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World J Biol Chem. Jan 26, 2010; 1(1): 13-20
Published online Jan 26, 2010. doi: 10.4331/wjbc.v1.i1.13
Role of post-translational modifications of HTLV-1 Tax in NF-κB activation
Noula Shembade, Edward W Harhaj, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, United States
Author contributions: Shembade N and Harhaj EW wrote and revised the manuscript.
Supported by Grants from the United States Public Health Service/National Institutes of Health, No. RO1CA135362, RO1GM083143 and PO1CA128115
Correspondence to: Noula Shembade, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Room 519, Papanicolaou Building, 1550 NW 10th Ave, Miami, FL 33136, United States. nshembade@med.miami.edu
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Received: November 6, 2009
Revised: December 17, 2009
Accepted: December 24, 2009
Published online: January 26, 2010

Abstract

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), the first human retrovirus discovered, is the etiological agent of adult-T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. The HTLV-1 encoded Tax protein is a potent oncoprotein that deregulates gene expression by constitutively activating nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB). Tax activation of NF-κB is critical for the immortalization and survival of HTLV-1-infected T cells. In this review, we summarize the present knowledge on mechanisms underlying Tax-mediated NF-κB activation, with an emphasis on post-translational modifications of Tax.

Key Words: Adult-T-cell leukemia/lymphoma; Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1; Nuclear factor-κB; Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis; IKK



INTRODUCTION

The human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiological agent of adult-T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) and a neuroinflammatory disease termed HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP)[1-3]. Ten million to 20 million people worldwide are infected with HTLV-1, predominantly in endemic areas in Southern Japan, the Caribbean, Western Africa and South America. ATLL develops in approximately 5% to 10% of HTLV-1-infected individuals, after a long period of latency, suggesting a multistep process of T-lymphocyte transformation[4]. In ATLL patients, the malignant cells typically consist of oligoclonal or monoclonal outgrowths of CD4+ and CD25+ T lymphocytes carrying a complete or defective provirus of HTLV-1[5]. ATLL consists of four clinical subtypes including acute, lymphoma, chronic and smoldering. The current therapies for acute ATLL, which is the most aggressive form, are largely ineffective since the average time of survival after diagnosis with acute ATLL is only 6 mo[6]. HTLV-1 can be transmitted through sexual contact, blood transfusions, and from mother to child via breast-feeding[7-9]. The route of transmission appears to be one of the factors that determines the type of disease that occurs, with blood transmissions increasing the risk for HAM/TSP and mucosal transmissions (breast-feeding) increasing the risk for ATLL[4]. HTLV-1 predominantly infects CD4+ T cells in vivo, although recent studies indicate that other cell types such as CD8+ T-cells and dendritic cells (DCs) may also serve as reservoirs for HTLV-1[10].

HTLV-1 infects cells by transmission of virions between cells (infectious transmission) or by transmission of a provirus to the two daughter cells of a dividing infected cell (mitotic transmission). At least two receptors for HTLV-1 have been identified, including glucose transporter type 1 and neuropilin-1 (NRP1)[11,12]. Heparin sulfate proteoglycans also play an important role in facilitating the entry of HTLV-1[13,14]. There is also evidence for cell-type specific receptors since a recent study has reported that HTLV-1 enters DCs by binding to the receptor DC-SIGN[15]. Infected cells that express viral antigens are rapidly targeted by cytotoxic T cells, therefore the viral load is maintained predominantly by cells harboring silent provirus spread by mitotic transmission[12]. HTLV-1 transmission by free virions is very inefficient, at least in T cells, however, recent studies indicate that cell-free HTLV-1 virions are highly infectious for DCs[16]. When an HTLV-1 infected cell contacts an uninfected cell, a microtubule-organizing center (MTOC) is polarized at the cell-cell junction, and then viral proteins, such as Gag and viral genome RNA, accumulate at this junction allowing viral products, such as Gag and viral genome RNA, to accumulate at the junction with subsequent transfer of the viral complex into the target cell[17]. In HTLV-1-infected cells, expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) is upregulated, which increases the polarization of the MTOC at the point of contact in HTLV-1-infected cells, suggesting that increased expression of ICAM-1 facilitates cell-to-cell transmission of HTLV-1[18]. The frequencies of HTLV-1 provirus integration into transcription units (from the first exon to the last exon) are 26.8% (15/56) in carriers and 33.9% (20/59) in ATL, equivalent to the frequency calculated based on random integration (33.2%)[19]. However, there is evidence that HTLV-1 provirus is prone to integration near the transcriptional start sites in leukemic cells[19].

