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Mo M, Chen J, Yang Y, Yu Y, Wu W, Yang K, Yuan M. Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus ac106 is required for the nuclear egress of nucleocapsids and intranuclear microvesicle formation. J Virol 2024:e0113524. [PMID: 39431847 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01135-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2024] [Accepted: 09/20/2024] [Indexed: 10/22/2024] Open
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Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) orf106 (ac106) is highly conserved in baculoviruses. Previous studies have shown that ac106 is required for the production of infectious budded virions (BVs). However, the functional role of ac106 in virion morphogenesis remains unknown. In this report, an ac106 knockout virus and an ac106 repair virus were constructed. The effect of ac106 deletion on virion morphogenesis was investigated, and the expression and subcellular localization of the Ac106 protein were characterized. Our data indicated that ac106 is required for the nuclear egress of nucleocapsids and intranuclear microvesicle formation, as well as subsequent BV and occlusion-derived virion (ODV) production and the embedding of ODVs into polyhedra. Ac106 is a baculovirus late protein that is concentrated in discrete foci of virus-induced membrane structures in the intranuclear ring zone of virus-infected cells. Further studies on the relationship between Ac106 and four other proteins that are also required for intranuclear microvesicle formation, Ac75, Ac76, Ac93, and P48 (Ac103), revealed that Ac106 is associated with Ac75, Ac76, Ac93, P48, and itself. Ac106 is required for Ac75, Ac93, and P48 accumulation in foci of virus-induced intranuclear membrane structures and the intranuclear transport of Ac76. Analysis of the subcellular localization of ODV integral envelope proteins upon deletion of the genes required for intranuclear microvesicle formation indicated that intranuclear microvesicle formation may be essential for ODV integral envelope protein transport into the nucleus, supporting the hypothesis that intranuclear microvesicles originate from the nuclear membrane.IMPORTANCEBaculovirus occlusion-derived virions (ODVs) are known to acquire their envelopes from virus-induced intranuclear microvesicles within the nucleoplasm, and this strategy of intranuclear envelopment of nucleocapsids to form virions is unique among viruses. However, the mechanism of ODV morphogenesis, particularly intranuclear microvesicle formation, remains unclear. In this study, we identified ac106 as the fifth gene, in addition to ac75, ac76, ac93, and p48 (ac103), which are required for intranuclear microvesicle formation. Further studies on the relationship between ac106 and the other four genes, as well as the effect of ac106 or ac75 deletion on the localization of ODV integral envelope proteins, indicated that intranuclear microvesicle formation may be essential for the transport of ODV integral envelope proteins into the nucleus, which strongly supports the hypothesis that intranuclear microvesicles originate from the nuclear membrane. These findings greatly enhance our understanding of the molecular mechanism of baculovirus ODV morphogenesis.
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- Mei Mo
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Fei S, Xia J, Mehmood N, Wang Y, Feng M, Sun J. Autophagy promotes replication of Bombyx mori Nucleopolyhedrovirus in insect cells. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 277:134325. [PMID: 39089561 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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BmNPV is a pathogen that infects silkworms exclusively. Although the interaction between BmNPV and the silkworm has been widely noticed and studied, its specific mechanism has still not been elucidated. In this study, we investigated whether BmNPV infection induces the onset of host cell autophagy to enhance viral replication. We observed a significant increase in double- or single-membrane vesicles and an accumulation of enhanced green fluorescent protein eGFP-ATG8 spots in virus-infected cells 72 h after BmNPV infection, accompanied by a conversion of ATG8 to ATG8-PE. In addition, we observed changes in the mitochondrial morphology of BmN cells after BmNPV infection by transmission electron microscopy. By detecting the mitochondrial membrane potential, we found that BmNPV infection resulted in the decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential, and that eGFP-ATG8 was able to co-localise with mitochondria after virus infection of the cells. Moreover, the use of drugs to regulate the occurrence of autophagy affects the replication of cellular BmNPV. Our data demonstrates that BmNPV infection induces host cell autophagy and leads to cellular mitochondrial damage, which in turn may lead to mitochondrial autophagy, and that BmNPV-induced host autophagy promotes its replication in cells. These findings will provide clues for further understanding of host-virus interactions.
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- Shigang Fei
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
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Zheng Y, Meng H, Jiang X, Huang S. Bombyx mori UFL1 facilitates BmNPV proliferation by regulating host cell apoptosis through PERK. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 116:e22127. [PMID: 38976652 DOI: 10.1002/arch.22127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2024] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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Ubiquitin-fold modifier 1 (UFM1) is attached to protein substrates through the sequential activity of an E1 (UBA5)-E2 (UFC1)-E3 (UFL1) cascade. UFL1 is the E3 ligase for UFMylation in vertebrates. However, there have been no studies on UFL1 in silkworm to date. In this study, we identified a UFL1 ortholog in Bombyx mori genome. Spatio-temporal expression profiles showed that BmUFL1 expression was high in the midgut, epidermis, and testis and in the pupa-adult stage. BmUFL1 knockdown inhibited B. mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) proliferation, while BmUFL1 overexpression promoted BmNPV proliferation. Mechanically, protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) signaling and cell apoptosis are involved in BmUFL1-regulated BmNPV proliferation. Overall, these results suggest that BmUFL1 facilitates BmNPV proliferation in silkworm.
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- Yijun Zheng
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Resource Insect Biology and Innovative Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Resource Insect Biology and Innovative Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Resource Insect Biology and Innovative Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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Cao HH, Kong WW, Chen XY, Ayaz S, Hou CP, Wang YS, Liu SH, Xu JP. Bmo-miR-6498-5p suppresses Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus infection by down-regulating BmPLPP2 to modulate pyridoxal phosphate content in B. mori. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 33:259-269. [PMID: 38335442 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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The RNA interference pathway mediated by microRNAs (miRNAs) is one of the methods to defend against viruses in insects. Recent studies showed that miRNAs participate in viral infection by binding to target genes to regulate their expression. Here, we found that the Bombyx mori miRNA, miR-6498-5p was down-regulated, whereas its predicted target gene pyridoxal phosphate phosphatase PHOSPHO2 (BmPLPP2) was up-regulated upon Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) infection. Both in vivo and in vitro experiments showed that miR-6498-5p targets BmPLPP2 and suppresses its expression. Furthermore, we found miR-6498-5p inhibits BmNPV genomic DNA (gDNA) replication, whereas BmPLPP2 promotes BmNPV gDNA replication. As a pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) phosphatase (PLPP), the overexpression of BmPLPP2 results in a reduction of PLP content, whereas the knockdown of BmPLPP2 leads to an increase in PLP content. In addition, exogenous PLP suppresses the replication of BmNPV gDNA; in contrast, the PLP inhibitor 4-deoxypyridoxine facilitates BmNPV gDNA replication. Taken together, we concluded that miR-6498-5p has a potential anti-BmNPV role by down-regulating BmPLPP2 to modulate PLP content, but BmNPV induces miR-6498-5p down-regulation to promote its proliferation. Our findings provide valuable insights into the role of host miRNA in B. mori-BmNPV interaction. Furthermore, the identification of the antiviral molecule PLP offers a novel perspective on strategies for preventing and managing viral infection in sericulture.
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- Hui-Hua Cao
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Resource Insect Biology and Innovative Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Resource Insect Biology and Innovative Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Resource Insect Biology and Innovative Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Resource Insect Biology and Innovative Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Resource Insect Biology and Innovative Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Resource Insect Biology and Innovative Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Resource Insect Biology and Innovative Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Resource Insect Biology and Innovative Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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Peterson L, Rozo Dos Santos E, Morais Ribeiro B, Sosa-Gomez D, Ardisson-Araújo DMP. Genomic analyses of a new baculovirus isolated from the wheat armyworm, Mythimna sequax (Franclemont) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). J Invertebr Pathol 2024; 204:108127. [PMID: 38729296 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2024.108127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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We report the genomic analysis of a novel alphabaculovirus, Mythimna sequax nucleopolyhedrovirus isolate CNPSo-98 (MyseNPV-CNPSo-98), obtained from cadavers of the winter crop pest, Mythimna sequax Franclemont (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The insects were collected from rice fields in Southern Brazil in the 1980's and belongs to the 'EMBRAPA-Soja' Virus Collection. High-throughput sequencing reads of DNA from MyseNPV occlusion bodies and assembly of the data yielded an AT-rich circular genome contig of 148,403 bp in length with 163 annotated opening reading frames (ORFs) and four homologous regions (hrs). Phylogenetic inference based on baculovirus core protein sequence alignments indicated that MyseNPV-CNPSo-98 is a member of Alphabaculovirus genus that clustered with other group II noctuid-infecting baculoviruses, including viruses isolated from Helicoverpa armigera and Mamestra spp. The genomes of the clade share strict collinearity and high pairwise nucleotide identity, with a common set of 149 genes, evolving under negative selection, except a bro gene. Branch lengths and Kimura-2-parameter pairwise nucleotide distances indicated that MyseNPV-CNPSo-98 represents a distinct lineage that may not be classified in any of the currently listed species in the genus.
