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El-Maradny YA, Rubio-Casillas A, Mohamed KI, Uversky VN, Redwan EM. Intrinsic factors behind long-COVID: II. SARS-CoV-2, extracellular vesicles, and neurological disorders. J Cell Biochem 2023; 124:1466-1485. [PMID: 37801299 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.30486] [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: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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With the decline in the number of new Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections, the World Health Organization announced the end of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. However, the repercussions of this viral pandemic may remain with us for a longer period of time, as it has remodeled the lives of humankind in many ways, including social and economic. Of course, its most important repercussions remain on the human health level. Long-coronavirus disease (COVID) or post-COVID is a state for which we do not have a concrete definition, a specific international classification of diseases Code, clear diagnostic tools, or well-known effective cures as of yet. In this second article from the Intrinsic Factors behind long-COVID Series, we try to link long-COVID symptoms with their causes, starting from the nervous system. Extracellular vesicles (ECVs) play very complex and ramified roles in the bodies of both healthy and not-healthy individuals. ECVs may facilitate the entry of many bioactive molecules and pathogens into the tissues and cells of the nervous system across the blood-brain barrier. Based on the size, quantity, and quality of their cargo, ECVs are directly proportional to the pathological condition and its severity through intertwined mechanisms that evoke inflammatory immune responses typically accompanied by pathological symptoms over variable time periods according to the type of these symptoms.
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- Yousra A El-Maradny
- Protein Research Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg EL-Arab, Egypt
- Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), El-Alamein, Egypt
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- Biology Laboratory, Autlán Regional Preparatory School, University of Guadalajara, Autlán, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), El-Alamein, Egypt
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Research Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Biological Science Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Yao C, Pan S, Xu Y, Lu M, Zhao Y, Huo J, Hao B, Huang J. Bombyx mori Nucleopolyhedrovirus Hijacks Multivesicular Body as an Alternative Envelopment Platform for Budded Virus Egress. J Virol 2023; 97:e0004123. [PMID: 36916914 PMCID: PMC10062136 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00041-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023] Open
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Baculovirus budded virus (BV) acquires its envelope and viral membrane fusion proteins from the plasma membrane (PM) of the host cell during the budding process. However, this classical BV egress pathway has been questioned because an intracellularly localized membrane fusion protein, SPΔnGP64 (glycoprotein 64 [GP64] lacking the signal peptide [SP] n region), was assembled into the envelope to generate infective BVs in our recent studies. Here, we identify an additional pathway for Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) BV assembly and release that differs, in part, from the currently accepted model for the egress pathway of baculovirus. Electron microscopy showed that during infection, BmNPV-infected cells contained many newly formed multivesicular body (MVB)-like compartments that included mature virions at 30 h postinfection (p.i.). Immunoelectron microscopy demonstrated that the MVBs contained CD63, an MVB endosome marker, and GP64, a BmNPV fusion glycoprotein. MVB fusion with the PM and the release of mature virions, together with naked nucleocapsids, were observed at the cell surface. Furthermore, MVB egress mediated the translocation of SPΔnGP64 to the PM, which induced cell-cell fusion until 36 h p.i. This BV egress pathway can be partially inhibited by U18666A incubation and RNA interference targeting MVB biogenesis genes. Our findings indicate that BmNPV BVs are enveloped and released through MVBs via the cellular exosomal pathway, which is a subordinate BV egress pathway that produces virions with relatively inferior infectivity. This scenario has significant implications for the elucidation of the BmNPV BV envelopment pathway. IMPORTANCE BmNPV is a severe pathogen that infects mainly Bombyx mori, a domesticated insect of economic importance, and accounts for approximately 15% of economic losses in sericulture. BV production plays a key role in systemic BmNPV infection of larvae. Despite the progress made in the functional gene studies of BmNPV, BmNPV BV egress is ill-understood. This study reports a previously unreported MVB envelopment pathway in BmNPV BV egress. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a baculovirus using dual BV egress pathways. This specific BV egress mechanism explains the cause of the non-PM-localized SPΔnGP64-rescued gp64-null bacmid infectivity, elucidating the reason underlying the retention of SP by BmNPV GP64. The data obtained elucidate an alternate molecular mechanism of baculovirus BV egress.
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- Congyue Yao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Genetic Improvement of Sericulture in the Ministry of Agriculture, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Genetic Improvement of Sericulture in the Ministry of Agriculture, Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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Krähling V, Erbar S, Kupke A, Nogueira SS, Walzer KC, Berger H, Dietzel E, Halwe S, Rohde C, Sauerhering L, Aragão-Santiago L, Moreno Herrero J, Witzel S, Haas H, Becker S, Sahin U. Self-amplifying RNA vaccine protects mice against lethal Ebola virus infection. Mol Ther 2023; 31:374-386. [PMID: 36303436 PMCID: PMC9931551 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2022.10.011] [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: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Emerging and re-emerging viruses, such as Zaire Ebola virus (EBOV), pose a global threat and require immediate countermeasures, including the rapid development of effective vaccines that are easy to manufacture. Synthetic self-amplifying RNAs (saRNAs) attend to these needs, being safe and strong immune stimulators that can be inexpensively produced in large quantities, using cell-free systems and good manufacturing practice. Here, the first goal was to develop and optimize an anti-EBOV saRNA-based vaccine in terms of its antigen composition and route of administration. Vaccinating mice with saRNAs expressing the EBOV glycoprotein (GP) alone or in combination with the nucleoprotein (NP) elicited antigen-specific immune responses. GP-specific antibodies showed neutralizing activity against EBOV. Strong CD4+ T cell response against NP and GP and CD8+ T cell response against NP were detected by ELISpot assays. Intramuscular vaccination with saRNAs conferred better immune response than intradermal. Finally, mice vaccinated in a prime-boost regimen with saRNAs encoding both GP and NP or with GP alone survived an EBOV infection. In addition, a single dose of GP and NP saRNAs was also protective against fatal EBOV infection. Overall, saRNAs expressing viral antigens represent a promising vaccine platform.
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- Verena Krähling
- Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Gießen-Marburg-Langen, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Gießen-Marburg-Langen, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Gießen-Marburg-Langen, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Gießen-Marburg-Langen, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Gießen-Marburg-Langen, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Gießen-Marburg-Langen, Marburg, Germany
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- TRON - Translational Oncology at the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University gGmbH, Freiligrathstraße 12, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- BioNTech SE, An der Goldgrube 12, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Gießen-Marburg-Langen, Marburg, Germany.
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- BioNTech SE, An der Goldgrube 12, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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Ebola virus (EBOV) VP30 regulates viral genome transcription and replication by switching its phosphorylation status. However, the importance of VP30 phosphorylation and dephosphorylation in other viral replication processes such as nucleocapsid and virion assembly is unclear. Interestingly, VP30 is predominantly dephosphorylated by cellular phosphatases in viral inclusions, while it is phosphorylated in the released virions. Thus, uncertainties regarding how VP30 phosphorylation in nucleocapsids is achieved and whether VP30 phosphorylation provides any advantages in later steps in viral replication have arisen. In the present study, to characterize the roles of VP30 phosphorylation in nucleocapsid formation, we used electron microscopic analyses and live cell imaging systems. We identified VP30 localized to the surface of protrusions surrounding nucleoprotein (NP)-forming helical structures in the nucleocapsid, suggesting the involvement in assembly and transport of nucleocapsids. Interestingly, VP30 phosphorylation facilitated its association with nucleocapsid-like structures (NCLSs). On the contrary, VP30 phosphorylation does not influence the transport characteristics and NCLS number leaving from and coming back into viral inclusions, indicating that the phosphorylation status of VP30 is not a prerequisite for NCLS departure. Moreover, the phosphorylation status of VP30 did not cause major differences in nucleocapsid transport in authentic EBOV-infected cells. In the following budding step, the association of VP30 and its phosphorylation status did not influence the budding efficiency of virus-like particles. Taken together, it is plausible that EBOV may utilize the phosphorylation of VP30 for its selective association with nucleocapsids, without affecting nucleocapsid transport and virion budding processes. IMPORTANCE Ebola virus (EBOV) causes severe fevers with unusually high case fatality rates. The nucleocapsid provides the template for viral genome transcription and replication. Thus, understanding the regulatory mechanism behind its formation is important for the development of novel therapeutic approaches. Previously, we established a live-cell imaging system based on the ectopic expression of viral fluorescent fusion proteins, allowing the visualization and characterization of intracytoplasmic transport of nucleocapsid-like structures. EBOV VP30 is an essential transcriptional factor for viral genome synthesis, and, although its role in viral genome transcription and replication is well understood, the functional importance of VP30 phosphorylation in assembly of nucleocapsids is still unclear. Our work determines the localization of VP30 at the surface of ruffled nucleocapsids, which differs from the localization of polymerase in EBOV-infected cells. This study sheds light on the novel role of VP30 phosphorylation in nucleocapsid assembly, which is an important prerequisite for virion formation.
