HIV-1 requires Staufen1 to dissociate stress granules and to produce infectious viral particles

The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) genomic RNA (vRNA) has two major fates during viral replication: to serve as the template for the major structural and enzymatic proteins, or to be encapsidated and packaged into assembling virions to serve as the genomic vRNA in budding viruses. The d...

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Published in:RNA (Cambridge) 2019-06, Vol.25 (6), p.727-736
Main Authors: Rao, Shringar, Hassine, Sami, Monette, Anne, Amorim, Raquel, DesGroseillers, Luc, Mouland, Andrew J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiretroviral agents
Cellular stress response
Encapsidation
Gene expression
Granule cells
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Infectivity
Life cycles
Phenotypes
Replication
Ribonucleic acid
RNA
Translation
Virions
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Summary:The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) genomic RNA (vRNA) has two major fates during viral replication: to serve as the template for the major structural and enzymatic proteins, or to be encapsidated and packaged into assembling virions to serve as the genomic vRNA in budding viruses. The dynamic balance between vRNA translation and encapsidation is mediated by numerous host proteins, including Staufen1. During HIV-1 infection, HIV-1 recruits Staufen1 to assemble a distinct ribonucleoprotein complex promoting vRNA encapsidation and viral assembly. Staufen1 also rescues vRNA translation and gene expression during conditions of cellular stress. In this work, we utilized novel Staufen1 gene-edited cells to further characterize the contribution of Staufen1 in HIV-1 replication. We observed a marked deficiency in the ability of HIV-1 to dissociate stress granules (SGs) in Staufen1-deficient cells and remarkably, the vRNA repositioned to SGs. These phenotypes were rescued by Staufen1 expression in or in , but not by a dsRBD-binding mutant, Staufen1F135A. The mistrafficking of the vRNA in these Staufen1 cells was also accompanied by a dramatic decrease in viral production and infectivity. This work provides novel insight into the mechanisms by which HIV-1 uses Staufen1 to ensure optimal vRNA translation and trafficking, supporting an integral role for Staufen1 in the HIV-1 life cycle, positioning it as an attractive target for next-generation antiretroviral agents.
ISSN:1355-8382
1469-9001
DOI:10.1261/rna.069351.118