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- Lenen Peterson
- Laboratory of Insect Virology, Cell Biology Department, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil; Graduate Program of Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Insect Virology, Cell Biology Department, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Baculovirus, Cell Biology Department, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
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Hao Y, Liu N, Li J, Gyawu SB, Setshogo OE, Huang J, Hao B. Intracellular localized heterogeneous protein franking by a transmembrane domain of GP64 is sufficient to be assembled on budded virions of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus. J Virol Methods 2024; 327:114933. [PMID: 38582377 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2024.114933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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Baculovirus has been widely used for foreign protein expression in biomedical studies, and budded virus (BV) surface display has developed into an important research tool for heterogenous membrane protein studies. The basic strategy of surface display is to construct a recombinant virus where the target gene is fused with a complete or partial gp64 gene. In this study, we further investigate and develop this BV surface displaying strategy. We constructed stable insect cell lines to express the target protein flanking with different regions of signal peptide (SP) and GP64 transmembrane domain (TMD). Subsequently, recombinant BmNPV was used to infect the cell, and the integration of heterogeneous protein into BV was detected. The results indicated that deletion of the n-region of SP (SPΔn) decreased the incorporation rate more than that of the full-length SP. However, the incorporation rate of the protein fused with h and c-region deletion of SP (SPΔh-c) was significantly enhanced by 35-40 times compare to full-length SP. Moreover, the foreign protein without SP and TMD failed to display on the BV, while the integration of foreign proteins with GP64 TMD fusion at the c-terminal was significantly enhanced by 12-26 times compared to the control. Thus, these new strategies developed the BV surface display system further.
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- Yufeng Hao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212100, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212100, China; Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sericultural Scientific Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212100, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212100, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212100, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212100, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212100, China; Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sericultural Scientific Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212100, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212100, China; Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Sericultural Scientific Research Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212100, China.
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López MG, López CA, Gravisaco MJ, Alfonso V, Taboga O. Comparison between different conditions for the incorporation of foreign proteins into Autographa californica multiple polyhedrovirus polyhedra for biotechnological purposes. Arch Virol 2024; 169:108. [PMID: 38658418 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-024-06015-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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The occlusion bodies of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus are proteinaceous formations with significant biotechnological potential owing to their capacity to integrate foreign proteins through fusion with polyhedrin, their primary component. However, the strategy for successful heterologous protein inclusion still requires further refinement. In this study, we conducted a comparative assessment of various conditions to achieve the embedding of recombinant proteins within polyhedra. Two baculoviruses were constructed: AcPHGFP (polh+), with GFP as a fusion to wild type (wt) polyhedrin and AcΔPHGFP (polh+), with GFP fused to a fragment corresponding to amino acids 19 to 110 of polyhedrin. These baculoviruses were evaluated by infecting Sf9 cells and stably transformed Sf9, Sf9POLH, and Sf9POLHE44G cells. The stably transformed cells contributed another copy of wt or a mutant polyhedrin, respectively. Polyhedra of each type were isolated and characterized by classical methods. The fusion PHGFP showed more-efficient incorporation into polyhedra than ΔPHGFP in the three cell lines assayed. However, ΔPHGFP polyhedron yields were higher than those of PHGFP in Sf9 and Sf9POLH cells. Based on an integral analysis of the studied parameters, it can be concluded that, except for the AcΔPHGFP/Sf9POLHE44G combination, deficiencies in one factor can be offset by improved performance by another. The combinations AcPHGFP/Sf9POLHE44G and AcΔPHGFP/Sf9POLH stand out due to their high level of incorporation and the large number of recombinant polyhedra produced, respectively. Consequently, the choice between these approaches becomes dependent on the intended application.
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- María Gabriela López
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De los Reseros y N. Repetto S/N, B1686IGC, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De los Reseros y N. Repetto S/N, B1686IGC, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De los Reseros y N. Repetto S/N, B1686IGC, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De los Reseros y N. Repetto S/N, B1686IGC, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De los Reseros y N. Repetto S/N, B1686IGC, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Feng YT, Yang CY, Wu L, Wang YC, Shen GW, Lin P. BmSPP is a virus resistance gene in Bombyx mori. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1377270. [PMID: 38585268 PMCID: PMC10995218 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1377270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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Introduction Signal peptide peptidase (SPP) is an intramembrane protease involved in a variety of biological processes, it participates in the processing of signal peptides after the release of the nascent protein to regulate the endoplasmic reticulum associated degradation (ERAD) pathway, binds misfolded membrane proteins, and aids in their clearance process. Additionally, it regulates normal immune surveillance and assists in the processing of viral proteins. Although SPP is essential for many viral infections, its role in silkworms remains unclear. Studying its role in the silkworm, Bombyx mori , may be helpful in breeding virus-resistant silkworms. Methods First, we performed RT-qPCR to analyze the expression pattern of BmSPP. Subsequently, we inhibited BmSPP using the SPP inhibitor 1,3-di-(N-carboxybenzoyl-L-leucyl-L-leucylaminopropanone ((Z-LL)2-ketone) and downregulated the expression of BmSPP using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. Furthermore, we assessed the impact of these interventions on the proliferation of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV). Results We observed a decreased in the expression of BmSPP during viral proliferation. It was found that higher concentration of the inhibitor resulted in greater inhibition of BmNPV proliferation. The down-regulation of BmSPP in both in vivo and in vitro was found to affect the proliferation of BmNPV. In comparison to wild type silkworm, BmSPPKO silkworms exhibited a 12.4% reduction in mortality rate. Discussion Collectively, this work demonstrates that BmSPP plays a negative regulatory role in silkworm resistance to BmNPV infection and is involved in virus proliferation and replication processes. This finding suggests that BmSPP servers as a target gene for BmNPV virus resistance in silkworms and can be utilized in resistance breeding programs.
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- Integrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (Chongqing) Science City, Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Akhanaev YB, Pavlushin SV, Kharlamova DD, Odnoprienko D, Subbotina AO, Belousova IA, Ignatieva AN, Kononchuk AG, Tokarev YS, Martemyanov VV. The Impact of a Cypovirus on Parental and Filial Generations of Lymantria dispar L. INSECTS 2023; 14:917. [PMID: 38132591 PMCID: PMC10743831 DOI: 10.3390/insects14120917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Recently, we found that the spongy moth Lymantria dispar L. is susceptible to infection by a Dendrolimus sibiricus cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus (DsCPV-1). In the present study, we evaluated the pathogenicity of DsCPV-1 against L. dispar larvae and its impact on surviving insects after the infection. Offspring of virally challenged insects were tested for susceptibility to a stress factor (starvation). In addition, we used light microscopy and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) to test the ability of DsCPV-1 to be transmitted vertically. We found insect mortality of the L. dispar parents following the infection was positively associated with DsCPV-1 dose. DsCPV-1 was lethal to second-instar L. dispar larvae with a 50% lethal dose (LD50) of 1687 occlusion bodies per larva. No vertical transmission of DsCPV-1 to offspring larvae was detected, while the majority of insect deaths among offspring larvae were caused by microsporidia (Vairimorpha lymantriae), which was harbored by the parents. The offspring of virally challenged parents exhibited a higher number of detected microsporidia compared to the control. Our findings suggest that the application of DsCPV-1 is effective in controlling pests in terms of transgenerational impact following virus exposure.
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- Yuriy B. Akhanaev
- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, SB RAS, Frunze Str. 11, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, SB RAS, Frunze Str. 11, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, SB RAS, Frunze Str. 11, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia
- Institute of Biology, Irkutsk State University, Karl Marx Str. 1, Irkutsk 664003, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova Str. 1, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, SB RAS, Frunze Str. 11, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova Str. 1, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, SB RAS, Frunze Str. 11, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia
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- All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Sch. Podbelskogo 3, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196608, Russia
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- All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Sch. Podbelskogo 3, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196608, Russia
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- All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Sch. Podbelskogo 3, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196608, Russia
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Keown JR, Crawshaw AD, Trincao J, Carrique L, Gildea RJ, Horrell S, Warren AJ, Axford D, Owen R, Evans G, Bézier A, Metcalf P, Grimes JM. Atomic structure of a nudivirus occlusion body protein determined from a 70-year-old crystal sample. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4160. [PMID: 37443157 PMCID: PMC10345106 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39819-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Infectious protein crystals are an essential part of the viral lifecycle for double-stranded DNA Baculoviridae and double-stranded RNA cypoviruses. These viral protein crystals, termed occlusion bodies or polyhedra, are dense protein assemblies that form a crystalline array, encasing newly formed virions. Here, using X-ray crystallography we determine the structure of a polyhedrin from Nudiviridae. This double-stranded DNA virus family is a sister-group to the baculoviruses, whose members were thought to lack occlusion bodies. The 70-year-old sample contains a well-ordered lattice formed by a predominantly α-helical building block that assembles into a dense, highly interconnected protein crystal. The lattice is maintained by extensive hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions, disulfide bonds, and domain switching. The resulting lattice is resistant to most environmental stresses. Comparison of this structure to baculovirus or cypovirus polyhedra shows a distinct protein structure, crystal space group, and unit cell dimensions, however, all polyhedra utilise common principles of occlusion body assembly.
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- Jeremy R Keown
- Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
- Rosalind Franklin Institute, Harwell Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l'Insecte (IRBI), UMR7261 CNRS-Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Zhao P, Rensing C, Wang D. Symbiotic Bacteria Modulate Lymantria dispar Immunity by Altering Community Proportions after Infection with LdMNPV. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:9694. [PMID: 37298643 PMCID: PMC10254028 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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The symbiotic bacteria-insect interaction is considered to be associated with immunity and drug resistance. However, the wide variety of insect species and habitats is thought to have a significant impact on the symbiotic community, leading to disparate results. Here, we demonstrated that symbiotic bacteria regulated the immune response by changing the proportion of the Gram-positive and the Gram-negative bacterial community in Lymantria dispar (L. dispar) after infection with its viral pathogen, L. dispar Nucleopolyhedrovirus (LdMNPV). After oral infection, the immune deficiency pathway was activated immediately, and the expression of Relish was up-regulated to promote the secretion of antimicrobial peptides. Meanwhile, the abundance of the Gram-negative bacterial community increased at the same time. Moreover, the Toll pathway was not regulated in the same way as the Imd pathway was after infection. However, the change in the Toll pathway's expression remained positively correlated to the abundance of Gram-positive bacteria. This finding implied that the ratio of Gram-negative to Gram-positive bacteria in the LdMNPV infected larvae had an effect on the immune response. Our findings revealed that the immune regulation of L. dispar was regulated by the relative abundance of its symbiotic bacteria at different infection times with LdMNPV, which provides a new way to understand symbiotic bacteria-insect interactions.