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Marburg virus (MARV) VP40 protein (mVP40) directs egress and spread of MARV, in part, by recruiting specific host WW domain-containing proteins via its conserved PPxY late (L) domain motif to facilitate efficient virus-cell separation. We reported previously that small-molecule compounds targeting the viral PPxY/host WW domain interaction inhibited VP40-mediated egress and spread. Here, we report on the antiviral potency of novel compound FC-10696, which emerged from extensive structure-activity relationship (SAR) of a previously described series of PPxY inhibitors. We show that FC-10696 inhibits egress of mVP40 virus-like particles (VLPs) and egress of authentic MARV from HeLa cells and primary human macrophages. Moreover, FC-10696 treated-mice displayed delayed onset of weight loss and clinical signs and significantly lower viral loads compared to controls, with 14% of animals surviving 21 days following a lethal MARV challenge. Thus, FC-10696 represents a first-in-class, host-oriented inhibitor effectively targeting late stages of the MARV life cycle.
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Amiar S, Husby ML, Wijesinghe KJ, Angel S, Bhattarai N, Gerstman BS, Chapagain PP, Li S, Stahelin RV. Lipid-specific oligomerization of the Marburg virus matrix protein VP40 is regulated by two distinct interfaces for virion assembly. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100796. [PMID: 34019871 PMCID: PMC8191294 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Marburg virus (MARV) is a lipid-enveloped virus harboring a negative-sense RNA genome, which has caused sporadic outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic fever in sub-Saharan Africa. MARV assembles and buds from the host cell plasma membrane where MARV matrix protein (mVP40) dimers associate with anionic lipids at the plasma membrane inner leaflet and undergo a dynamic and extensive self-oligomerization into the structural matrix layer. The MARV matrix layer confers the virion filamentous shape and stability but how host lipids modulate mVP40 oligomerization is mostly unknown. Using in vitro and cellular techniques, we present a mVP40 assembly model highlighting two distinct oligomerization interfaces: the (N-terminal domain [NTD] and C-terminal domain [CTD]) in mVP40. Cellular studies of NTD and CTD oligomerization interface mutants demonstrate the importance of each interface in matrix assembly. The assembly steps include protein trafficking to the plasma membrane, homo-multimerization that induced protein enrichment, plasma membrane fluidity changes, and elongations at the plasma membrane. An ascorbate peroxidase derivative (APEX)-transmission electron microscopy method was employed to closely assess the ultrastructural localization and formation of viral particles for wildtype mVP40 and NTD and CTD oligomerization interface mutants. Taken together, these studies present a mechanistic model of mVP40 oligomerization and assembly at the plasma membrane during virion assembly that requires interactions with phosphatidylserine for NTD–NTD interactions and phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate for proper CTD–CTD interactions. These findings have broader implications in understanding budding of lipid-enveloped viruses from the host cell plasma membrane and potential strategies to target protein–protein or lipid–protein interactions to inhibit virus budding.
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- Souad Amiar
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA; Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA; Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
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The Minor Matrix Protein VP24 from Ebola Virus Lacks Direct Lipid-Binding Properties. Viruses 2020; 12:v12080869. [PMID: 32784484 PMCID: PMC7472063 DOI: 10.3390/v12080869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Viral protein 24 (VP24) from Ebola virus (EBOV) was first recognized as a minor matrix protein that associates with cellular membranes. However, more recent studies shed light on its roles in inhibiting viral genome transcription and replication, facilitating nucleocapsid assembly and transport, and interfering with immune responses in host cells through downregulation of interferon (IFN)-activated genes. Thus, whether VP24 is a peripheral protein with lipid-binding ability for matrix layer recruitment has not been explored. Here, we examined the lipid-binding ability of VP24 with a number of lipid-binding assays. The results indicated that VP24 lacked the ability to associate with lipids tested regardless of VP24 posttranslational modifications. We further demonstrate that the presence of the EBOV major matrix protein VP40 did not promote VP24 membrane association in vitro or in cells. Further, no protein–protein interactions between VP24 and VP40 were detected by co-immunoprecipitation. Confocal imaging and cellular membrane fractionation analyses in human cells suggested VP24 did not specifically localize at the plasma membrane inner leaflet. Overall, we provide evidence that EBOV VP24 is not a lipid-binding protein and its presence in the viral matrix layer is likely not dependent on direct lipid interactions.
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Wijesinghe KJ, McVeigh L, Husby ML, Bhattarai N, Ma J, Gerstman BS, Chapagain PP, Stahelin RV. Mutation of Hydrophobic Residues in the C-Terminal Domain of the Marburg Virus Matrix Protein VP40 Disrupts Trafficking to the Plasma Membrane. Viruses 2020; 12:v12040482. [PMID: 32344654 PMCID: PMC7232359 DOI: 10.3390/v12040482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Marburg virus (MARV) is a lipid-enveloped negative sense single stranded RNA virus, which can cause a deadly hemorrhagic fever. MARV encodes seven proteins, including VP40 (mVP40), a matrix protein that interacts with the cytoplasmic leaflet of the host cell plasma membrane. VP40 traffics to the plasma membrane inner leaflet, where it assembles to facilitate the budding of viral particles. VP40 is a multifunctional protein that interacts with several host proteins and lipids to complete the viral replication cycle, but many of these host interactions remain unknown or are poorly characterized. In this study, we investigated the role of a hydrophobic loop region in the carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) of mVP40 that shares sequence similarity with the CTD of Ebola virus VP40 (eVP40). These conserved hydrophobic residues in eVP40 have been previously shown to be critical to plasma membrane localization and membrane insertion. An array of cellular experiments and confirmatory in vitro work strongly suggests proper orientation and hydrophobic residues (Phe281, Leu283, and Phe286) in the mVP40 CTD are critical to plasma membrane localization. In line with the different functions proposed for eVP40 and mVP40 CTD hydrophobic residues, molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate large flexibility of residues in the EBOV CTD whereas conserved mVP40 hydrophobic residues are more restricted in their flexibility. This study sheds further light on important amino acids and structural features in mVP40 required for its plasma membrane localization as well as differences in the functional role of CTD amino acids in eVP40 and mVP40.
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- Kaveesha J. Wijesinghe
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA; (K.J.W.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA; (K.J.W.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and the Purdue Institute for Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA;
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- Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA; (N.B.); (B.S.G.); (P.P.C.)
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- Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA;
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- Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA; (N.B.); (B.S.G.); (P.P.C.)
- Biomolecules Sciences Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- Department of Physics, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA; (N.B.); (B.S.G.); (P.P.C.)
