The virus infectivity factor (Vif) is a protein encoded by most primate lentiviruses. Recent evidence suggests that HIV-1 Vif reduces the intracellular levels of the host cytidine deaminase APOBEC3G (Apo3G) and inhibits its packaging into virions. These functions of Vif are thought to be species-specific. Accordingly, HIV-1 Vif can target only human Apo3G (hApo3G), whereas, African green monkey simian immunodeficiency virus (SIVagm) Vif can inhibit African green monkey but not human Apo3G. Consistent with this, we found that SIVagm Vif does not affect the stability of exogenously and endogenously expressed hApo3G and does not prevent packaging of exogenous and endogenous hApo3G into SIVagm virions. Nevertheless, SIVagm Vif supported spreading infection of SIVagm virus in the hApo3G-positive human A3.01 T cell line and rescued infectivity of viruses produced from Apo3G-expressing HeLa cells. Sequence analysis verified that SIVagm Vif inhibited the accumulation of hApo3G-induced mutations, suggesting that SIVagm Vif is indeed active in human cells. Our data suggest that SIVagm Vif can inhibit hApo3G activity without inducing its intracellular degradation or preventing its packaging into virions.
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