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Harel S, Altaras Y, Nachmias D, Rotem-Dai N, Dvilansky I, Elia N, Rousso I. Analysis of individual HIV-1 budding event using fast AFM reveals a multiplexed role for VPS4. Biophys J 2022; 121:4229-4238. [PMID: 36042696 PMCID: PMC9674973 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The assembly and budding of newly formed human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) particles occur at the plasma membrane of infected cells. Although the molecular basis for viral budding has been studied extensively, investigation of its spatiotemporal characteristics has been limited by the small dimensions (∼100 nm) of HIV particles and the fast kinetics of the process (a few minutes from bud formation to virion release). Here we applied ultra-fast atomic force microscopy to achieve real-time visualization of individual HIV-1 budding events from wild-type (WT) cell lines as well as from mutated lines lacking vacuolar protein sorting-4 (VPS4) or visceral adipose tissue-1 protein (VTA1). Using single-particle analysis, we show that HIV-1 bud formation follows two kinetic pathways (fast and slow) with each composed of three distinct phases (growth, stationary, decay). Notably, approximately 38% of events did not result in viral release and were characterized by the formation of short (rather than tall) particles that slowly decayed back into the cell membrane. These non-productive events became more abundant in VPS4 knockout cell lines. Strikingly, the absence of VPS4B, rather than VPS4A, increased the production of short viral particles, suggesting a role for VPS4B in earlier stages of HIV-1 budding than traditionally thought.
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- Shimon Harel
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Life Sciences and NIBN, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Life Sciences and NIBN, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Life Sciences and NIBN, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Life Sciences and NIBN, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
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Rousso I, Deshpande A. Applications of Atomic Force Microscopy in HIV-1 Research. Viruses 2022; 14:v14030648. [PMID: 35337055 PMCID: PMC8955997 DOI: 10.3390/v14030648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Obtaining an understanding of the mechanism underlying the interrelations between the structure and function of HIV-1 is of pivotal importance. In previous decades, this mechanism was addressed extensively in a variety of studies using conventional approaches. More recently, atomic force microscopy, which is a relatively new technique with unique capabilities, has been utilized to study HIV-1 biology. Atomic force microscopy can generate high-resolution images at the nanometer-scale and analyze the mechanical properties of individual HIV-1 virions, virus components (e.g., capsids), and infected live cells under near-physiological environments. This review describes the working principles and various imaging and analysis modes of atomic force microscopy, and elaborates on its distinctive contributions to HIV-1 research in areas such as mechanobiology and the physics of infection.
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He TS, Chen T, Wang DD, Xu LG. HAUS8 regulates RLR‑VISA antiviral signaling positively by targeting VISA. Mol Med Rep 2018; 18:2458-2466. [PMID: 29916539 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial anti‑viral signaling protein (VISA), additionally termed MAVS, IPS‑1 and Cardif, is located at the outer membrane of mitochondria and is an essential adaptor in the Rig‑like receptor (RLRs) signaling pathway. Upon viral infection, activated RLRs interact with VISA on mitochondria, forming a RLR‑VISA platform, leading to the recruitment of different TRAF family members, including TRAF3, TRAF2 and TRAF6. This results in the phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of interferon regulatory factors 3 and 7 (IRF3/IRF7) by TANK binding kinase 1 (TBK1) and/or IKKε, as well as activation of NF‑κB, to induce type I interferons (IFNs) and pro‑inflammatory cytokines. It remains to be elucidated how VISA functions as a scaffold for protein complex assembly in mitochondria to regulate RLR‑VISA antiviral signaling. In the present study, it was demonstrated that HAUS augmin like complex subunit 8 (HAUS8) augments the RLR‑VISA‑dependent antiviral signaling pathway by targeting the VISA complex. Co‑immunoprecipitation verified that HAUS8 was associated with VISA and the VISA signaling complex components retinoic acid‑inducible gene I (RIG‑I) and TBK1 when the RLR‑VISA signaling pathway was activated. The data demonstrated that overexpression of HAUS8 significantly promoted the activity of the transcription factors NF‑κB, IRF3 and the IFN‑β promoter induced by Sendai virus‑mediated RLR‑VISA signaling. HAUS8 increased the polyubiquitination of VISA, RIG‑I and TBK1. Knockdown of HAUS8 inhibited the activation of the transcription factors IRF‑3, NF‑κB and the IFN‑β promoter triggered by Sendai virus. Collectively, these results demonstrated that HAUS8 may function as a positive regulator of RLR‑VISA dependent antiviral signaling by targeting the VISA complex, providing a novel regulatory mechanism of antiviral responses.