- Biomolecules Sciences Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and the Purdue Institute for Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-765-494-4152
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The largest Ebola virus (EBOV) epidemic in West Africa ever caused more than 28,000 cases and 11,000 deaths, and the current EBOV epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues, with more than 3,000 cases to date. Therefore, it is essential to develop antivirals against EBOV. Recently, an inhibitor of the cellular phosphatase PP2A-mediated dephosphorylation of the EBOV transcription factor VP30 has been shown to suppress the spread of Ebola virus. Here, we identified the protein kinase SRPK1 as a VP30-specific kinase that phosphorylates serine 29, the same residue that is dephosphorylated by PP2A. SRPK1-mediated phosphorylation of serine 29 enabled primary viral transcription. Mutation of the SRPK1 recognition motif in VP30 resulted in significant growth inhibition of EBOV. Similarly, elevation of the phosphorylation status of serine 29 by overexpression of SRPK1 inhibited EBOV growth, highlighting the importance of reversible phosphorylation of VP30 as a potential therapeutic target. Ebola virus (EBOV) causes a severe and often fatal disease for which no approved vaccines or antivirals are currently available. EBOV VP30 has been described as a viral phosphoprotein, and nonphosphorylated VP30 is essential and sufficient to support secondary transcription in an EBOV-specific minigenome system; however, phosphorylatable serine residues near the N terminus of VP30 are required to support primary viral transcription as well as the reinitiation of VP30-mediated transcription at internal EBOV genes. While the dephosphorylation of VP30 by the cellular phosphatase PP2A was found to be mediated by nucleoprotein, the VP30-specific kinases and the role of phosphorylation remain unknown. Here, we report that serine-arginine protein kinase 1 (SRPK1) and SRPK2 phosphorylate serine 29 of VP30, which is located in an N-terminal R26xxS29 motif. Interaction with VP30 via the R26xxS29 motif recruits SRPK1 into EBOV-induced inclusion bodies, the sites of viral RNA synthesis, and an inhibitor of SRPK1/SRPK2 downregulates primary viral transcription. When the SRPK1 recognition motif of VP30 was mutated in a recombinant EBOV, virus replication was severely impaired. It is presumed that the interplay between SRPK1 and PP2A in the EBOV inclusions provides a comprehensive regulatory circuit to ensure the activity of VP30 in EBOV transcription. Thus, the identification of SRPK1 is an important mosaic stone that completes our picture of the players involved in Ebola virus transcription regulation.
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Rohde C, Becker S, Krähling V. Marburg virus regulates the IRE1/XBP1-dependent unfolded protein response to ensure efficient viral replication. Emerg Microbes Infect 2020; 8:1300-1313. [PMID: 31495285 PMCID: PMC6746283 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1659552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Viruses regulate cellular signalling pathways to ensure optimal viral replication. During Marburg virus (MARV) infection, large quantities of the viral glycoprotein GP are produced in the ER; this may result in the activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR). The most conserved pathway to trigger UPR is initiated by IRE1. Activation of IRE1 results in auto-phosphorylation, splicing of the XBP1 mRNA and translation of the XBP1s protein. XBP1s binds cis-acting UPR elements (UPRE) which leads to the enhanced expression of genes which should restore ER homeostasis. XBP1u protein is translated, if IRE1 is not activated. Here we show that ectopic expression of MARV GP activated the IRE1-XBP1 axis of UPR as monitored by UPRE luciferase assays. However, while at 24 h of infection with MARV IRE1 was phosphorylated, expression of XBP1s was only slightly enhanced and UPRE activity was not detected. The IRE1-XBP1 axis was not active at 48 h p.i. Co-expression studies of MARV proteins demonstrated that the MARV protein VP30 suppressed UPRE activation. Co-immunoprecipitation analyses revealed an RNA-dependent interaction of VP30 with XBP1u. Knock-out of IRE1 supported MARV infection at late time points. Taken together, these results suggest that efficient MARV propagation requires specific regulation of IRE1 activity.
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- Cornelius Rohde
- Institut für Virologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg , Marburg , Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF), Gießen - Marburg - Langen , Marburg , Germany
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- Institut für Virologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg , Marburg , Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF), Gießen - Marburg - Langen , Marburg , Germany
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- Institut für Virologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg , Marburg , Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (DZIF), Gießen - Marburg - Langen , Marburg , Germany
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Takamatsu Y, Dolnik O, Noda T, Becker S. A live-cell imaging system for visualizing the transport of Marburg virus nucleocapsid-like structures. Virol J 2019; 16:159. [PMID: 31856881 PMCID: PMC6923871 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-019-1267-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background Live-cell imaging is a powerful tool for visualization of the spatio-temporal dynamics of moving signals in living cells. Although this technique can be utilized to visualize nucleocapsid transport in Marburg virus (MARV)- or Ebola virus-infected cells, the experiments require biosafety level-4 (BSL-4) laboratories, which are restricted to trained and authorized individuals. Methods To overcome this limitation, we developed a live-cell imaging system to visualize MARV nucleocapsid-like structures using fluorescence-conjugated viral proteins, which can be conducted outside BSL-4 laboratories. Results Our experiments revealed that nucleocapsid-like structures have similar transport characteristics to those of nucleocapsids observed in MARV-infected cells, both of which are mediated by actin polymerization. Conclusions We developed a non-infectious live cell imaging system to visualize intracellular transport of MARV nucleocapsid-like structures. This system provides a safe platform to evaluate antiviral drugs that inhibit MARV nucleocapsid transport.
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- Yuki Takamatsu
- Institute of Virology, Philipps-University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße, 35043, Marburg, Germany.,Laboratory of Ultrastructural Virology, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Shogoin-Kawahara-cho 53, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Institute of Virology, Philipps-University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Ultrastructural Virology, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Shogoin-Kawahara-cho 53, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan. .,Laboratory of Ultrastructural Virology, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Shogoin-Kawahara-cho 53, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Institute of Virology, Philipps-University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße, 35043, Marburg, Germany. .,German Center of Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Marburg, Germany.
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This chapter reviews our current knowledge about the spatiotemporal assembly of filoviral particles. We will follow particles from nucleocapsid entry into the cytoplasm until the nucleocapsids are enveloped at the plasma membrane. We will also highlight the currently open scientific questions surrounding filovirus assembly.
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Serum Deprivation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improves Exosome Activity and Alters Lipid and Protein Composition. iScience 2019; 16:230-241. [PMID: 31195240 PMCID: PMC6562145 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2019.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Exosomes can serve as delivery vehicles for advanced therapeutics. The components necessary and sufficient to support exosomal delivery have not been established. Here we connect biochemical composition and activity of exosomes to optimize exosome-mediated delivery of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). This information is used to create effective artificial exosomes. We show that serum-deprived mesenchymal stem cells produce exosomes up to 22-fold more effective at delivering siRNAs to neurons than exosomes derived from control cells. Proteinase treatment of exosomes stops siRNA transfer, indicating that surface proteins on exosomes are involved in trafficking. Proteomic and lipidomic analyses show that exosomes derived in serum-deprived conditions are enriched in six protein pathways and one lipid class, dilysocardiolipin. Inspired by these findings, we engineer an “artificial exosome,” in which the incorporation of one lipid (dilysocardiolipin) and three proteins (Rab7, Desmoplakin, and AHSG) into conventional neutral liposomes produces vesicles that mimic cargo delivering activity of natural exosomes. Source cell stress augments exosome activity but reduces microvesicle activity Source cell stress alters exosome lipid and protein composition DSP, Rab7, AHSG an dilysocardiolipin enhances exosome activity
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Ahmed I, Akram Z, Iqbal HMN, Munn AL. The regulation of Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport and accessory proteins in multivesicular body sorting and enveloped viral budding - An overview. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 127:1-11. [PMID: 30615963 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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ESCRT (Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport) machinery drives different cellular processes such as endosomal sorting, organelle biogenesis, vesicular trafficking, maintenance of plasma membrane integrity, membrane fission during cytokinesis and enveloped virus budding. The normal cycle of assembly and disassembly of some ESCRT complexes at the membrane requires the AAA-ATPase vacuolar protein sorting 4 (Vps4p). A number of ESCRT proteins are hijacked by clinically significant enveloped viruses including Ebola, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to enable enveloped virus budding and Vps4p provides energy for the disassembly/recycling of these ESCRT proteins. Several years ago, the failure of the terminal budding process of HIV following Vps4 protein inhibition was published; although at that time a detailed understanding of the molecular players was missing. However, later it was acknowledged that the ESCRT machinery has a role in enveloped virus budding from cells due to its role in the multivesicular body (MVB) sorting pathway. The MVB sorting pathway facilitates several cellular activities in uninfected cells, such as the down-regulation of signaling through cell surface receptors as well as the process of viral budding from infected host cells. In this review, we focus on summarising the functional organisation of ESCRT proteins at the membrane and the role of ESCRT machinery and Vps4p during MVB sorting and enveloped viral budding.
