Co-localization of HIV-1 Nef with the AP-2 adaptor protein complex correlates with Nef-induced CD4 down-regulation (original) (raw)

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The nef gene of human and simian immunodeficiency viruses is critical for AIDS pathogenesis. Its function in vivo is unknown, but in vitro natural isolates of Nef down-regulate expression of the cell surface CD4 molecule, a component of the T cell antigen receptor and the viral receptor, by accelerating its endocytosis. We have used chimeric proteins comprised of the natural HIV-1 NA7 Nef fused to a strongly fluorescing mutant of green fluorescent protein (GFP) to correlate Nef function with intracellular localization in human CD4-positive Jurkat T cells. The NA7-GFP fusion protein co-localizes with components of the clathrin coat, including clathrin and the beta-subunit of the AP-2 adaptor protein complex, at discrete locations that are consistent with the normal cellular distribution of clathrin coats at the plasma membrane. The NA7-GFP protein is also found in the perinuclear region of the cell, which is likely to reflect the Golgi apparatus. Evidence from a CD4-negative fibroblast cell line indicates that co-localization of NA7-GFP with components of the clathrin coat does not require expression of the CD4 molecule. Analysis of a large panel of chimeric molecules containing mutant Nef moieties demonstrated that the N-terminal membrane targeting signal cooperates with additional element(s) in the disordered loops in the Nef molecule to co-localize the Nef protein with AP-2 adaptor complexes at the cell margin. This localization of NA7-GFP correlates with, but is not sufficient for, down-regulation of surface CD4 and at least one additional function of Nef is required. In T cells co-expressing CD4 and NA7-GFP, CD4 at the cell surface is redistributed into a discrete pattern that co-localizes with that of NA7-GFP. Our observations place NA7-GFP in physical proximity to AP-2-containing clathrin coat at the plasma membrane and imply that Nef interacts, either directly or indirectly, with a component of the AP-2-containing coat at this location. This evidence supports a model whereby Nef recruits CD4 to the endocytic machinery via AP-2-containing clathrin coats at the plasma membrane.

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