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- Tian-Sheng He
- Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecules, Ministry of Education and College of Life Science, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330022, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecules, Ministry of Education and College of Life Science, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330022, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecules, Ministry of Education and College of Life Science, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330022, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Small Organic Molecules, Ministry of Education and College of Life Science, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330022, P.R. China
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Hernandez Reyes Y, Provost C, Traesel CK, Jacques M, Gagnon CA. Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae culture supernatant antiviral effect against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus occurs prior to the viral genome replication and transcription through actin depolymerization. J Med Microbiol 2018; 67:249-264. [DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Yenney Hernandez Reyes
- Centre de recherche en infectiologie porcine et avicole (CRIPA) et Groupe de recherche sur les maladies infectieuses en production animale (GREMIP), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, J2S 2M2, Canada
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- Centre de recherche en infectiologie porcine et avicole (CRIPA) et Groupe de recherche sur les maladies infectieuses en production animale (GREMIP), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, J2S 2M2, Canada
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- Centre de recherche en infectiologie porcine et avicole (CRIPA) et Groupe de recherche sur les maladies infectieuses en production animale (GREMIP), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, J2S 2M2, Canada
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- Centre de recherche en infectiologie porcine et avicole (CRIPA) et Groupe de recherche sur les maladies infectieuses en production animale (GREMIP), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, J2S 2M2, Canada
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- Centre de recherche en infectiologie porcine et avicole (CRIPA) et Groupe de recherche sur les maladies infectieuses en production animale (GREMIP), Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, J2S 2M2, Canada
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Equine Infectious Anemia Virus Gag Assembly and Export Are Directed by Matrix Protein through trans-Golgi Networks and Cellular Vesicles. J Virol 2015; 90:1824-38. [PMID: 26637458 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02814-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Gag intracellular assembly and export are very important processes for lentiviruses replication. Previous studies have demonstrated that equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV) matrix (MA) possesses distinct phosphoinositide affinity compared with HIV-1 MA and that phosphoinositide-mediated targeting to peripheral and internal membranes is a critical factor in EIAV assembly and release. In this study, we compared the cellular assembly sites of EIAV and HIV-1. We observed that the assembly of EIAV particles occurred on interior cellular membranes, while HIV-1 was targeted to the plasma membrane (PM) for assembly. Then, we determined that W7 and K9 in the EIAV MA N terminus were essential for Gag assembly and release but did not affect the cellular distribution of Gag. The replacement of EIAV MA with HIV-1 MA directed chimeric Gag to the PM but severely impaired Gag release. MA structural analysis indicated that the EIAV and HIV-1 MAs had similar spatial structures but that helix 1 of the EIAV MA was closer to loop 2. Further investigation indicated that EIAV Gag accumulated in the trans-Golgi network (TGN) but not the early and late endosomes. The 9 N-terminal amino acids of EIAV MA harbored the signal that directed Gag to the TGN membrane system. Additionally, we demonstrated that EIAV particles were transported to the extracellular space by the cellular vesicle system. This type of EIAV export was not associated with multivesicular bodies or microtubule depolymerization but could be inhibited by the actin-depolymerizing drug cytochalasin D, suggesting that dynamic actin depolymerization may be associated with EIAV production. IMPORTANCE In previous studies, EIAV Gag was reported to localize to both the cell interior and the plasma membrane. Here, we demonstrate that EIAV likely uses the TGN as the assembly site in contrast to HIV-1, which is targeted to the PM for assembly. These distinct assembly features are determined by the MA domain. We also identified two sites in the N terminus of EIAV MA that were important for Gag assembly and release. Furthermore, the observation of EIAV transport by cellular vesicles but not by multivesicular bodies sheds light on the mechanisms underlying EIAV cellular replication.
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Involvement of the Rac1-IRSp53-Wave2-Arp2/3 Signaling Pathway in HIV-1 Gag Particle Release in CD4 T Cells. J Virol 2015; 89:8162-81. [PMID: 26018170 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00469-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED During HIV-1 assembly, the Gag viral proteins are targeted and assemble at the inner leaflet of the cell plasma membrane. This process could modulate the cortical actin cytoskeleton, located underneath the plasma membrane, since actin dynamics are able to promote localized membrane reorganization. In addition, activated small Rho GTPases are known for regulating actin dynamics and membrane remodeling. Therefore, the modulation of such Rho GTPase activity and of F-actin by the Gag protein during virus particle formation was considered. Here, we studied the implication of the main Rac1, Cdc42, and RhoA small GTPases, and some of their effectors, in this process. The effect of small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated Rho GTPases and silencing of their effectors on Gag localization, Gag membrane attachment, and virus-like particle production was analyzed by immunofluorescence coupled to confocal microscopy, membrane flotation assays, and immunoblot assays, respectively. In parallel, the effect of Gag expression on the Rac1 activation level was monitored by G-LISA, and the intracellular F-actin content in T cells was monitored by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy. Our results revealed the involvement of activated Rac1 and of the IRSp53-Wave2-Arp2/3 signaling pathway in HIV-1 Gag membrane localization and particle release in T cells as well as a role for actin branching and polymerization, and this was solely dependent on the Gag viral protein. In conclusion, our results highlight a new role for the Rac1-IRSp53-Wave2-Arp2/3 signaling pathway in the late steps of HIV-1 replication in CD4 T lymphocytes. IMPORTANCE During HIV-1 assembly, the Gag proteins are targeted and assembled at the inner leaflet of the host cell plasma membrane. Gag interacts with specific membrane phospholipids that can also modulate the regulation of cortical actin cytoskeleton dynamics. Actin dynamics can promote localized membrane reorganization and thus can be involved in facilitating Gag assembly and particle formation. Activated small Rho GTPases and effectors are regulators of actin dynamics and membrane remodeling. We thus studied the effects of the Rac1, Cdc42, and RhoA GTPases and their specific effectors on HIV-1 Gag membrane localization and viral particle release in T cells. Our results show that activated Rac1 and the IRSp53-Wave2-Arp2/3 signaling pathway are involved in Gag plasma membrane localization and viral particle production. This work uncovers a role for cortical actin through the activation of Rac1 and the IRSp53/Wave2 signaling pathway in HIV-1 particle formation in CD4 T lymphocytes.