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- Peixu Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China;
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- Institute of Environmental Microbiology, College of Resource and Environment, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China;
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Miranti M, Panatarani C, Joni IM, Putri MHO, Kasmara H, Melanie M, Malini DM, Hermawan W. Preparation and Evaluation of Zeolite Nanoparticles as a Delivery System for Helicoverpa armigera Nucleopolyhedrovirus (HaNPV) against the Spodoptera litura (Fabricius, 1775) Larvae. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11040847. [PMID: 37110270 PMCID: PMC10145452 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11040847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Synthetic insecticides frequently cause pest resistance and destroy non-target organisms. Thus, virus formulation is an issue that deserves considerable attention in developing virus-based insecticides. The hindrance of using nucleopolyhedrovirus alone as a virus-based insecticide is due to slow lethal time, though its mortality remains high (100%). This paper reports the formulation of zeolite nanoparticles as a delivery system to accelerate lethal time in controlling Spodoptera litura (Fabr.). Zeolite nanoparticles were prepared using the beads-milling method. The statistical analysis was carried out by a description exploration method with six replications. The occlusion bodies’ concentration in the virus formulation was 4 × 107 OBs in 1 mL medium. Zeolite nanoparticles formulation sped up the lethal time significantly (7.67 days) compared to micro-size zeolite (12.70 days) and only nucleopolyhedrovirus (8.12 days) and received acceptable mortality (86.4%). The zeolite nanoparticles delivery system provides an alternative formulation for nucleopolyhedrovirus with a significantly improved speed of killing the virus while maintaining suitable efficacy of the virus preparation in terms of the prevalence of mortality.
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- Mia Miranti
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang 45363, West Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Physic, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang 45363, West Java, Indonesia
- Functional Nano Powder University Center of Excellence, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang 45363, West Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Physic, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang 45363, West Java, Indonesia
- Functional Nano Powder University Center of Excellence, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang 45363, West Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang 45363, West Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang 45363, West Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang 45363, West Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang 45363, West Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang 45363, West Java, Indonesia
- Functional Nano Powder University Center of Excellence, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang 45363, West Java, Indonesia
- Correspondence:
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Liu YX, Yang JY, Sun JL, Wang AC, Wang XY, Zhu LB, Cao HH, Huang ZH, Liu SH, Xu JP. Reactive oxygen species-mediated phosphorylation of JNK is involved in the regulation of BmFerHCH on Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus proliferation. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 235:123834. [PMID: 36842745 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) phosphorylation is widely observed during virus infection, modulating various aspects of the virus-host interaction. In our previous research, we have proved that B. mori ferritin heavy-chain homolog (BmFerHCH), an inhibitor of reactive oxygen species (ROS), facilitates B. mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) proliferation. However, one question remains: Which downstream signaling pathways does BmFerHCH regulate by inhibiting ROS? Here, we first determined that silencing BmFerHCH inhibits BmNPV proliferation, and this inhibition depends on ROS. Then, we substantiated that BmNPV infection activates the JNK signaling pathway. Interestingly, the JNK phosphorylation during BmNPV infection is activated by ROS. Further, we found that the enhanced nuclear translocation of phospho-JNK induced by BmNPV infection was dramatically reduced by pretreatment with the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC), whereas there was more detectable phospho-JNK in the cytoplasm. Next, we investigated how changes in BmFerHCH expression affect JNK phosphorylation. BmFerHCH overexpression suppressed the phosphorylation of JNK and nuclear translocation of phospho-JNK during BmNPV infection, whereas BmFerHCH knockdown facilitated phosphorylation of JNK and nuclear translocation of phospho-JNK. By measuring the viral load, we found the inhibitory effect of BmFerHCH knockdown on BmNPV infection depends on phosphorylated JNK. In addition, the JNK signaling pathway was involved in BmNPV-triggered apoptosis. Hence, we hypothesize that ROS-mediated JNK phosphorylation is involved in the regulation of BmFerHCH on BmNPV proliferation. These results elucidate the molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways of BmFerHCH-mediated response to BmNPV infection.
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- Ying-Xue Liu
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China; National Navel Orange Engineering and Technology Research Center, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China.
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Shirogane Y, Harada H, Hirai Y, Takemoto R, Suzuki T, Hashiguchi T, Yanagi Y. Collective fusion activity determines neurotropism of an en bloc transmitted enveloped virus. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadf3731. [PMID: 36706187 PMCID: PMC9882980 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf3731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Measles virus (MeV), which is usually non-neurotropic, sometimes persists in the brain and causes subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) several years after acute infection, serving as a model for persistent viral infections. The persisting MeVs have hyperfusogenic mutant fusion (F) proteins that likely enable cell-cell fusion at synapses and "en bloc transmission" between neurons. We here show that during persistence, F protein fusogenicity is generally enhanced by cumulative mutations, yet mutations paradoxically reducing the fusogenicity may be selected alongside the wild-type (non-neurotropic) MeV genome. A mutant F protein having SSPE-derived substitutions exhibits lower fusogenicity than the hyperfusogenic F protein containing some of those substitutions, but by the wild-type F protein coexpression, the fusogenicity of the former F protein is enhanced, while that of the latter is nearly abolished. These findings advance the understanding of the long-term process of MeV neuropathogenicity and provide critical insight into the genotype-phenotype relationships of en bloc transmitted viruses.
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- Yuta Shirogane
- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Medical Virology, Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Medical Virology, Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- National Research Center for the Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Segredo-Otero E, Sanjuán R. Genetic complementation fosters evolvability in complex fitness landscapes. Sci Rep 2023; 13:662. [PMID: 36635310 PMCID: PMC9837146 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26588-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The ability of natural selection to optimize traits depends on the topology of the genotype-fitness map (fitness landscape). Epistatic interactions produce rugged fitness landscapes, where adaptation is constrained by the presence of low-fitness intermediates. Here, we used simulations to explore how evolvability in rugged fitness landscapes is influenced by genetic complementation, a process whereby different sequence variants mutually compensate for their deleterious mutations. We designed our model inspired by viral populations, in which genetic variants are known to interact frequently through coinfection. Our simulations indicate that genetic complementation enables a more efficient exploration of rugged fitness landscapes. Although this benefit may be undermined by genetic parasites, its overall effect on evolvability remains positive in populations that exhibit strong relatedness between interacting sequences. Similar processes could operate in contexts other than viral coinfection, such as in the evolution of ploidy.
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- Ernesto Segredo-Otero
- grid.4711.30000 0001 2183 4846Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universitat de València, C/ Catedrático Agustín Escardino 9, 46980 Paterna, València, Spain
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- Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universitat de València, C/ Catedrático Agustín Escardino 9, 46980, Paterna, València, Spain.
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Sari-Ak D, Alomari O, Shomali RA, Lim J, Thimiri Govinda Raj DB. Advances in CRISPR-Cas9 for the Baculovirus Vector System: A Systematic Review. Viruses 2022; 15:54. [PMID: 36680093 PMCID: PMC9864449 DOI: 10.3390/v15010054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The baculovirus expression vector systems (BEVS) have been widely used for the recombinant production of proteins in insect cells and with high insert capacity. However, baculovirus does not replicate in mammalian cells; thus, the BacMam system, a heterogenous expression system that can infect certain mammalian cells, was developed. Since then, the BacMam system has enabled transgene expression via mammalian-specific promoters in human cells, and later, the MultiBacMam system enabled multi-protein expression in mammalian cells. In this review, we will cover the continual development of the BEVS in combination with CRPISPR-Cas technologies to drive genome-editing in mammalian cells. Additionally, we highlight the use of CRISPR-Cas in glycoengineering to potentially produce a new class of glycoprotein medicines in insect cells. Moreover, we anticipate CRISPR-Cas9 to play a crucial role in the development of protein expression systems, gene therapy, and advancing genome engineering applications in the future.
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- Duygu Sari-Ak
- Department of Medical Biology, Hamidiye International School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 34668 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Hamidiye International School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 34668 Istanbul, Turkey; (O.A.); (R.A.S.)
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- Hamidiye International School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 34668 Istanbul, Turkey; (O.A.); (R.A.S.)
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- Singapore Immunology Network, A*STAR, 8a Biomedical Grove, Singapore 138648, Singapore;
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- Synthetic Nanobiotechnology and Biomachines Group, Synthetic Biology and Precision Medicine Centre, Next Generation Health Cluster, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria 0001, South Africa;
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Zhang X, Mei Y, Li H, Tang M, He K, Xiao Q. Larval-Transcriptome Dynamics of Ectropis grisescens Reveals Differences in Virulence Mechanism between Two EcobNPV Strains. INSECTS 2022; 13:1088. [PMID: 36554998 PMCID: PMC9781159 DOI: 10.3390/insects13121088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The biological insecticide, Ectropis obliqua nucleopolyhedrovirus (EcobNPV), has been applied to control the major tea-pest Ectropis grisescens. Previously, the virus strain EcobNPV-QF4 showed higher a mortality rate (58.2% vs. 88.2%) and shorter median lethal-time (13.9 d vs. 15.4 d) on E. grisescens than the strain EcobNPV-QV. However, the mechanism of the difference in virulence between the two strains remains unclear. Using the leaf-disc method, we detected the virulence of the two strains on 3rd-instar larvae, and found that median lethal-dose (LD50) of EcobNPV-QF4 is 55-fold higher than that of EcobNPV-QV (4.35 × 108 vs. 7.89 × 106). Furthermore, fourteen larva transcriptomes of E. grisescens were subsequently sequenced at seven time-points after ingestion of the two virus strains, yielding 410.72 Gb of raw reads. Differential gene-expression analysis shows that 595, 87, 27, 108, 0, 12, and 290 genes were up-regulated in EcobNPV-QF4 at 0, 2, 6, 12, 24, 36 h and 48 h post ingestion (hpi), while 744, 68, 152, 8, 1, 0, 225 were down-regulated. KEGG enrichment showed that when the virus first invades (eats the leaf-discs), EcobNPV-QF4 mainly affects pathways such as ribosome (p-value = 2.47 × 10-29), and at 48 hpi EcobNPV-QF4, causes dramatic changes in the amino-acid-synthesis pathway and ribosome pathway (p-value = 6.94 × 10-13) in E. grisescens. Among these, thirteen key genes related to immunity were screened. The present study provides the first ever comprehensive analysis of transcriptional changes in E. grisescens after ingestion of the two strains of EcobNPV.
