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Li J, Huang X, An Y, Chen X, Chen Y, Xu M, Shan H, Zhang M. The role of snapin in regulation of brain homeostasis. Neural Regen Res 2024; 19:1696-1701. [PMID: 38103234 PMCID: PMC10960280 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.389364] [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: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Brain homeostasis refers to the normal working state of the brain in a certain period, which is important for overall health and normal life activities. Currently, there is a lack of effective treatment methods for the adverse consequences caused by brain homeostasis imbalance. Snapin is a protein that assists in the formation of neuronal synapses and plays a crucial role in the normal growth and development of synapses. Recently, many researchers have reported the association between snapin and neurologic and psychiatric disorders, demonstrating that snapin can improve brain homeostasis. Clinical manifestations of brain disease often involve imbalances in brain homeostasis and may lead to neurological and behavioral sequelae. This article aims to explore the role of snapin in restoring brain homeostasis after injury or diseases, highlighting its significance in maintaining brain homeostasis and treating brain diseases. Additionally, it comprehensively discusses the implications of snapin in other extracerebral diseases such as diabetes and viral infections, with the objective of determining the clinical potential of snapin in maintaining brain homeostasis.
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- Jiawen Li
- Shanghai Key Lab of Forensic Medicine, Key Lab of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, China (Academy of Forensic Science), Shanghai, China
- Institute of Forensic Sciences, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Institute of Forensic Sciences, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Institute of Forensic Sciences, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Institute of Forensic Sciences, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Institute of Forensic Sciences, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Institute of Forensic Sciences, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Forensic Medicine, Key Lab of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, China (Academy of Forensic Science), Shanghai, China
- Institute of Forensic Sciences, Suzhou Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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Feng L, Li W, Li X, Li X, Ran Y, Yang X, Deng Z, Li H. N-MYC-interacting protein enhances type II interferon signaling by inhibiting STAT1 sumoylation. FASEB J 2023; 37:e23281. [PMID: 37933920 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202301450rr] [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: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Signaling desensitization is key to limiting signal transduction duration and intensity. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) can mediate type II interferon (IFNγ)-induced immune responses, which are enhanced and inhibited by STAT1 phosphorylation and sumoylation, respectively. Here, we identified an N-MYC interacting protein, NMI, which can enhance STAT1 phosphorylation and STAT1-mediated IFNγ immune responses by binding and sequestering the E2 SUMO conjugation enzyme, UBC9, and blocking STAT1 sumoylation. NMI facilitates UBC9 nucleus-to-cytoplasm translocation in response to IFNγ, thereby inhibiting STAT1 sumoylation. STAT1 phosphorylation at Y701 and sumoylation at K703 are mutually exclusive modifications that regulate IFNγ-dependent transcriptional responses. NMI could not alter the phosphorylation level of sumoylation-deficient STAT1 after IFNγ treatment. Thus, IFNγ signaling is modulated by NMI through sequestration of UBC9 in the cytoplasm, leading to inhibition of STAT1 sumoylation. Hence, NMI functions as a switch for STAT1 activation/inactivation cycles by modulating an IFNγ-induced desensitization mechanism.
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- Linyuan Feng
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Medical Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Stat Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Zeng J, Cao D, Yang S, Jaijyan DK, Liu X, Wu S, Cruz-Cosme R, Tang Q, Zhu H. Insights into the Transcriptome of Human Cytomegalovirus: A Comprehensive Review. Viruses 2023; 15:1703. [PMID: 37632045 PMCID: PMC10458407 DOI: 10.3390/v15081703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a widespread pathogen that poses significant risks to immunocompromised individuals. Its genome spans over 230 kbp and potentially encodes over 200 open-reading frames. The HCMV transcriptome consists of various types of RNAs, including messenger RNAs (mRNAs), long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), circular RNAs (circRNAs), and microRNAs (miRNAs), with emerging insights into their biological functions. HCMV mRNAs are involved in crucial viral processes, such as viral replication, transcription, and translation regulation, as well as immune modulation and other effects on host cells. Additionally, four lncRNAs (RNA1.2, RNA2.7, RNA4.9, and RNA5.0) have been identified in HCMV, which play important roles in lytic replication like bypassing acute antiviral responses, promoting cell movement and viral spread, and maintaining HCMV latency. CircRNAs have gained attention for their important and diverse biological functions, including association with different diseases, acting as microRNA sponges, regulating parental gene expression, and serving as translation templates. Remarkably, HCMV encodes miRNAs which play critical roles in silencing human genes and other functions. This review gives an overview of human cytomegalovirus and current research on the HCMV transcriptome during lytic and latent infection.