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- Ishtiaq Ahmed
- School of Medical Science, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University (Gold Coast campus), Parklands Drive, Southport, QLD 4222, Australia.
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- School of Medical Science, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University (Gold Coast campus), Parklands Drive, Southport, QLD 4222, Australia
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N. L. CP 64849, Mexico
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- School of Medical Science, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University (Gold Coast campus), Parklands Drive, Southport, QLD 4222, Australia.
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Leastro MO, Kitajima EW, Silva MS, Resende RO, Freitas-Astúa J. Dissecting the Subcellular Localization, Intracellular Trafficking, Interactions, Membrane Association, and Topology of Citrus Leprosis Virus C Proteins. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1299. [PMID: 30254655 PMCID: PMC6141925 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Citrus leprosis (CL) is a re-emergent viral disease affecting citrus crops in the Americas, and citrus leprosis virus C (CiLV-C), belonging to the genus Cilevirus, is the main pathogen responsible for the disease. Despite the economic importance of CL to the citrus industry, very little is known about the performance of viral proteins. Here, we present a robust in vivo study around functionality of p29, p15, p61, MP, and p24 CiLV-C proteins in the host cells. The intracellular sub-localization of all those viral proteins in plant cells are shown, and their co-localization with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Golgi complex (GC) (p15, MP, p61 and p24), actin filaments (p29, p15 and p24), nucleus (p15), and plasmodesmata (MP) are described. Several features are disclosed, including i) ER remodeling and redistribution of GC apparatus, ii) trafficking of the p29 and MP along the ER network system, iii) self-interaction of the p29, p15, and p24 and hetero-association between p29-p15, p29-MP, p29-p24, and p15-MP proteins in vivo. We also showed that all proteins are associated with biological membranes; whilst p15 is peripherally associated, p29, p24, and MP are integrally bound to cell membranes. Furthermore, while p24 exposes an N-cytoplasm-C-lumen topology, p29, and p15 are oriented toward the cytoplasmic face of the biological membrane. Based on our findings, we discuss the possible performance of each protein in the context of infection and a hypothetical model encompassing the virus spread and sites for replication and particle assembly is suggested.
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- Departamento de Fitopatologia e Nematologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioimagem, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica Fitopatológica, Instituto Biológico, São Paulo, Brazil
- Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura, Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil
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Mittler E, Schudt G, Halwe S, Rohde C, Becker S. A Fluorescently Labeled Marburg Virus Glycoprotein as a New Tool to Study Viral Transport and Assembly. J Infect Dis 2018; 218:S318-S326. [DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Eva Mittler
- Institut für Virologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Virologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Virologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- German Center of Infection Research, Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Virologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- German Center of Infection Research, Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Virologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- German Center of Infection Research, Partner Site Giessen-Marburg-Langen, Marburg, Germany
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Filovirus proteins for antiviral drug discovery: Structure/function of proteins involved in assembly and budding. Antiviral Res 2018; 150:183-192. [DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2017.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The Filoviridae are a family of negative-strand RNA viruses that include several important human pathogens. Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg virus are well-known filoviruses which cause life-threatening viral hemorrhagic fever in human and nonhuman primates. In addition to severe pathogenesis, filoviruses also exhibit a propensity for human-to-human transmission by close contact, posing challenges to containment and crisis management. Past outbreaks, in particular the recent West African EBOV epidemic, have been responsible for thousands of deaths and vaulted the filoviruses into public consciousness. Both national and international health agencies continue to regard potential filovirus outbreaks as critical threats to global public health. To develop effective countermeasures, a basic understanding of filovirus biology is needed. This review encompasses the epidemiology, ecology, molecular biology, and evolution of the filoviruses.
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- Jackson Emanuel
- Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, United States
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- Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, United States
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- Laboratory of Virology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, United States.
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Yu DS, Weng TH, Wu XX, Wang FXC, Lu XY, Wu HB, Wu NP, Li LJ, Yao HP. The lifecycle of the Ebola virus in host cells. Oncotarget 2017; 8:55750-55759. [PMID: 28903457 PMCID: PMC5589696 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.18498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Ebola haemorrhagic fever causes deadly disease in humans and non-human primates resulting from infection with the Ebola virus (EBOV) genus of the family Filoviridae. However, the mechanisms of EBOV lifecycle in host cells, including viral entry, membrane fusion, RNP formation, GP-tetherin interaction, and VP40-inner leaflet association remain poorly understood. This review describes the biological functions of EBOV proteins and their roles in the lifecycle, summarizes the factors related to EBOV proteins or RNA expression throughout the different phases, and reviews advances with regards to the molecular events and mechanisms of the EBOV lifecycle. Furthermore, the review outlines the aspects remain unclear that urgently need to be solved in future research.
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- Dong-Shan Yu
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, China
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Sharma R, Jangid K, Anuradha. Ebola Vaccine: How Far are we? J Clin Diagn Res 2017; 11:DE01-DE04. [PMID: 28658761 PMCID: PMC5483663 DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2017/22184.9863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ebola viruses have been identified as an emerging threat as it causes severe haemorrhagic fever in human with mortality rates ranging from 50 to 90%. In addition to being a global health concern, the virus also is considered a potential biological threat agent. As for now, no licensed vaccine is available for pre or post exposure treatment. Recent epidemic of this disease in South Africa has led to concern towards development of an effective vaccine on a priority basis. This review is an attempt to look upon current progress in the development of Ebola virus vaccines and highlights strategies that have the greatest potential for commercial development.
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- Rajani Sharma
- Senior Resident, Department of Microbiology, PGIMER and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Senior Resident, Department of Microbiology, PGIMER and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, PGIMER and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Wijesinghe KJ, Urata S, Bhattarai N, Kooijman EE, Gerstman BS, Chapagain PP, Li S, Stahelin RV. Detection of lipid-induced structural changes of the Marburg virus matrix protein VP40 using hydrogen/deuterium exchange-mass spectrometry. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:6108-6122. [PMID: 28167534 PMCID: PMC5391744 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.758300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Revised: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Marburg virus (MARV) is a lipid-enveloped virus from the Filoviridae family containing a negative sense RNA genome. One of the seven MARV genes encodes the matrix protein VP40, which forms a matrix layer beneath the plasma membrane inner leaflet to facilitate budding from the host cell. MARV VP40 (mVP40) has been shown to be a dimeric peripheral protein with a broad and flat basic surface that can associate with anionic phospholipids such as phosphatidylserine. Although a number of mVP40 cationic residues have been shown to facilitate binding to membranes containing anionic lipids, much less is known on how mVP40 assembles to form the matrix layer following membrane binding. Here we have used hydrogen/deuterium exchange (HDX) mass spectrometry to determine the solvent accessibility of mVP40 residues in the absence and presence of phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. HDX analysis demonstrates that two basic loops in the mVP40 C-terminal domain make important contributions to anionic membrane binding and also reveals a potential oligomerization interface in the C-terminal domain as well as a conserved oligomerization interface in the mVP40 N-terminal domain. Lipid binding assays confirm the role of the two basic patches elucidated with HD/X measurements, whereas molecular dynamics simulations and membrane insertion measurements complement these studies to demonstrate that mVP40 does not appreciably insert into the hydrocarbon region of anionic membranes in contrast to the matrix protein from Ebola virus. Taken together, we propose a model by which association of the mVP40 dimer with the anionic plasma membrane facilitates assembly of mVP40 oligomers.