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- Xinxin Zhang
- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Tea Quality and Safety Control, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Insect Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Tea Quality and Safety Control, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Tea Quality and Safety Control, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Insect Sciences, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Tea Quality and Safety Control, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
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Liang Y, Xu W, Zhou Y, Gao Y, Tian H, Wu X, Xu Y, Wang H. Midgut membrane protein BmSUH facilitates Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus oral infection. PLoS Pathog 2022; 18:e1010938. [PMID: 36383572 PMCID: PMC9668127 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Baculoviruses are virulent pathogens that infect a wide range of insects. They initiate infections via specific interactions between the structural proteins on the envelopes of occlusion-derived virions (ODVs) and the midgut cell surface receptors in hosts. However, host factors that are hijacked by baculoviruses for efficient infection remain largely unknown. In this study, we identified a membrane-associated protein sucrose hydrolase (BmSUH) as an ODV binding factor during Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) primary infection. BmSUH was specifically expressed in the midgut microvilli where the ODV-midgut fusion happened. Knockout of BmSUH by CRISPR/Cas9 resulted in a significantly higher survival rate after BmNPV orally infection. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis and co-immunoprecipitation analysis demonstrated that PIF protein complex required for ODV binding could interact with BmSUH. Furthermore, fluorescence dequenching assay showed that the amount of ODV binding and fusion to the midgut decreased in BmSUH mutants compared to wild-type silkworm, suggesting the role of BmSUH as an ODV binding factor that mediates the ODV entry process. Based on a multilevel survey, the data showed that BmSUH acted as a host factor that facilitates BmNPV oral infection. More generally, this study indicated that disrupting essential protein-protein interactions required for baculovirus efficient entry may be broadly applicable to against viral infection. Baculoviridae is a large family of pathogens that infect insects and frequently cause fatal diseases. Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) is a major threat to the sericulture industry. Although we have learned a lot about baculoviruses over the past several decades, the detailed interaction patterns between host proteins and viral proteins that lead to infection remain underexplored. Here, we determined that BmSUH, a midgut microvilli protein, was required for the efficient oral infection of BmNPV. Our research suggests that BmSUH mediates the entry of occlusion-derived virions into the midgut epithelia by interacting with per os infectivity factors. According to the findings, inhibition of viral binding to host cells is an attractive strategy to prevent infection. This study provides an approach for preventing BmNPV infection through developing genetic resistance to viruses by using CRISPR/Cas9 system to abolish the host factors that are essential for viral entry.
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- Yanting Liang
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Huang J, Liu H, Xu X. Homologous recombination risk in baculovirus expression vector system. Virus Res 2022; 321:198924. [PMID: 36089109 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2022.198924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS) is widely used for producing recombinant proteins. To achieve high expression level of recombinant proteins, baculoviral elements, such as enhancers, promoters, signal peptide coding sequences and 3'-UTR, have been extensively employed. There is a recombination risk derived from homologous sequences between viral genome and functional baculovirus-derived elements associated with foreign genes. Although homologous recombination have distinct biological functions, these potential adverse recombination may trigger a DNA fragment being inverted or looped out, resulting in the production of defective viruses and eventual yields declines of recombinant proteins. However, the risk of such homologous recombination has not been systematically assessed. Here, we measured the recombination rate using a promoter-less fluorescent reporter integrated with various lengths homologous of p10 coding region. Homologous fragments longer than 60 bp possess sufficient recombination probability and exerts effect on purity and integrity of virus. Shortening the length of homologous fragments and separating homologous fragments by point mutations can effectively reduce unfavorable recombination. These findings reveal a homologous recombination risk resulted from genome-homologous baculoviral elements and propose reliable strategies reducing recombination rate to facilitate viral stability and integrity in baculovirus expression vector system.
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- Jianan Huang
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
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Khajje D, Devi SS, Subrahmanyam G, Kobayashi J, Sivaprasad V, Terenius O, Ponnuvel KM. Investigation on Pathological Aspects, Mode of Transmission, and Tissue Tropism of Antheraea proylei Nucleopolyhedrovirus Infecting Oak Tasar Silkworm. JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE (ONLINE) 2022; 22:9. [PMID: 36208151 PMCID: PMC9543400 DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/ieac057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The temperate oak tasar silkworm, Antheraea proylei, is frequently infested with Antheraea proylei nucleopolyhedrovirus (AnprNPV) causing tiger band disease. This disease is one of the key factors that obstructs production and productivity of oak tasar sericulture. The current study aimed to investigate the pathogenicity of AnprNPV, its mode of transmission, and detection of AnprNPV in different tissues. Transmission electron micrographs of AnprNPV showed single rod-shaped bodies and occlusion derived virus (ODV) enclosed within multiple envelopes. The infecting AnprNPV displayed tissue tropism with higher copy numbers detected in the insect fat body and ovary. The virus was observed to multiply in all developmental stages of the silkworm such as egg, larva, pupa, and moth, confirming its ability to spread throughout the silkworm lifecycle. Baculovirus isolated from infected A. proylei showed cross-infectivity in other Saturniidae wild silkworm species such as Antheraea pernyi, A. frithi, and Samia ricini, widening their probable host range for infection. Baculoviruses generally display a horizontal mode of transmission, mainly through ingestion of occlusion bodies (OBs); however, the present study revealed a trans-ovum vertical mode of transmission in addition to a horizontal mode. The observations made in this study aid a detailed understanding of the tiger band disease and its causative pathogen AnprNPV, which will support future studies and disease management in oak tasar sericulture.
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- Diksha Khajje
- Genomic Division, Seri biotech Research Laboratory, Carmelaram Post, Kodathi, Bangalore 560035, India
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Sciences, Jain University, Bangalore 560027, India
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- Genomic Division, Seri biotech Research Laboratory, Carmelaram Post, Kodathi, Bangalore 560035, India
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- Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, 1677-1, Yoshida, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan
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- Genomic Division, Seri biotech Research Laboratory, Carmelaram Post, Kodathi, Bangalore 560035, India
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- Genomic Division, Seri biotech Research Laboratory, Carmelaram Post, Kodathi, Bangalore 560035, India
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Zhao Z, Yue D, Ye B, Li P, Li W, Wang L, Zhang B, Fan Q. Functional analyses of inhibitor of apoptosis protein 1 (IAP1) of Antheraea pernyi multinucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (AnpeNPV) in viral replication and occlusion body production. J Invertebr Pathol 2022; 194:107816. [PMID: 35964678 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2022.107816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Inhibitor of apoptosis protein 1 (IAP1) of Antheraea pernyi multinucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (AnpeNPV) belongs to the baculovirus IAP1 type. The function of AnpeNPV-IAP1 in viral replication and occlusion body (OB) production remains unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that AnpeNPV-iap1 is a late gene. AnpeNPV-IAP1 mainly localizes to the nuclear ring zone and exhibits dynamic distribution in the cytoplasm and the virogenic stroma during AnpeNPV infection. AnpeNPV-IAP1 impacted the expression of a variety of viral genes at the very late phase of infection in Tn-Hi5 cells. The deletion of AnpeNPV-iap1 caused decreased expression levels of polyhedrin, morphological changes to OBs and reduced OB production in A. pernyi pupae, along with a lengthening of the lethal time of A. pernyi larvae. These results suggest that AnpeNPV-iap1 is involved in regulating viral gene expression, OB production and morphogenesis in A. pernyi.
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- Zhenjun Zhao
- Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- School of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124211, China
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- Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
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Jiao R, Fu Y. Recombinant AcMNPV-gp64-EGFP and synergist triphenyl phosphate, an effective combination against Spodoptera frugiperda. Biotechnol Lett 2022; 44:1081-1096. [PMID: 35922646 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-022-03286-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES AcMNPV is a kind of microbial insecticide that can significantly relieve the resistance of Spodoptera frugiperda to chemical pesticides. TPP is a widely used synergist, which can reduce the use of pesticides by inhibiting carboxylesterase. It is emergently needed to develop a biological control way of Spodoptera frugiperda. RESULTS GP64 mediates low-pH-triggered membrane fusion during entry by endocytosis and participates in AcMNPV particle budding. We explored the synergistic anti-insect activity of AcMNPV-gp64-EGFP and TPP. AcMNPV-gp64-EGFP could increase progeny virus proliferation and accelerate the transcription of 38k and vp39 genes. TPP could inhibit the carboxylesterase activity in the midgut of Spodoptera frugiperda larvae infected with AcMNPV-gp64-EGFP and enhance the virulence of AcMNPV-gp64-EGFP to Spodoptera frugiperda. CONCLUSIONS TPP targeted carboxylesterase inhibition so that AcMNPV-gp64-EGFP could escape the antiviral response in insect hosts. It provided a novel strategy for the prevention of Spodoptera frugiperda.