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- Janine Zeng
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, 225 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 070101, USA
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- Department of Pain Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518052, China
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- Department of Pain Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518052, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, 225 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 070101, USA
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- Institute of Pathogenic Organisms, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Pain Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518052, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Howard University College of Medicine, 520 W Street NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Howard University College of Medicine, 520 W Street NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, 225 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 070101, USA
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Sun L, Li M, Ma Y, Huang S, Ma M, Fei D. Interaction between the VP2 protein of deformed wing virus and host snapin protein and its effect on viral replication. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1096306. [PMID: 36846748 PMCID: PMC9945523 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1096306] [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: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Introduction Deformed wing virus (DWV) is one of the causative agents of colony collapse disorder. The structural protein of DWV plays a vital role in the process of viral invasion and host infection; however, there is limited research on DWV. Methods and Results In this study, we screened the host protein snapin, which can interact with the VP2 protein of DWV, using the yeast two-hybrid system. Through computer simulation and GST pull-down and CO-IP assays, an interaction between snapin and VP2 was confirmed. Furthermore, immunofluorescence and co-localization experiments revealed that VP2 and snapin primarily co-localized in the cytoplasm. Consequently, RNAi was used to interfere with the expression of snapin in worker bees to examine the replication of DWV after the interference. After silencing of snapin, the replication of DWV in worker bees was significantly downregulated. Hence, we speculated that snapin was associated with DWV infection and involved in at least one stage of the viral life cycle. Finally, we used an online server to predict the interaction domains between VP2 and snapin, and the results indicate that the interaction domain of VP2 was approximately located at 56-90, 136-145, 184-190, and 239-242 aa and the snapin interaction domain was approximately located at 31-54 and 115-136 aa. Conclusion This research confirmed that DWV VP2 protein could interacts with the snapin of host protein, which provides a theoretical basis for further investigation of its pathogenesis and development of targeted therapeutic drugs.
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- Li Sun
- College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China,*Correspondence: Mingxiao Ma, ✉
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- College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China,Dongliang Fei, ✉
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Inferring differential subcellular localisation in comparative spatial proteomics using BANDLE. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5948. [PMID: 36216816 PMCID: PMC9550814 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33570-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The steady-state localisation of proteins provides vital insight into their function. These localisations are context specific with proteins translocating between different subcellular niches upon perturbation of the subcellular environment. Differential localisation, that is a change in the steady-state subcellular location of a protein, provides a step towards mechanistic insight of subcellular protein dynamics. High-accuracy high-throughput mass spectrometry-based methods now exist to map the steady-state localisation and re-localisation of proteins. Here, we describe a principled Bayesian approach, BANDLE, that uses these data to compute the probability that a protein differentially localises upon cellular perturbation. Extensive simulation studies demonstrate that BANDLE reduces the number of both type I and type II errors compared to existing approaches. Application of BANDLE to several datasets recovers well-studied translocations. In an application to cytomegalovirus infection, we obtain insights into the rewiring of the host proteome. Integration of other high-throughput datasets allows us to provide the functional context of these data.