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- Kaveesha J Wijesinghe
- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Eck Institute for Global Health and The Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
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- the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0652
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- the Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, and
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- the Departments of Physics and.,Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199
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- the Departments of Physics and.,Biomolecular Sciences Institute, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199
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- the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0652,
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Eck Institute for Global Health and The Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, .,the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend, South Bend, Indiana 46617
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RNA Binding of Ebola Virus VP30 Is Essential for Activating Viral Transcription. J Virol 2016; 90:7481-7496. [PMID: 27279615 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00271-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED The template for Ebola virus (EBOV) transcription and replication is the helical viral nucleocapsid composed of the viral negative-sense (-) RNA genome, which is complexed by the nucleoprotein (NP), VP35, polymerase L, VP24, and VP30. While viral replication is exerted by polymerase L and its cofactor VP35, EBOV mRNA synthesis is regulated by the viral nucleocapsid protein VP30, an essential EBOV-specific transcription factor. VP30 is a homohexameric phosphoprotein containing a nonconventional zinc finger. The transcriptional support activity of VP30 is strongly influenced by its phosphorylation state. We studied here how RNA binding contributed to VP30's function in transcriptional activation. Using a novel mobility shift assay and the 3'-terminal 154 nucleotides of the EBOV genome as a standard RNA substrate, we detected that RNA binding of VP30 was severely impaired by VP30 mutations that (i) destroy the protein's capability to form homohexamers, (ii) disrupt the integrity of its zinc finger domain, (iii) mimic its fully phosphorylated state, or (iv) alter the putative RNA binding region. RNA binding of the mutant VP30 proteins correlated strongly with their transcriptional support activity. Furthermore, we showed that the interaction between VP30 and the polymerase cofactor VP35 is RNA dependent, while formation of VP30 homohexamers and VP35 homotetramers is not. Our data indicate that RNA binding of VP30 is essential for its transcriptional support activity and stabilizes complexes of VP35/L polymerase with the (-) RNA template to favor productive transcriptional initiation in the presence of termination-active RNA secondary structures. IMPORTANCE Ebola virus causes severe fevers with unusually high case fatality rates. The recent outbreak of Ebola virus in West Africa claimed more than 11,000 lives and threatened to destabilize a whole region because of its dramatic effects on the public health systems. It is currently not completely understood how Ebola virus manages to balance viral transcription and replication in the infected cells. This study shows that transcriptional support activity of the Ebola virus transcription factor VP30 is highly correlated with its ability to bind viral RNA. The interaction between VP30 and VP35, the Ebola virus polymerase cofactor, is dependent on the presence of RNA as well. Our data contribute to the understanding of the dynamic interplay between nucleocapsid proteins and the viral RNA template in order to promote viral RNA synthesis.
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Functional neural competence and integrity require interactive exchanges among sensory and motor neurons, interneurons and glial cells. Recent studies have attributed some of the tasks needed for these exchanges to extracellular vesicles (such as exosomes and microvesicles), which are most prominently involved in shuttling reciprocal signals between myelinating glia and neurons, thus promoting neuronal survival, the immune response mediated by microglia, and synapse assembly and plasticity. Such vesicles have also been identified as important factors in the spread of neurodegenerative disorders and brain cancer. These extracellular vesicle functions add a previously unrecognized level of complexity to transcellular interactions within the nervous system.
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Schmidt KM, Mühlberger E. Marburg Virus Reverse Genetics Systems. Viruses 2016; 8:E178. [PMID: 27338448 PMCID: PMC4926198 DOI: 10.3390/v8060178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Revised: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The highly pathogenic Marburg virus (MARV) is a member of the Filoviridae family and belongs to the group of nonsegmented negative-strand RNA viruses. Reverse genetics systems established for MARV have been used to study various aspects of the viral replication cycle, analyze host responses, image viral infection, and screen for antivirals. This article provides an overview of the currently established MARV reverse genetic systems based on minigenomes, infectious virus-like particles and full-length clones, and the research that has been conducted using these systems.
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- Kristina Maria Schmidt
- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Greifswald-Insel Riems 17493, Germany.
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Boston University, 620 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
- National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), Boston University, 620 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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Dynamic Phosphorylation of VP30 Is Essential for Ebola Virus Life Cycle. J Virol 2016; 90:4914-4925. [PMID: 26937028 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.03257-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Ebola virus is the causative agent of a severe fever with high fatality rates in humans and nonhuman primates. The regulation of Ebola virus transcription and replication currently is not well understood. An important factor regulating viral transcription is VP30, an Ebola virus-specific transcription factor associated with the viral nucleocapsid. Previous studies revealed that the phosphorylation status of VP30 impacts viral transcription. Together with NP, L, and the polymerase cofactor VP35, nonphosphorylated VP30 supports viral transcription. Upon VP30 phosphorylation, viral transcription ceases. Phosphorylation weakens the interaction between VP30 and the polymerase cofactor VP35 and/or the viral RNA. VP30 thereby is excluded from the viral transcription complex, simultaneously leading to increased viral replication which is supported by NP, L, and VP35 alone. Here, we use an infectious virus-like particle assay and recombinant viruses to show that the dynamic phosphorylation of VP30 is critical for the cotransport of VP30 with nucleocapsids to the sites of viral RNA synthesis, where VP30 is required to initiate primary viral transcription. We further demonstrate that a single serine residue at amino acid position 29 was sufficient to render VP30 active in primary transcription and to generate a recombinant virus with characteristics comparable to those of wild-type virus. In contrast, the rescue of a recombinant virus with a single serine at position 30 in VP30 was unsuccessful. Our results indicate critical roles for phosphorylated and dephosphorylated VP30 during the viral life cycle. IMPORTANCE The current Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has caused more than 28,000 cases and 11,000 fatalities. Very little is known regarding the molecular mechanisms of how the Ebola virus transcribes and replicates its genome. Previous investigations showed that the transcriptional support activity of VP30 is activated upon VP30 dephosphorylation. The current study reveals that the situation is more complex and that primary transcription as well as the rescue of recombinant Ebola virus also requires the transient phosphorylation of VP30. VP30 encodes six N-proximal serine residues that serve as phosphorylation acceptor sites. The present study shows that the dynamic phosphorylation of serine at position 29 alone is sufficient to activate primary viral transcription. Our results indicate a series of phosphorylation/dephosphorylation events that trigger binding to and release from the nucleocapsid and transcription complex to be essential for the full activity of VP30.