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Stauffer S, Rahman SA, de Marco A, Carlson LA, Glass B, Oberwinkler H, Herold N, Briggs JAG, Müller B, Grünewald K, Kräusslich HG. The nucleocapsid domain of Gag is dispensable for actin incorporation into HIV-1 and for association of viral budding sites with cortical F-actin. J Virol 2014; 88:7893-903. [PMID: 24789788 PMCID: PMC4097806 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00428-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Actin and actin-binding proteins are incorporated into HIV-1 particles, and F-actin has been suggested to bind the NC domain in HIV-1 Gag. Furthermore, F-actin has been frequently observed in the vicinity of HIV-1 budding sites by cryo-electron tomography (cET). Filamentous structures emanating from viral buds and suggested to correspond to actin filaments have been observed by atomic force microscopy. To determine whether the NC domain of Gag is required for actin association with viral buds and for actin incorporation into HIV-1, we performed comparative analyses of virus-like particles (VLPs) obtained by expression of wild-type HIV-1 Gag or a Gag variant where the entire NC domain had been replaced by a dimerizing leucine zipper [Gag(LZ)]. The latter protein yielded efficient production of VLPs with near-wild-type assembly kinetics and size and exhibited a regular immature Gag lattice. Typical HIV-1 budding sites were detected by using cET in cells expressing either Gag or Gag(LZ), and no difference was observed regarding the association of buds with the F-actin network. Furthermore, actin was equally incorporated into wild-type HIV-1 and Gag- or Gag(LZ)-derived VLPs, with less actin per particle observed than had been reported previously. Incorporation appeared to correlate with the relative intracellular actin concentration, suggesting an uptake of cytosol rather than a specific recruitment of actin. Thus, the NC domain in HIV-1 Gag does not appear to have a role in actin recruitment or actin incorporation into HIV-1 particles. Importance: HIV-1 particles bud from the plasma membrane, which is lined by a network of actin filaments. Actin was found to interact with the nucleocapsid domain of the viral structural protein Gag and is incorporated in significant amounts into HIV-1 particles, suggesting that it may play an active role in virus release. Using electron microscopy techniques, we previously observed bundles of actin filaments near HIV-1 buds, often seemingly in contact with the Gag layer. Here, we show that this spatial association is observed independently of the proposed actin-binding domain of HIV-1. The absence of this domain also did not affect actin incorporation and had a minor effect on the viral assembly rate. Furthermore, actin was not enriched in the virus compared to the average levels in the respective producing cell. Our data argue against a specific recruitment of actin to HIV-1 budding sites by the nucleocapsid domain of Gag.
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- Sarah Stauffer
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Oxford Particle Imaging Centre, Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Oxford Particle Imaging Centre, Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
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Investigating the role of F-actin in human immunodeficiency virus assembly by live-cell microscopy. J Virol 2014; 88:7904-14. [PMID: 24789789 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00431-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) particles assemble at the plasma membrane, which is lined by a dense network of filamentous actin (F-actin). Large amounts of actin have been detected in HIV-1 virions, proposed to be incorporated by interactions with the nucleocapsid domain of the viral polyprotein Gag. Previous studies addressing the role of F-actin in HIV-1 particle formation using F-actin-interfering drugs did not yield consistent results. Filamentous structures pointing toward nascent HIV-1 budding sites, detected by cryo-electron tomography and atomic force microscopy, prompted us to revisit the role of F-actin in HIV-1 assembly by live-cell microscopy. HeLa cells coexpressing HIV-1 carrying fluorescently labeled Gag and a labeled F-actin-binding peptide were imaged by live-cell total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIR-FM). Computational analysis of image series did not reveal characteristic patterns of F-actin in the vicinity of viral budding sites. Furthermore, no transient recruitment of F-actin during bud formation was detected by monitoring fluorescence intensity changes at nascent HIV-1 assembly sites. The chosen approach allowed us to measure the effect of F-actin-interfering drugs on the assembly of individual virions in parallel with monitoring changes in the F-actin network of the respective cell. Treatment of cells with latrunculin did not affect the efficiency and dynamics of Gag assembly under conditions resulting in the disruption of F-actin filaments. Normal assembly rates were also observed upon transient stabilization of F-actin by short-term treatment with jasplakinolide. Taken together, these findings indicate that actin filament dynamics are dispensable for HIV-1 Gag assembly at the plasma membrane of HeLa cells. Importance: HIV-1 particles assemble at the plasma membrane of virus-producing cells. This membrane is lined by a dense network of actin filaments that might either present a physical obstacle to the formation of virus particles or generate force promoting the assembly process. Drug-mediated interference with the actin cytoskeleton showed different results for the formation of retroviral particles in different studies, likely due to general effects on the cell upon prolonged drug treatment. Here, we characterized the effect of actin-interfering compounds on the HIV-1 assembly process by direct observation of virus formation in live cells, which allowed us to measure assembly rate constants directly upon drug addition. Virus assembly proceeded with normal rates when actin filaments were either disrupted or stabilized. Taken together with the absence of characteristic actin filament patterns at viral budding sites in our analyses, this indicates that the actin network is dispensable for HIV-1 assembly.