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Lai S, Xu M, Wang Y, Li R, Xia C, Xia S, Chen J. Site-specific SUMOylation of viral polymerase processivity factor: a way of localizingtoND10 subnuclear domains for restricted and self-controlled reproduction of herpesvirus. Virulence 2021; 12:2883-2901. [PMID: 34747321 PMCID: PMC8923073 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2021.2000689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Lytic replication of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a member of β-herpesvirus, is a highly complicated and organized process that requires its DNA polymerase processivity factor, UL44, the first-reported HCMV replication protein subjected to SUMO post-translational modification (PTM). SUMOylation plays a pleiotropic role in protein functions of host cells and infecting viruses. Particularly, formation of herpesviral replication compartments (RCs) upon infection is induced in proximity to ND10 subnuclear domains, the host cell’s intrinsic antiviral immune devices and hot SUMOylation spots, relying just on SUMOylation of their protein components to become mature and functional in restriction of the viral replication. In this study, to unveil the exact role of SUMO PTM on UL44 involved in HCMV replication, we screened and identified PIAS3, an annotated E3 SUMO ligase, as a novel UL44-interacting protein engaged in cellular SUMOylation pathway. Co-existence of PIAS3 could enhance the UBC9-based SUMO modification of UL44 specifically at its conserved 410lysine residue lying within the single canonical ψKxE SUMO Conjugation Motif (SCM). Intriguingly, we found this SCM-specific SUMOylation contributes to UL44 co-localization and interaction with subnuclear ND10 domains during infection, which in turn exerts an inhibitory effect on HCMV replication and growth. Together, these results highlight the importance of SUMOylation in regulating viral protein subnuclear localization, representing a novel way of utilizing ND10-based restriction to achieve the self-controlled slower replication and reproduction of herpesviruses.
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- Shuyan Lai
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.,Foshan Institute of Medical Microbiology, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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Santerre M, Arjona SP, Allen CN, Callen S, Buch S, Sawaya BE. HIV-1 Vpr protein impairs lysosome clearance causing SNCA/alpha-synuclein accumulation in neurons. Autophagy 2021; 17:1768-1782. [PMID: 33890542 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2021.1915641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Despite the promising therapeutic effects of combinatory antiretroviral therapy (cART), 20% to 30% of HIV/AIDS patients living with long term infection still exhibit related cognitive and motor disorders. Clinical studies in HIV-infected patients revealed evidence of basal ganglia dysfunction, tremors, fine motor movement deficits, gait, balance, and increased risk of falls. Among older HIV+ adults, the frequency of cases with SNCA/α-synuclein staining is higher than in older healthy persons and may predict an increased risk of developing a neurodegenerative disease. The accumulation of SNCA aggregates known as Lewy Bodies is widely described to be directly linked to motor dysfunction. These aggregates are naturally removed by Macroautophagy/autophagy, a cellular housekeeping mechanism, that can be disturbed by HIV-1. The molecular mechanisms involved in linking HIV-1 proteins and autophagy remain mostly unclear and necessitates further exploration. We showed that HIV-1 Vpr protein triggers the accumulation of SNCA in neurons after decreasing lysosomal acidification, deregulating lysosome positioning, and the expression levels of several proteins involved in lysosomal maturation. Viruses and retroviruses such as HIV-1 are known to manipulate autophagy in order to use it for their replication while blocking the degradative final step, which could destroy the virus itself. Our study highlights how the suppression of neuronal autophagy by HIV-1 Vpr is a mechanism leading to toxic protein aggregation and neurodegeneration.Abbreviations: BLOC1: Biogenesis of Lysosome-related Organelles Complex 1; CART: combinatory antiretroviral therapy; CVB: coxsackievirus; DAPI: 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; DENV: dengue virus; GFP: green fluorescent protein; HCV: hepatitis C virus; HCMV: human cytomegalovirus; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; Env: HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; VSV: Indiana vesiculovirus; LTR: Long Terminal Repeat; LAMP1: lysosomal associated membrane protein 1; MAP1LC3B/LC3B: microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta; MLBs: multilamellar bodies; RIPA: Radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer; SDS-PAGE: sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; Tat: transactivator of TAR; TEM: transmission electron microscope; Vpr: Viral protein R.