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A Single Amino Acid Change in the Marburg Virus Matrix Protein VP40 Provides a Replicative Advantage in a Species-Specific Manner. J Virol 2015; 90:1444-54. [PMID: 26581998 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02670-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Marburg virus (MARV) induces severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates but only transient nonlethal disease in rodents. However, sequential passages of MARV in rodents boosts infection leading to lethal disease. Guinea pig-adapted MARV contains one mutation in the viral matrix protein VP40 at position 184 (VP40D184N). The contribution of the D184N mutation to the efficacy of replication in a new host is unknown. In the present study, we demonstrated that recombinant MARV containing the D184N mutation in VP40 [rMARVVP40(D184N)] grew to higher titers than wild-type recombinant MARV (rMARVWT) in guinea pig cells. Moreover, rMARVVP40(D184N) displayed higher infectivity in guinea pig cells. Comparative analysis of VP40 functions indicated that neither the interferon (IFN)-antagonistic function nor the membrane binding capabilities of VP40 were affected by the D184N mutation. However, the production of VP40-induced virus-like particles (VLPs) and the recruitment of other viral proteins to the budding site was improved by the D184N mutation in guinea pig cells, which resulted in the higher infectivity of VP40D184N-induced infectious VLPs (iVLPs) compared to that of VP40-induced iVLPs. In addition, the function of VP40 in suppressing viral RNA synthesis was influenced by the D184N mutation specifically in guinea pig cells, thus allowing greater rates of transcription and replication. Our results showed that the improved viral fitness of rMARVVP40(D184N) in guinea pig cells was due to the better viral assembly function of VP40D184N and its lower inhibitory effect on viral transcription and replication rather than modulation of the VP40-mediated suppression of IFN signaling. IMPORTANCE The increased virulence achieved by virus passaging in a new host was accompanied by mutations in the viral genome. Analyzing how these mutations affect the functions of viral proteins and the ability of the virus to grow within new host cells helps in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms increasing virulence. Using a reverse genetics approach, we demonstrated that a single mutation in MARV VP40 detected in a guinea pig-adapted MARV provided a replicative advantage of rMARVVP40(D184N) in guinea pig cells. Our studies show that this replicative advantage of rMARV VP40D184N was based on the improved functions of VP40 in iVLP assembly and in the regulation of transcription and replication rather than on the ability of VP40 to combat the host innate immunity.
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of chronic hepatitis and infects approximately three to four million people per year, about 170 million infected people in total, making it one of the major global health problems. In a minority of cases HCV is cleared spontaneously, but in most of the infected individuals infection progresses to a chronic state associated with high risk to develop liver cirrhosis, hepatocellular cancer, or liver failure. The treatment of HCV infection has evolved over the years. Interferon (IFN)-α in combination with ribavirin has been used for decades as standard therapy. More recently, a new standard-of-care treatment has been approved based on a triple combination with either HCV protease inhibitor telaprevir or boceprevir. In addition, various options for all-oral, IFN-free regimens are currently being evaluated. Despite substantial improvement of sustained virological response rates, some intrinsic limitations of these new direct-acting antivirals, including serious side effects, the risk of resistance development and high cost, urge the development of alternative or additional therapeutic strategies. Gene therapy represents a feasible alternative treatment. Small RNA technology, including RNA interference (RNAi) techniques and antisense approaches, is one of the potentially promising ways to investigate viral and host cell factors that are involved in HCV infection and replication. With this, newly developed gene therapy regimens will be provided to treat HCV. In this chapter, a comprehensive overview guides you through the current developments and applications of RNAi and microRNA-based gene therapy strategies in HCV treatment.
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Dolnik O, Stevermann L, Kolesnikova L, Becker S. Marburg virus inclusions: A virus-induced microcompartment and interface to multivesicular bodies and the late endosomal compartment. Eur J Cell Biol 2015; 94:323-31. [PMID: 26070789 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2015.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Filovirus infection of target cells leads to the formation of virally induced cytoplasmic inclusions that contain viral nucleocapsids at different stages of maturation. While the role of the inclusions has been unclear since the identification of Marburg and Ebola viruses, it recently became clear that the inclusions are the sites of viral replication, nucleocapsid formation and maturation. Live cell imaging analyses revealed that mature nucleocapsids are transported from inclusions to the filopodia, which represent the major budding sites. Moreover, inclusions recruit cellular proteins that have been shown to support the transport of nucleocapsids. For example, the tumor susceptibility gene 101 protein (Tsg101) interacts with a late domain motif in the nucleocapsid protein NP and recruits the actin-nucleation factor IQGAP1. Complexes of nucleocapsids together with Tsg101 and IQGAP1 are then co-transported along actin filaments. We detected additional proteins (Alix, Nedd4 and the AAA-type ATPase VPS4) of the endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) that are recruited into inclusions. Together, the results suggest that nucleocapsids recruit the machinery that enhances viral budding at the plasma membrane. Furthermore, we identified Lamp1 as a marker of the late endosomal compartment in inclusions, while ER, Golgi, TGN and early endosomal markers were absent. In addition, we observed that LC3, a marker of autophagosomal membranes, was present in inclusions. The 3D structures of inclusions show an intricate structure that seems to accommodate an intimate cooperation between cellular and viral components with the intention to support viral transport and budding.
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- Olga Dolnik
- Institut für Virologie, Philipps Universität Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Virologie, Philipps Universität Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Virologie, Philipps Universität Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Virologie, Philipps Universität Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
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Human Cytomegalovirus UL135 and UL136 Genes Are Required for Postentry Tropism in Endothelial Cells. J Virol 2015; 89:6536-50. [PMID: 25878111 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00284-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Endothelial cells (ECs) are a critical target of viruses, and infection of the endothelium represents a defining point in viral pathogenesis. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), the prototypical betaherpesvirus, encodes proteins specialized for entry into ECs and delivery of the genome to the nuclei of ECs. Virus strains competent to enter ECs replicate with differing efficiencies, suggesting that the virus encodes genes for postentry tropism in ECs. We previously reported a specific requirement for the UL133/8 locus of HCMV for replication in ECs. The UL133/8 locus harbors four genes: UL133, UL135, UL136, and UL138. In this study, we find that while UL133 and UL138 are dispensable for replication in ECs, both UL135 and UL136 are important. These genes are not required for virus entry or the expression of viral genes. The phenotypes associated with disruption of either gene reflect phenotypes observed for the UL133/8NULL virus, which lacks the entire UL133/8 locus, but are largely distinct from one another. Viruses lacking UL135 fail to properly envelop capsids in the cytoplasm, produce fewer dense bodies (DB) than the wild-type (WT) virus, and are unable to incorporate viral products into multivesicular bodies (MVB). Viruses lacking UL136 also fail to properly envelop virions and produce larger dense bodies than the WT virus. Our results indicate roles for the UL135 and UL136 proteins in commandeering host membrane-trafficking pathways for virus maturation. UL135 and UL136 represent the first HCMV genes crucial for early- to late-stage tropism in ECs. IMPORTANCE Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) persists in the majority of the world's population. While typically asymptomatic in healthy hosts, HCMV can cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised or naïve individuals, particularly transplant patients and patients with congenital infections, respectively. Lifelong persistence of the virus may also contribute to age-related pathologies, such as vascular disease. One aspect of HCMV infection contributing to complex and varied pathogenesis is the diverse array of cell types that this virus infects in the host. The vascular endothelium is a particularly important target of infection, contributing to viral dissemination and likely leading to CMV complications following transplantation. In this work, we identify two viral gene products required for postentry tropism in endothelial cells. Identifying tropism factors required for replication in critical cell targets of infection is important for the development of strategies to restrict virus replication.
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Saeidnia S, Abdollahi M. Ebola hemorrhagic fever: current outbreak and progress in finding a cure. Daru 2014; 22:70. [PMID: 25392051 PMCID: PMC4228070 DOI: 10.1186/s40199-014-0070-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2014] [Accepted: 10/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417614411, Iran.
