Abstract
Integrase (IN) is a retroviral enzyme that catalyzes the insertion of viral DNA (vDNA) into host chromosomal DNA, which is necessary for efficient viral replication. The crystal structure of prototype foamy virus IN bound to cognate vDNA ends, a complex referred to as the intasome, has recently been resolved. Structure analysis of the intasome revealed a tetramer structure of IN that was required for its catalytic function, and also showed the inhibitory mechanism of the IN inhibitor. Genetic analysis of IN has revealed additional non-enzymatic roles during viral replication cycles at several steps other than integration. However, the higher order structure of IN that is required for its non-enzymatic functions remains to be delineated. This is the next major challenge in the field of IN structural biology hoping to be a platform for the development of novel IN inhibitors to treat human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infectious disease.
Introduction
Reverse transcription of viral RNA into double-stranded (ds) DNA, and the subsequent insertion of the synthesized viral DNA (vDNA) into a host chromosome, are characteristic features of retroviruses including human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The reverse transcription and integration of the viral genome is sequentially catalyzed by the enzymes reverse transcriptase (RT) and integrase (IN), respectively. These retroviral enzymes are originally packaged in the viral particle along with the viral genomic RNA. After synthesis of vDNA by RT, IN acts on the termini of vDNA and catalyzes insertion of the vDNA into the host chromosome through two sequential enzymatic reactions: 3′-end processing and strand-transfer (Katz and Skalka, 1994). Currently, a clinically approved IN inhibitor specifically targets strand-transfer activity but not 3′-end processing activity (Summa et al., 2008). Therefore, the IN inhibitor is referred to as a strand-transfer inhibitor (STI). The STI shows very potent antiviral activity; however, emergence of STI-resistant variants is inevitable (Metifiot et al., 2010), as seen in patients treated with a combination of inhibitors against RT and protease activities. Efforts to develop novel drugs with distinct inhibitory mechanisms must continue so that we can effectively treat HIV-1 infections. For development of novel IN inhibitors, in addition to its enzymatic action, other non-enzymatic functions of IN, as described below, might be the next target(s) (Luo and Muesing, 2010).
Structure of HIV-1 IN
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 IN is composed of 288 amino acids with three structurally distinct domains (Li et al., 2011): an N-terminal domain (NTD), a central catalytic core domain (CCD), and a C-terminal domain (CTD; Figure 1). The NTD contains a highly conserved (His-His-Cys-Cys, HHCC) motif, which binds to zinc ions (Zn2+) and folds a helix-turn-helix (HTH) structure. Through a tetrahedral attachment to the HHCC motif, Zn2+ enhances both multimerization and enzymatic activities of HIV-1 IN in vitro (Burke et al., 1992; Ellison et al., 1995; Cai et al., 1997). The CCD contains the highly conserved Asp, Asp, and Glu (DDE) residues directly involved in the catalytic activities of IN (Engelman and Craigie, 1992; Kulkosky et al., 1992; LaFemina et al., 1992; Bushman et al., 1993). Overall topology of the CCD is similar to those of ribonuclease H (RNaseH), the Holliday junction resolvase RuvC, and bacteriophage transposase Mu. Despite lack of sequence similarity between the CCD and RNaseH, there is remarkable similarity in the positioning of the two Asp catalytic residues (Dyda et al., 1994). The CTD, consisting of a structure that closely resembles Src homology 3 domains (SH3-like), possesses sequence- and metal ion-independent DNA binding activity (Eijkelenboom et al., 1995; Lodi et al., 1995). Each domain has been demonstrated to form a dimer and higher multimerization states (Dyda et al., 1994; Eijkelenboom et al., 1995; Cai et al., 1997), which might be required for all the enzymatic functions of IN.
