The mechanism of 3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxythymidine resistance to human lymphoid cells

The human T-lymphoid cell line H9 resistant to 3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxythymidine (AZT) has a very low level of thymidine kinase (TK) expression which accounts for the failure of AZT to inhibit HIV-1 replication. In the present study DNA methylation and histone deacetylation as possible mechanisms of decreased TK gene expression in the resistant cells were investigated. The resistant cells expressed high levels of DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) 3a and 3b. The DNA methylation inhibitor, 5-aza-cytidine (5-aza-C), increased TK gene expression and antiviral activity of AZT in the resistant cells, while histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA) had no effect. The results suggest that hypermethylation of the TK gene but not histone deacetylation in AZT-resistant H9 cells accounts for decreased TK gene expression and failure of AZT to inhibit HIV-1 replication probably due to overexpression of DNMT 3a and 3b.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2003

Erschienen:

2003

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular medicine - 11(2003), 6 vom: 08. Juni, Seite 743-7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hoever, Gerold [VerfasserIn]
Groeschel, Bettina [VerfasserIn]
Chandra, Prakash [VerfasserIn]
Doerr, Hans W [VerfasserIn]
Cinatl, Jindrich [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

4B9XT59T7S
Anti-HIV Agents
DNA, Complementary
DNA Methyltransferase 3A
DNA Modification Methylases
DNMT3A protein, human
EC 2.1.1.-
EC 2.1.1.37
EC 2.7.1.21
Histones
Journal Article
Thymidine Kinase
Zidovudine

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Date Completed 26.02.2004

Date Revised 03.12.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM125053037