Neuropilin-1 is involved in human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 entry

D Ghez, Y Lepelletier, S Lambert, JM Fourneau… - Journal of …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
D Ghez, Y Lepelletier, S Lambert, JM Fourneau, V Blot, S Janvier, B Arnulf, PM van Endert
Journal of virology, 2006Am Soc Microbiol
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is transmitted through a viral synapse and
enters target cells via interaction with the glucose transporter GLUT1. Here, we show that
Neuropilin-1 (NRP1), the receptor for semaphorin-3A and VEGF-A165 and a member of the
immune synapse, is also a physical and functional partner of HTLV-1 envelope (Env)
proteins. HTLV-1 Env and NRP1 complexes are formed in cotransfected cells, and
endogenous NRP1 contributes to the binding of HTLV-1 Env to target cells. NRP1 …
Abstract
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is transmitted through a viral synapse and enters target cells via interaction with the glucose transporter GLUT1. Here, we show that Neuropilin-1 (NRP1), the receptor for semaphorin-3A and VEGF-A165 and a member of the immune synapse, is also a physical and functional partner of HTLV-1 envelope (Env) proteins. HTLV-1 Env and NRP1 complexes are formed in cotransfected cells, and endogenous NRP1 contributes to the binding of HTLV-1 Env to target cells. NRP1 overexpression increases HTLV-1 Env-dependent syncytium formation. Moreover, overexpression of NRP1 increases both HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 Env-dependent infection, whereas down-regulation of endogenous NRP1 has the opposite effect. Finally, overexpressed GLUT1, NRP1, and Env form ternary complexes in transfected cells, and endogenous NRP1 and GLUT1 colocalize in membrane junctions formed between uninfected and HTLV-1-infected T cells. These data show that NRP1 is involved in HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 entry, suggesting that the HTLV receptor has a multicomponent nature.
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