The role of dynamin in HIV type 1 Env-mediated cell-cell fusion.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins are the key viral proteins that mediate HIV-1 entry and cell-cell fusion. In contrast to HIV-1 entry, the mechanism of HIV-1 Env-mediated cell-cell fusion is relatively unclear. This study demonstrated that dynasore, a dynamin inhibitor, suppressed HIV-1 Env-mediated cell-cell fusion. Dynasore sensitivity of HIV-1 Env-mediated cell-cell fusion varied depending on the viral strains. Results from testing a panel of gp41 cytoplasmic tail truncation mutants suggested that the gp41 cytoplasmic tail might play a role in dynasore sensitivity. HIV-1 Env-mediated cell-cell fusion could also be suppressed by a dynamin dominant-negative mutant DNM2(K44A). In summary, these results suggested that dynamin 2 might play a role in HIV-1 Env-mediated cell-cell fusion.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Lai, W; Huang, L; Ho, P; Montefiori, D; Chen, C-H
Published Date
- September 2011
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 27 / 9
Start / End Page
- 1013 - 1017
PubMed ID
- 21338326
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC3161105
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1931-8405
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1089/AID.2010.0259
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States