The HTLV-1 genome is 9032 nucleotides in length and encodes the structural proteins necessary to form the viral core particle (Gag, Env, and Pol) and the enzymatic retroviral proteins (reverse transcriptase, integrase and protease) and is flanked on both ends by long terminal repeats (LTRs) that contain cis-elements that regulate viral gene expression[20]. In addition, the HTLV-1 genome contains a cluster of at least five open reading frames (ORFs) within the pX region that are generated by alternative splicing[1]. The tax gene is the most extensively studied and encodes a protein of 40 kDa. The other pX genes encode p12I, p27I, p13II, and p30II and all function as HTLV-1 accessory proteins[21]. The HTLV-1 accessory proteins encoded in the pX region have diverse functions, many of which involve modulation of host signaling pathways[22]. For example, p12 triggers early interleukin-2 (IL-2) expression by increasing the level of intracellular calcium and selectively activating nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT)[23]. p13 protein accumulates in mitochondria and may function as a negative regulator of cell growth[24]. The p30 protein modulates cell cycle and apoptosis regulatory genes[25]. Very little is known regarding p27 function. Recently, a novel ORF has been identified in the complementary strand of the pX region and encodes the HTLV-1 basic leucine zipper gene (HBZ)[26]. There are two transcripts of HBZ representing spliced and unspliced forms. The spliced form of HBZ is expressed in ATLL and has been proposed to regulate cell proliferation[27,28]. HBZ also functions as a repressor of HTLV-1 transcription by forming heterodimers with CREB, CREB-2, CREM, and ATF-1 and forming inactive complexes impaired in binding to Tax-responsive elements[26,29]. During the late stages of ATLL, HBZ, which is probably the only viral product expressed at this time[30,31], may support proliferation and growth of ATLL cells.

THE HTLV-1 ONCOPROTEIN TAX

Tax is a 40 kDa phosphoprotein that contains both nuclear localization (NLS) and nuclear export sequences that enable it to shuttle between the nucleus and cytoplasm[32-35]. Tax is a trans-activating protein that regulates both viral and cellular gene expression[36,37]. With regard to viral gene expression, Tax recruits the transcription factor CREB, and the co-activators CBP/p300 and PCAF, to the HTLV-1 LTR viral promoters[38-40]. The expression of Tax is required for HTLV-1 viral gene expression. In addition to regulating viral gene expression, Tax also regulates cellular proliferation, apoptosis, genetic instability, telomerase activation, and inactivation of tumor suppressors[41-43]. Tax modulates the activation of host transcription factors to deregulate gene expression, which favors cell growth and survival[44]. Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) is a key target of Tax since Tax mutants, unable to activate NF-κB, are defective for cell immortalization[45]. Furthermore, NF-κB is required for the survival of HTLV-1 transformed cells[46].

Tax plays an essential role in HTLV-1-mediated leukemogenesis, in part, by driving cellular proliferation and enhancing cell survival[47]. Consistent with these functions, Tax was shown to be necessary and sufficient for the immortalization of CD4+ T-cells, a hallmark of ATLL[45,48]. Transgenic mice, expressing Tax under the control of the HTLV-1 LTR promoter, develop neurofibromas and mesenchymal tumors[49]. When Tax expression is regulated by the granzyme B promoter, mice developed large granular lymphocytic leukemias comprising CD8+ T cells and natural killer cells[50]. Two recent studies with novel Tax transgenic mice have yielded phenotypes that more closely resemble ATLL[51,52]. Transgenic mice expressing Tax under the Lck proximal promoter were shown to develop thymus-derived immature T-cell leukemia with clinical, pathological, and immunologic features characteristic of acute ATLL[51]. In an independent study, Tax expressed in lymphocytes in a conditional manner resulted in progressive alopecia, hyperkeratosis and skin lesions commonly observed in the preleukemic phase of ATLL[52]. Importantly, mice expressing the Tax M22 point mutant, defective for NF-κB activation, did not develop this phenotype[52]. Collectively, these studies provide in vivo evidence that Tax is both necessary and sufficient for tumor formation.

