Journal
VIRUS RESEARCH
Volume 123, Issue 2, Pages 178-189Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2006.09.004
Keywords
HIV; macrophage tyrosine kinase; genistem; entry; fusion; receptor; CD4; CCR5; CXCR4; envelope glycoprotem; gp120; infection
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- NIAID NIH HHS [R21 AI043885, AI43885, R01 AI043885] Funding Source: Medline
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Binding of HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) to its cellular receptors elicits a variety of signaling events, including the activation of select tyrosine kinases. To evaluate the potential role of such signaling, we examined the effects of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor, genistein, on HIV-1 entry and infection of human macrophages using a variety of assays. Without altering cell viability, cell surface expression of CD4 and CCR5 or their abilities to interact with Env, genistein inhibited infection of macrophages by reporter gene-encoding, P-lactamase containing, or wild type virions, as well as Env-mediated cell-fusion. The observation that genistein blocked virus infection if applied before, during or immediately after the infection period, but not 24 h later: coupled with a more pronounced inhibition of infection in the reporter gene assays as compared to both P-lactamase and p24 particle entry assays, imply that genistein exerts its inhibitory effects on both entry and early post-entry steps. These findings suggest that other exploitable targets, or steps, of the HIV-1 infection process may exist and could serve as additional opportunities for the development of new therapeutics. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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