IFN- inducible human phospholipid scramblase 1 (PLSCR1) protein restricts HIV-1 infection by inhibiting membrane fusion

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Liu, Yajie; Li, Pei; Zheng, Yi - Min; Hikichi, Yuta; Ablan, Sherimay D.; Freed, Eric O.; Liu, Shan - Lu
• 署名单位: University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI); University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
• 刊物名称: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0027-12414
• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2516527122
• 发表日期: 2025-09-30

摘要

Human phospholipid scramblase 1 (PLSCR1) is an interferon-stimulated gene (ISG) that inhibits viral infections through various mechanisms. Here, we identify PLSCR1 as a host restriction factor that inhibits HIV-1 entry by impairing membrane fusion mediated by the envelope glycoprotein (Env). Using multiple cell types including the human SupT1 T cell line and purified CD4+T cells, we demonstrate that PLSCR1 inhibits the replication of HIV-1 with diverse tropisms and subtypes, as well as HIV-2 and SIV. Mechanistically, we find that PLSCR1 blocks viral entry and cell-to-cell transmission, in part by restricting HIV-1 virion-cell and cell-cell fusion without affecting CD4 or CXCR4 expression or virus binding to the cell surface. Collectively, these findings establish PLSCR1 as a broad-spectrum lentiviral restriction factor that acts at the membrane fusion stage, thereby expanding our understanding of ISG-mediated antiviral defense.