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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-6
pubmed:abstractText
HIV causes a chronic infection by evading immune eradication. A key element of HIV immune escape is the HIV-1 Nef protein. Nef causes a reduction in the level of cell surface major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) protein expression, thus protecting HIV-infected cells from anti-HIV cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) recognition and killing. Nef also reduces cell surface levels of the HIV receptor, CD4, by accelerating endocytosis. We show here that endocytosis is not required for Nef-mediated downmodulation of MHC-I molecules. The main effect of Nef is to block transport of MHC-I molecules to the cell surface, leading to accumulation in intracellular organelles. Furthermore, the effect of Nef on MHC-I molecules (but not on CD4) requires phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) activity. We propose that Nef diverts MHC-1 proteins into a PI 3-kinase-dependent transport pathway that prevents expression on the cell surface.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0042-6822
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 Academic Press.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
282
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
267-77
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Antigens, CD4, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Chromones, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Dynamins, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Endocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-GTP Phosphohydrolases, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Gene Products, nef, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Golgi Apparatus, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-HIV-1, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-HLA-A2 Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Morpholines, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Protein Transport, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-nef Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, pubmed-meshheading:11289809-src Homology Domains
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
HIV-1 Nef blocks transport of MHC class I molecules to the cell surface via a PI 3-kinase-dependent pathway.
pubmed:affiliation
Departments of Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't