Project description:We used microarrays to compare the global programme of gene expression in HTLV-positive, ATL-derived and HTLV-positive in vitro-transformed cell lines with that of uninfected primary CD4 T cells.
Project description:We used microarrays to compare the global programme of gene expression in HTLV-positive, ATL-derived and HTLV-positive in vitro-transformed cell lines with that of uninfected primary CD4 T cells. Cells were harvested one day after splitting, in case of primary T cells, cells were harvested after reaching a postmitotic state.
Project description:Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is linked to the development of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) and the neuroinflammatory disease, HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). The HTLV-1 Tax oncoprotein regulates viral gene expression and the NF-kB pathway to promote the survival of HTLV-1 infected T cells. In thsi study, we utilize a kinome-wide shRNA screen to identify the tyrosine kinase KDR/VEGFR2 as an essential survival factor of HTLV-1-transformed T cells. Inhibition of KDR induces apoptosis of Tax expressing HTLV-1-transformed cell lines and CD4+ T cells from HAM/TSP patients. Phosphoproteomics analysis of HTLV-1 transformed cells treated with a KDR inhibitor revealed inhibition of the phosphorylation of multiple receptors/cell surface proteins, ubiquitin conjugating systems, proteases, phosphatases, apoptotic regulatory factors, adhesion/extracellular matrix proteins and viral proteins. This work suggests that HTLV-1 Tax has hijacked KDR kinase activity to promote Tax stability and the proliferation and survival of HTLV-1 infected cells.
Project description:Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) bZIP factor (HBZ) which is encoded in the minus strand of HTLV-1 provirus, possesses dual function as protein, and also as RNA. To know the effect of HBZ RNA and protein in primary T-cells, we introduced HBZ, or its mutant TTG (exclude protein activity), or SM (exclude RNA activity) with retrovirus vector into CD4 positive murine T cells, and analysed the transcriptome profiling. We found that HBZ RNA altered cell cycle progression, cell survival related genes, while HBZ protein altered immunology related genes. This microarray results demonstrated that HBZ RNA and protein possess distinct functions in primary cells. CD4 positive cells were enriched from murine splenocyte, and cultured with irradiated antigen presenting cells (APC). HBZ, or its mutant were introduced with retroviral vector. Forty eight hours after introduction, cells were washed and cultured with recombinant human IL-2. Further 48 hours after culture, virus infected cells were sorted and analysed by agilent microarray.
Project description:Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) bZIP factor (HBZ) which is encoded in the minus strand of HTLV-1 provirus, possesses dual function as protein, and also as RNA. To know the effect of HBZ RNA and protein in primary T-cells, we introduced HBZ, or its mutant TTG (exclude protein activity), or SM (exclude RNA activity) with retrovirus vector into CD4 positive murine T cells, and analysed the transcriptome profiling. We found that HBZ RNA altered cell cycle progression, cell survival related genes, while HBZ protein altered immunology related genes. This microarray results demonstrated that HBZ RNA and protein possess distinct functions in primary cells.