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- Rui Jiao
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Biotechnology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Biotechnology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China.
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Pazmiño-Ibarra V, Herrero S, Sanjuan R. Spatially Segregated Transmission of Co-Occluded Baculoviruses Limits Virus-Virus Interactions Mediated by Cellular Coinfection during Primary Infection. Viruses 2022; 14:1697. [PMID: 36016318 PMCID: PMC9413315 DOI: 10.3390/v14081697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The occlusion bodies (OBs) of certain alphabaculoviruses are polyhedrin-rich structures that mediate the collective transmission of tens of viral particles to the same insect host. In addition, in multiple nucleopolyhedroviruses, occlusion-derived virions (ODVs) form nucleocapsid aggregates that are delivered to the same host cell. It has been suggested that, by favoring coinfection, this transmission mode promotes evolutionarily stable interactions between different baculovirus variants. To quantify the joint transmission of different variants, we obtained OBs from cells coinfected with two viral constructs, each encoding a different fluorescent reporter, and used them for inoculating Spodoptera exigua larvae. The microscopy analysis of midguts revealed that the two reporter genes were typically segregated into different infection foci, suggesting that ODVs show limited ability to promote the co-transmission of different virus variants to the same host cell. However, a polyhedrin-deficient mutant underwent inter-host transmission by exploiting the OBs of a fully functional virus and re-acquired the lost gene through recombination, demonstrating cellular coinfection. Our results suggest that viral spatial segregation during transmission and primary infection limits interactions between different baculovirus variants, but that these interactions still occur within the cells of infected insects later in infection.
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- Verónica Pazmiño-Ibarra
- Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universitat de València, C/Catedrático Agustín Escardino 9, 46980 Paterna, Spain;
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- Department of Genetics and Institute BIOTECMED, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjassot, Spain;
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- Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universitat de València, C/Catedrático Agustín Escardino 9, 46980 Paterna, Spain;
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Structural Characterization of Per Os Infectivity Factor 5 (PIF5) Reveals the Essential Role of Intramolecular Interactions in Baculoviral Oral Infectivity. J Virol 2022; 96:e0080622. [PMID: 35862697 PMCID: PMC9327705 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00806-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Baculoviruses initiate oral infection in the highly alkaline midgut of insects via a group of envelope proteins called per os infectivity factors (PIFs). To date, no high-resolution structural information has been reported for any PIF. Here, we present the crystal structure of the PIF5 ectodomain (PIF5e) from Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) at a 2.2-Å resolution. It revealed an open cavity between the N-terminal E1 domain and the C-terminal E2 domain and a cysteine-rich region with three pairs of disulfide bonds in the E2 domain. Multiple conserved intramolecular interactions within PIF5 are essential for maintaining its tertiary structure. Two conserved arginines (Arg8 and Arg74) play critical roles in E1-E2 interactions, and mutagenesis analysis supported their crucial role in oral infection. Importantly, the reduction in the oral infectivity of the Arg8, Arg74, or cysteine mutant viruses was related to the proteolytic cleavage of PIF5 by the endogenous protease embedded in occlusion bodies during alkaline treatment. This suggested that the structural stability of PIF5 under physiological conditions in the insect midgut is critical for baculoviral oral infectivity. IMPORTANCEPer os infection mediated by PIFs is the highly complex mechanism by which baculoviruses initiate infection in insects. Previous studies revealed that multiple PIF proteins form a large PIF complex on the envelope of virions, while PIF5 functions independently of the PIF complex. Here, we report the crystal structure of AcMNPV PIF5e, which, to our knowledge, is the first atomic structure reported for a PIF protein. The structure revealed the precise locations of three previously proposed disulfide bonds and other conserved intramolecular interactions, which are important for the structural stability of PIF5 and are also essential for oral infectivity. These findings advance our understanding of the molecular mechanism of baculovirus oral infection under alkaline conditions.
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Liu YX, Zhu LB, Guo ZX, Zhu HD, Huang ZH, Cao HH, Yu HZ, Liu SH, Xu JP. Bombyx mori ferritin heavy-chain homolog facilitates BmNPV proliferation by inhibiting reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosis. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 217:842-852. [PMID: 35905762 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.07.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ferritin heavy-chain homolog (FerHCH), an iron-binding protein, plays an important role in the host defense against oxidative stress and pathogen infections. In our previous research, Bombyx mori native ferritin had an interaction with B. mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV). However, the underlying molecular mechanism of single ferritin homolog responses to BmNPV infection remains unclear. In this study, we found that BmNPV titer and B. mori FerHCH (BmFerHCH) expression were positively correlated with the ferric iron concentration. We performed RNA interference (RNAi) and overexpression experiments to investigate the effects of BmFerHCH on BmNPV proliferation. BmFerHCH knockdown suppressed BmNPV proliferation in vivo and in vitro, whereas BmFerHCH overexpression facilitated BmNPV proliferation. In addition, the oxidative stress level was increased significantly in BmN cells after budded virus infection, while BmFerHCH could neutralize the increased ROS production induced by BmNPV. Of note, we found that ROS was involved in BmNPV-induced apoptosis. Through inhibiting ROS, apoptosis was suppressed by BmFerHCH, whereas BmFerHCH knockdown facilitated apoptosis. Therefore, we hypothesize that BmFerHCH-mediated inhibition of virus-induced apoptosis depends on suppressing ROS accumulation and, thereby, facilitates virus replication. These results suggest that BmFerHCH plays an important role in facilitating BmNPV proliferation and modulating BmFerHCH is potential strategy for studying host-pathogen interactions.
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- Ying-Xue Liu
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China
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- National Navel Orange Engineering and Technology Research Center, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China; Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei 230036, China.
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Potential Proteins Interactions with Bombyx mori Nucleopolyhedrovirus Revealed by Co-Immunoprecipitation. INSECTS 2022; 13:insects13070575. [PMID: 35886751 PMCID: PMC9324236 DOI: 10.3390/insects13070575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Virus–host interactions are critical for virus replication, virulence, and pathogenicity. The Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) is a typical model baculovirus, representing one of the most common and harmful pathogens in sericulture. Herein, we used co-immunoprecipitation to identify candidate proteins with potential interactions with BmNPV. First, a recombinant BV virus particle rBmBV-egfp-p64-3×flag-gp64sp was constructed using a MultiBac baculovirus multigene expression system. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments were then performed with the recombinant BV virus infected with BmN cells and Dazao silkworms. LC-MS/MS analysis revealed a total of 845 and 1368 candidate proteins were obtained from BmN cells and silkworm samples, respectively. Bioinformatics analysis (Gene Ontology, KEGG Pathway) was conducted for selection of proteins with significant enrichment for further confirmation of the effects on BmNPV replication. Overall, the results showed that SEC61 and PIC promoted the replication of BmNPV, while FABP1 inhibited the replication of BmNPV. In summary, this study reveals the potential proteins involved in BmNPV invasion and proliferation in the host and provides a platform for identifying the potential receptor proteins of BmNPV.
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Analysis of Silver Nanoparticles for the Treatment and Prevention of Nucleopolyhedrovirus Affecting Bombyx mori. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23116325. [PMID: 35683003 PMCID: PMC9181153 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23116325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) causes major economic losses in sericulture. A number of agents have been employed to treat viral diseases. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have wide applications in biomedical fields due to their unique properties. The anti-BmNPV effect of AgNPs has been evaluated, however, there are insufficient studies concerning its toxicity to other organisms and the environment. We chemically synthesized biocompatible BSA-AgNPs with a diameter range of 2–4 nm and characterized their physical properties. The toxicity of AgNPs towards cells and larvae with different concentrations was examined; the results indicated a biofriendly effect on cells and larvae within specific concentration ranges. The SEM observation of the surface of BmNPV after treatment with AgNPs suggested that AgNPs could destroy the polyhedral structure, and the same result was obtained by Coomassie blue staining. Further assays confirmed the weakened virulence of AgNPs-treated BmNPV toward cells and larvae. AgNPs also could effectively inhibit the replication of BmNPV in infected cells and larvae. In summary, our research provides valuable data for the further development of AgNPs as an antiviral drug for sericulture.
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Wang J, Yang J, Lei C, Sun X, Hu J. Phosphorylation of the Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus polyhedron envelope protein plays an important role in the formation of the occlusion body envelope. J Gen Virol 2022; 103. [PMID: 35737520 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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During the life cycle of a baculovirus, a crystallized protein matrix, formed by polyhedrin (POLH), is produced. The protein matrix is surrounded by a multilayered protein/carbohydrate envelope, and matrix and envelope together form a mature occlusion body (OB). The polyhedron envelope plays an important role in resistance against adverse external environments. The polyhedron envelope protein (PEP) is the main protein that forms the polyhedron envelope, but the mechanism of formation of the polyhedron envelope is unclear. Here, through immunofluorescence localization observations, we found that PEP interacted with both POLH and P10 during formation of the polyhedron envelope in the late stages of infection, and PEP was also required for P10 incorporation on the surface of OBs. In this process, the phosphorylation of PEP played an important role. PEP was determined to be a phosphorylated protein using the Phos-tag technique, and PK1 was determined to be the phosphokinase of PEP by co-immunoprecipitation and in vitro phosphorylation. Immunofluorescence localization revealed that PEP was continuously phosphorylated by PK1 after PEP entered the nucleus until PEP was correctly packaged on the OB surface. Multi-point mutations of PEP conservative potential phosphorylation sites showed that the simultaneous mutation of S85, T86 and Y92 caused changes in the location of PEP and P10 in the late stages of infection, and resulted in an OB surface that lacked the polyhedron envelope. These data suggested that the phosphorylation of PEP at particular sites, i.e. S85, T86 and Y92, plays an important role in the formation of the polyhedron envelope.