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- Maryline Santerre
- Molecular Studies of Neurodegenerative Diseases Lab, FELS Cancer Institute for Personalized Medicine and Department of Neurology Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Molecular Studies of Neurodegenerative Diseases Lab, FELS Cancer Institute for Personalized Medicine and Department of Neurology Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Molecular Studies of Neurodegenerative Diseases Lab, FELS Cancer Institute for Personalized Medicine and Department of Neurology Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Molecular Studies of Neurodegenerative Diseases Lab, FELS Cancer Institute for Personalized Medicine and Department of Neurology Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Department of Neurology Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Chen J, Li G, He H, Li X, Niu W, Cao D, Shen A. Sumoylation of the Carboxy-Terminal of Human Cytomegalovirus DNA Polymerase Processivity Factor UL44 Attenuates Viral DNA Replication. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:652719. [PMID: 33967989 PMCID: PMC8097051 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.652719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Controlled regulation of genomic DNA synthesis is a universally conserved process for all herpesviruses, including human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), and plays a key role in viral pathogenesis, such as persistent infections. HCMV DNA polymerase processivity factor UL44 plays an essential role in viral DNA replication. To better understand the biology of UL44, we performed a yeast two-hybrid screen for host proteins that could interact with UL44. The most frequently isolated result was the SUMO-conjugating enzyme UBC9, a protein involved in the sumoylation pathway. The UBC9-UL44 interaction was confirmed by in vitro His-tag pull-down and in vivo co-immunoprecipitation assays. Using deletion mutants of UL44, we mapped two small regions of UL44, aa 11–16, and 260–269, which might be critical for the interaction with UBC9. We then demonstrated that UL44 was a target for sumoylation by in vitro and in vivo sumoylation assays, as well as in HCMV-infected cells. We further confirmed that 410lysine located within a ψKxE consensus motif on UL44 carboxy-terminal was the major sumoylation site of UL44. Interestingly, although 410lysine had no effects on subcellular localization or protein stability of UL44, the removal of 410lysine sumoylation site enhanced both viral DNA synthesis in transfection-replication assays and viral progeny production in infected cells for HCMV, suggesting sumoylation can attenuate HCMV replication through targeting UL44. Our results suggest that sumoylation plays a key role in regulating UL44 functions and viral replication, and reveal the crucial role of the carboxy-terminal of UL44, for which little function has been known before.
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- Jun Chen
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Ghildiyal R, Gabrani R. Deciphering the human cellular interactors of alphavirus unique domain of chikungunya virus. Virus Res 2021; 295:198288. [PMID: 33418023 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The life-threatening re-emerged chikungunya virus (CHIKV) can cause an epidemic outbreak and still has no vaccine available so far. Alphavirus unique domain (AUD) of CHIKV nsP3 is a multifunctional domain that remains conserved among alphaviruses and is critical for CHIKV replication. The understanding of AUD-host protein-protein interactions and their association with the cellular processes concerning CHIKV infection are not well studied. In the current study, the protein-protein interactions of AUD and its human host were elucidated by screening of universal human cDNA library using yeast two-hybrid system. The chosen interactions were further validated by GST pull-down assay, and their network mapping was analyzed. The study revealed that the identified interactors are linked with the vesicle trafficking and transcription corepressor activities. Further, the interfacial residues of interactions between viral and host proteins were predicted, which will further provide the new platform to develop novel antivirals.
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- Ritu Ghildiyal
- Center for Emerging Diseases, Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, UP, 201309, India.
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- Center for Emerging Diseases, Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, UP, 201309, India.
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Feng L, Sheng J, Vu GP, Liu Y, Foo C, Wu S, Trang P, Paliza-Carre M, Ran Y, Yang X, Sun X, Deng Z, Zhou T, Lu S, Li H, Liu F. Human cytomegalovirus UL23 inhibits transcription of interferon-γ stimulated genes and blocks antiviral interferon-γ responses by interacting with human N-myc interactor protein. PLoS Pathog 2018; 14:e1006867. [PMID: 29377960 PMCID: PMC5805366 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) represents one of the most important innate immunity responses in a host to combat infections of many human viruses including human herpesviruses. Human N-myc interactor (Nmi) protein, which has been shown to interact with signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) proteins including STAT1, is important for the activation of IFN-γ induced STAT1-dependent transcription of many genes