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Antagonism of PP2A is an independent and conserved function of HIV-1 Vif and causes cell cycle arrest

  1. Sara Marelli
  2. James C Williamson
  3. Anna V Protasio
  4. Adi Naamati
  5. Edward JD Greenwood
  6. Janet E Deane
  7. Paul J Lehner
  8. Nicholas J Matheson  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.53036
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  1. Sara Marelli
  2. James C Williamson
  3. Anna V Protasio
  4. Adi Naamati
  5. Edward JD Greenwood
  6. Janet E Deane
  7. Paul J Lehner
  8. Nicholas J Matheson
(2020)
Antagonism of PP2A is an independent and conserved function of HIV-1 Vif and causes cell cycle arrest
eLife 9:e53036.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.53036
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Abstract

The seminal description of the cellular restriction factor APOBEC3G and its antagonism by HIV-1 Vif has underpinned two decades of research on the host-virus interaction. We recently reported that HIV-1 Vif is also able to degrade the PPP2R5 family of regulatory subunits of key cellular phosphatase PP2A (PPP2R5A-E; Greenwood et al., 2016; Naamati et al., 2019). We now identify amino acid polymorphisms at positions 31 and 128 of HIV-1 Vif which selectively regulate the degradation of PPP2R5 family proteins. These residues covary across HIV-1 viruses in vivo, favouring depletion of PPP2R5A-E. Through analysis of point mutants and naturally occurring Vif variants, we further show that degradation of PPP2R5 family subunits is both necessary and sufficient for Vif-dependent G2/M cell cycle arrest. Antagonism of PP2A by HIV-1 Vif is therefore independent of APOBEC3 family proteins, and regulates cell cycle progression in HIV-infected cells.

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All data generated or analysed during this study are included in the manuscript and supporting files. Proteomic datasets have been deposited to PRIDE, under the accession PXD018271, and are summarised in Source data files for Figures 2, 6 and 7.

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  1. Sara Marelli

    Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  2. James C Williamson

    Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  3. Anna V Protasio

    Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  4. Adi Naamati

    Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  5. Edward JD Greenwood

    Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  6. Janet E Deane

    Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  7. Paul J Lehner

    Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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    Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Medical Research Council (MR/P008801/1)

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NHS Blood and Transplant (WPA15-02)

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Wellcome (210688/Z/18/Z)

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Human subjects: Ethical permission for this study was granted by the University of Cambridge Human Biology Research Ethics Committee (HBREC.2017.20). Written informed consent was obtained from all volunteers prior to providing blood samples.

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© 2020, Marelli et al.

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  1. Sara Marelli
  2. James C Williamson
  3. Anna V Protasio
  4. Adi Naamati
  5. Edward JD Greenwood
  6. Janet E Deane
  7. Paul J Lehner
  8. Nicholas J Matheson
(2020)
Antagonism of PP2A is an independent and conserved function of HIV-1 Vif and causes cell cycle arrest
eLife 9:e53036.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.53036

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