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- Jia Wang
- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, PR China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, PR China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, PR China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, PR China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, PR China
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Resmin C, Santos ER, Sosa-Gómez DR, Ribeiro BM, Ardisson-Araújo DMP. Characterization and genomic analyses of a novel alphabaculovirus isolated from the black armyworm, Spodoptera cosmioides (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Virus Res 2022; 316:198797. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2022.198797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Rivera-de-Torre E, Rimbault C, Jenkins TP, Sørensen CV, Damsbo A, Saez NJ, Duhoo Y, Hackney CM, Ellgaard L, Laustsen AH. Strategies for Heterologous Expression, Synthesis, and Purification of Animal Venom Toxins. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 9:811905. [PMID: 35127675 PMCID: PMC8811309 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.811905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Animal venoms are complex mixtures containing peptides and proteins known as toxins, which are responsible for the deleterious effect of envenomations. Across the animal Kingdom, toxin diversity is enormous, and the ability to understand the biochemical mechanisms governing toxicity is not only relevant for the development of better envenomation therapies, but also for exploiting toxin bioactivities for therapeutic or biotechnological purposes. Most of toxinology research has relied on obtaining the toxins from crude venoms; however, some toxins are difficult to obtain because the venomous animal is endangered, does not thrive in captivity, produces only a small amount of venom, is difficult to milk, or only produces low amounts of the toxin of interest. Heterologous expression of toxins enables the production of sufficient amounts to unlock the biotechnological potential of these bioactive proteins. Moreover, heterologous expression ensures homogeneity, avoids cross-contamination with other venom components, and circumvents the use of crude venom. Heterologous expression is also not only restricted to natural toxins, but allows for the design of toxins with special properties or can take advantage of the increasing amount of transcriptomics and genomics data, enabling the expression of dormant toxin genes. The main challenge when producing toxins is obtaining properly folded proteins with a correct disulfide pattern that ensures the activity of the toxin of interest. This review presents the strategies that can be used to express toxins in bacteria, yeast, insect cells, or mammalian cells, as well as synthetic approaches that do not involve cells, such as cell-free biosynthesis and peptide synthesis. This is accompanied by an overview of the main advantages and drawbacks of these different systems for producing toxins, as well as a discussion of the biosafety considerations that need to be made when working with highly bioactive proteins.
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- Esperanza Rivera-de-Torre
- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- *Correspondence: Esperanza Rivera-de-Torre, ; Andreas H. Laustsen,
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Biology, Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, Linderstrøm-Lang Centre for Protein Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- *Correspondence: Esperanza Rivera-de-Torre, ; Andreas H. Laustsen,
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Wang Y, He J, Mo M, Cai Q, Wu W, Yuan M, Yang K. The amino acids of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus P48 critical for the association with Ac93 are important for the nuclear egress of nucleocapsids and efficient formation of intranuclear microvesicles. Virus Res 2022; 308:198644. [PMID: 34813875 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) undergoes a biphasic life cycle with the production of two physically and functionally distinct virions: budded virions (BVs) and occlusion-derived virions (ODVs). Nuclear egress of nucleocapsids and intranuclear microvesicle formation are critical for the morphogenesis of BVs and ODVs, respectively, but the mechanisms and details of these two processes remain unknown. Our previous studies have shown that AcMNPV p48 (ac103) gene is essential for the nuclear egress of nucleocapsids and efficient formation of intranuclear microvesicles, and protein P48 associates with Ac93, which is also involved in the above processes in virion morphogenesis. In this study, we present evidence that alanine substitution for residues N318, V319, C320, R321, and I323 of P48 disrupted the association with Ac93. Moreover, mutation of these residues blocked the nuclear egress of nucleocapsids and efficient formation of intranuclear microvesicles, and subsequent BV formation, as well as ODV envelopment and embedding of ODVs into polyhedra. These results suggested that the association between P48 and Ac93 may be important for both BV and ODV morphogenesis.
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- Yan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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The Membrane-Anchoring Region of the AcMNPV P74 Protein Is Expendable or Interchangeable with Homologs from Other Species. Viruses 2021; 13:v13122416. [PMID: 34960685 PMCID: PMC8704774 DOI: 10.3390/v13122416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Baculoviruses are insect pathogens that are characterized by assembling the viral dsDNA into two different enveloped virions during an infective cycle: occluded virions (ODVs; immersed in a protein matrix known as occlusion body) and budded virions (BVs). ODVs are responsible for the primary infection in midgut cells of susceptible larvae thanks to the per os infectivity factor (PIF) complex, composed of at least nine essential viral proteins. Among them, P74 is a crucial factor whose activity has been identified as virus-specific. In this work, the p74 gene from AcMNPV was pseudogenized using CRISPR/Cas9 technology and then complemented with wild-type alleles from SeMNPV and HearSNPV species, as well as chimeras combining the P74 amino and carboxyl domains. The results on Spodoptera exigua and Rachiplusia nu larvae showed that an amino terminal sector of P74 (lacking two potential transmembrane regions but possessing a putative nuclear export signal) is sufficient to restore the virus infectivity whether alone or fused to the P74 transmembrane regions of the other evaluated viral species. These results provide novel information about the functional role of P74 and delimit the region on which mutagenesis could be applied to enhance viral activity and, thus, produce better biopesticides.
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Silva LA, Camargo BR, Araújo AC, Batista TL, Ribeiro BM, Ardisson-Araújo DMP. Easily purified baculovirus/insect-system-expressed recombinant hepatitis B virus surface antigen fused to the N- or C-terminus of polyhedrin. Arch Virol 2021; 167:345-354. [PMID: 34839419 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-05305-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Baculoviruses are circular double-stranded DNA viruses that infect insects and are widely used as the baculoviral expression vectors (BEVs), which provide a eukaryotic milieu for heterologous expression. The most frequently used vector is based on Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV). However, purification of recombinant proteins produced using BEVs is laborious, time-consuming, and often expensive. Numerous strategies have been explored to facilitate purification of heterologous proteins, such as fusion with occlusion body (OBs)-forming proteins like polyhedrin (Polh). Baculoviruses produce OBs in the late stages of infection to protect the virion in the cellular environment, and the main protein responsible for OB formation is Polh. In this study, we investigated the effect of fusing the gene that encodes the surface antigen (S-HBsAg) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) to either the N- or C-terminus of the AcMNPV Polh. The production of recombinant viruses and recombinant proteins was confirmed, and the ability to form chimeric S-HBsAg-containing OBs was accessed by light and scanning electron microscopy of infected cells. The fusion was found to affect the shape and size of the OBs when compared to wild-type OBs, with the N-terminal fusion producing less-amorphous OBs than the C-terminal construct. In addition, the N-terminal construct gave higher levels of expression than the C-terminal construct. Quantitative and qualitative immunoassays with human serum or plasma antibodies against HBsAg showed that the two forms of the antigen reacted differently. Although both reacted with the antibody, the N-terminal fusion protein reacted with more sensitivity (2.27-fold) and is therefore more suitable for quantitative assays than the C-terminal version. In summary, the BEVs represents a promising tool for the production of reagents for the diagnosis of HBV infection.
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- Leonardo A Silva
- Laboratory of Baculovirus, Cell Biology Department, University of Brasilia, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Baculovirus, Cell Biology Department, University of Brasilia, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Baculovirus, Cell Biology Department, University of Brasilia, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Insect Virology, Cell Biology Department, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, 70910900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Baculovirus, Cell Biology Department, University of Brasilia, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Baculovirus, Cell Biology Department, University of Brasilia, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil.
- Laboratory of Insect Virology, Cell Biology Department, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, 70910900, Brazil.
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Optimization of infection parameters improves Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus invasion efficiency. Biologia (Bratisl) 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11756-021-00931-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Llopis-Giménez A, Caballero-Vidal G, Jacquin-Joly E, Crava CM, Herrero S. Baculovirus infection affects caterpillar chemoperception. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 138:103648. [PMID: 34536505 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2021.103648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Baculoviruses are double-stranded DNA entomopathogenic viruses that infect predominantly insects of the order Lepidoptera. Research in the last decade has started to disentangle the mechanisms underlying the insect-virus interaction, particularly focusing on the effects of the baculovirus infection in the host's physiology. Among crucial physiological functions, olfaction has a key role in reproductive tasks, food source detection and enemy avoidance. In this work, we describe that Spodoptera exigua multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (SeMNPV) induces expression changes in some odorant receptors (ORs) - the centrepiece of insect's olfaction - when infecting larvae from its natural host Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Different ORs are up-regulated in larvae after SeMNPV infection, and two of them, SexiOR35 and SexiOR23, were selected for further functional characterization by heterologous expression in empty neurons of Drosophila melanogaster coupled to single-sensillum recordings. SexiOR35 appears to be a broadly tuned receptor able to recognise multiple and different chemical compounds. SexiOR23, although correctly expressed in Drosophila neurons, did not display any significant response to a panel of 58 stimuli. Behavioural experiments revealed that larvae infected by SeMNPV exhibit altered olfactory-driven behaviour to diet when it is supplemented with the plant volatiles linalool or estragole, two of the main SexiOR35 ligands, supporting the hypothesis that viral infection triggers changes in host perception through changes in the expression level of specific ORs.
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- Angel Llopis-Giménez
- Department of Genetics, University Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (BIOTECMED), Universitat de València, 46100, Burjassot (València), Spain
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- INRAE, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, IRD, UPEC, Université de Paris, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences of Paris, F78026, Versailles Cedex, France
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- INRAE, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, IRD, UPEC, Université de Paris, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences of Paris, F78026, Versailles Cedex, France
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- Department of Genetics, University Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (BIOTECMED), Universitat de València, 46100, Burjassot (València), Spain.