responsible for IFN-γ immune responses. However, no proteins encoded by herpesviruses have been reported to interact with Nmi and inhibit Nmi-mediated activation of IFN-γ immune responses to achieve immune evasion from IFN-γ responses. In this study, we show strong evidence that the UL23 protein of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a human herpesvirus, specifically interacts with Nmi. This interaction was identified through a yeast two-hybrid screen and co-immunoprecipitation in human cells. We observed that Nmi, when bound to UL23, was not associated with STAT1, suggesting that UL23 binding of Nmi disrupts the interaction of Nmi with STAT1. In cells overexpressing UL23, we observed (a) significantly reduced levels of Nmi and STAT1 in the nuclei, the sites where these proteins act to induce transcription of IFN-γ stimulated genes, and (b) decreased levels of the induction of the transcription of IFN-γ stimulated genes. UL23-deficient HCMV mutants induced higher transcription of IFN-γ stimulated genes and exhibited lower titers than parental and control revertant viruses expressing functional UL23 in IFN-γ treated cells. Thus, UL23 appears to interact directly with Nmi and inhibit nuclear translocation of Nmi and its associated protein STAT1, leading to a decrease of IFN-γ induced responses and an increase of viral resistance to IFN-γ. Our results further highlight the roles of UL23-Nmi interactions in facilitating viral immune escape from IFN-γ responses and enhancing viral resistance to IFN antiviral effects. Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) responses are vital for a host to combat infections of many human viruses including human herpesviruses. Upon treatment of IFN-γ, transcription of many genes responsible for IFN-γ immune responses is activated primarily by the signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) proteins such as STAT1 protein. Human N-myc interactor (Nmi) protein has been shown to interact with STAT proteins including STAT1 and activate IFN-γ induced STAT-dependent transcription. However, no proteins encoded by herpesviruses have been reported to interact with Nmi and inhibit Nmi-mediated activation of IFN-γ immune responses to achieve immune evasion from IFN-γ responses. In this study, we show strong evidence that the UL23 protein of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a human herpesvirus, specifically interacts with Nmi protein. UL23 appears to interact directly with Nmi and inhibit nuclear translocation of Nmi and its associated protein STAT1, leading to a decrease of IFN-γ responses and an increase of viral resistance to IFN-γ. Blocking UL23 expression led to higher transcription of IFN-γ stimulated genes and significant inhibition of viral growth in infected cells. These results suggest that interfering with Nmi function may represent an effective mechanism for a herpesvirus to block Nmi-mediated IFN-γ responses and increase viral resistance to IFN-γ. This also provides a potentially new therapeutic strategy to treat HCMV infection by modulating Nmi activity with blocking the expression of a viral protein.
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- Linyuan Feng
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- School of Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies
- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- * E-mail: (FL); (HL)
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (FL); (HL)
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Feng J, Duan Y, Qin Y, Sun W, Zhuang Z, Zhu D, Jiang L. The N-terminal pY33XL motif of CaPsy2 is critical for the function of protein phosphatase 4 in CaRad53 deactivation, DNA damage-induced filamentation and virulence in Candida albicans. Int J Med Microbiol 2017; 307:471-480. [PMID: 28967545 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2017.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Protein phosphatase PP4 is composed of one catalytic subunit and one or two regulatory subunits and conserved in eukaryotic cells. The catalytic subunit CaPph3 forms a complex with the regulatory subunit CaPsy2, which dephosphorylates activated CaRad53 during adaptation to and recovery from MMS-mediated DNA damage. We show here that the N-terminal Y33A mutation of CaPsy2 blocks the interaction between CaPph3 and CaRad53, the deactivation of CaRad53 and the morphologic switch in recovery from genotoxic stress. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the ScPph3-ScPsy2-ScPsy4 complex functions to dephosphorylate γH2A. In this study, we show that CaPsy4 is a functional homolog of ScPsy4 and not involved in the deactivation of CaRad53 or CaHta, the ortholog of H2A. However, deletion of CaPSY4 causes C. albicans cells a sensitivity to genotoxic reagents and a defect in DNA damage-induced filamentation. CaPsy4 interacts with both CaPph3 and CaPsy2, but the function of CaPsy4 is independent of CaPph3 and CaPsy2 in response to genotoxic stress. C. albicans cells lacking CaPPH3, CaPSY2 or CaPSY4, and C. albicans cells carrying the Y33A mutation of CaPSY2, show increased virulence to mice. Therefore, PP4 plays a negative role in regulating the DNA damage-induced filamentation and the virulence in C. albicans.
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- Jinrong Feng
- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Laboratory for Yeast Molecular and Cell Biology, The Research Center of Fermentation Technology, School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China.
