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The transmembrane nucleoporin Pom121 ensures efficient HIV-1 pre-integration complex nuclear import
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The transmembrane nucleoporin Pom121 ensures efficient HIV-1 pre-integration complex nuclear import

Jing Guo, Xianxian Liu, Chuanjian Wu, Jingping Hu, Ke Peng, Li Wu, Sidong Xiong and Chunsheng Dong
Virology (New York, N.Y.), Vol.521, pp.169-174
08/2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2018.06.008
PMCID: PMC6309762
PMID: 29957337
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2018.06.008View
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Abstract

HIV-1 hijacks host classical cargo nuclear transportation, or nonclassical pathways by directly interacting with importin-β family proteins or nucleoporins for efficient pre-integration complex (PIC) nuclear import. Recently, an N-terminal truncated form of nucleoporin Pom121c (601–987 aa) was reported to inhibit HIV-1 replication. In contrast, we found that HIV-1 replication was significantly decreased in 293T and TZM-b1 cells with siRNA-mediated Pom121 knockdown. Quantitative PCR indicated that viral replication was impaired at the step of cDNA nuclear import. Furthermore, we found that karyopherin-β1 (KPNB1), which belongs to the importin-β family, interacts with Pom121 and is involved in Pom121-mediated PIC nuclear import. Rescue experiment indicated that the FG-repeats and the following α-helix in Pom121 are required for its role in HIV-1 PIC nuclear import. Taken together, our results showed that full-length Pom121 enables efficient PIC nuclear import, and suggested that this process may rely on KPNB1 dependent classical cargo nuclear transportation way. •Pom121 promotes HIV-1 replication in vitro.•Pom121 facilitates HIV-1 PIC nuclear import.•FG-repeats domain in Pom121 is required for PIC nuclear import.•Pom121 mediated PIC nuclear import is KPNB1 dependent.
HIV-1 Pom121 Pre-integration complex Nucleoporins Nuclear import

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