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- Department of Genetics, University Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (BIOTECMED), Universitat de València, 46100, Burjassot (València), Spain.
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Wang J, Li K, Fu Y. Ac106/107 affects production of infectious progeny BV by regulating transcription of late viral genes and host cell energy metabolism. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:4758-4769. [PMID: 34148283 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND AcMNPV is a model organism of baculovirus, and Spodoptera frugiperda is one of its hosts. Disclosing the role of ac106/107 in AcMNPV infecting Spodoptera frugiperda 9 (Sf9) cells is of great significance for modifying AcMNPV as a microbial insecticide. This work constructed recombinant baculovirus that knocking out, repairment and overexpression of ac106/107 and explored the effects of Ac106/107 on the proliferation of progeny viruses. Moreover, the potential mechanism and targets of ac106/107 were further revealed. RESULTS First, compared with the Bacmid-EGFP transfection group, the progeny virus does not proliferate after knocking out of ac106/107, and the proliferation ability increases by 14.5% at 72 h post transfection (h p.t.) when overexpression of ac106/107. However, knockout, repairment and overexpression of ac106/107 have no effect on viral DNA replication. Secondly, Ac106/107-EGFP was located in the cytoplasm and nucleus. Transcription level of late viral genes and viral RNA polymerase subunit genes in the Bacmidac106/107KO -EGFP transfection group and Bacmid-Ac106/107-EGFP transfection group was reduced and increased, respectively. Thirdly, AcMNPV would increase the glucose utilization and lactate consumption of the host Sf9 cells, and Bacmidac106/107KO -EGFP transfection group had lower glucose consumption and lactic acid accumulation than Bacmid-EGFP, Bacmidac106/107KO -Ac106/107(rep)-EGFP and Bacmid-Ac106/107-EGFP transfection groups. CONCLUSION Ac106/107 can enter the nucleus and affect transcription of viral RNA polymerase subunit genes, which in turn affects the transcription of late genes, and ultimately affects virus proliferation and energy metabolism in host cells. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jingli Wang
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Biotechnology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, PR China
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- Zhejiang Academy of Science & Technology for Inspection & Quarantine, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Biotechnology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, PR China
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Kerviel A, Zhang M, Altan-Bonnet N. A New Infectious Unit: Extracellular Vesicles Carrying Virus Populations. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2021; 37:171-197. [PMID: 34270326 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-040621-032416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Viral egress and transmission have long been described to take place through single free virus particles. However, viruses can also shed into the environment and transmit as populations clustered inside extracellular vesicles (EVs), a process we had first called vesicle-mediated en bloc transmission. These membrane-cloaked virus clusters can originate from a variety of cellular organelles including autophagosomes, plasma membrane, and multivesicular bodies. Their viral cargo can be multiples of nonenveloped or enveloped virus particles or even naked infectious genomes, but egress is always nonlytic, with the cell remaining intact. Here we put forth the thesis that EV-cloaked viral clusters are a distinct form of infectious unit as compared to free single viruses (nonenveloped or enveloped) or even free virus aggregates. We discuss how efficient and prevalent these infectious EVs are in the context of virus-associated diseases and highlight the importance of their proper detection and disinfection for public health. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology, Volume 37 is October 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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- Adeline Kerviel
- Laboratory of Host-Pathogen Dynamics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA;
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- Laboratory of Host-Pathogen Dynamics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA; .,Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
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- Laboratory of Host-Pathogen Dynamics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA;
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Chen X, Yang X, Lei C, Qin F, Sun X, Hu J. Autographa Californica Multiple Nucleopolyhedrovirus orf13 Is Required for Efficient Nuclear Egress of Nucleocapsids. Virol Sin 2021; 36:968-980. [PMID: 33721216 DOI: 10.1007/s12250-021-00353-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) orf13 (ac13) is a conserved gene in all sequenced alphabaculoviruses. However, its function in the viral life cycle remains unknown. In this study, we found that ac13 was a late gene and that the encoded protein, bearing a putative nuclear localization signal motif, colocalized with the nuclear lamina. Deletion of ac13 did not affect viral genome replication, nucleocapsid assembly or occlusion body (OB) formation, but reduced virion budding from infected cells by approximately 400-fold compared with the wild-type virus. Deletion of ac13 substantially impaired the egress of nucleocapsids from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, while the OB morphogenesis was unaffected. Taken together, our results indicated that ac13 was required for efficient nuclear egress of nucleocapsids during virion budding, but was dispensable for OB formation.
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- Xingang Chen
- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Jiang L, Goldsmith MR, Xia Q. Advances in the Arms Race Between Silkworm and Baculovirus. Front Immunol 2021; 12:628151. [PMID: 33633750 PMCID: PMC7900435 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.628151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Insects are the largest group of animals. Nearly all organisms, including insects, have viral pathogens. An important domesticated economic insect is the silkworm moth Bombyx mori. B. mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) is a typical baculovirus and a primary silkworm pathogen. It causes major economic losses in sericulture. Baculoviruses are used in biological pest control and as a bioreactor. Silkworm and baculovirus comprise a well-established model of insect–virus interactions. Several recent studies have focused on this model and provided novel insights into viral infections and host defense. Here, we focus on baculovirus invasion, silkworm immune response, baculovirus evasion of host immunity, and enhancement of antiviral efficacy. We also discuss major issues remaining and future directions of research on silkworm antiviral immunity. Elucidation of the interaction between silkworm and baculovirus furnishes a theoretical basis for targeted pest control, enhanced pathogen resistance in economically important insects, and bioreactor improvement.
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- Liang Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.,Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.,Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Genomic analyses of Biston suppressaria nucleopolyhedrovirus: a viral isolate obtained from the tea looper caterpillar, Biston suppressaria (Guenée, 1857). Braz J Microbiol 2021; 52:219-227. [PMID: 33410101 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-020-00402-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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We described the complete genome sequence of a novel baculovirus isolate of species Buzura suppressaria nucleopolyhedrovirus, called by isolate CNPSo-25. The occlusion bodies were found to be polyhedral in shape and to contain virions with singly embedded nucleocapsids. The size of the genome is 121,377 bp with a G+C content of 36.7%. We annotated 131 ORFs that cover 90.42% of the genome. Moreover, phylogenetic inference indicated that CNPSo-25 is a member of genus Alphabaculovirus that clustered together with two other Chinese isolates of the same species. We called the virus by Biston suppressaria nucleopolyhedrovirus isolate CNPSo-25 (BisuNPV-CNPSo-25), as Buzura was placed inside the lepidopteran genus Biston. As expected, we detected intra-population variability in the virus sample when the novel isolate was compared to the Chinese isolates: 292 single nucleotide variants were found in the genome, with 181 affecting the protein product. The closest representatives of other species to BisuNPV-CNPSo-25 was found to be Sucra jujuba nucleopolyhedrovirus and Hyposidra talaca nucleopolyhedrovirus, two other virus isolates of geometrid caterpillars. The study of baculovirus genomes is of importance for the development of tools for insect pest biological control and biotechnology.
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Rodrigues DT, Peterson L, de Oliveira LB, Sosa-Gómez DR, Ribeiro BM, Ardisson-Araújo DM. Characterization of a novel alphabaculovirus isolated from the Southern armyworm, Spodoptera eridania (Cramer, 1782) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and the evolution of odv-e66, a bacterium-acquired baculoviral chondroitinase gene. Genomics 2020; 112:3903-3914. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2020.06.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Munsamy T, Bouwer G. Determination of the virulence of single nucleopolyhedrovirus occlusion bodies using a novel laser capture microdissection method. J Gen Virol 2020; 101:1300-1304. [PMID: 32894214 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Determination of the virulence of occlusion bodies (OBs), which are the horizontal transmission structures of nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs), is an important area of baculovirology. A method for inoculating an insect with an isolated OB was developed using Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPV) infection of second instar Helicoverpa armigera larvae as a model NPV-host pathosystem. In this novel method, laser capture microdissection (LCM) was used to directly catapult single OBs onto the surface of insect diet in bioassay containers. Since exposure via the natural oral horizontal transmission route of each larva to a single OB was established and not subject to chance variation, the method facilitated determination of the insect mortality rate (4.8%) associated with exposure to single HearNPV OBs. Droplet feeding bioassays confirmed that the novel method did not reduce OB virulence. The LCM method sets a foundation for virulence and genetic diversity studies based on single NPV OBs.
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- Thrishantha Munsamy
- School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South Africa
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- School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South Africa
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Zhang SZ, Zhu LB, Yu D, You LL, Wang J, Cao HH, Liu YX, Wang YL, Kong X, Toufeeq S, Xu JP. Identification and Functional Analysis of BmNPV-Interacting Proteins From Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera) Larval Midgut Based on Subcellular Protein Levels. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1481. [PMID: 32695093 PMCID: PMC7338592 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) is a major pathogen causing severe economic loss. However, the molecular mechanism of silkworm resistance to BmNPV and the interactions of this virus with the host during infection remain largely unclear. To explore the virus-binding proteins of silkworms, the midgut subcellular component proteins that may interact with BmNPV were analyzed in vitro based on one- and two-dimensional electrophoresis and far-western blotting combined with mass spectrometry (MS). A total of 24 proteins were determined to be specifically bound to budded viruses (BVs) in two subcellular fractions (mitochondria and microsomes). These proteins were involved in viral transportation, energy metabolism, apoptosis and viral propagation, and they responded to BmNPV infection with different expression profiles in different resistant strains. In particular, almost all the identified proteins were downregulated in the A35 strain following BmNPV infection. Interestingly, there were no virus-binding proteins identified in the cytosolic fraction of the silkworm midgut. Two candidate proteins, RACK1 and VDAC2, interacted with BVs, as determined with far-western blotting and reverse far-western blotting. We speculated that the proteins interacting with the virus could either enhance or inhibit the infection of the virus. The data provide comprehensive useful information for further research on the interaction of the host with BmNPV.
