Journal: Science Advances
Article Title: SLFN14 functions as a P-TEFb inhibitor to modulate the transcription of HIV-1 and cellular genes
doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adt7982
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Levels of infectious HIV-1and SIV viral particles produced in HEK293T cells transfected with SLFN14-Flag expressing vector and viral DNA constructs, as determined by infection of TZM-bl cells and quantification of firefly luciferase activity (top). Expression of SLFN14 was determined by Western blot (bottom). ( B ) Levels of infectious wild-type HIV-1 NL4-3 viruses from HEK293T cells transfected with viral DNA and various amounts of SLFN14-Flag expressing vector. Levels of SLFN14 were determined by Western blot (bottom). ( C ) The infectivity of VSV-G–pseudotyped HIV-1 NL4-3-E-R- in HEK293T cells transfected with SLFN14 -expressing vector determined by luciferase activity in infected cells. Expression of SLFN14 protein was determined by Western blot (bottom). ( D ) Quantification of the abundance of VSV-G–pseudotyped HIV-1 NL4-3-E-R— luc produced by HEK293T cells transfected with either 0.5 μg of shSLFN14 or green fluorescent protein-specific shRNA (shGFP), as determined by infection of SupT1 cells and quantification of firefly luciferase activity (top). The level of endogenous SLFN14 was determined by Western blot (bottom). ( E and F ) Flow cytometry analysis showing the effect of transiently expressed SLFN14-Flag protein on infection in both PBMCs (E) and Jurkat (F) by VSV-G–pseudotyped HIV-1 NL4-3-E-R- . The relative infection rate was calculated from the results of three experiments. ( G ) The infectivity of VSV-G–pseudotyped HIV-1 NL4-3-E-R— luc in Jurkat cells transfected with shSLFN14 or control shGFP vectors determined by luciferase activity in infected cells (top). The level of endogenous SLFN14 was determined by Western blot (bottom). ( H ) Flow cytometry analysis of p24 positive cell frequency in SLFN14 knockout Jurkat cells. The gRNA1, gRNA2, and gRNA3 represent three gRNAs targeting different sites of SLFN14 , respectively. Quantitative data are presented as means ± SD of three independent experiments with statistical significance (n.s., not significant; * P ≤ 0.05; ** P ≤ 0.01; *** P ≤ 0.001) calculated using Student’s t test.
Article Snippet: SupT1 cells , ATCC , Catalog no. CRL-1942.
Techniques: Produced, Transfection, Expressing, Plasmid Preparation, Construct, Infection, Luciferase, Activity Assay, Western Blot, shRNA, Flow Cytometry, Control, Knock-Out