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Wang G, Ren G, Cui X, Lu Z, Ma Y, Qi Y, Huang Y, Liu Z, Sun Z, Ruan Q. Host protein Snapin interacts with human cytomegalovirus pUL130 and affects viral DNA replication. J Biosci 2017; 41:173-82. [PMID: 27240978 DOI: 10.1007/s12038-016-9604-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The interplay between the host and Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) plays a pivotal role in the outcome of an infection. HCMV growth in endothelial and epithelial cells requires expression of viral proteins UL128, UL130, and UL131 proteins (UL128-131), of which UL130 is the largest gene and the only one that is not interrupted by introns.Mutation of the C terminus of the UL130 protein causes reduced tropism of endothelial cells (EC). However, very few host factors have been identified that interact with the UL130 protein. In this study, HCMV UL130 protein was shown to directly interact with the human protein Snapin in human embryonic kidney HEK293 cells by Yeast two-hybrid screening, in vitro glutathione S-transferase (GST) pull-down, and co-immunoprecipitation. Additionally, heterologous expression of protein UL130 revealed co-localization with Snapin in the cell membrane and cytoplasm of HEK293 cells using fluorescence confocal microscopy. Furthermore, decreasing the level of Snapin via specific small interfering RNAs decreased the number of viral DNA copies and titer inHCMV-infected U373-S cells. Taken together, these results suggest that Snapin, the pUL130 interacting protein, has a role in modulating HCMV DNA synthesis.
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- Guili Wang
- Virus Laboratory, The Affiliated Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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Feng J, Duan Y, Sun W, Qin Y, Zhuang Z, Zhu D, Sun X, Jiang L. CaTip41 regulates protein phosphatase 2A activity, CaRad53 deactivation and the recovery of DNA damage-induced filamentation to yeast form in Candida albicans. FEMS Yeast Res 2016; 16:fow009. [PMID: 26851402 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fow009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of the checkpoint kinase CaRad53 is crucial for fungal cells in response to genotoxic stresses. The protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) CaPph3/CaPsy2 phosphatase complex is involved in CaRad53 dephosphorylation in Candida albicans. In view of the role of ScTip41/ScTap42 in regulating PP2A phosphatases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we have explored the function of CaTip41 in C. albicans. Here, we show that CaTIP41 is a functional ortholog of ScTIP41 in the sensitivity of S. cerevisiae cells to rapamycin. Deletion of CaTIP41 causes C. albicans cells to be sensitive to DNA damaging agents, methylmethane sulfonate (MMS) and cisplatin, and resistant to both rapamycin and caffeine. Accordingly, expression of CaTip41 increases in response to MMS and cisplatin. In addition, C. albicans cells lacking CaTIP41 show a delay in the recovery from MMS-induced filamentation to yeast form, decreased PP2A activity and a defect in deactivation of CaRad53 during recovery from DNA damage. Through yeast two-hybrid assay we show that CaTip41 interacts with either CaPph3, CaPsy2 or CaTap42. Therefore, CaTip41 plays regulatory roles in both the CaRad53 deactivation during recovery from DNA damage and the target of rapamycin signaling pathway.