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- Shang-Zhi Zhang
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.,Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.,Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.,Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.,Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.,Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.,Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.,Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.,Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.,Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.,Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.,Anhui International Joint Research and Developmental Center of Sericulture Resources Utilization, Hefei, China
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Akhanaev YB, Belousova IA, Lebedeva DA, Pavlushin SV, Martemyanov VV. A Comparison of the Vertical Transmission of High- and Low-Virulence Nucleopolyhedrovirus Strains in Lymantria Dispar L. INSECTS 2020; 11:E455. [PMID: 32698315 PMCID: PMC7411610 DOI: 10.3390/insects11070455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Baculoviruses can persist in insect host organisms after infection and may be vertically transmitted to the next generation, in which they may be reactivated. The goal of the present study was to compare the efficiency of the vertical transmission of high- and low-virulence strains and the subsequent reactivation of Lymantria dispar multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (LdMNPV) in the offspring of Lymantria dispar L. adults who survived after viral infection. As a result of parental infection, the fecundity of survived females, pupae weight, and fertility were significantly different compared to the untreated insects. However, differences in these parameters between high- and low-virulence strains were not observed. The prevalence of virus strains in the offspring measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction also did not differ. When the larvae reached the fourth instar, they were starved to activate the vertically transmitted virus. The frequency of virus activation in the experiment was not dependent on the virulence of the virus strains. These results are helpful for understanding the strategy of virus survival in nature and for the selection of the most effective strains with transgenerational effects in the years following pest treatment.
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- Yuriy B. Akhanaev
- Laboratory of Ecological Physiology, Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals SB RAS, Frunze str. 11, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia; (I.A.B.); (D.A.L.); (S.V.P.)
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- Laboratory of Ecological Physiology, Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals SB RAS, Frunze str. 11, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia; (I.A.B.); (D.A.L.); (S.V.P.)
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- Laboratory of Ecological Physiology, Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals SB RAS, Frunze str. 11, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia; (I.A.B.); (D.A.L.); (S.V.P.)
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- Laboratory of Ecological Physiology, Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals SB RAS, Frunze str. 11, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia; (I.A.B.); (D.A.L.); (S.V.P.)
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- Laboratory of Ecological Physiology, Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals SB RAS, Frunze str. 11, Novosibirsk 630091, Russia; (I.A.B.); (D.A.L.); (S.V.P.)
- Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoiarskii rabochii av. 31, Krasnoyarsk 630091, Russia
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A novel polyubiquitin chain linkage formed by viral Ubiquitin is resistant to host deubiquitinating enzymes. Biochem J 2020; 477:2193-2219. [PMID: 32478812 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20200289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The Baculoviridae family of viruses encode a viral Ubiquitin (vUb) gene. Though the vUb is homologous to the host eukaryotic Ubiquitin (Ub), its preservation in the viral genome indicates unique functions that are not compensated by the host Ub. We report the structural, biophysical, and biochemical properties of the vUb from Autographa californica multiple nucleo-polyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV). The packing of central helix α1 to the beta-sheet β1-β5 is different between vUb and Ub. Consequently, its stability is lower compared with Ub. However, the surface properties, ubiquitination activity, and the interaction with Ubiquitin-binding domains are similar between vUb and Ub. Interestingly, vUb forms atypical polyubiquitin chain linked by lysine at the 54th position (K54), and the deubiquitinating enzymes are ineffective against the K54-linked polyubiquitin chains. We propose that the modification of host/viral proteins with the K54-linked chains is an effective way selected by the virus to protect the vUb signal from host DeUbiquitinases.
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Increased expression of Suppressor of cytokine signaling 2 (BmSOCS2) is correlated with suppression of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus replication in silkworm larval tissues and cells. J Invertebr Pathol 2020; 174:107419. [PMID: 32535001 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2020.107419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The resistance of silkworm to infection by Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (BmNPV) is a main focus of sericultural research. Previously, a BmNPV-resistant strain, NB, was identified among a collection of Chinese silkworm strains in our lab. To better understand the molecular mechanism of NB strain resistance, the patterns of host immune response gene transcription in resistant (NB) and susceptible (306) strains were examined. Quantative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) revealed that multiple insect innate immune signaling pathways (Toll, Imd and JAK/STAT) were strongly activated upon infection with BmNPV. Notably, Suppressor of cytokine signaling 2 (BmSOCS2) mRNA expression was significantly up-regulated in midgut tissues of the resistant NB strain, suggesting that the BmSOCS2 gene product may be involved in host immune defense against BmNPV infection. A significant inhibition of BmNPV replication was also observed in BmN cells transfected with a vector encoding BmSOCS2. The results suggest that BmSOCS2 is a key gene involved in the resistance of the NB silkworm strain to BmNPV infection.
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Lei C, Yang S, Lei W, Nyamwasa I, Hu J, Sun X. Displaying enhancing factors on the surface of occlusion bodies improves the insecticidal efficacy of a baculovirus. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2020; 76:1363-1370. [PMID: 31605411 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 06/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Baculoviruses provide long-lasting control of crop pests and are harmless to humans and non-target animals, making them attractive bioinsecticides. Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) has a wide-host range and is one such commercial bioinsecticide, but its low infectivity to older larvae and less-sensitive species precludes its large-scale application. We sought to improve the infectivity of AcMNPV. RESULTS Two enhancing factors, the truncated enhancin from Agrotis segetum granulovirus and GP37 from Cydia pomonella granulovirus, were expressed in fusion with the N-terminal and middle domain of the polyhedrin envelope protein of AcMNPV. Western blotting and immunoelectron microscopy analysis indicated that the enhancing factors were expressed on the occlusion bodies of the resulting AcMNPV variants. Bioassays showed that the median lethal doses of the recombinant viruses were 3.9-fold to 7.4-fold lower than those of the wild-type virus against the second and fourth instar of Spodoptera exigua larvae. The yields of occlusion bodies from the two recombinants in S. exigua larvae were comparable with those of the wild-type virus both in vitro and in vivo. Further bioassays showed that the AcMNPV variants fusing the enhancing factors were incapable of infecting the second instar larvae of S. litura, Helicoverpa armigera, and Pyrausta nubilalis, which were not sensitive to the wild-type AcMNPV. CONCLUSION These genetically modified AcMNPV variants exhibited an enhanced infectivity and may offer better baculovirus control of crop pests. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Chengfeng Lei
- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Fibrinogen Gamma Chain Promotes Aggregation of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus in Saliva. Viruses 2020; 12:v12030282. [PMID: 32143369 PMCID: PMC7150986 DOI: 10.3390/v12030282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The spread of viruses among cells and hosts often involves multi-virion structures. For instance, virions can form aggregates that allow for the co-delivery of multiple genome copies to the same cell from a single infectious unit. Previously, we showed that vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), an enveloped, negative-strand RNA virus, undergoes strong aggregation in the presence of saliva from certain individuals. However, the molecular components responsible for such aggregation remain unknown. Here we show that saliva-driven aggregation is protein dependent, and we use comparative proteomics to analyze the protein content of strongly versus poorly aggregating saliva. Quantitative analysis of over 300 proteins led to the identification of 18 upregulated proteins in strongly aggregating saliva. One of these proteins, the fibrinogen gamma chain, was verified experimentally as a factor promoting VSV aggregation in a dose-dependent manner. This study hence identifies a protein responsible for saliva-driven VSV aggregation. Yet, the possible involvement of additional proteins or factors cannot be discarded.
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Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus F-like protein Bm14 is a type I integral membrane protein that facilitates ODV attachment to the midgut epithelial cells. J Gen Virol 2020; 101:309-321. [DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Li G, Qi X, Chen H, Hu Z, Chen F, Deng L, Guo Z, Chen K, Tang Q. The Motif of 76KRKCSK in Bm65 Is an Efficient Nuclear Localization Signal Involved in Production of Infectious Virions. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:2739. [PMID: 32038506 PMCID: PMC6988788 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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orf65 (Bm65) of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) codes for a putative 104-amino-acid protein containing three cysteine residues with a putative molecular mass of 12.2 kDa. Previous studies have showed that Bm65 accumulates mainly in nucleus and involved in the repair of UV-damaged DNA. However, the mechanism of nuclear import of Bm65 remains unclear. In this study, a SDS-stable Bm65 tetramer was found in BmNPV-infected BmN cells, and alanine substitutions for the three cysteine residues did not affect the formation of Bm65 tetramer. Additionally, a basic amino acid cluster of the Bm65 protein was identified as an efficient nuclear localization signal (NLS). Firstly, transient expression of GFP-fused truncated Bm65 variants revealed that the 76KRKCSK motif functions as the NLS. This was also confirmed by alanine substitution in the 76KRKCSK motif, which caused attenuated nuclear localization of Bm65. Next, the 76KRKCSK motif-mutated bacmid was generated and the 76KRKCSK motif was also found to be important for nuclear localization of Bm65 in BmNPV-infected conditions. Lastly, analyses of flag-tagged Bm65 expressing bacmids revealed that the mutations in 76KRKCSK motif did not affect the synthesis of Bm65 tetramer, but severely impaired production levels of infectious virions. In conclusion, Bm65 exists in mainly a tetrameric form in virus-infected cells, which may be involved with production levels of infectious virions.
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- Guohui Li
- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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