- Δ20 IFITM2 differentially restricts X4 and R5 HIV-1.
Δ20 IFITM2 differentially restricts X4 and R5 HIV-1.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2017-06-21)
Wan-Lin Wu, Christopher Robert Grotefend, Ming-Ting Tsai, Yi-Ling Wang, Vladimir Radic, Hyungjin Eoh, I-Chueh Huang
PMID28630320
ABSTRAKT
CCR5 (R5)-tropic, but not CXCR4 (X4)-tropic, HIV-1 is associated with primary HIV-1 infection and transmission. Recent studies have shown that IFN-induced transmembrane (IFITM) proteins, including IFITM1, IFITM2, and IFITM3, restrict a broad range of viruses. Here, we demonstrate that an IFITM2 isoform (Δ20 IFITM2) lacking 20 amino acids at the N terminus differentially restricts X4 and R5 HIV-1. Δ20 IFITM2 suppresses replication of X4 HIV-1 strains by inhibiting their entry. High levels of Δ20 IFITM2 expression could be detected in CD4