Interactome of the HIV-1 proteome and human host RNA

ABSTRACT: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) is highly dependent on a variety of host factors. Beside proteins, host RNA molecules have been reported to aid HIV-1 replication and latency maintenance. Here we report the use of multiple workflows of native RNA immunoprecipitation and sequencing (nRIPseq) to determine direct host RNA interaction partners of all 18 HIV-1 (poly)proteins. We identified 1,727 HIV-1 protein – human RNA interactions in the Jurkat cell line and 1,558 interactions in SupT1 cells for a subset of proteins. We discovered different cellular pathways that seem to be used or controlled by HIV-1 on the RNA level: Tat binds for example mRNAs of proteins involved in the super elongation complex (AFF1-4, Cyclin-T1). Correlation of the interaction scores (based on binding abundancy) allowed to identify the highest confidence interactions, for which we performed a small-scale knockdown screen that led to the identification of three HIV-1 protein binding RNA interactors involved in HIV-1 replication (AFF2, H4C9 and RPLP0).

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE268788 | GEO | 2024/07/31

REPOSITORIES: GEO