The viral oncoproteins Tax and HBZ control the host mRNA splicing landscape
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE146210 | GEO | 2021/09/13
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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Project description:HTLV-1 is an oncovirus that encodes a transactivator Tax and a latent oncogene HBZ. HTLV-1 early or infectious replication depends on Tax; during HTLV-1 late infection, HBZ plays a crucial role in driving the proliferation of infected cells and maintaining viral persistence. The biphasic replication pattern of HTLV-1 dictated by Tax and HBZ represents a result of viral host adaptation, but how HTLV-1 coordinates Tax and HBZ expression to facilitate early and late infection remains elusive. Here we reveal that HBZ RNA splicing exhibits distinct patterns in Tax+ and Tax- HTLV-1 infected cells. We demonstrate that Tax interacts with the host spliceosome and inhibits HBZ splicing by competitively binding splicing factors including WDR83 and GPATCH1. As a result, Tax confers a natural constraint on HBZ, counterbalancing its anti-replication effect at HTLV-1 early infection, while unleashing HBZ to drive HTLV-1 mitotic propagation during late infection. The splicing-dependent restriction of HBZ by Tax thus represents a critical interplay central to HTLV-1 persistence.
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Project description:The viral oncoproteins Tax and HBZ control the host mRNA splicing landscape
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Project description:Five percent of HTLV-1 infected subjects develops an untreatable form of cancer designated Adult T cell leukemia (ATL). The HTLV-1-encoded HBZ protein is believed to act as a viral oncogene by disarranging crucial pathways in the infected cells. Key to thisfunction is a progressive cytoplasmic-to-nuclear dislocation of HBZ and its interaction with nuclear factors whose complexity wasnot assessed until now. In this investigation we unveiled for the first time such complexity by studying the endogenous HBZinteractome in a leukemic cell line derived from an ATL patient. A high number of nuclear interactors, represented by at least 249members, were found. Among the various family of interactors, we found predominant the family involved in RNA splicing and RNAstability. A disarrangement of the splicing mechanism was demonstrated both in ATL cells and in non HTLV-1-derived leukemic cellsexpressing HBZ after genetic transfer, strongly suggesting that a major mechanism leading to HTLV-1-mediated transformationand persistence of the oncogenic state is related to this event. Our unprecedented results shed new light on the mechanisms bywhich a human retrovirus can alter the infected cell metabolism and strongly predispose and/or maintain neoplastictransformation
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Project description:Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) encodes HTLV-1 bZIP factor (HBZ), which is thought to be crucial for neoplastic and inflammatory diseases caused by HTLV-1. So, we analyzed the transcriptional profile of HBZ expressing cells and how HBZ affect the expression of apoptosis-related genes. We used microarrays to detail the effect of HTLV-1 bZIP factor (HBZ), which is encoded in the minus strand of HTLV-1 genome on gene expression. Especially how HBZ affect the expression of apoptosis-related genes.
2013-06-18 | GSE48029 | GEO
Project description:Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) encodes HTLV-1 bZIP factor (HBZ), which is thought to be crucial for neoplastic and inflammatory diseases caused by HTLV-1. So, we analyzed the transcriptional profile of HBZ expressing cells and how HBZ affect the expression of apoptosis-related genes. We used microarrays to detail the effect of HTLV-1 bZIP factor (HBZ), which is encoded in the minus strand of HTLV-1 genome on gene expression. Especially how HBZ affect the expression of apoptosis-related genes. Jurkat cells stably expressing HBZ were stimulated with or without PMA and ionomycin for 9hours. Then RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays were performed.
2013-06-18 | E-GEOD-48029 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) causes adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-1–associated myelopathy, and its viral transactivator Tax is central to disrupting host transcriptional control. Although individual interactions between Tax and host factors have been investigated, their global network and functional impact remain unclear. In this study, we performed proteomic analyses of Tax-associated complexes in HTLV-1–infected T-cells and mapped interactions between host factors and Tax. In addition to known nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) regulators, we identified the transcription factor interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) as a novel interactor. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments confirmed Tax–IRF4 binding, and chromatin profiling revealed that Tax reprograms genome-wide IRF4 occupancy. In infected T-cells, IRF4 was enriched in super-enhancer (SE) regions, where Tax, IRF4, and NF-κB factors colocalized at ATL-related loci, and this was accompanied by histone acetylation changes and transcriptional activation. Functionally, Tax and IRF4 co-expression cooperatively restructured chromatin accessibility and induced aberrant gene expression programs. Moreover, ATL-associated IRF4 mutants (K59R, L70V, and S114N) partially reproduced Tax-driven chromatin remodeling and transcriptional reprogramming, suggesting that convergent mechanisms drive leukemogenesis. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that Tax exploits IRF4 to establish a novel regulatory mechanism. This interaction drives widespread epigenomic reprogramming in HTLV-1–infected T-cells. Overall, our study underscores the central role of Tax in IRF4 exploitation to induce infection-specific epigenomic changes, which offers novel insights into ATL pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies.
