Polymorphism in HIV-1 dependency factor PDE8A affects mRNA level and HIV-1 replication in primary macrophages

  • Sebastiaan M. Bol
  • , Thijs Booiman
  • , Evelien M. Bunnik
  • , Perry D. Moerland
  • , Karel van Dort
  • , Jerome F. Strauss
  • , Margit Sieberer
  • , Hanneke Schuitemaker
  • , Neeltje A. Kootstra
  • , Angélique B. van't Wout

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)32-42
Number of pages11
JournalVirology
Volume420
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 10 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • HIV-1
  • HIV-1 dependency factor
  • Macrophage
  • PDE8A
  • RNAi
  • SNP

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Virology

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