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Humphries AC, Way M. The non-canonical roles of clathrin and actin in pathogen internalization, egress and spread. Nat Rev Microbiol 2013; 11:551-60. [PMID: 24020073 DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro3072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The role of clathrin in pathogen entry has received much attention and has highlighted the adaptability of clathrin during internalization. Recent studies have now uncovered additional roles for clathrin and have put the spotlight on its role in pathogen spread. Here, we discuss the manipulation of clathrin by pathogens, with specific attention to the processes that occur at the plasma membrane. In the majority of cases, both clathrin and the actin cytoskeleton are hijacked, so we also examine the interplay between these two systems and their role during pathogen internalization, egress and spread.
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- Ashley C Humphries
- Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, 44 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, UK
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Muriaux D, Darlix JL. Properties and functions of the nucleocapsid protein in virus assembly. RNA Biol 2010; 7:744-53. [PMID: 21157181 DOI: 10.4161/rna.7.6.14065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein (NC) is a small basic protein generated by the cleavage of the Gag structural polyprotein precusor by the viral protease during virus assembly in the infected cell. HIV-1 NC possesses two copies of a highly conserved CCHC zinc finger (ZnF), flanked by basic residues. HIV-1 NC and more generally retroviral NC proteins are nucleic acid binding proteins possessing potent nucleic acid condensing and chaperoning activities. As such NC protein drives critical structural rearrangements of the genomic RNA, notably RNA dimerization in the course of virus assembly and viral nucleic acid annealing required for genomic RNA replication by the viral reverse transcriptase (RT). Here we review the relationships between the 3D structure of HIV-1 NC, notably the central globular domain encompassing the two zinc fingers and the basic linker and NC functions in the early and late phases of virus replication. One of the salient feature of the NC central globular domain is an hydrophobic plateau which appears to orchestrate the NC functions, such as chaperoning the conversion of the genomic RNA into viral DNA by RT during the early phase, and driving the selection and dimerization of the genomic RNA at the initial stage of viral particle assembly. This ensures a bona fide trafficking of early GagNC-genomic RNA complexes to the plasma membrane of the infected cell and ultimately virion formation and budding.
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Gladnikoff M, Shimoni E, Gov NS, Rousso I. Retroviral assembly and budding occur through an actin-driven mechanism. Biophys J 2010; 97:2419-28. [PMID: 19883584 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2009] [Revised: 07/20/2009] [Accepted: 08/10/2009] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The assembly and budding of a new virus is a fundamental step in retroviral replication. Yet, despite substantial progress in the structural and biochemical characterization of retroviral budding, the underlying physical mechanism remains poorly understood, particularly with respect to the mechanism by which the virus overcomes the energy barrier associated with the formation of high membrane curvature during viral budding. Using atomic force, fluorescence, and transmission electron microscopy, we find that both human immunodeficiency virus and Moloney murine leukemia virus remodel the actin cytoskeleton of their host. These actin-filamentous structures assemble simultaneously with or immediately after the beginning of budding, and disappear as soon as the nascent virus is released from the cell membrane. Analysis of sections of cryopreserved virus-infected cells by transmission electron microscopy reveals similar actin filament structures emerging from every nascent virus. Substitution of the nucleocapsid domain implicated in actin binding by a leucine-zipper domain results in the budding of virus-like particles without remodeling of the cell's cytoskeleton. Notably, viruses carrying the modified nucleocapsid domains bud more slowly by an order of magnitude compared to the wild-type. The results of this study show that retroviruses utilize the cell cytoskeleton to expedite their assembly and budding.
