|
A more recent version of this article appeared on October 4, 2002
Papers In Press, published online ahead of print July 31, 2002
J. Biol. Chem, 10.1074/jbc.M205722200
Submitted on June 10, 2002
Revised on July 30, 2002
Accepted on July 30, 2002
HBx associated with UV-DDB1 induces cell death in the nucleus and is functionally antagonized by UV-DDB2
Séverine Bontron, Nathalie Lin-Marq, and Michel Strubin
Department of Genetics & Microbiology, C.M.U. / University of Geneva, Geneva CH-1211
Corresponding Author: Michel.Strubin{at}medecine.unige.ch
The hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) is essential for viral infection and strongly interferes with cell growth and viability in culture. These activities involve interaction of HBx with the DDB1 subunit of UV-damaged DNA-binding factor UV-DDB. UV-DDB consists of DDB1 and a DDB2 subunit that mediates nuclear import, and has recognized functions in DNA repair and E2F1-mediated transcription. Here we show that HBx retains DDB1-binding-dependant cytotoxic activities when engineered to accumulate in the nucleus but not when excluded from the nucleus. Nuclear localization of HBx does not require binding to DDB1 and remains unaffected by ectopically expressed UV-DDB subunits, indicating that HBx reaches the nuclear compartment independently of UV-DDB. Unexpectedly, HBx appears to largely exist in association with DDB1 and is in direct competition with DDB2 for binding to DDB1. Hence, HBx-mediated cell death can be relieved by increased levels of DDB2, an effect that is not observed with a naturally occurring mutant of DDB2 that lacks DDB1-binding activity. These findings indicate that HBx acts through a pathway that involves a DDB2-independent nuclear function of DDB1, and that this activity will depend on the relative concentration of DDB1 and DDB2 in cells.

CiteULike Complore Connotea Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Technorati What's this?
This article has been cited by other articles:

|
 |

|
 |
 
L. Tan, E. Ehrlich, and X.-F. Yu
DDB1 and Cul4A Are Required for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Vpr-Induced G2 Arrest
J. Virol.,
October 1, 2007;
81(19):
10822 - 10830.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
G. Mottet-Osman, F. Iseni, T. Pelet, M. Wiznerowicz, D. Garcin, and L. Roux
Suppression of the Sendai Virus M Protein through a Novel Short Interfering RNA Approach Inhibits Viral Particle Production but Does Not Affect Viral RNA Synthesis
J. Virol.,
March 15, 2007;
81(6):
2861 - 2868.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
B. Schrofelbauer, Y. Hakata, and N. R. Landau
HIV-1 Vpr function is mediated by interaction with the damage-specific DNA-binding protein DDB1
PNAS,
March 6, 2007;
104(10):
4130 - 4135.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
J. Han, L. Ding, B. Yuan, X. Yang, X. Wang, J. Li, Q. Lu, C. Huang, and Q. Ye
Hepatitis B virus X protein and the estrogen receptor variant lacking exon 5 inhibit estrogen receptor signaling in hepatoma cells
Nucleic Acids Res.,
June 6, 2006;
34(10):
3095 - 3106.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
K. Shimanouchi, K.-i. Takata, M. Yamaguchi, S. Murakami, G. Ishikawa, R. Takeuchi, Y. Kanai, T. Ruike, R. Nakamura, Y. Abe, et al.
Drosophila Damaged DNA Binding Protein 1 Contributes to Genome Stability in Somatic Cells
J. Biochem.,
January 1, 2006;
139(1):
51 - 58.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
A. T. C. Lee, J. Ren, E.-T. Wong, K. H. K. Ban, L. A. Lee, and C. G. L. Lee
The Hepatitis B Virus X Protein Sensitizes HepG2 Cells to UV Light-induced DNA Damage
J. Biol. Chem.,
September 30, 2005;
280(39):
33525 - 33535.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
O. Leupin, S. Bontron, C. Schaeffer, and M. Strubin
Hepatitis B Virus X Protein Stimulates Viral Genome Replication via a DDB1-Dependent Pathway Distinct from That Leading to Cell Death
J. Virol.,
April 1, 2005;
79(7):
4238 - 4245.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
C.-L. Sun and C. C.-K. Chao
Cross-Resistance to Death Ligand-Induced Apoptosis in Cisplatin-Selected HeLa Cells Associated with Overexpression of DDB2 and Subsequent Induction of cFLIP
Mol. Pharmacol.,
April 1, 2005;
67(4):
1307 - 1314.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
M. J. Bouchard and R. J. Schneider
The Enigmatic X Gene of Hepatitis B Virus
J. Virol.,
December 1, 2004;
78(23):
12725 - 12734.
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
X. Liang, Y. C. Shin, R. E. Means, and J. U. Jung
Inhibition of Interferon-Mediated Antiviral Activity by Murine Gammaherpesvirus 68 Latency-Associated M2 Protein
J. Virol.,
November 15, 2004;
78(22):
12416 - 12427.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
S. de Breyne, R. S. Monney, and J. Curran
Proteolytic Processing and Translation Initiation: TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANISMS FOR THE EXPRESSION OF THE SENDAI VIRUS Y PROTEINS
J. Biol. Chem.,
April 16, 2004;
279(16):
16571 - 16580.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
O. Leupin, S. Bontron, and M. Strubin
Hepatitis B Virus X Protein and Simian Virus 5 V Protein Exhibit Similar UV-DDB1 Binding Properties To Mediate Distinct Activities
J. Virol.,
June 1, 2003;
77(11):
6274 - 6283.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|
Copyright © 2002 by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
|
Advertisement
Advertisement
|