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Variation in Hiv-1 Nef Function Within and Among Viral Subtypes Reveals Genetically Separable Antagonism of Serinc3 and Serinc5
PLoS Pathogens
  • Steven W. Jin, Simon Fraser University
  • Francis M. Mwimanzi, Simon Fraser University
  • Jaclyn K. Mann, University of KwaZulu-Natal
  • Mwebesa Bosco Bwana, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
  • Guinevere Q. Lee, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV-AIDS
  • Chanson Brumme, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV-AIDS
  • Peter W. Hunt, University of California, San Francisco
  • Jeff N. Martin, University of California, San Francisco
  • David R. Bangsberg, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
  • Thumbi Ndung'u, University of KwaZulu-Natal
  • Zabrina L. Brumme, Simon Fraser University
  • Mark A. Brockman, Simon Fraser University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2020
Subjects
  • HIV -- Case studies
Abstract

HIV Nef counteracts cellular host restriction factors SERINC3 and SERINC5, but our understanding of how naturally occurring global Nef sequence diversity impacts these activities is limited. Here, we quantify SERINC3 and SERINC5 internalization function for 339 Nef clones, representing the major pandemic HIV-1 group M subtypes A, B, C and D. We describe distinct subtype-associated hierarchies for Nef-mediated internalization of SERINC5, for which subtype B clones display the highest activities on average, and of SERINC3, for which subtype B clones display the lowest activities on average. We further identify Nef polymorphisms that modulate its ability to counteract SERINC proteins, including substitutions in the N-terminal domain that selectively impair SERINC3 internalization. Our findings demonstrate that the SERINC antagonism activities of HIV Nef differ markedly among major viral subtypes and between individual isolates within a subtype, suggesting that variation in these functions may contribute to global differences in viral pathogenesis.

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DOI
10.1371/journal.ppat.1008813
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/39056
Citation Information
Jin SW, Mwimanzi FM, MannJK, BwanaMB, Lee GQ, BrummeCJ, et al. (2020)VariationinHIV-1Nef function within and among viral subtypes reveals genetically separable antagonism of SERINC3and SERINC5.PLoSPathog16(9):e1008813.