The expression of Tax promotes the dysregulation of hundreds of cellular genes including proto-oncogenes, cytokines, growth factor receptors, cyclin-dependent kinases, inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases, and genes involved in DNA repair and cell adhesion[47,53]. Tax also upregulates the expression of the T-cell growth factor IL-2 as well as its high affinity receptor IL-2R (also known as CD25)[54]. In the early phases of infection, HTLV-1-infected cells are dependent upon the presence of IL-2, possibly contributing to the early clonal expansion of infected T cells through an IL-2/IL-2R autocrine/paracrine loop. Disease progression, however, occurs in the absence of IL-2 secretion or expression. HTLV-1-infected cells are not dependent on IL-2, which is concomitant with constitutively activated Janus kinases and signal transducers and activators of transcription, leading to the induction of Shc/Ras/Raf/mitogen-activated protein kinase and PI3K/AKT pathways[55]. Tax mainly exerts its pleiotropic functions through direct interaction with numerous cellular proteins, many of which regulate signal transduction pathways[56-59]. In this review, we will focus on recent studies illustrating the importance of Tax post-translational modifications as well as Tax targeting of NF-κB negative regulatory proteins.

REGULATION OF NF-κB BY TAX

In mammalian cells, NF-κB is composed of five structurally related proteins, RelA (p65), RelB, c-Rel, p50/p105 (NF-κB1) and p52/p100 (NF-κB2), organized in different homo- and hetero-dimer NF-κB complexes. NF-κB1 and NF-κB2 are translated as precursor proteins, p105 and p100, for which proteasome-mediated processing generates the mature NF-κB subunits, p50 and p52, respectively. All NF-κB proteins share a common Rel-homology domain mediating their dimerization, DNA binding and NLS. NF-κB is normally sequestered as an inactive form through physical interaction with inhibitory κB (IκB) regulatory proteins in the cytoplasm. There are two distinct NF-κB signaling pathways: the canonical and noncanonical or alternative pathways. Generally, the canonical pathway regulates inflammation and cell survival, whereas the noncanonical pathway regulates lymphoid organogenesis and B-cell survival (Figure 1)[60]. The canonical NF-κB pathway is induced in response to diverse stimuli, including the pro-inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and IL-1, engagement of the T-cell receptor or exposure to viral and bacterial products. Following induction by various stimuli, the IκBs are phosphorylated by the IKK complex, which is composed of the catalytic subunits IKKα and IKKβ and a non-catalytic scaffolding subunit IKKγ/NEMO, leading to their ubiquitination and degradation, thus freeing NF-κB dimers to translocate to the nucleus[61]. The noncanonical pathway regulates the processing of p100 to p52 and is induced by TNF superfamily members, including CD40 Ligand, CD70, B-cell activating factor and RANK Ligand. In response to these specific TNF superfamily ligands, the MAP3K, NF-κB inducing kinase (NIK) phosphorylates IKKα, which in turn, phosphorylates p100 triggering proteasome-dependent processing to p52[62,63]. NIK stability, and hence p100 processing, is regulated by an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex consisting of TRAF2, TRAF3, cIAP1 and cIAP2[64,65].

