The effect of allogeneic in vitro stimulation and in vivo immunization on memory CD4(+) T-cell APOBEC3G expression and HIV-1 infectivity

TY - JOUR

T1 - The effect of allogeneic in vitro stimulation and in vivo immunization on memory CD4(+) T-cell APOBEC3G expression and HIV-1 infectivity

AU - Pido-Lopez, Jeffrey

AU - Jeffrey, Pido-Lopez

AU - Wang, Yufei

AU - Seidl, Thomas

AU - Babaahmady, Kaboutar

AU - Vaughan, Robert

AU - Lehner, Thomas

PY - 2009

Y1 - 2009

N2 - Allogeneic immunity is one of the most potent natural immune responses. APOBEC3G (A3G) is an intracellular anti-viral factor that deaminates cytidine to uridine. Allogeneic stimulation of human CD4(+) T cells in vitro upregulated A3G mRNA and a significant correlation was found between the mixed leukocyte reaction and A3G mRNA. The mechanism of upregulation of A3G mRNA involves interaction between HLA on DC and TCR of CD4(+) T cells, which is ZAP70 and downstream ERK phosphokinase signalling dependent and induces CD40L and A3G mRNA expression in CD4(+) T cells. Alloimmune-induced A3G was found to be significantly increased in CD45RA(-), CCR5(+) and CD45RA(-)CCR7(-) subsets of effector memory T cells. In vivo studies of women alloimmunized with their partners' PBMC also showed a significant increase in A3G protein in CD4(+) T cells, CD45RO(+) memory and CCR7(-) effector memory T cells. The functional effect of allostimulation upregulating A3G mRNA was demonstrated by a significant decrease in in vitro infectivity, using GFP-labelled pseudovirus and confirmed by a decrease in HIV-1 (BaL) infection of primary CD4(+) T cells. The results suggest that alloimmunization offers an alternative or complementary strategy in inducing an innate anti-viral factor that inhibits HIV-1 infection.

AB - Allogeneic immunity is one of the most potent natural immune responses. APOBEC3G (A3G) is an intracellular anti-viral factor that deaminates cytidine to uridine. Allogeneic stimulation of human CD4(+) T cells in vitro upregulated A3G mRNA and a significant correlation was found between the mixed leukocyte reaction and A3G mRNA. The mechanism of upregulation of A3G mRNA involves interaction between HLA on DC and TCR of CD4(+) T cells, which is ZAP70 and downstream ERK phosphokinase signalling dependent and induces CD40L and A3G mRNA expression in CD4(+) T cells. Alloimmune-induced A3G was found to be significantly increased in CD45RA(-), CCR5(+) and CD45RA(-)CCR7(-) subsets of effector memory T cells. In vivo studies of women alloimmunized with their partners' PBMC also showed a significant increase in A3G protein in CD4(+) T cells, CD45RO(+) memory and CCR7(-) effector memory T cells. The functional effect of allostimulation upregulating A3G mRNA was demonstrated by a significant decrease in in vitro infectivity, using GFP-labelled pseudovirus and confirmed by a decrease in HIV-1 (BaL) infection of primary CD4(+) T cells. The results suggest that alloimmunization offers an alternative or complementary strategy in inducing an innate anti-viral factor that inhibits HIV-1 infection.

U2 - 10.1002/eji.200939228

DO - 10.1002/eji.200939228

M3 - Article

C2 - 19585516

VL - 39

SP - 1956

EP - 1965

JO - European Journal of Immunology

JF - European Journal of Immunology

IS - 7

ER -