Abstract

The SUNY NCDDG is comprehensive. Within it are programs that study the basic molecular biology of HIV, as well as more applied ones which focus on drug design and drug screening. Three key complex steps of the virus life cycle are under study (assembly, gene regulation by rev and gp120-CD4 interactions). Each of these has the potential to become important targets for anti-viral drugs. Basic research elucidating these steps may eventually lead to rationale drug design.
Our specific aims are to a large extent based on work that is already in progress. The individual programs will: 1) Study the virus assembly process in detail using expression vectors and other molecular biological tools (program leader D.Rekosh) 2) Investigate the specific mechanisms underlying rev regulation of HIV expression using in vitro and cell culture assays (program leader M-L Hammarskjold. In addition our group contains a core that will screen for compounds which specifically inhibit rev function (leader R.Ciccarelli, Sterling Research Group).

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Research Project--Cooperative Agreements (U01)
Project #
7U01AI025721-06
Application #
3546775
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (SRC (21))
Project Start
1987-09-30
Project End
1994-08-31
Budget Start
1992-09-01
Budget End
1994-08-31
Support Year
6
Fiscal Year
1992
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Virginia
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
001910777
City
Charlottesville
State
VA
Country
United States
Zip Code
22904

  Publications

Dundr, M; Meier, U T; Lewis, N et al. (1997) A class of nonribosomal nucleolar components is located in chromosome periphery and in nucleolus-derived foci during anaphase and telophase. Chromosoma 105:407-17
Dundr, M; Leno, G H; Lewis, N et al. (1996) Location of the HIV-1 Rev protein during mitosis: inactivation of the nuclear export signal alters the pathway for postmitotic reentry into nucleoli. J Cell Sci 109 ( Pt 9):2239-51
Berkowitz, R D; Hammarskjold, M L; Helga-Maria, C et al. (1995) 5' regions of HIV-1 RNAs are not sufficient for encapsidation: implications for the HIV-1 packaging signal. Virology 212:718-23
Srinivasakumar, N; Hammarskjold, M L; Rekosh, D (1995) Characterization of deletion mutations in the capsid region of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 that affect particle formation and Gag-Pol precursor incorporation. J Virol 69:6106-14
Dundr, M; Leno, G H; Hammarskjold, M L et al. (1995) The roles of nucleolar structure and function in the subcellular location of the HIV-1 Rev protein. J Cell Sci 108 ( Pt 8):2811-23
Bray, M; Prasad, S; Dubay, J W et al. (1994) A small element from the Mason-Pfizer monkey virus genome makes human immunodeficiency virus type 1 expression and replication Rev-independent. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 91:1256-60
Mak, J; Jiang, M; Wainberg, M A et al. (1994) Role of Pr160gag-pol in mediating the selective incorporation of tRNA(Lys) into human immunodeficiency virus type 1 particles. J Virol 68:2065-72
Hammarskjold, M L; Li, H; Rekosh, D et al. (1994) Human immunodeficiency virus env expression becomes Rev-independent if the env region is not defined as an intron. J Virol 68:951-8
Smith, A J; Srinivasakumar, N; Hammarskjold, M L et al. (1993) Requirements for incorporation of Pr160gag-pol from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 into virus-like particles. J Virol 67:2266-75
Keefer, M C; Bonnez, W; Roberts Jr, N J et al. (1991) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) gp160-specific lymphocyte proliferative responses of mononuclear leukocytes from HIV-1 recombinant gp160 vaccine recipients. J Infect Dis 163:448-53

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