Proteomic analysis of HIV-1 Gag interacting partners using proximity-dependent biotinylation

BACKGROUND: The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Gag polyprotein is necessary and sufficient to assemble non-infectious particles. Given that HIV-1 subverts many host proteins at all stages of its life cycle, it is essential to identify these interactions as potential targets for antiretroviral therapy. FINDINGS: This work demonstrates the use of proximity-dependent biotin identification (BioID) of host proteins and complexes that are proximal to the N-terminal domains of the HIV-1 Gag polyprotein. Two of the hits identified in the BioID screen were validated by immunoprecipation and confirmed the interaction of DDX17 and RPS6 with HIV-1 Gag. CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that BioID is both a successful and complementary method to screen for nearby interacting proteins of HIV-1 Gag during the replicative cycle in different cell lines. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12985-015-0365-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.