Figure 1
Recently, the entire prototype foamy virus (PFV) IN in a complex with its cognate vDNA ends, referred to as the intasome, has been successfully crystallized (Hare et al., 2010). The crystal structure analysis of the PFV intasome revealed an unprecedented tetramer structure for IN (see Cherepanov et al., 2011; Li et al., 2011 for recent review). The IN tetramer structure observed in the PFV intasome demonstrated that two sets of IN dimer acts on each vDNA end (Figure 2). The inner subunits of each IN dimer contact with vDNA and form a tetramer. The outer subunits of each IN dimer might be speculated to have supportive or other functions, such as engagement of target DNA or interaction with host factors. Several models for the IN tetramer have been proposed from previous structure analysis using partial IN fragments possessing the NTD–CCD or CCD–CTD (Chen et al., 2000; Wang et al., 2001; Hare et al., 2009a). However, these IN tetramer models are different from those observed in the active PFV intasome (Craigie, 2010). Stable interaction of IN with 3′-end processed vDNA in the intasome might be a plausible explanation for the difference. The stable IN tetramer formation observed in the intasome reflects the IN-DNA complex required for proper concerted integration of both vDNA ends into the proximal sites of the target host chromosomal DNA. Furthermore, analysis of the PFV intasome interacting with the STI elucidated its inhibitory mechanism. Based on the PFV intasome structure as a template, structural modeling of the HIV-1 intasome has also been reported (Krishnan et al., 2010). Structural analysis of this intasome revealed numerous details of retroviral integration and will contribute to the design of the next generation of HIV-1 IN catalytic inhibitors. The functional significance of the DNA-independent IN tetramer as observed by analysis of partial IN fragments (Chen et al., 2000; Wang et al., 2001; Hare et al., 2009a) remains unclear (Cherepanov et al., 2011).
Figure 2
Non-Enzymatic Functions of IN
Originally, we found that introduction of amino acid substitutions at conserved HHCC residues in the NTD of HIV-1 IN resulted in almost complete abrogation of proviral DNA formation, concomitant with a severe reduction in vDNA synthesis. This suggests the mutations in the IN affected the viral life cycle at steps prior to integration (Masuda et al., 1995). Further genetic analysis of HIV-1 IN revealed that the pleiotropic effects of IN mutations affected uncoating (Masuda et al., 1995; Leavitt et al., 1996; Nakamura et al., 1997; Briones et al., 2010), reverse transcription (Engelman et al., 1995; Masuda et al., 1995; Wu et al., 1999; Tsurutani et al., 2000; Nishitsuji et al., 2009) nuclear import of vDNA (Gallay et al., 1997; Tsurutani et al., 2000; Ikeda et al., 2004), and protein processing during viral particle assembly and maturation (Mohammed et al., 2011). Importantly, HIV-1 carrying point mutations at the catalytic sites of IN (DDE) affected the integration step, but not vDNA synthesis (Masuda et al., 1995). Thus, the pleiotropic effects of IN mutations might not be directly related to the loss of its catalytic function. These experiments suggest that IN may possess non-enzymatic roles throughout the viral replication cycle (Figure 2).
Among the possible non-enzymatic roles of IN, there has been an accumulation of evidence to suggest involvement of retroviral IN during reverse transcription (Engelman et al., 1995; Masuda et al., 1995; Tsurutani et al., 2000; Lu et al., 2005; Dobard et al., 2007). The contribution of IN during reverse transcription has also been noticed in a retrovirus-like element of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Ty3 (Nymark-McMahon and Sandmeyer, 1999; Nymark-McMahon et al., 2002). A previous study from our laboratory showed that reverse transcription of HIV-1 was abrogated by knocking down a host factor, survival motor neuron (SMN)-interacting protein 1 (SIP1/Gemin2), which binds to HIV-1 IN (Hamamoto et al., 2006). Gemin 2 is a component of the SMN complex that mediates the assembly of spliceosomal small nuclear ribonucleoproteins and nucleolar ribonucleoproteins (Fischer et al., 1997; Liu et al., 1997; Buhler et al., 1999; Jablonka et al., 2001; Meister et al., 2001). In a subsequent study, we demonstrated that HIV-1 IN and Gemin2 synergistically stimulate RT activity by enhancing the assembly of RT on viral RNA in vitro (Nishitsuji et al., 2009). Chow and colleagues have also reported that HIV-1 IN stimulates RT activity through physical interactions with RT (Zhu et al., 2004). Thus, IN might possess a direct function to support efficient reverse transcription by RT.
