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Transcriptional Circuit Fragility Influences HIV Proviral Fate.


ABSTRACT: Transcriptional circuit architectures in several organisms have been evolutionarily selected to dictate precise given responses. Unlike these cellular systems, HIV is regulated through a complex circuit composed of two successive phases (host and viral), which create a positive feedback loop facilitating viral replication. However, it has long remained unclear whether both phases operate identically and to what extent the host phase influences the entire circuit. Here, we report that, although the host phase is regulated by a checkpoint whereby KAP1 mediates transcription activation, the virus evolved a minimalist system bypassing KAP1. Given the complex circuit's architecture, cell-to-cell KAP1 fluctuations impart heterogeneity in the host transcriptional responses, thus affecting the feedback loop. Mathematical modeling of a complete circuit reveals how these oscillations ultimately influence homogeneous reactivation potential of a latent virus. Thus, although HIV drives molecular innovation to fuel robust gene activation, it experiences transcriptional fragility, thereby influencing viral fate and cure efforts.

SUBMITTER: Morton EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6461408 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Transcriptional Circuit Fragility Influences HIV Proviral Fate.

Morton Emily L EL   Forst Christian V CV   Zheng Yue Y   DePaula-Silva Ana B AB   Ramirez Nora-Guadalupe P NP   Planelles Vicente V   D'Orso Iván I  

Cell reports 20190401 1


Transcriptional circuit architectures in several organisms have been evolutionarily selected to dictate precise given responses. Unlike these cellular systems, HIV is regulated through a complex circuit composed of two successive phases (host and viral), which create a positive feedback loop facilitating viral replication. However, it has long remained unclear whether both phases operate identically and to what extent the host phase influences the entire circuit. Here, we report that, although t  ...[more]

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