The barrier-to-autointegration factor is a component of functional human immunodeficiency virus type 1 preintegration complexes

J Virol. 2003 Apr;77(8):5030-6. doi: 10.1128/jvi.77.8.5030-5036.2003.

Abstract

Retroviral integration in vivo is mediated by preintegration complexes (PICs) derived from infectious virions. In addition to the integrase enzyme and cDNA substrate, PICs contain a variety of viral and host cell proteins. Whereas two different cell proteins, high-mobility group protein A1 (HMGA1) and the barrier-to-autointegration factor (BAF), were identified as integration cofactors based on activities in in vitro PIC assays, only HMGA1 was previously identified as a PIC component. By using antibodies against known viral and cellular PIC components, we demonstrate here functional coimmunoprecipitation of endogenous BAF protein with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) PICs. Since integrase protein and integration activity were also coimmunoprecipitated by anti-BAF antibodies, we conclude that BAF is a component of HIV-1 PICs. These data are consistent with the model that BAF functions as an integration cofactor in vivo.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, Nuclear / chemistry
  • Antigens, Nuclear / metabolism
  • DNA Helicases*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / chemistry
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
  • Gene Products, vpr / chemistry
  • Gene Products, vpr / metabolism
  • HIV Integrase / chemistry
  • HIV Integrase / metabolism*
  • HIV-1 / physiology*
  • HMGA1a Protein / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Ku Autoantigen
  • Nuclear Proteins*
  • Precipitin Tests
  • Rabbits
  • Virus Integration*
  • vpr Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Substances

  • Antigens, Nuclear
  • BANF1 protein, human
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Gene Products, vpr
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • vpr Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  • HMGA1a Protein
  • HIV Integrase
  • DNA Helicases
  • XRCC5 protein, human
  • Xrcc6 protein, human
  • Ku Autoantigen