Internal Ribosome Entry Site Regulates Translation of Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus FLICE Inhibitory Protein

Overview

Journal J Virol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Date 2001 Feb 27

PMID 11222719

Citations 50

Authors

W Low

M Harries

H Ye

M Q Du

C Boshoff

M Collins

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Abstract

The gammaherpesvirus Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) (or human herpesvirus 8) is associated with the endothelial tumor Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and lymphoproliferative disorders in immunocompromised individuals. Only a small number of viral proteins are expressed in B cells latently infected with KSHV; here we characterize the mechanism of expression of one of these, the viral FLICE inhibitory protein v-FLIP (K13, ORF71). The v-FLIP coding region is present in a bicistronic message, following the v-cyclin coding region. Using both in vitro translation and cell transfection assays, we have identified an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) preceding the v-FLIP start codon and overlapping the v-cyclin (ORF 72) coding region, which allows v-FLIP translation. Using an antibody against v-FLIP we have detected expression of the endogenous protein in latently infected KSHV-positive primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) cell lines. Induction of apoptosis by serum withdrawal from PEL cells results in a relative increase in v-FLIP synthesis, as previously described for some cellular proteins translated from IRES.

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