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LFA-1 Engagement Triggers T Cell Polarization at the HIV-1 Virological Synapse

Starling, S; Jolly, C; (2016) LFA-1 Engagement Triggers T Cell Polarization at the HIV-1 Virological Synapse. Journal of Virology , 90 (21) pp. 9841-9854. 10.1128/JVI.01152-16. Green open access

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Abstract

HIV-1 efficiently disseminates by cell-cell spread at intercellular contacts called virological synapses (VS), where the virus preferentially assembles and buds. Cell-cell contact triggers active polarization of organelles and viral proteins within infected cells to the contact site to support efficient VS formation and HIV-1 spread; critically, however, which cell surface protein triggers contact-induced polarization at the VS remains unclear. Additionally, the mechanism by which the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) is recruited to the VS remains ill defined. Here, we use a reductionist bead-coupled antibody assay as a model of the VS and show that cross-linking the integrin LFA-1 alone is sufficient to induce active T cell polarization and recruitment of the microtubule organizing center (MTOC) in HIV-1-infected cells. Mutant cell lines coupled with inhibitors demonstrated that LFA-1-induced polarization was dependent on the T cell kinase ZAP70. Notably, immunofluorescent staining of viral proteins revealed an accumulation of surface Env at sites of LFA-1 engagement, with intracellular Env localized to a Golgi compartment proximal to the polarized MTOC. Furthermore, blocking LFA-1-induced MTOC polarization through ZAP70 inhibition prevented intracellular Env polarization. Taken together, these data reveal that LFA-1 is a key determinant in inducing dynamic T cell remodeling to the VS and suggest a model in which LFA-1 engagement triggers active polarization of the MTOC and the associated Env-containing secretory apparatus to sites of cell-cell contact to support polarized viral assembly and egress for efficient cell-cell spread. IMPORTANCE: HIV-1 causes AIDS by spreading within immune cells and depletion of CD4 T lymphocytes. Rapid spread between these cells occurs by highly efficient cell-cell transmission that takes place at virological synapses (VS). VS are characterized by striking T cell remodeling that is spatially associated with polarized virus assembly and budding at sites of cell contact. Here, we show that the integrin LFA-1 triggers organelle polarization and viral protein recruitment, facilitating formation of the VS, and that this requires the T cell kinase ZAP70. Taken together, these data suggest a mechanism by which HIV-1-infected T cells sense and respond to cell contact to polarize viral egress and promote cell-cell spread. Understanding how cell-cell spread is regulated may help reveal therapeutic targets to specifically block this mode of HIV-1 dissemination.

Type: Article
Title: LFA-1 Engagement Triggers T Cell Polarization at the HIV-1 Virological Synapse
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01152-16
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01152-16
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2016 Starling and Jolly. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Infection and Immunity
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1530929
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