Epstein-Barr virus represses the FoxO1 transcription factor through latent membrane protein 1 and latent membrane protein 2A

J Virol. 2006 Nov;80(22):11191-9. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00983-06. Epub 2006 Aug 30.

Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is associated with the development of many B-cell lymphomas, including Burkitt's lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease. The virus alters a diverse range of cellular molecules, which leads to B-cell growth and immortalization. This study was initiated to investigate the interplay between EBV and a proapoptotic transcription factor target, FoxO1. In this report, we show that EBV infection of B cells leads to the downregulation of FoxO1 expression by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-mediated nuclear export, by inhibition of FoxO1 mRNA expression, and by alteration of posttranslational modifications. This repression directly correlates with the expression of the FoxO1 target gene Bcl-6 and inversely correlates with the FoxO1-regulated gene Cyclin D2. Expression of the EBV genes for latent membrane protein 1 and latent membrane protein 2A decreases FoxO1 expression. Thus, our data elucidate distinct mechanisms for the regulation of the proapoptotic transcription factor FoxO1 by EBV.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Burkitt Lymphoma / virology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cyclin D2
  • Cyclins / biosynthesis
  • DNA / metabolism
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / analysis
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / biosynthesis
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Down-Regulation
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Forkhead Box Protein O1
  • Forkhead Transcription Factors / genetics
  • Forkhead Transcription Factors / metabolism*
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Immunoblotting
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Viral Matrix Proteins / physiology*

Substances

  • BCL6 protein, human
  • CCND2 protein, human
  • Cyclin D2
  • Cyclins
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • EBV-associated membrane antigen, Epstein-Barr virus
  • FOXO1 protein, human
  • Forkhead Box Protein O1
  • Forkhead Transcription Factors
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Viral Matrix Proteins
  • DNA
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases