Abstract
DC-SIGN, a C-type lectin expressed on dendritic cells (DCs), can sequester human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) virions in multivesicular bodies. Here, using large-scale gene expression profiling and tyrosine-phosphorylated proteome analyses, we characterized signaling mediated by DC-SIGN after activation by either HIV or a DC-SIGN-specific antibody. Activation of DC-SIGN resulted in downregulation of genes encoding major histocompatibility complex class II, Jagged 1 and interferon-response molecules and upregulation of the gene encoding transcription factor ATF3. Phosphorylated proteome analysis showed that HIV- or antibody-stimulated DC-SIGN signaling was mediated by the Rho guanine nucleotide–exchange factor LARG and led to increased Rho-GTPase activity. Activation of LARG in DCs exposed to HIV was required for the formation of virus–T cell synapses. Thus, HIV sequestration by and stimulation of DC-SIGN helps HIV evade immune responses and spread to cells.
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We thank K. Luhn for technical assistance and T. Brode for earlier work on the project. Anti-p24 was from M.H. Malim (through the AIDS Research and Reference Reagent Program, Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health). Supported by the UK Medical Research Council (A.S., K.S. and B.K.).
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A.H., K.S. and A.S., designed the study, did experiments, analyzed the data and wrote the paper; H.D. made HIV-1 viral stocks; M.E. and B.K. did and analyzed LC-tandem mass spectometry and proteomic experiments; D.B. and K.D. did and analyzed microarray experiments; A. Moris and O.S. provided DC-SIGN THP-1 stable transfectants; and A. McMichael, B.K., A. Moris and O.S. provided additional intellectual input.
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Supplementary Fig. 1
Panel of DC-SIGN antibodies tested for signaling but showing undetectable changes following western blot with anti-phosphotyrosine or anti-phosphoserine. (PDF 64 kb)
Supplementary Fig. 2
Thp-1 DC-SIGN transfectants THP-1 + LL/AA and THP-1 + WT tested for signaling induced by H-200 prior to blocking with IB10 non-signaling anti-DC-SIGN. (PDF 48 kb)
Supplementary Table 1
DC-SIGN transcriptional program: selected genes differentially regulated. (PDF 20 kb)
Supplementary Table 2
Summary of differentially phosphorylated proteins. (PDF 23 kb)
Supplementary Table 3
Proteins exclusively phosphorylated following DC-SIGN activation. (PDF 35 kb)
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Hodges, A., Sharrocks, K., Edelmann, M. et al. Activation of the lectin DC-SIGN induces an immature dendritic cell phenotype triggering Rho-GTPase activity required for HIV-1 replication. Nat Immunol 8, 569–577 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni1470
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