The alpha 3 beta 3 gamma complex of the F1-ATPase from thermophilic Bacillus PS3 containing the alpha D261N substitution fails to dissociate inhibitory MgADP from a catalytic site when ATP binds to noncatalytic sites.

ATP hydrolyses by the wild-type alpha 3 beta 3 gamma and mutant (alpha D261N)3 beta 3 gamma subcomplexes of the F1-ATPase from the thermophilic Bacillus PS3 have been compared. The wild-type complex hydrolyzes 50 microM ATP in three kinetic phases: a burst decelerates to an intermediate phase, which then gradually accelerates to a final rate. In contrast, the mutant complex hydrolyzes 50 microM or 2 mM ATP in two kinetic phases. The mutation abolishes acceleration from the intermediate phase to a faster final rate. Both the wild-type and mutant complexes hydrolyze ATP with a lag after loading a catalytic site with MgADP. The rate of the MgADP-loaded wild-type complex rapidly accelerates and approaches that observed for the wild-type apo-complex. The MgADP-loaded mutant complex hydrolyzes ATP with a more pronounced lag, and the gradually accelerating rate approaches the slow, final rate observed with the mutant apo-complex. Lauryl dimethylamide oxide (LDAO) stimulates hydrolysis of 2 mM ATP catalyzed by wild-type and mutant complexes 4- and 7.5-fold, respectively. The rate of release of [3H]ADP from the Mg[3H]ADP-loaded mutant complex during hydrolysis of 40 microM ATP is slower than observed with the wild-type complex. LDAO increases the rate of release of [3H]ADP from the preloaded wild-type and mutant complexes during hydrolysis of 40 microM ATP. Again, release is slower with the mutant complex. When the wild-type and mutant complexes are irradiated in the presence of 2-N3-[3H]ADP plus Mg2+ or 2-N3-[3H]ATP plus Mg2+ and azide, the same extent of labeling of noncatalytic sites is observed. Whereas ADP and ATP protect noncatalytic sites of the wild-type and mutant complexes about equally from labeling by 2-N3-[3H]ADP or 2-N3-[3H[ATP, respectively, AMP-PNP provides little protection of noncatalytic sites of the mutant complex. The results suggest that the substitution does not prevent binding of ADP or ATP to noncatalytic sites, but rather that it affects cross-talk between liganded noncatalytic sites and catalytic sites which is necessary to promote dissociation of inhibitory MgADP.

Cytomegalovirus infection induces high levels of cyclins, phosphorylated Rb, and p53, leading to cell cycle arrest.

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection stimulates cellular DNA synthesis and causes chromosomal damage. Because such events likely affect cellular proliferation, we investigated the impact of HCMV infection on key components of the cell cycle. Early after infection, HCMV induced elevated levels of cyclin E, cyclin E-associated kinase activity, and two tumor suppressor proteins, p53 and the retinoblastoma gene product (Rb). The steady-state concentration of Rb continued to rise throughout the infection, with most of the protein remaining in the highly phosphorylated form. At early times, HCMV infection also induced cyclin B accumulation, which was associated with a significant increase in mitosis-promoting factor activity as the infection progresses. In contrast, the levels of cyclin A and cyclin A-associated kinase activity increased only at late times in the infection, and the kinetics were delayed relative to those for cyclins E and B. Analysis of the cellular DNA content in the infected cells by flow cytometry showed a progressive shift of the cells from the G1 to the S and G2/M phases of the cell cycle, leading to an accumulation of aneuploid cells at late times. We propose that these HCMV-mediated perturbations result in cell cycle arrest in G2/M.

Differential effects of human cytomegalovirus on integrated and unintegrated human immunodeficiency virus sequences.

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) has been implicated as a potential cofactor in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-related disease. Previously, we reported that HCMV inhibits HIV-1 RNA and protein synthesis in cells productively infected with both viruses but, in transient assays, activates an HIV-1 long terminal repeat-chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (LTR-CAT) construct introduced into the cell by transfection (V. Koval, C. Clark, M. Vaishnav, S. A. Spector, and D. H. Spector, J. Virol. 65:6969-6978, 1991). We show here that HCMV can also activate an infectious proviral HIV-1 genome transiently transfected into a cell. To ascertain whether integration of the HIV-1 provirus plays a role in these differential effects, we generated monoclonal and polyclonal cell lines that each contain a single integrated copy of an HIV-1 LTR-CAT construct and compared the regulatory effects of HCMV and HIV-1 infection in these cells with those occurring in the same type of cell transiently transfected with the HIV-1 LTR-CAT construct. We find that HCMV activates the transfected HIV-1 promoter 230-fold but activates the integrated promoter only 2.8- to 54-fold. In contrast, HIV-1 stimulates the integrated HIV-1 promoter 2,700- to 6,000-fold but stimulates the transfected promoter only 80-fold. Thus, the relative response of the HIV-1 promoter to HCMV and HIV-1 regulatory proteins depends upon whether it is integrated. To determine if HIV-1 gene products are necessary for the HCMV-mediated repression, we constructed cell lines containing two different stably integrated HIV-1 proviruses: one is tat- and nef-minus and transcriptionally inactive, while the other is env- and nef-minus but actively expresses the other HIV-1 gene products. Upon infection with HCMV, HIV-1 antigen production was stimulated from the inactive HIV-1 genome but inhibited from the active genome. We propose that HCMV has two separate effects on HIV-1 replication during a coinfection. One is a slight stimulatory effect which would be undetectable during an active HIV-1 infection, while the other is a net inhibitory effect that is mediated by an interaction between HCMV and HIV-1 gene products.

The effects of cytomegalovirus on human immunodeficiency virus replication in brain-derived cells correlate with permissiveness of the cells for each virus.

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is commonly found in the brains of patients with AIDS and in some cases can be detected in the same cells as can human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). In this study, we analyzed the patterns of replication of HIV-1 and HCMV in singly infected cells and the effects of dual infection in human brain-derived cell lines of three different origins: neuroblastoma cell lines SK-N-MC and SY5Y; astrocytoma/glioblastoma cell lines U373-MG and Hs 683; and undifferentiated glioblastoma cell lines A172 and T98G. To bypass the restriction at the adsorption/penetration step in these CD4-negative cells, we used HIV-1 (amphotropic retrovirus) pseudotypes. These HIV-1 pseudotypes infected the majority of the cells in the cultures and expressed high levels of HIV-1 gene products in all except the SY5Y cells. The cell lines differed in the ability to support HCMV infection, but coinfection with HIV-1 had no effect on HCMV replication. The A172 cells were completely nonpermissive for HCMV gene expression, while HCMV replication in the singly infected T98G and SK-N-MC cell lines was restricted at the level of some early gene products. This resulted in complete and partial inhibition, respectively, of viral DNA synthesis. Dual infection of the A172, T98G, and SK-N-MC cells had no effect on HIV-1 replication. The other three cell lines, U373-MG, Hs 683, and SY5Y, were fully permissive for HCMV replication. In the U373-MG and Hs 683 cells, HCMV markedly inhibited the synthesis of HIV-1 gene products. In contrast, a transient stimulation of HIV-1 production followed by a repression was observed in the dually infected SY5Y cells. We conclude from these results that under conditions in which both HIV-1 and HCMV can undergo fully permissive infection, HCMV can repress HIV-1 gene expression. In cells in which HCMV replication is limited but HIV-1 replicates well, there is no effect on HIV-1 gene expression. However, activation of HIV-1, at least transiently, may occur in cells in which HIV-1 gene expression is limited. These studies suggest that a threshold level of some HIV-1 gene product(s) may obscure activation or promote repression of HIV replication by HCMV.