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- Micha Gladnikoff
- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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Haines FJ, Griffiths CM, Possee RD, Hawes CR, King LA. Involvement of lipid rafts and cellular actin in AcMNPV GP64 distribution and virus budding. Virol Sin 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s12250-009-3055-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Votteler J, Iavnilovitch E, Fingrut O, Shemesh V, Taglicht D, Erez O, Sörgel S, Walther T, Bannert N, Schubert U, Reiss Y. Exploring the functional interaction between POSH and ALIX and the relevance to HIV-1 release. BMC BIOCHEMISTRY 2009; 10:12. [PMID: 19393081 PMCID: PMC2680910 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2091-10-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2008] [Accepted: 04/24/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The ALG2-interacting protein X (ALIX)/AIP1 is an adaptor protein with multiple functions in intracellular protein trafficking that plays a central role in the biogenesis of enveloped viruses. The ubiquitin E3-ligase POSH (plenty of SH3) augments HIV-1 egress by facilitating the transport of Gag to the cell membrane. Recently, it was reported, that POSH interacts with ALIX and thereby enhances ALIX mediated phenotypes in Drosophila. RESULTS In this study we identified ALIX as a POSH ubiquitination substrate in human cells: POSH induces the ubiquitination of ALIX that is modified on several lysine residues in vivo and in vitro. This ubiquitination does not destabilize ALIX, suggesting a regulatory function. As it is well established that ALIX rescues virus release of L-domain mutant HIV-1, HIV-1DeltaPTAP, we demonstrated that wild type POSH, but not an ubiquitination inactive RING finger mutant (POSHV14A), substantially enhances ALIX-mediated release of infectious virions derived from HIV-1DeltaPTAP L-domain mutant (YPXnL-dependent HIV-1). In further agreement with the idea of a cooperative function of POSH and ALIX, mutating the YPXnL-ALIX binding site in Gag completely abrogated augmentation of virus release by overexpression of POSH. However, the effect of the POSH-mediated ubiquitination appears to be auxiliary, but not necessary, as silencing of POSH by RNAi does not disturb ALIX-augmentation of virus release. CONCLUSION Thus, the cumulative results identified ALIX as an ubiquitination substrate of POSH and indicate that POSH and ALIX cooperate to facilitate efficient virus release. However, while ALIX is obligatory for the release of YPXnL-dependent HIV-1, POSH, albeit rate-limiting, may be functionally interchangeable.
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- Jörg Votteler
- Institute of Virology, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany.
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Modulation of beta-catenin and E-cadherin interaction by Vpu increases human immunodeficiency virus type 1 particle release. J Virol 2008; 82:3932-8. [PMID: 18256147 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00430-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Vpu (viral protein U) is a 17-kDa human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) accessory protein that enhances the release of particles from the surfaces of infected cells. Vpu recruits beta-transducin repeat-containing protein (beta-TrCP) and mediates proteasomal degradation of CD4. By sequestering beta-TrCP away from other cellular substrates, Vpu leads to the stabilization of beta-TrCP substrates such as beta-catenin, IkappaBalpha, ATF4, and Cdc25A, but not of other substrates such as Emi1. This study shows that in addition to stabilizing beta-catenin, Vpu leads to the depression of both total and beta-catenin-associated E-cadherin levels through beta-TrCP-dependent stabilization of the transcriptional repressor Snail. We showed that both downregulation of overall E-cadherin levels and dissociation of E-cadherin from beta-catenin result in enhanced viral release. By contrast, the overexpression of E-cadherin or the prevention of the dissociation of E-cadherin from beta-catenin results in depressed levels of virus release. Since E-cadherin is expressed only in dendritic cells and macrophages, and not in T cells, our data suggest that the HIV-1 vpu gene may have evolved to counteract different restrictions to assembly in different cells.
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Naghavi MH, Goff SP. Retroviral proteins that interact with the host cell cytoskeleton. Curr Opin Immunol 2007; 19:402-7. [PMID: 17707624 PMCID: PMC2040053 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2007.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2007] [Revised: 06/22/2007] [Accepted: 07/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In the past decade, several lines of evidence have highlighted the importance of the host cell cytoskeleton in various stages of retroviral infection. To complete their lifecycle, retroviruses must penetrate the outer barrier of the cell membrane, and viral cores containing the viral genome must traverse the cytoplasm to the nucleus and then viral gene products must make the journey back to the cell surface in order to release new progeny. The presence of a dense cytoskeletal network and organelles in the cytoplasm creates an environment that greatly impedes diffusion of macromolecules such as viruses. As such, retroviruses have evolved means to hijack actin as well as microtubule cytoskeletal networks that regulate macromolecular movement within the host cell. Developing studies are discovering several host and viral factors that play important roles in retroviral trafficking.
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- Mojgan H. Naghavi
- School of Medicine and Medical Science, Center for Research in Infectious Diseases, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032
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Kadiu I, Ricardo-Dukelow M, Ciborowski P, Gendelman HE. Cytoskeletal protein transformation in HIV-1-infected macrophage giant cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:6404-15. [PMID: 17475870 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.10.6404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The mechanisms linking HIV-1 replication, macrophage biology, and multinucleated giant cell formation are incompletely understood. With the advent of functional proteomics, the characterization, regulation, and transformation of HIV-1-infected macrophage-secreted proteins can be ascertained. To these ends, we performed proteomic analyses of culture fluids derived from HIV-1 infected monocyte-derived macrophages. Robust reorganization, phosphorylation, and exosomal secretion of the cytoskeletal proteins profilin 1 and actin were observed in conjunction with productive viral replication and giant cell formation. Actin and profilin 1 recruitment to the macrophage plasma membrane paralleled virus-induced cytopathicity, podosome formation, and cellular fusion. Poly-l-proline, an inhibitor of profilin 1-mediated actin polymerization, inhibited cytoskeletal transformations and suppressed, in part, progeny virion production. These data support the idea that actin and profilin 1 rearrangement along with exosomal secretion affect viral replication and cytopathicity. Such events favor the virus over the host cell and provide insights into macrophage defense mechanisms used to contain viral growth and how they may be affected during progressive HIV-1 infection.
