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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
Activation of the IKK/NF-kappaB signalling pathway is a hallmark of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection. However, its role in regulating major immediate-early promoter (MIEP)-dependent transcription and HCMV replication remains controversial. This study uses a combination of genetic approaches to investigate the effects of cell culture conditions on the importance of virus-induced NF-kappaB activation during the infection of endothelial cells or fibroblasts. Adenoviral-mediated expression of a dominant-negative mutant of IKK2 kinase (dnIKK2) in human umbilical vein endothelial cells resulted in a strong reduction of IkappaBalpha degradation and NF-kappaB activation following infection with an HCMV clinical isolate. Viral replication was impaired in dnIKK2-expressing cells that were growth-arrested before infection, but not in replicating cells. The inhibitory effect of dnIKK2 was independent from the virus strain and the cell type used, because replication of the laboratory AD169 strain was impaired as well in dnIKK2-expressing quiescent fibroblasts. Moreover, progressive disruption of NF-kappaB response elements within the MIEP in recombinant HCMV viruses derived from the clinical isolate prevented their replication in quiescent cells but not in actively growing cells. These results demonstrate an essential role of virus-induced IKK/NF-kappaB activity to trigger both viral IE gene expression and productive replication in quiescent cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1462-5814
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2040-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Activation of the virus-induced IKK/NF-kappaB signalling axis is critical for the replication of human cytomegalovirus in quiescent cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Torino, Via Santena, 9-10126 Torino, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't