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Activation of NF-kappaB by the human herpesvirus 8 chemokine receptor ORF74: evidence for a paracrine model of Kaposi's sarcoma pathogenesis.


ABSTRACT: Infection with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), also known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus, is necessary for the development of KS. The HHV-8 lytic-phase gene ORF74 is related to G protein-coupled receptors, particularly interleukin-8 (IL-8) receptors. ORF74 activates the inositol phosphate/phospholipase C pathway and the downstream mitogen-activated protein kinases, JNK/SAPK and p38. We show here that ORF74 also activates NF-kappaB independent of ligand when expressed in KS-derived HHV-8-negative endothelial cells or primary vascular endothelial cells. NF-kappaB activation was enhanced by the chemokine GROalpha, but not by IL-8. Mutation of Val to Asp in the ORF74 second cytoplasmic loop did not affect ligand-independent signaling activity, but it greatly increased the response to GROalpha. ORF74 upregulated the expression of NF-kappaB-dependent inflammatory cytokines (RANTES, IL-6, IL-8, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor) and adhesion molecules (VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and E-selectin). Supernatants from transfected KS cells activated NF-kappaB signaling in untransfected cells and elicited the chemotaxis of monocytoid and T-lymphoid cells. Expression of ORF74 conferred on primary endothelial cells a morphology that was strikingly similar to that of spindle cells present in KS lesions. Taken together, these data, demonstrating that ORF74 activates NF-kappaB and induces the expression of proangiogenic and proinflammatory factors, suggest that expression of ORF74 in a minority of cells in KS lesions could influence uninfected cells or latently infected cells via autocrine and paracrine mechanisms, thereby contributing to KS pathogenesis.

SUBMITTER: Pati S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC115111 | biostudies-literature | 2001 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Activation of NF-kappaB by the human herpesvirus 8 chemokine receptor ORF74: evidence for a paracrine model of Kaposi's sarcoma pathogenesis.

Pati S S   Cavrois M M   Guo H G HG   Foulke J S JS   Kim J J   Feldman R A RA   Reitz M M  

Journal of virology 20010901 18


Infection with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), also known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus, is necessary for the development of KS. The HHV-8 lytic-phase gene ORF74 is related to G protein-coupled receptors, particularly interleukin-8 (IL-8) receptors. ORF74 activates the inositol phosphate/phospholipase C pathway and the downstream mitogen-activated protein kinases, JNK/SAPK and p38. We show here that ORF74 also activates NF-kappaB independent of ligand when expressed in KS-derived  ...[more]

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