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- Jinrong Feng
- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- The National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Al-Ali AT, Sweet C. Further studies on the role of the residue 890 cysteine to tyrosine mutation in the M70 primase ORF of the temperature-sensitive mutant (tsm5) of murine cytomegalovirus. J Med Virol 2016; 88:1613-21. [PMID: 26919386 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A mutation (C890Y) introduced into the M70 primase gene of murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) resulted in reduced viral replication in murine embryo fibroblasts at 40°C and the mutant was severely attenuated in vivo. The attenuated replication of the M70 mutant was also observed in Raw 264.7 macrophages at 37°C, demonstrating that the mutation produced a defective rather than an unstable protein possibly reducing the amount of functional protein under different environmental conditions. Many synonymous mutations were introduced into this ORF by changing codon preferences that should reduce the efficiency of gene translation, but not change protein sequence or structure. Two Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) constructs were produced with 155 codons (at the distal third of the M70 gene) changed to MCMV less preferred codons and with either cysteine (BAC70(155Cys) ) or tyrosine (BAC70(155Tyr) ) at residue 890. Upon transfection of these BACs into NIH 3T3 cells, only BAC70(155Cys) produced virus and this mutant Mt70(155Cys) replicated similarly to its revertant and the wt MCMV K181 (Perth) variant. A metagenomic analysis of the protein structure of the primase using PredictProtein showed that the change from cysteine (M70Cys) to tyrosine (M70Tyr) has a marked effect on protein structure. However, when the cysteine residue was replaced by serine (M70Ser) or methionine (M70Met), which produced mutant viruses with a wild-type phenotype, the predicted structure was similar to the wild-type structure. J. Med. Virol. 88:1613-1621, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Hu C, Chen J, Ye L, Chen R, Zhang L, Xue X. Codon usage bias in human cytomegalovirus and its biological implication. Gene 2014; 545:5-14. [PMID: 24814188 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2013] [Revised: 05/02/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection, a worldwide contagion, causes a serious disorder in infected individuals. Analysis of codon usage can reveal much molecular information about this virus. The effective number of codon (ENC) values, relative synonymous codon usage (RSCU) values, codon adaptation index (CAI), and nucleotide contents was investigated in approximately 160 coding sequences (CDS) among 17 human cytomegalovirus genomes using the software CodonW. Linear regression analysis and logistic regression were performed to explore the preliminary data. The results showed that, overall, HCMV genomes had low codon usage bias (mean ENC=47.619). However, the ENC of individual CDS varied widely and was distributed unevenly between host-related genes and viral-self-function genes (P=0.002, odds ratio (OR)=3.194), as did the GC content (P=0.016, OR=2.178). The ENC values correlated with CAI, GC content, and the nucleotide composing at the 3rd codon position (GC3s) (P<0.001). There was a significant variation in the codon preference that depended on the RSCU data. The predicted ENC curve suggested that mutational pressure, rather than natural selection, was one of the main factors that determined the codon usage bias in HCMV. Among 123 genes with known function, the genes related to viral self-replication and viral-host interaction showed different ENC and CAI values, and GC and GC3s contents. In conclusion, the detailed codon usage bias theoretically revealed information concerning HCMV evolution and could be a valuable additional parameter for HCMV gene function research.
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- Changyuan Hu
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Ouhai District 325035, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Rheumatism and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Ouhai District 325035, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Wenzhou Medical University, Ouhai District 325035, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Ouhai District 325035, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Wenzhou Medical University, Ouhai District 325035, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Wenzhou Medical University, Ouhai District 325035, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Modulation of the cellular distribution of human cytomegalovirus helicase by cellular factor Snapin. J Virol 2013; 87:10628-40. [PMID: 23885069 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01657-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Controlled regulation of genomic DNA synthesis is a universally conserved process for all herpesviruses, including human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), and plays a key role in viral pathogenesis, such as persistent infections. HCMV UL105 is believed to encode the helicase of the DNA replication machinery that needs to localize in the nuclei, the site of viral DNA synthesis. No host factors that interact with UL105 have been identified. In this study, we show that UL105 specifically interacts with Snapin, a human protein that is predominantly localized in the cytoplasm and associated with cellular vesicles. UL105 was found to interact with Snapin in both the yeast two-hybrid screen and coimmunoprecipitation experiments in HCMV-infected cells. The nuclear and cytoplasmic levels of UL105 were decreased and increased in cells overexpressing Snapin, respectively, while the levels of UL105 in the nuclei and cytoplasm were increased and decreased in cells in which the expression of Snapin was downregulated with anti-Snapin small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules, respectively. Furthermore, viral DNA synthesis and progeny production were decreased in cells overexpressing Snapin and increased in the anti-Snapin siRNA-treated cells, respectively. Our results provide the first direct evidence to suggest that Snapin interacts with UL105 and alters its cellular distribution, leading to modulation of viral DNA synthesis and progeny production. Our study further suggests that modulation of the cellular distribution of viral helicase by Snapin may represent a possible mechanism for regulating HCMV genomic DNA synthesis, a key step during herpesvirus lytic and persistent infections.
