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Abstract

Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) is a lymphotropic virus associated with several AIDS-related neoplasms. Two ORFs play a critical role in the regulation of virus replication: ORF50, encoding an immediate-early transcriptional activator, and ORF57, encoding a post-transcriptional regulator. We analysed their effects on the activation of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) LTR. ORF50 interacted synergically with , inducing a 10-fold enhancement of HIV-1 LTR transactivation. This effect occurred both in BCBL-1 cells, latently infected with HHV-8, and in HL3T1 cells, an epithelial cell line non-permissive to HHV-8 infection. Also, ORF57 enhanced -induced transactivation of HIV-1 LTR, but only in BCBL-1 cells, suggesting that its action was likely mediated by the induction of other viral functions. Finally, when both ORFs were expressed, the enhancement of transactivation induced by ORF50 was partially inhibited. The findings suggest that ORF57 can modulate ORF50 activity and that ORF50 may render biologically active small amounts of .

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