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- Irena Kadiu
- Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198, USA
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Pelling AE, Dawson DW, Carreon DM, Christiansen JJ, Shen RR, Teitell MA, Gimzewski JK. Distinct contributions of microtubule subtypes to cell membrane shape and stability. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2007; 3:43-52. [PMID: 17379168 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2006.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2006] [Revised: 11/17/2006] [Accepted: 11/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Microtubules (MTs) are linked to cell mechanobiology. "Stable" and "dynamically unstable" microtubule (MT) subtypes are differentially sensitive to growth and distribution in serum starved (SS) versus full serum (FS) conditions. Atomic Force and Immunofluorescence microscopies were used to study the nanomechanical properties of the cell membrane in response to serum conditions and nocodazole. Nanomechanical properties of the cell membrane remain unchanged under SS/FS conditions even though there are drastic MT changes. The cell membrane is shown to depend on unstable MTs and the intermediate filament (IF) networks to maintain local stiffness. Measurements of local membrane nanomechanics in response to nocodazole display characteristic serum dependent decays. The responses suggest that the cell exists in a mechanical transition state. Stiffness is shown to depend on the interplay between dynamically unstable MTs, stable MTs and IFs which all act to impart a distinct cellular type of transient "metastability".
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- Andrew E Pelling
- Department of Medicine and the London Centre for Nanotechnology, London, United Kingdom
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Sherer NM, Lehmann MJ, Jimenez-Soto LF, Horensavitz C, Pypaert M, Mothes W. Retroviruses can establish filopodial bridges for efficient cell-to-cell transmission. Nat Cell Biol 2007; 9:310-5. [PMID: 17293854 PMCID: PMC2628976 DOI: 10.1038/ncb1544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 362] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2006] [Accepted: 01/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The spread of retroviruses between cells is estimated to be 2-3 orders of magnitude more efficient when cells can physically interact with each other. The underlying mechanism is largely unknown, but transfer is believed to occur through large-surface interfaces, called virological or infectious synapses. Here, we report the direct visualization of cell-to-cell transmission of retroviruses in living cells. Our results reveal a mechanism of virus transport from infected to non-infected cells, involving thin filopodial bridges. These filopodia originate from non-infected cells and interact, through their tips, with infected cells. A strong association of the viral envelope glycoprotein (Env) in an infected cell with the receptor molecules in a target cell generates a stable bridge. Viruses then move along the outer surface of the filopodial bridge toward the target cell. Our data suggest that retroviruses spread by exploiting an inherent ability of filopodia to transport ligands from cell to cell.
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- Nathan M. Sherer
- Section of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University School of Medicine, 295 Congress Ave, New Haven, CT 06536, USA
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- Section of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University School of Medicine, 295 Congress Ave, New Haven, CT 06536, USA
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- Section of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University School of Medicine, 295 Congress Ave, New Haven, CT 06536, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, 295 Congress Ave, New Haven, CT 06536, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, 295 Congress Ave, New Haven, CT 06536, USA
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- Section of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University School of Medicine, 295 Congress Ave, New Haven, CT 06536, USA
- Correspondence should be addressed to W.M. (e-mail: )
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Viruses exploit the cytoskeleton of host cells to transport their components and spread to neighbouring cells. Here we show that the actin cytoskeleton is involved in the release of Marburgvirus (MARV) particles. We found that peripherally located nucleocapsids and envelope precursors of MARV are located either at the tip or at the side of filopodial actin bundles. Importantly, viral budding was almost exclusively detected at filopodia. Inhibiting actin polymerization in MARV-infected cells significantly diminished the amount of viral particles released into the medium. This suggested that dynamic polymerization of actin in filopodia is essential for efficient release of MARV. The viral matrix protein VP40 plays a key role in the release of MARV particles and we found that the intracellular localization of recombinant VP40 and its release in form of virus-like particles were strongly influenced by overexpression or inhibition of myosin 10 and Cdc42, proteins important in filopodia formation and function. We suggest that VP40, which is capable of interacting with viral nucleocapsids, provides an interface of MARV subviral particles and filopodia. As filopodia are in close contact with neighbouring cells, usurpation of these structures may facilitate spread of MARV to adjacent cells.
