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Primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 nef alleles show major differences in pathogenicity in transgenic mice. 2007

Elena Priceputu, and Zaher Hanna, and Chunyan Hu, and Marie-Chantal Simard, and Patrick Vincent, and Steffen Wildum, and Michael Schindler, and Frank Kirchhoff, and Paul Jolicoeur
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, 110 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec H2W 1R7, Canada.

We previously reported that the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 NL4-3 Nef is necessary and sufficient to induce a severe AIDS-like disease in transgenic (Tg) mice when the protein is expressed under the regulatory sequences of the human CD4 gene. We have now assayed additional Nef alleles (SF2, JR-CSF, YU10x, and NL4-3 [T71R] Nef alleles), including some from long-term nonprogressors (AD-93, 032an, and 039nm alleles) in the same Tg system and compared their pathogenicities. All these Nef alleles downregulated cell surface CD4 in human cells in vitro and also, with the exception of Nef(YU10x), in Tg CD4(+) T cells. Depletion of double-positive and single-positive thymocytes occurred with all alleles but was less pronounced in Nef(YU10x) Tg mice. A loss of peripheral CD4(+) T cells was observed with all alleles but was minimal in Nef(YU10x) Tg mice. In Nef(032an) and Nef(SF2) Tg mice, T-cell loss was severe despite lower levels of Tg expression, suggesting a higher virulence of these alleles. All Nef alleles except the Nef(YU10x) and Nef(NL4-3(T71R)) alleles induced an enhanced activated memory (CD25(+) CD69(+) CD44(high) CD45RB(low) CD62L(low)) and apoptotic phenotype. Also, all could interact with and/or activate PAK2 except the Nef(JR-CSF) allele. Organ (lung and kidney) diseases were present in Nef(NL4-3(T71R)), Nef(032an), Nef(039nm), and Nef(SF2) Tg mice, despite very low levels of Tg expression for the last strain. However, no organ disease or minimal organ disease developed in Nef(YU10x) and Nef(AD-93) Tg mice and Nef(JR-CSF) Tg mice, respectively, despite high levels of Tg expression. Our data show that important differences in the pathogenicities of various Nef alleles can be scored in Tg mice. Interestingly, our results also revealed that some phenotypes can segregate independently, such as CD4(+) T-cell depletion and activation, as well as severe depletion of thymic CD4(+) T cells and peripheral CD4(+) T cells. Therefore, expression of Nef alleles in Tg mice under the CD4C regulatory elements represents a novel assay for measuring their pathogenicity. Because of the very high similarity of this murine AIDS-like disease to human AIDS, this assay may have a predictive value regarding the behavior of Nef in infected humans.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007156 Immunologic Memory The altered state of immunologic responsiveness resulting from initial contact with antigen, which enables the individual to produce antibodies more rapidly and in greater quantity in response to secondary antigenic stimulus. Immune Memory,Immunological Memory,Memory, Immunologic,Immune Memories,Immunologic Memories,Immunological Memories,Memory, Immune,Memory, Immunological
D008213 Lymphocyte Activation Morphologic alteration of small B LYMPHOCYTES or T LYMPHOCYTES in culture into large blast-like cells able to synthesize DNA and RNA and to divide mitotically. It is induced by INTERLEUKINS; MITOGENS such as PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS, and by specific ANTIGENS. It may also occur in vivo as in GRAFT REJECTION. Blast Transformation,Blastogenesis,Lymphoblast Transformation,Lymphocyte Stimulation,Lymphocyte Transformation,Transformation, Blast,Transformation, Lymphoblast,Transformation, Lymphocyte,Activation, Lymphocyte,Stimulation, Lymphocyte
D008822 Mice, Transgenic Laboratory mice that have been produced from a genetically manipulated EGG or EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN. Transgenic Mice,Founder Mice, Transgenic,Mouse, Founder, Transgenic,Mouse, Transgenic,Mice, Transgenic Founder,Transgenic Founder Mice,Transgenic Mouse
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D002460 Cell Line Established cell cultures that have the potential to propagate indefinitely. Cell Lines,Line, Cell,Lines, Cell
D005434 Flow Cytometry Technique using an instrument system for making, processing, and displaying one or more measurements on individual cells obtained from a cell suspension. Cells are usually stained with one or more fluorescent dyes specific to cell components of interest, e.g., DNA, and fluorescence of each cell is measured as it rapidly transverses the excitation beam (laser or mercury arc lamp). Fluorescence provides a quantitative measure of various biochemical and biophysical properties of the cell, as well as a basis for cell sorting. Other measurable optical parameters include light absorption and light scattering, the latter being applicable to the measurement of cell size, shape, density, granularity, and stain uptake. Cytofluorometry, Flow,Cytometry, Flow,Flow Microfluorimetry,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting,Microfluorometry, Flow,Cell Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated,Cell Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated,Cytofluorometries, Flow,Cytometries, Flow,Flow Cytofluorometries,Flow Cytofluorometry,Flow Cytometries,Flow Microfluorometries,Flow Microfluorometry,Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sortings,Microfluorimetry, Flow,Microfluorometries, Flow,Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated Cell,Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated Cell
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000483 Alleles Variant forms of the same gene, occupying the same locus on homologous CHROMOSOMES, and governing the variants in production of the same gene product. Allelomorphs,Allele,Allelomorph
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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