDNA clone was kindly provided by Dr Stahl (Rossler et al., blotting and virus production was measured by infecting TZM-bl 2000). The infectious HIV-1 proviral DNA clone NL4-3 was obtained indicator cells. from the NIH AIDS Research and Reference Reagent Program. Tat plasmid was kindly provided by Dr. Gatignol (Gatignol et al., 1991). Viral RNA analysis TheframeshiftluciferasereporterconstructsFS(0)andFS(-1)were previously described (Grentzmann et al., 1998)andprovidedby Levels of viral RNA in cells were assessed by Northern blots as Dr. Brakier-Gingras. HIV-1 viruses were generated by transfecting previously described (Roy et al., 2006; Zhou et al., 2008) (and HEK293T cells with the proviral DNA clone NL4-3, using lipofecta- RT-PCR followed by Southern blot, described below). Briefly, mine 2000 (Invitrogen) according to the manufacturer's instruction. transfected cells were washed with 1 Â phosphate buffered saline When indicated, the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) glycoprotein and lysed in Trizol (Invitrogen). RNA was extracted according to (G) was used to pseudotype HIV-1 particles. the manufacturer's instructions. Northern blot analysis was per- Anti-Flag and anti-tubulin antibodies were purchased from Sigma; formed as previously described (Zhou et al., 2008).