Inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 virion entry by dominant-negative Hck

J Virol. 1998 Jul;72(7):6257-9. doi: 10.1128/JVI.72.7.6257-6259.1998.

Abstract

To study the role of Src family tyrosine kinases in infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), we constructed an Hck mutant, HckN, that hinders signaling from wild-type Hck. HIV-1 produced in HckN-expressing cells was significantly less infectious to HeLa-CD4-LTR-beta-gal (MAGI) cells than HIV-1 produced in mock-transfected cells. The inhibitory effect of HckN was compensated for by the expression of vesicular stomatitis virus G protein. Finally, we found that the HIV-1 produced in the HckN-expressing cells entered into the cells less efficiently than did the control HIV-1. These results suggest that the Src family tyrosine kinases regulate entry of HIV-1 into target cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Gene Products, nef / physiology
  • HIV-1 / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Mutation
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / genetics
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / physiology*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / physiology*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-hck
  • Signal Transduction
  • Virion / physiology*
  • nef Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Substances

  • Gene Products, nef
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • nef Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • HCK protein, human
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-hck