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Dolnik O, Kolesnikova L, Welsch S, Strecker T, Schudt G, Becker S. Interaction with Tsg101 is necessary for the efficient transport and release of nucleocapsids in marburg virus-infected cells. PLoS Pathog 2014; 10:e1004463. [PMID: 25330247 PMCID: PMC4199773 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) machinery supports the efficient budding of Marburg virus (MARV) and many other enveloped viruses. Interaction between components of the ESCRT machinery and viral proteins is predominantly mediated by short tetrapeptide motifs, known as late domains. MARV contains late domain motifs in the matrix protein VP40 and in the genome-encapsidating nucleoprotein (NP). The PSAP late domain motif of NP recruits the ESCRT-I protein tumor susceptibility gene 101 (Tsg101). Here, we generated a recombinant MARV encoding NP with a mutated PSAP late domain (rMARV(PSAPmut)). rMARV(PSAPmut) was attenuated by up to one log compared with recombinant wild-type MARV (rMARV(wt)), formed smaller plaques and exhibited delayed virus release. Nucleocapsids in rMARV(PSAPmut)-infected cells were more densely packed inside viral inclusions and more abundant in the cytoplasm than in rMARV(wt)-infected cells. A similar phenotype was detected when MARV-infected cells were depleted of Tsg101. Live-cell imaging analyses revealed that Tsg101 accumulated in inclusions of rMARV(wt)-infected cells and was co-transported together with nucleocapsids. In contrast, rMARV(PSAPmut) nucleocapsids did not display co-localization with Tsg101, had significantly shorter transport trajectories, and migration close to the plasma membrane was severely impaired, resulting in reduced recruitment into filopodia, the major budding sites of MARV. We further show that the Tsg101 interacting protein IQGAP1, an actin cytoskeleton regulator, was recruited into inclusions and to individual nucleocapsids together with Tsg101. Moreover, IQGAP1 was detected in a contrail-like structure at the rear end of migrating nucleocapsids. Down regulation of IQGAP1 impaired release of MARV. These results indicate that the PSAP motif in NP, which enables binding to Tsg101, is important for the efficient actin-dependent transport of nucleocapsids to the sites of budding. Thus, the interaction between NP and Tsg101 supports several steps of MARV assembly before virus fission.
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- Olga Dolnik
- Institut für Virologie, Philipps Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- EMBL Structural and Computational Biology Unit, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institut für Virologie, Philipps Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Virologie, Philipps Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Virologie, Philipps Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- DZIF, Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Marburg, Germany
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Radzimanowski J, Effantin G, Weissenhorn W. Conformational plasticity of the Ebola virus matrix protein. Protein Sci 2014; 23:1519-27. [PMID: 25159197 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Revised: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Filoviruses are the causative agents of a severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever with repeated outbreaks in Africa. They are negative sense single stranded enveloped viruses that can cross species barriers from its natural host bats to primates including humans. The small size of the genome poses limits to viral adaption, which may be partially overcome by conformational plasticity. Here we review the different conformational states of the Ebola virus (EBOV) matrix protein VP40 that range from monomers, to dimers, hexamers, and RNA-bound octamers. This conformational plasticity that is required for the viral life cycle poses a unique opportunity for development of VP40 specific drugs. Furthermore, we compare the structure to homologous matrix protein structures from Paramyxoviruses and Bornaviruses and we predict that they do not only share the fold but also the conformational flexibility of EBOV VP40.
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- Jens Radzimanowski
- University Grenoble Alpes, UVHCI, F-38000, Grenoble, France; CNRS, UVHCI, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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Membranous replication factories induced by plus-strand RNA viruses. Viruses 2014; 6:2826-57. [PMID: 25054883 PMCID: PMC4113795 DOI: 10.3390/v6072826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Revised: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In this review, we summarize the current knowledge about the membranous replication factories of members of plus-strand (+) RNA viruses. We discuss primarily the architecture of these complex membrane rearrangements, because this topic emerged in the last few years as electron tomography has become more widely available. A general denominator is that two “morphotypes” of membrane alterations can be found that are exemplified by flaviviruses and hepaciviruses: membrane invaginations towards the lumen of the endoplasmatic reticulum (ER) and double membrane vesicles, representing extrusions also originating from the ER, respectively. We hypothesize that either morphotype might reflect common pathways and principles that are used by these viruses to form their membranous replication compartments.
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Morphogenesis of pestiviruses: new insights from ultrastructural studies of strain Giraffe-1. J Virol 2013; 88:2717-24. [PMID: 24352462 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.03237-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Knowledge on the morphogenesis of pestiviruses is limited due to low virus production in infected cells. In order to localize virion morphogenesis and replication sites of pestiviruses and to examine intracellular virion transport, a cell culture model was established to facilitate ultrastructural studies. Based on results of virus growth kinetic analysis and quantification of viral RNA, pestivirus strain Giraffe-1 turned out to be a suitable candidate for studies on virion generation and export from culture cells. Using conventional transmission electron microscopy and single-tilt electron tomography, we found virions located predominately in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in infected cells and were able to depict the budding process of virions at ER membranes. Colocalization of the viral core protein and the envelope glycoprotein E2 with the ER marker protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) was demonstrated by immunogold labeling of cryosections. Moreover, pestivirions could be shown in transport vesicles and the Golgi complex and during exocytosis. Interestingly, viral capsid protein and double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) were detected in multivesicular bodies (MVBs), which implies that the endosomal compartment plays a role in pestiviral replication. Significant cellular membrane alterations such as those described for members of the Flavivirus and Hepacivirus genera were not found. Based on the gained morphological data, we present a consistent model of pestivirus morphogenesis.
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Live-cell imaging of Marburg virus-infected cells uncovers actin-dependent transport of nucleocapsids over long distances. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:14402-7. [PMID: 23940347 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1307681110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Transport of large viral nucleocapsids from replication centers to assembly sites requires contributions from the host cytoskeleton via cellular adaptor and motor proteins. For the Marburg and Ebola viruses, related viruses that cause severe hemorrhagic fevers, the mechanism of nucleocapsid transport remains poorly understood. Here we developed and used live-cell imaging of fluorescently labeled viral and host proteins to characterize the dynamics and molecular requirements of nucleocapsid transport in Marburg virus-infected cells under biosafety level 4 conditions. The study showed a complex actin-based transport of nucleocapsids over long distances from the viral replication centers to the budding sites. Only after the nucleocapsids had associated with the matrix viral protein VP40 at the plasma membrane were they recruited into filopodia and cotransported with host motor myosin 10 toward the budding sites at the tip or side of the long cellular protrusions. Three different transport modes and velocities were identified: (i) Along actin filaments in the cytosol, nucleocapsids were transported at ∼200 nm/s; (ii) nucleocapsids migrated from one actin filament to another at ∼400 nm/s; and (iii) VP40-associated nucleocapsids moved inside filopodia at 100 nm/s. Unique insights into the spatiotemporal dynamics of nucleocapsids and their interaction with the cytoskeleton and motor proteins can lead to novel classes of antivirals that interfere with the trafficking and subsequent release of the Marburg virus from infected cells.
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Assembly of negative-strand RNA viruses occurs by budding from host plasma membranes. The budding process involves association of the viral core or nucleocapsid with a region of cellular membrane that will become the virus budding site, which contains the envelope glycoproteins and matrix protein. This region of membrane then buds out and pinches off to become the virus envelope. This review will address the questions of what are the mechanisms that bring the nucleocapsid and envelope glycoproteins together to form the virus budding site, and how does this lead to release of progeny virions? Recent evidence supports the idea that viral envelope glycoproteins and matrix proteins are organized into membrane microdomains that coalesce to form virus budding sites. There has also been substantial progress in understanding the last step in virus release, referred to as the "late budding function," which often involves host proteins of the vacuolar protein sorting apparatus. Key questions are raised as to the mechanism of the initial steps in formation of virus budding sites: How are membrane microdomains brought together and how are nucleocapsids selected for incorporation into these budding sites, particularly in the case of viruses for which genome RNA sequences are important for envelopment of nucleocapsids?
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- Douglas S Lyles
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical Center Boulevard, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
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Biedenkopf N, Hartlieb B, Hoenen T, Becker S. Phosphorylation of Ebola virus VP30 influences the composition of the viral nucleocapsid complex: impact on viral transcription and replication. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:11165-74. [PMID: 23493393 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.461285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ebola virus is a non-segmented negative-sense RNA virus causing severe hemorrhagic fever with high fatality rates in humans and nonhuman primates. For transcription of the viral genome four viral proteins are essential: the nucleoprotein NP, the polymerase L, the polymerase cofactor VP35, and VP30. VP30 represents an essential Ebola virus-specific transcription factor whose activity is regulated via its phosphorylation state. In contrast to viral transcription, VP30 is not required for viral replication. Using a minigenome assay, we show that phosphorylation of VP30 inhibits viral transcription while viral replication is increased. Concurrently, phosphorylation of VP30 reciprocally regulates a newly described interaction of VP30 with VP35, and strengthens the interaction with NP. Our results indicate a critical role of VP30 phosphorylation for viral transcription and replication, suggesting a mechanism by which VP30 phosphorylation modulates the composition of the viral polymerase complex presumably forming a transcriptase in the presence of non-phosphorylated VP30 or a replicase in the presence of phosphorylated VP30.