2026-03-31 | GSE316420 | GEO
Project description:Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) causes adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-1–associated myelopathy, and its viral transactivator Tax is central to disrupting host transcriptional control. Although individual interactions between Tax and host factors have been investigated, their global network and functional impact remain unclear. In this study, we performed proteomic analyses of Tax-associated complexes in HTLV-1–infected T-cells and mapped interactions between host factors and Tax. In addition to known nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) regulators, we identified the transcription factor interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) as a novel interactor. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments confirmed Tax–IRF4 binding, and chromatin profiling revealed that Tax reprograms genome-wide IRF4 occupancy. In infected T-cells, IRF4 was enriched in super-enhancer (SE) regions, where Tax, IRF4, and NF-κB factors colocalized at ATL-related loci, and this was accompanied by histone acetylation changes and transcriptional activation. Functionally, Tax and IRF4 co-expression cooperatively restructured chromatin accessibility and induced aberrant gene expression programs. Moreover, ATL-associated IRF4 mutants (K59R, L70V, and S114N) partially reproduced Tax-driven chromatin remodeling and transcriptional reprogramming, suggesting that convergent mechanisms drive leukemogenesis. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that Tax exploits IRF4 to establish a novel regulatory mechanism. This interaction drives widespread epigenomic reprogramming in HTLV-1–infected T-cells. Overall, our study underscores the central role of Tax in IRF4 exploitation to induce infection-specific epigenomic changes, which offers novel insights into ATL pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies.
2026-03-31 | GSE316419 | GEO
Project description:Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) causes adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-1–associated myelopathy, and its viral transactivator Tax is central to disrupting host transcriptional control. Although individual interactions between Tax and host factors have been investigated, their global network and functional impact remain unclear. In this study, we performed proteomic analyses of Tax-associated complexes in HTLV-1–infected T-cells and mapped interactions between host factors and Tax. In addition to known nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) regulators, we identified the transcription factor interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) as a novel interactor. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments confirmed Tax–IRF4 binding, and chromatin profiling revealed that Tax reprograms genome-wide IRF4 occupancy. In infected T-cells, IRF4 was enriched in super-enhancer (SE) regions, where Tax, IRF4, and NF-κB factors colocalized at ATL-related loci, and this was accompanied by histone acetylation changes and transcriptional activation. Functionally, Tax and IRF4 co-expression cooperatively restructured chromatin accessibility and induced aberrant gene expression programs. Moreover, ATL-associated IRF4 mutants (K59R, L70V, and S114N) partially reproduced Tax-driven chromatin remodeling and transcriptional reprogramming, suggesting that convergent mechanisms drive leukemogenesis. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that Tax exploits IRF4 to establish a novel regulatory mechanism. This interaction drives widespread epigenomic reprogramming in HTLV-1–infected T-cells. Overall, our study underscores the central role of Tax in IRF4 exploitation to induce infection-specific epigenomic changes, which offers novel insights into ATL pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies.
2026-03-31 | GSE316418 | GEO
Project description:Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) causes adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-1–associated myelopathy, and its viral transactivator Tax is central to disrupting host transcriptional control. Although individual interactions between Tax and host factors have been investigated, their global network and functional impact remain unclear. In this study, we performed proteomic analyses of Tax-associated complexes in HTLV-1–infected T-cells and mapped interactions between host factors and Tax. In addition to known nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) regulators, we identified the transcription factor interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) as a novel interactor. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments confirmed Tax–IRF4 binding, and chromatin profiling revealed that Tax reprograms genome-wide IRF4 occupancy. In infected T-cells, IRF4 was enriched in super-enhancer (SE) regions, where Tax, IRF4, and NF-κB factors colocalized at ATL-related loci, and this was accompanied by histone acetylation changes and transcriptional activation. Functionally, Tax and IRF4 co-expression cooperatively restructured chromatin accessibility and induced aberrant gene expression programs. Moreover, ATL-associated IRF4 mutants (K59R, L70V, and S114N) partially reproduced Tax-driven chromatin remodeling and transcriptional reprogramming, suggesting that convergent mechanisms drive leukemogenesis. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that Tax exploits IRF4 to establish a novel regulatory mechanism. This interaction drives widespread epigenomic reprogramming in HTLV-1–infected T-cells. Overall, our study underscores the central role of Tax in IRF4 exploitation to induce infection-specific epigenomic changes, which offers novel insights into ATL pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies.
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