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Cafruny WA, Duman RG, Wong GHW, Said S, Ward-Demo P, Rowland RRR, Nelson EA. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection spreads by cell-to-cell transfer in cultured MARC-145 cells, is dependent on an intact cytoskeleton, and is suppressed by drug-targeting of cell permissiveness to virus infection. Virol J 2006; 3:90. [PMID: 17081295 PMCID: PMC1635561 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-3-90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2006] [Accepted: 11/02/2006] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is the etiologic agent of PRRS, causing widespread chronic infections which are largely uncontrolled by currently available vaccines or other antiviral measures. Cultured monkey kidney (MARC-145) cells provide an important tool for the study of PRRSV replication. For the present study, flow cytometric and fluorescence antibody (FA) analyses of PRRSV infection of cultured MARC-145 cells were carried out in experiments designed to clarify viral dynamics and the mechanism of viral spread. The roles of viral permissiveness and the cytoskeleton in PRRSV infection and transmission were examined in conjunction with antiviral and cytotoxic drugs. Results Flow cytometric and FA analyses of PRRSV antigen expression revealed distinct primary and secondary phases of MARC-145 cell infection. PRRSV antigen was randomly expressed in a few percent of cells during the primary phase of infection (up to about 20–22 h p.i.), but the logarithmic infection phase (days 2–3 p.i.), was characterized by secondary spread to clusters of infected cells. The formation of secondary clusters of PRRSV-infected cells preceded the development of CPE in MARC-145 cells, and both primary and secondary PRRSV infection were inhibited by colchicine and cytochalasin D, demonstrating a critical role of the cytoskeleton in viral permissiveness as well as cell-to-cell transmission from a subpopulation of cells permissive for free virus to secondary targets. Cellular expression of actin also appeared to correlate with PRRSV resistance, suggesting a second role of the actin cytoskeleton as a potential barrier to cell-to-cell transmission. PRRSV infection and cell-to-cell transmission were efficiently suppressed by interferon-γ (IFN-γ), as well as the more-potent experimental antiviral agent AK-2. Conclusion The results demonstrate two distinct mechanisms of PRRSV infection: primary infection of a relatively small subpopulation of innately PRRSV-permissive cells, and secondary cell-to-cell transmission to contiguous cells which appear non-permissive to free virus. The results also indicate that an intact cytoskeleton is critical for PRRSV infection, and that viral permissiveness is a highly efficient drug target to control PRRSV infection. The data from this experimental system have important implications for the mechanisms of PRRSV persistence and pathology, as well as for a better understanding of arterivirus regulation.
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- William A Cafruny
- Division of Basic Biomedical Science, Sanford School ofMedicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA
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- Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Sanford School ofMedicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA
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- Actokine Therapeutics, 12 Middlesex Rd. Chestnut Hill, MA02467, USA
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- Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Sanford School ofMedicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA
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- Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, KansasState University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
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Fackler OT, Kräusslich HG. Interactions of human retroviruses with the host cell cytoskeleton. Curr Opin Microbiol 2006; 9:409-15. [PMID: 16820319 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2006.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2006] [Accepted: 06/20/2006] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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As obligate cell parasites, viruses have evolved into professional manipulators of host cell functions. Accordingly, viruses often remodel the cytoskeleton of target cells in order to convert one of the cell's barriers to viral replication into a vehicle for the virus that facilitates the generation of infectious progeny. Surprisingly little is known about the mechanisms employed by two major human pathogens, HIV and human T-cell leukaemia virus (HTLV), to exploit host cell cytoskeletal dynamics. New studies have begun to unravel how these retroviruses remodel cytoskeletal structures to facilitate entry into, transport within and egress from target cells. Exciting progress has been made in understanding how HIV and HTLV polarize actin and also control microtubule organization to spread from donor to target cells in close cell-contacts termed virological synapses.
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- Oliver T Fackler
- Department of Virology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 324, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Andersen KB, Diep HA, Zedeler A. Murine leukemia virus transmembrane protein R-peptide is found in small virus core-like complexes in cells. J Gen Virol 2006; 87:1583-1588. [PMID: 16690922 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.81527-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The core of the retrovirus Murine leukemia virus (MLV) consists of the Gag precursor protein and viral RNA. It assembles at the cytoplasmic face of the cell membrane where, by an unclear mechanism, it collects viral envelope proteins embedded in the cell membrane and buds off. The C-terminal half of the short cytoplasmic tail of the envelope transmembrane protein (TM) is cleaved off to yield R-peptide and fusion-active TM. In Moloney MLV particles, R-peptide was found to bind to core particles. In cells, R-peptide and low amounts of uncleaved TM were found to be associated with small core-like complexes, i.e. mild detergent-insoluble, Gag-containing complexes with a density of 1.23 g ml(-1) and a size of 150-200 S. Our results suggest that TM associates with the assembling core particle through the R-peptide before budding and that this is the mechanism by which the budding virus acquires the envelope proteins.
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- Klaus Bahl Andersen
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, The Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, The Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, The Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universitetsparken 2, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Radtke K, Döhner K, Sodeik B. Viral interactions with the cytoskeleton: a hitchhiker's guide to the cell. Cell Microbiol 2006; 8:387-400. [PMID: 16469052 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2005.00679.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 274] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The actin and microtubule cytoskeleton play important roles in the life cycle of every virus. During attachment, internalization, endocytosis, nuclear targeting, transcription, replication, transport of progeny subviral particles, assembly, exocytosis, or cell-to-cell spread, viruses make use of different cellular cues and signals to enlist the cytoskeleton for their mission. Viruses induce rearrangements of cytoskeletal filaments so that they can utilize them as tracks or shove them aside when they represent barriers. Viral particles recruit molecular motors in order to hitchhike rides to different subcellular sites which provide the proper molecular environment for uncoating, replicating and packaging viral genomes. Interactions between subviral components and cytoskeletal tracks also help to orchestrate virus assembly, release and efficient cell-to-cell spread. There is probably not a single virus that does not use cytoskeletal and motor functions in its life cycle. Being well informed intracellular passengers, viruses provide us with unique tools to decipher how a particular cargo recruits one or several motors, how these are activated or tuned down depending on transport needs, and how cargoes switch from actin tracks to microtubules to nuclear pores and back.
