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    Retrovirology. 2011 Jul 8;8:55.

    SAMHD1: a new insight into HIV-1 restriction in myeloid cells.

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    Center for Retrovirus Research, Department of Veterinary Bioscience, The Ohio State University, 1900 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.

    Abstract

    Human myeloid-lineage cells are refractory to HIV-1 infection. The Vpx proteins from HIV-2 and sooty mangabey SIV render these cells permissive to HIV-1 infection through proteasomal degradation of a putative restriction factor. Two recent studies discovered the cellular protein SAMHD1 to be this restriction factor, demonstrating that Vpx induces proteasomal degradation of SAMHD1 and enhances HIV-1 infection in myeloid-lineage cells. SAMHD1 functions as a myeloid-cell-specific HIV-1 restriction factor by inhibiting viral DNA synthesis. Here we discuss the implications of these findings in delineating the mechanisms of HIV-1 restriction in myeloid-lineage cells and the potential role of Vpx in lentiviral pathogenesis.

    PMID:
    21740548
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC3142215
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