HIV-1 Tat induces tyrosine phosphorylation of p125(FAK) and its association with phosphoinositide 3-kinase in PC12 cells

Daniela Milani, Meri Mazzoni, Giorgio Zauli, Carlo Mischiati, Davide Gibellini, Mauro Giacca, Silvano Capitani

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Objective: To evaluate the signal transduction potential of HIV-1 Tat in a neuronal cell model. Methods: The tyrosine phosphorylation levels of the focal adhesion kinase p125(FAK) and its association with phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-K) were evaluated in serum-starved rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells, either treated with low concentrations (0.1-1 nM) of extracellular HIV-1 Tat protein or stably transfected with tat cDNA. Results: Extracellular Tat induced a rapid increase of p125(FAK) tyrosine phosphorylation and p125(FAK)-associated PI 3-K activity. By using recombinant mutated Tat proteins, it was found that deletion of amino acids 73-86 encoded by the second exon of the tat gene resulted in a significant decrease of the ability of Tat to induce p125(FAK) tyrosine phosphorylation. Paradoxically, mutations in the basic region encoded by the first exon of tat, which is essential for nuclear localization and HIV-1 LTR transactivation, increased the ability of Tat to stimulate p125(FAK) tyrosine phosphorylation. Moreover, in comparison with cells transfected with a control vector, PC12 cells stably transfected with tat cDNA showed greater amounts of p125(FAK) protein, an increase in p125(FAK) tyrosine phosphorylation and higher levels of p125(FAK)-associated PI 3-K activity. The addition of anti-Tat neutralizing antibody to rat-transfected PC12 cells in culture blocked both the p125(FAK) tyrosine phosphorylation and its association with PI 3-K but did not affect the total amount of p125(FAK). Conclusion: HIV-1 Tat protein enhanced both the expression and the functionality of p125(FAK) in PC12 neuronal cells. Whereas the first event required intracellular Tat, the increased p125(FAK) phosphorylation was strictly dependent upon extracellular Tat.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1275-1284
Number of pages10
JournalAIDS (London, England)
Volume12
Issue number11
Publication statusPublished - Jul 30 1998

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Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
1-Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase
PC12 Cells
Tyrosine
HIV-1
Phosphorylation
Human Immunodeficiency Virus tat Gene Products
Exons
tat Genes
Complementary DNA
HIV Long Terminal Repeat
tat Gene Products
Pheochromocytoma
Neutralizing Antibodies
Transcriptional Activation
Signal Transduction
Cell Culture Techniques

Keywords

  • Focal adhesion kinase
  • HIV-1
  • PC12 cells
  • Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
  • Signal transduction
  • Tat

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology

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Milani, D., Mazzoni, M., Zauli, G., Mischiati, C., Gibellini, D., Giacca, M., & Capitani, S. (1998). HIV-1 Tat induces tyrosine phosphorylation of p125(FAK) and its association with phosphoinositide 3-kinase in PC12 cells. AIDS (London, England), 12(11), 1275-1284.

HIV-1 Tat induces tyrosine phosphorylation of p125(FAK) and its association with phosphoinositide 3-kinase in PC12 cells. / Milani, Daniela; Mazzoni, Meri; Zauli, Giorgio; Mischiati, Carlo; Gibellini, Davide; Giacca, Mauro; Capitani, Silvano.

In: AIDS (London, England), Vol. 12, No. 11, 30.07.1998, p. 1275-1284.

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Milani, D, Mazzoni, M, Zauli, G, Mischiati, C, Gibellini, D, Giacca, M & Capitani, S 1998, 'HIV-1 Tat induces tyrosine phosphorylation of p125(FAK) and its association with phosphoinositide 3-kinase in PC12 cells', AIDS (London, England), vol. 12, no. 11, pp. 1275-1284.
Milani D, Mazzoni M, Zauli G, Mischiati C, Gibellini D, Giacca M et al. HIV-1 Tat induces tyrosine phosphorylation of p125(FAK) and its association with phosphoinositide 3-kinase in PC12 cells. AIDS (London, England). 1998 Jul 30;12(11):1275-1284.
Milani, Daniela ; Mazzoni, Meri ; Zauli, Giorgio ; Mischiati, Carlo ; Gibellini, Davide ; Giacca, Mauro ; Capitani, Silvano. / HIV-1 Tat induces tyrosine phosphorylation of p125(FAK) and its association with phosphoinositide 3-kinase in PC12 cells. In: AIDS (London, England). 1998 ; Vol. 12, No. 11. pp. 1275-1284.
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