Abstract
Four genome-wide RNAi screens have recently identified hundreds of HIV-1 dependency factors (HDFs). Previously, we reported a large variation in the ability of HIV-1 to replicate in monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM) derived from >400 healthy seronegative blood donors. Here we determined whether SNPs in genes encoding newly identified HDFs were associated with this variation in HIV-1 replication. We found a significant association between the minor allele of SNP rs2304418 in phosphodiesterase 8A (PDE8A) and lower HIV-1 replication (p=2.4×10-6). The minor allele of SNP rs2304418 was also significantly associated with lower PDE8A mRNA levels in MDM (p=8.3×10-5). In accordance with this, overexpression of PDE8A in HEK293T cells resulted in increased HIV-1 replication, while subsequent knock-down of PDE8A decreased replication. This study links host genetic variation in a newly identified HDF to variation in HIV-1 replication in a relevant primary target cell for HIV-1 and may provide new leads for treatment of this infection.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 32-42 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Virology |
Volume | 420 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 10 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- HIV-1
- HIV-1 dependency factor
- Macrophage
- PDE8A
- RNAi
- SNP
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Virology