Abstract
AbstractThe Kaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus (KSHV)–encoded latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA) modulates viral and cellular gene expression, including interleukin 6 (IL-6), a growth factor for KSHV-associated diseases. LANA-driven IL-6 expression is dependent on the activator protein 1 (AP1) response element (RE) within the IL-6 promoter. We show that LANA activates the AP1 RE in a Jun-dependent fashion and that LANA enhances the transcriptional activity of a GAL4-Jun fusion protein. Coimmunoprecipitation studies documented a physical interaction between LANA and c-Jun in transiently transfected 293 cells as well as the KSHV-infected BCBL-1 primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) cell line. Taken together, these data indicate that LANA is a transcriptional coactivator of c-Jun. In addition, electrophoretic mobility shift assays demonstrated that LANA induces binding of a c-Jun-Fos heterodimer to the AP1 RE, but does not itself bind to the AP1 RE. RNA interference experiments confirmed that LANA activates the AP1 RE, stimulates binding of a c-Jun-Fos heterodimer to the AP1 RE, and induces expression of IL-6. These data indicate that LANA is a transcriptional coactivator of c-Jun, a function that may have implications for the pathogenesis of KSHV-associated diseases.
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