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Li X, Wang J, Liu J, Li Z, Wang Y, Xue Y, Li X, Cao H, Zheng SJ. Engagement of soluble resistance-related calcium binding protein (sorcin) with foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) VP1 inhibits type I interferon response in cells. Vet Microbiol 2013; 166:35-46. [PMID: 23764275 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Revised: 04/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is an acute, highly contagious animal disease caused by FMD virus (FMDV). Although FMDV-induced immunosuppression in host has been well established, the exact molecular mechanism for such induction is not very clear. We report here the identification of FMDV VP1 as an interferon-suppressor by interacting with soluble resistance-related calcium binding protein (sorcin). We found that VP1 suppressed tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α or Sendai virus (SeV)-induced type I interferon response in HEK293T cells, and that this suppression could be completely abolished by knockdown of sorcin by shRNA. Furthermore, overexpression of sorcin inhibited type I interferon response. Conversely, TNF- or SeV-induced type I interferon response increased when sorcin knocked down, leading to inhibition of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) replication. Thus, VP1-induced suppression of type I interferon is mediated by interacting with sorcin, a protein that appears to regulate cell response to viral infections.
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- Xiaying Li
- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Pei Y, Fu W, Yang E, Shen A, Chen YC, Gong H, Chen J, Huang J, Xiao G, Liu F. A Hsp40 chaperone protein interacts with and modulates the cellular distribution of the primase protein of human cytomegalovirus. PLoS Pathog 2012; 8:e1002968. [PMID: 23133382 PMCID: PMC3486897 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2012] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Genomic DNA replication is a universal and essential process for all herpesvirus including human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). HCMV UL70 protein, which is believed to encode the primase activity of the viral DNA replication machinery and is highly conserved among herpesviruses, needs to be localized in the nucleus, the site of viral DNA synthesis. No host factors that facilitate the nuclear import of UL70 have been reported. In this study, we provided the first direct evidence that UL70 specifically interacts with a highly conserved and ubiquitously expressed member of the heat shock protein Hsp40/DNAJ family, DNAJB6, which is expressed as two isoforms, a and b, as a result of alternative splicing. The interaction of UL70 with a common region of DNAJB6a and b was identified by both a two hybrid screen in yeast and coimmunoprecipitation in human cells. In transfected cells, UL70 was primarily co-localized with DNAJB6a in the nuclei and with DNAJB6b in the cytoplasm, respectively. The nuclear import of UL70 was increased in cells in which DNAJB6a was up-regulated or DNAJB6b was down-regulated, and was reduced in cells in which DNAJB6a was down-regulated or DNAJB6b was up-regulated. Furthermore, the level of viral DNA synthesis and progeny production was increased in cells in which DNAJB6a was up-regulated or DNAJB6b was down-regulated, and was reduced in cells in which DNAJB6a was down-regulated or DNAJB6b was up-regulated. Thus, DNAJB6a and b appear to enhance the nuclear import and cytoplasmic accumulation of UL70, respectively. Our results also suggest that the relative expression levels of DNAJB6 isoforms may play a key role in regulating the cellular localization of UL70, leading to modulation of HCMV DNA synthesis and lytic infection. Genomic DNA replication is highly conserved across all herpesviruses including human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and is the target for most of the current FDA-approved anti-herpes therapeutic agents. Little is known about how UL70, which is believed to encode the primase activity of the viral DNA replication machinery and is essential for genomic replication, is imported to the nuclei, the site of viral DNA synthesis. In this study, we demonstrated that the HCMV primase interacts with a highly conserved and ubiquitously expressed chaperone protein DNAJB6 that belongs to the heat shock protein 40 (Hsp40) family. As a result of alternative splicing, DNAJB6 is expressed as two isoforms, a and b. While DNAJB6b promotes cytoplasmic accumulation of the viral primase, DNAJB6a enhances its nuclear distribution, representing the first example of a cellular factor involved in facilitating nuclear import of a herpesvirus primase. Our study suggests that the relative expression level of DNAJB6 isoforms may represent a novel mechanism for modulating HCMV lytic replication by regulating the cellular localization of the viral primase. Furthermore, our results raise the possibility of developing new strategies for treating herpesvirus replication by modulating the cellular distribution of the primase with altered expression of a cellular protein.
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- Yonggang Pei
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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