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- Kerstin Radtke
- Institute of Virology, OE5230, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
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Gardet A, Breton M, Fontanges P, Trugnan G, Chwetzoff S. Rotavirus spike protein VP4 binds to and remodels actin bundles of the epithelial brush border into actin bodies. J Virol 2006; 80:3947-56. [PMID: 16571811 PMCID: PMC1440440 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.80.8.3947-3956.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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We demonstrate here that VP4, a rotaviral protein, is able to specifically bind to bundled actin microfilaments that are subsequently profoundly remodeled into actin bodies. These cytoplasmic actin bodies do not localize within identified intracellular compartments. VP4-induced actin remodeling is similar to cytochalasin D effects with kinetics compatible with that of rotavirus infection. Actin bundles' remodeling occurs both in infected and in VP4-transfected cells and in various cell lines, indicating that this is a general property of the viral protein itself. Interestingly, in intestinal epithelial cells, which represent the natural target of rotavirus, VP4 is addressed to the apical membrane where it binds specifically to brush border actin bundles and elicits its remodeling, whereas cytochalasin D impaired all the filamentous actin. These observations indicate that these original properties of VP4 likely explain the previously described brush border alterations that follow rotavirus infection of enterocytes and may also participate to the mechanism of rotavirus final assembly.
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- Agnès Gardet
- INSERM-UPMC UMR 538, Faculty of Medicine Saint Antoine, 27 rue de Chaligny, 75012 Paris, France
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The actin cytoskeleton has been implicated in playing an important role assembly and budding of several RNA virus families including retroviruses and paramyxoviruses. In this report, we sought to determine whether actin is incorporated into Ebola VLPs, and thus may play a role in assembly and/or budding of Ebola virus. Our results indicated that actin and Ebola virus VP40 strongly co-localized in transfected cells as determined by confocal microscopy. In addition, actin was packaged into budding VP40 VLPs as determined by a functional budding assay and protease protection assay. Co-expression of a membrane-anchored form of Ebola virus GP enhanced the release of both VP40 and actin in VLPs. Lastly, disruption of the actin cytoskeleton with latrunculin-A suggests that actin may play a functional role in budding of VP40/GP VLPs. These data suggest that VP40 may interact with cellular actin, and that actin may play a role in assembly and/or budding of Ebola VLPs.
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- Ziying Han
- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3800 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3800 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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Mi MY, Zhang J, He Y. Inhibition of HIV derived lentiviral production by TAR RNA binding domain of TAT protein. Retrovirology 2005; 2:71. [PMID: 16293193 PMCID: PMC1308866 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-2-71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2005] [Accepted: 11/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A critical step in the production of new HIV virions involves the TAT protein binding to the TAR element. The TAT protein contains in close proximity its TAR RNA binding domain and protein transduction domain (PTD). The PTD domain of TAT has been identified as being instrumental in the protein's ability to cross mammalian cell and nuclear membranes. All together, this information led us to form the hypothesis that a protein containing the TAR RNA binding domain could compete with the native full length TAT protein and effectively block the TAR RNA binding site in transduced HIV infected cells. RESULTS We synthesized a short peptide named Tat-P, which contained the TAR RNA binding and PTD domains to examine whether the peptide has the potential of inhibiting TAT dependent HIV replication. We investigated the inhibiting effects of Tat-P in vitro using a HIV derived lentiviral vector model. We found that the TAT PTD domain not only efficiently transduced test cells, but also effectively inhibited the production of lentiviral particles in a TAT dependent manner. These results were also supported by data derived from the TAT activated LTR-luciferase expression model and RNA binding assays. CONCLUSION Tat-P may become part of a category of anti-HIV drugs that competes with full length TAT proteins to inhibit HIV replication. In addition, this study indicates that the HIV derived lentiviral vector system is a safe and reliable screening method for anti-HIV drugs, especially for those targeting the interaction of TAT and TAR RNAs.
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- Michael Y Mi
- Departments of Dermatology and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. 190 Lothrop St, Suite 145, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Departments of Dermatology and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. 190 Lothrop St, Suite 145, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Departments of Dermatology and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. 190 Lothrop St, Suite 145, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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del Rio T, DeCoste CJ, Enquist LW. Actin is a component of the compensation mechanism in pseudorabies virus virions lacking the major tegument protein VP22. J Virol 2005; 79:8614-9. [PMID: 15956602 PMCID: PMC1143708 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.13.8614-8619.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Despite being a major component of the pseudorabies virus tegument, VP22 is not required for PRV replication, virulence, or neuroinvasion (T. del Rio, H. C. Werner, and L. W. Enquist, J. Virol. 76:774-782, 2002). In the absence of VP22, tegument assembly compensates in a limited fashion with increased incorporation of cellular actin. Infection of epithelial cell lines expressing fluorescent actin fusion proteins resulted in the incorporation of filamentous and nonfilamentous actin into individual virions that were predominately light, noninfectious particles. We conclude that cellular actin is incorporated in the tegument of wild-type virions and is part of a compensation mechanism for VP22-null virions.
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- T del Rio
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544-1014, USA
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