Insight on Putative Structure of IN for Its Non-Enzymatic Function
Delineation of the IN mutant structure could provide clues for depicting the IN conformation required for non-enzymatic functions. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis of an isolated NTD has shown that the NTD exists in two conformational states, the E and D forms (Cai et al., 1997). A previous study using NMR spectroscopy indicated that the NTD mutant protein, in which the Tyr 15 residue was replaced with Ala (Y15A), folds correctly but only as the E form (Nomura et al., 2006). The IN tetramer structure was formed through interaction of NTD–CCD between the inner subunits in the intasome (Hare et al., 2010). The residues 13–26 and 40–45 in the NTD interact extensively with residues 150–196 in the CCD of the other subunit. The importance of the NTD–CCD interaction to form the IN tetramer has been proposed from previous crystal structure analysis using the NTD–CCD IN fragments (Wang et al., 2001; Hare et al., 2009b). As observed in these previous analyses, the hydrogen-bond contacts between the side chains of CCD residues Gln164 and Arg187 and the backbones of the NTD residues Lys14 and Tyr15 also persist in the recent structure-based model of the HIV-1 IN intasome (Krishnan et al., 2010). HIV-1 carrying IN mutations at the Lys186, Arg187, and Lys188 residues exhibited a reverse transcription-defective phenotype (Tsurutani et al., 2000) as found in the NTD mutants including Y15A. These experimental data suggest that the functional tetramer form, stabilized with the NTD–CCD interaction, might be critical for the non-enzymatic function of IN during reverse transcription.
Impact of Host Factors on IN Structure and Non-Enzymatic Function
Numerous host factors that interact with HIV-1 IN have been reported (Al-Mawsawi and Neamati, 2007). The best characterized factor is lens epithelium-derived growth factor/transcription co-activator p75 (LEDGF/p75; Cherepanov et al., 2003) for chromosomal targeting of HIV-1 IN (Maertens et al., 2003, 2004; Shun et al., 2007). The crystal structure analysis of the PFV intasome (Hare et al., 2010) together with results from previous studies (Li et al., 2006; Hare et al., 2009a) suggest that synapsis formation with DNA ends of the virus through tetramerization of IN might be critical for proper assembly and/or a stable and functionally active intasome. Importantly, LEDGF/p75 stabilizes the functional tetramer of IN for its enzymatic function. Meanwhile, a reduction of the tetramer form of IN was reproduced when wild-type IN was expressed in cells in which endogenous Gemin2 was knocked down by RNA interference (Nishitsuji et al., 2009). We also noticed that the intracellular stability and multimer formation of IN, especially the tetramer formation of IN, were dramatically reduced by IN mutations that led to a reverse transcription-defective phenotype. Thus, in the absence of vDNA, host factors might be involved in forming or maintaining highly ordered structures of IN, which is critical for non-enzymatic function. Therefore, inhibition of the interaction between IN and host factors could be a novel therapeutic approach for the design and development of new classes of IN inhibitors targeting non-enzymatic functions.
Conclusion
It is obvious that IN must be closely associated with the viral genome complex to form an active intasome upon the completion of reverse transcription. Physical interaction of IN with RT (Zhu et al., 2004; Wilkinson et al., 2009) could contribute to keeping IN close to the viral genome complex. How is the IN structure in the absence of vDNA before and during reverse transcription maintained? What is the contribution of host factors to IN conformation that is required for non-enzymatic functions? The highly ordered IN structure and/or its interface structure for interaction with host factors required for non-enzymatic IN function(s) should be determined.
Finally, it should be emphasized that IN mutations affecting non-enzymatic function resulted in severe deleterious affects to HIV-1 replication compared with IN mutations that specifically affected catalytic activity. Clinical efficacy of the STI that blocks IN catalytic activity guarantees that a greater impact on HIV-1 control would be achieved with a novel inhibitor that blocks the non-enzymatic function of IN.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) of Japan and a grant for HIV/AIDS research from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan.
Conflict of interest
The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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Summary
Keywords
HIV-1, integrase, reverse transcriptase, pol, reverse transcription, intasome, Gemin2
Citation
Masuda T (2011) Non-Enzymatic Functions of Retroviral Integrase: The Next Target for Novel Anti-HIV Drug Development. Front. Microbio. 2:210. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00210
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14 September 2011
Accepted
26 September 2011
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13 October 2011
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Akio Adachi, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Japan
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Mikako Fujita, Kumamoto University, Japan; Yasuyuki Miyazaki, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Japan
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