Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) has a complex life cycle, which has made it a difficult target for conventional therapeutic modalities. A single-chain antibody moiety, directed against the HIV-1 regulatory protein Rev, which rescues unspliced viral RNA from the nucleus of infected cells, has now been developed. This anti-Rev single-chain construct (SFv) consists of both light and heavy chain variable regions of anti-Rev monoclonal antibody, which, when expressed intracellularly within human cells, potently inhibits HIV-1 replication. This intracellular SFv molecule is demonstrated to specifically antagonize Rev function. Thus, intracellular SFv expression, against a retroviral regulatory protein, may be useful as a gene therapeutic approach to combat HIV-1 infections.
MeSH Terms
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Antiviral Agents
Blotting, Northern
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Gene Products, rev/immunology
HIV Antibodies/genetics,immunology
HIV-1/immunology
HeLa Cells
Humans
Mice
Molecular Sequence Data
Transfection
Virus Replication
rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Chemicals
Antiviral Agents
Gene Products, rev
HIV Antibodies
rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Authors & Affiliations
5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Duan L
Dorrance H. Hamilton Laboratories, Department of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Bagasra O
Laughlin M A
Oakes J W
Pomerantz R J
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