Figure 1
Figure 1 Canonical and noncanonical nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation pathways. The binding of a specific ligand to a receptor (i.e. tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) binding to TNFR1) leads to the recruitment and activation of an IKK complex comprising IKKα, IKKβ catalytic subunits and the regulatory subunit IKKγ/NEMO. The IKK complex then phosphorylates IκBα leading to degradation by the proteasome and concomitant translocation of NF-κB to the nucleus where it activates target genes. The NF-κB negative regulators, A20, TAX1BP1, Itch and RNF11, form a complex and inhibit activation of NF-κB upstream of IKK in the canonical pathway. In the noncanonical pathway, NIK is activated downstream of select TNFR superfamily members, and phosphorylates IKKα that in turn phosphorylates p100 resulting in its ubiquitination, limited degradation by the proteasome and nuclear mobilization of RelB/p52 dimers. Ubc13: Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 13.

Most human cancers exhibit constitutively activated NF-κB[66], in stark contrast to the transient NF-κB activation observed upon stimulation of cells with proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α or IL-1. NF-κB is constitutively activated in both HTLV-1-transformed T-cell lines and freshly isolated ATL cells[67]. Tax stimulates both canonical and non-canonical pathways, and constitutively activates NF-κB in HTLV-1 infected cells, by interacting with several NF-κB members, including RelA, p50, and p52[66,68], and also members of the IκB family such as IκBα and the precursor proteins p105 and p100. Tax interaction with NF-κB transcription factors does not fully explain Tax-mediated NF-κB activation since the completion of this process also requires cytoplasmic events. A key event in Tax-mediated NF-κB activation is binding with IKKγ/NEMO[69-72]. Tax interacts with IKKγ/NEMO in transfected cells as well as HTLV-1 transformed cell lines[73]. Notably, Tax activation of NF-κB is defective in T-cells genetically deficient for IKKγ[74]. Thus, it is likely that Tax binds to IKKγ/NEMO as a mechanism to be assembled into IKK complexes[75]. Tax interactions with IKKγ/NEMO are also essential for activation of the noncanonical pathway as well; however, Tax does not require NIK to trigger p100 processing[75]. Tax likely triggers the activation of the IKK catalytic subunits by recruiting upstream kinases, such as TGF-β activating kinase 1, to IKK[72]. Tax therefore promotes IκB degradation at multiple levels, thereby allowing nuclear translocation of NF-κB independently of external stimuli (Figure 2). In HTLV-1 transformed cell lines, Tax has been shown to promote the relocalization of IKK subunits to a perinuclear compartment co-localizing to the Golgi apparatus[73,76]. Consistent with these finding, another study has indicated that Tax hijacks IKK to lipid raft microdomains in the Golgi where it is activated[77]. Therefore, the Golgi appears to be a cellular compartment where Tax triggers the activation of IKKs.

Figure 2
Figure 2 Mechanisms of Tax activation of the canonical and noncanonical NF-κB pathways. In the canonical pathway, Tax interacts with TAX1BP1 to disrupt the formation and function of the A20 ubiquitin-editing complex. Ubiquitinated Tax interacts with IKKγ and activates the canonical NF-κB pathway. Tax triggers activation of the noncanonical pathway downstream of NIK by recruiting IKKα to p100 thus stimulating phosphorylation, ubiquitination, and processing to p52.

In order to promote a persistent NF-κB response, it can be predicted that Tax would impair the function of NF-κB inhibitory proteins. Indeed, recent studies from our laboratory demonstrated that Tax targets the NF-κB negative regulatory protein A20 for inactivation. A20 (also known as TNFAIP3) is a zinc finger protein that is essential for the termination of NF-κB signaling. A20-deficient mice die prematurely because of uncontrolled multi-organ inflammation and cachexia[78]. A20 functions as an ubiquitin-editing enzyme that targets ubiquitinated signaling proteins, such as RIP1 and TRAF6, for inactivation[79-81]. A20 contains a deubiquitination domain of the ovarian tumor family and seven C-terminal zinc finger domains[82]. A20 first removes lysine K63 (K63)-linked polyubiquitin chains from RIP1 and then polyubiquitinates RIP1 with lysine 48 (K48)-linked chains leading to its degradation[82]. A20 is an essential component of a ubiquitin-editing complex together with the regulatory proteins TAX1BP1, Itch and RNF11[79]. TAX1BP1 was originally cloned as an interacting protein of Tax in a yeast two-hybrid screen[83,84]. Mice lacking TAX1BP1 have been generated by two groups, and TAX1BP1 has been shown to be an essential negative regulator of NF-κB by serving as an adaptor molecule for A20[80,85]. Shembade and coworkers have shown that ectopic expression of Tax leads to the disruption of the A20 ubiquitin-editing complex[79-81]. The mechanism by which Tax disrupts the A20 ubiquitin-editing enzyme complex is unclear, although Tax may potentially impair protein-protein interactions by steric hindrance or by modifying post-translational modifications.

POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION OF TAX

Post-translational modifications of Tax are important in the constitutive activation of NF-κB pathways, inhibition of DNA repair, activation of the p53 tumor suppressor and cell cycle control. Tax undergoes numerous post-translational modifications including phosphorylation, ubiquitination and sumoylation[86-89]. Phosphorylation of Tax at multiple sites on serine residues is important for Tax localization to nuclear bodies and for Tax-mediated activation of gene expression via both the ATF/CREB and NF-κB pathways[90,91]. However, the kinases for Tax phosphorylation and activation of NF-κB have not yet been identified.

Polyubiquitination of Tax leads to its cytoplasmic retention and is critical for the activation of IKK and NF-κB[86-88,92]. Shembade and others have shown Tax polyubiquitination is predominantly composed of K63-linked polyubiquitin chains[86,93,94]. Tax polyubiquitination can occur on multiple lysine residues, although lysine 263, 280, and/or 284 are the most critical sites[87]. Physical interaction of Tax with ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 13, an E2 enzyme for K63 linked polyubiquitination, is essential for Tax ubiquitination and interaction with NEMO[86]. However, the Tax E3 ligase is currently unknown, although it is likely to be an E3 ligase capable of K63-linked polyubiquitination. Recently, the regulatory molecules TAX1BP1 and NRP/Optineurin were shown to be required for Tax polyubiquitination and activation of NF-κB[76]. However, how these molecules promote Tax polyubiquitination is not completely understood.

In addition to phosphorylation and polyubiquitination, Tax also undergoes sumoylation[87]. Tax sumoylation leads to its nuclear retention and the formation of nuclear bodies that include NF-κB, p300 and CBP as well as components of the transcription and splicing machineries[87]. The sites of Tax sumoylation overlap with polyubiquitination[87] thus the localization of Tax may determine whether it becomes polyubiquitinated or sumoylated. Nevertheless, it is clear from published studies that ubiquitination and sumoylation act in concert for Tax-mediated activation of gene expression via the NF-κB pathway.

Yet another post-translational modification of Tax is acetylation, which modulates transcription factor functions such as DNA binding affinity, stability and ability to interact with coactivators and corepressors[95,96]. Tax acetylation occurs at a lysine residue at amino acid position 346 in the carboxy-terminal domain of Tax by the transcriptional coactivator p300[95]. When Tax is acetylated, it favors activation of gene expression via the NF-κB pathway, suggesting that Tax oncogenic potential depends on Tax acetylation[95]. This modification may also compete with ubiquitination or sumoylation for overlapping targeted lysine residues.

CONCLUSION

HTLV-1 Tax interacts with several host proteins to activate IKK and NF-κB for proliferation and transformation of HTLV-1 infected cells. Tax activates both the canonical and noncanonical NF-κB pathways. It is clear that Tax ubiquitination is critical for interaction with IKKγ/NEMO for NF-κB activation; however it is unknown whether Tax ubiquitination is important for activation of the noncanonical NF-κB pathway. Future studies will be necessary to identify host factors such as adaptor molecules and E3 ligases that Tax requires to activate NF-κB.

Footnotes

Peer reviewer: Vishnu Suppiramaniam, PhD, Department of Pharmacal Sciences, 401 Walker Building, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, United States

S- Editor Cheng JX L- Editor Lutze M E- Editor Zheng XM

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