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SAMHD1 controls cell cycle status, apoptosis and HIV-1 infection in monocytic THP-1 cells
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SAMHD1 controls cell cycle status, apoptosis and HIV-1 infection in monocytic THP-1 cells

Serena Bonifati, Michele B Daly, Corine St. Gelais, Sun Hee Kim, Joseph A Hollenbaugh, Caitlin Shepard, Edward M Kennedy, Dong.-Hyun Kim, Raymond F Schinazi, Baek Kim, …
Virology (New York, N.Y.), Vol.495, pp.92-100
08/2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2016.05.002
PMCID: PMC4912869
PMID: 27183329
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2016.05.002View
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Abstract

SAMHD1 limits HIV-1 infection in non-dividing myeloid cells by decreasing intracellular dNTP pools. HIV-1 restriction by SAMHD1 in these cells likely prevents activation of antiviral immune responses and modulates viral pathogenesis, thus highlighting a critical role of SAMHD1 in HIV-1 physiopathology. Here, we explored the function of SAMHD1 in regulating cell proliferation, cell cycle progression and apoptosis in monocytic THP-1 cells. Using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology, we generated THP-1 cells with stable SAMHD1 knockout. We found that silencing of SAMHD1 in cycling cells stimulates cell proliferation, redistributes cell cycle population in the G1/G0 phase and reduces apoptosis. These alterations correlated with increased dNTP levels and more efficient HIV-1 infection in dividing SAMHD1 knockout cells relative to control. Our results suggest that SAMHD1, through its dNTPase activity, affects cell proliferation, cell cycle distribution and apoptosis, and emphasize a key role of SAMHD1 in the interplay between cell cycle regulation and HIV-1 infection.
HIV-1 Restriction Gene knockout Cell cycle dNTP SAMHD1 Monocytic cells Apoptosis

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