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Massive Secretion by T Cells Is Caused by HIV Nef in Infected Cells and by Nef Transfer to Bystander Cells

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Muratori, Claudia, Cavallin, Lucas E., Krätzel, Kirsten, Tinari, Antonella, De Milito, Angelo, Fais, Stefano, D'Aloja, Paola, Federico, Maurizio +5 more·2009·Cell Host & Microbe

Abstract

The HIV Nef protein mediates endocytosis of surface receptors that correlates with disease progression, but the link between this Nef function and HIV pathogenesis is not clear. Here, we report that Nef-mediated activation of membrane trafficking is bidirectional, connecting endocytosis with exocytosis as occurs in activated T cells. Nef expression induced an extensive secretory activity in infected and, surprisingly, also in noninfected T cells, leading to the massive release of microvesicle clusters, a phenotype observed in vitro and in 36%-87% of primary CD4 T cells from HIV-infected individuals. Consistent with exocytosis in noninfected cells, Nef is transferred to bystander cells upon cell-to-cell contact and subsequently induces secretion in an Erk1/2-dependent manner. Thus, HIV Nef alters membrane dynamics, mimicking those of activated T cells and causing a transfer of infected cell signaling (TOS) to bystander cells. This mechanism may help explain the detrimental effect on bystander cells seen in HIV infection.

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Muratori, C., Cavallin, L. E., Krätzel, K., Tinari, A., De Milito, A., Fais, S., D'Aloja, P., Federico, M., Vullo, V., Fomina, A., Mesri, E. A., Superti, F., & Baur, A. S.
Affiliations
  • University of Miami (US)
  • Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
  • Istituto Superiore di Sanità (IT)
  • Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
  • University of California, Davis (US)
Corresponding author
Baur, Andreas S.
Venue
Cell Host & Microbe
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-09
Volume
6
Issue
3
Pages
218-230
ISSN
1931-3128 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1983073673
Cited by
164
References
82
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Cell Host & Microbe (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (CA 75918, R01CA075918)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Virology › HIV Research and Treatment
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular transport and secretion
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
Keywords
HIV Nef, exocytosis, endocytosis, microvesicles, bystander cells, cell-to-cell transmission, ERK signaling, membrane trafficking, CD4+ T cells, HIV pathogenesis
MeSH terms
Cells, Cultured, Endocytosis, Exocytosis, Humans, Lymphocyte Activation, T-Lymphocytes, HIV-1, HIV Infections, Protein Transport, Secretory Vesicles, Bystander Effect, nef Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Secretory Pathway

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