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- Nadine Biedenkopf
- Institut für Virologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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Nanbo A, Watanabe S, Halfmann P, Kawaoka Y. The spatio-temporal distribution dynamics of Ebola virus proteins and RNA in infected cells. Sci Rep 2013; 3:1206. [PMID: 23383374 PMCID: PMC3563031 DOI: 10.1038/srep01206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2012] [Accepted: 10/31/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Here, we used a biologically contained Ebola virus system to characterize the spatio-temporal distribution of Ebola virus proteins and RNA during virus replication. We found that viral nucleoprotein (NP), the polymerase cofactor VP35, the major matrix protein VP40, the transcription activator VP30, and the minor matrix protein VP24 were distributed in cytoplasmic inclusions. These inclusions enlarged near the nucleus, became smaller pieces, and subsequently localized near the plasma membrane. GP was distributed in the cytoplasm and transported to the plasma membrane independent of the other viral proteins. We also found that viral RNA synthesis occurred within the inclusions. Newly synthesized negative-sense RNA was distributed inside the inclusions, whereas positive-sense RNA was distributed both inside and outside. These findings provide useful insights into Ebola virus replication.
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- Asuka Nanbo
- Influenza Research Institute, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53711, USA.
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An endothelial cell-specific requirement for the UL133-UL138 locus of human cytomegalovirus for efficient virus maturation. J Virol 2013; 87:3062-75. [PMID: 23283945 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02510-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infects a variety of cell types in humans, resulting in a varied pathogenesis in the immunocompromised host. Endothelial cells (ECs) are considered an important target of HCMV infection that may contribute to viral pathogenesis. Although the viral determinants important for entry into ECs are well defined, the molecular determinants regulating postentry tropism in ECs are not known. We previously identified the UL133-UL138 locus encoded within the clinical strain-specific ULb' region of the HCMV genome as important for the latent infection in CD34(+) hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs). Interestingly, this locus, while dispensable for replication in fibroblasts, was required for efficient replication in ECs infected with the TB40E or fusion-inducing factor X (FIX) HCMV strains. ECs infected with a virus lacking the entire locus (UL133-UL138(NULL) virus) complete the immediate-early and early phases of infection but are defective for infectious progeny virus production. ECs infected with UL133-UL138(NULL) virus exhibited striking differences in the organization of intracellular membranes and in the assembly of mature virions relative to ECs infected with wild-type (WT) virus. In UL133-UL138(NULL) virus-infected ECs, Golgi stacks were disrupted, and the viral assembly compartment characteristic of HCMV infection failed to form. Further, progeny virions in UL133-UL138(NULL) virus-infected ECs inefficiently acquired the virion tegument and secondary envelope. These defects were specific to infection in ECs and not observed in fibroblasts infected with UL133-UL138(NULL) virus, suggesting an EC-specific requirement for the UL133-UL138 locus for late stages of replication. To our knowledge, the UL133-UL138 locus represents the first cell-type-dependent, postentry tropism determinant required for viral maturation.
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Mittler E, Kolesnikova L, Herwig A, Dolnik O, Becker S. Assembly of the Marburg virus envelope. Cell Microbiol 2012. [PMID: 23186212 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The key player to assemble the filamentous Marburg virus particles is the matrix protein VP40 which orchestrates recruitment of nucleocapsid complexes and the viral glycoprotein GP to the budding sites at the plasma membrane. Here, VP40 induces the formation of the viral particles, determines their morphology and excludes cellular proteins from the virions. Budding takes place at filopodia in non-polarized cells and at the basolateral cell pole in polarized epithelial cells. Molecular basis of how VP40 exerts its multifunctional role in these different processes is currently under investigation. Here we summarize recent data on structure-function relationships of VP40 and GP in connection with their function in assembly. Questions concerning the complex particle assembly, budding and release remaining enigmatic are addressed. Cytoplasmic domains of viral surface proteins often serve as a connection to the viral matrix protein or as binding sites for further viral or cellular proteins. A cooperation of MARV GP and VP40 building up the viral envelope can be proposed and is discussed in more detail in this review, as the cytoplasmic domain of GP represents an obvious interaction candidate because of its localization adjacent to the VP40 layer. Interestingly, truncation of the short cytoplasmic domain of GP neither inhibited interaction with VP40 nor incorporation of GP into progeny viral particles. Based on reverse genetics we generated recombinant virions expressing a GP mutant without the cytoplasmic tail. Investigations revealed attenuation in virus growth and an obvious defect in entry. Further investigations showed that the truncation of the cytoplasmic domain of GP impaired the structural integrity of the ectodomain, whichconsequently had impact on entry steps downstream of virus binding. Our data indicated that changes in the cytoplasmic domain are relayed over the lipid membrane to alter the function of the ectodomain.
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- Eva Mittler
- Institute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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Kushnir N, Streatfield SJ, Yusibov V. Virus-like particles as a highly efficient vaccine platform: diversity of targets and production systems and advances in clinical development. Vaccine 2012; 31:58-83. [PMID: 23142589 PMCID: PMC7115575 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.10.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 401] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Revised: 10/13/2012] [Accepted: 10/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Virus-like particles (VLPs) are a class of subunit vaccines that differentiate themselves from soluble recombinant antigens by stronger protective immunogenicity associated with the VLP structure. Like parental viruses, VLPs can be either non-enveloped or enveloped, and they can form following expression of one or several viral structural proteins in a recombinant heterologous system. Depending on the complexity of the VLP, it can be produced in either a prokaryotic or eukaryotic expression system using target-encoding recombinant vectors, or in some cases can be assembled in cell-free conditions. To date, a wide variety of VLP-based candidate vaccines targeting various viral, bacterial, parasitic and fungal pathogens, as well as non-infectious diseases, have been produced in different expression systems. Some VLPs have entered clinical development and a few have been licensed and commercialized. This article reviews VLP-based vaccines produced in different systems, their immunogenicity in animal models and their status in clinical development.
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- Natasha Kushnir
- Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology, Newark, DE 19711, USA
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Inhibition of Marburg virus budding by nonneutralizing antibodies to the envelope glycoprotein. J Virol 2012; 86:13467-74. [PMID: 23035224 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01896-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The envelope glycoprotein (GP) of Marburg virus (MARV) and Ebola virus (EBOV) is responsible for virus entry into host cells and is known as the only target of neutralizing antibodies. While knowledge about EBOV-neutralizing antibodies and the mechanism for the neutralization of infectivity is being accumulated gradually, little is known about antibodies that can efficiently regulate MARV infectivity. Here we show that MARV GP-specific monoclonal antibodies AGP127-8 (IgG1) and MGP72-17 (IgM), which do not inhibit the GP-mediated entry of MARV into host cells, drastically reduced the budding and release of progeny viruses from infected cells. These antibodies similarly inhibited the formation of virus-like particles (VLPs) consisting of GP, the viral matrix protein, and nucleoprotein, whereas the Fab fragment of AGP127-8 showed no inhibitory effect. Morphological analyses revealed that filamentous VLPs were bunched on the surface of VLP-producing cells cultured in the presence of the antibodies. These results demonstrate a novel mechanism of the antibody-mediated inhibition of MARV budding, in which antibodies arrest unformed virus particles on the cell surface. Our data lead to the idea that such antibodies, like classical neutralizing antibodies, contribute to protective immunity against MARV and that the "classical" neutralizing activity is not the only indicator of a protective antibody that may be available for prophylactic and therapeutic use.
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In 1967, the first reported filovirus hemorrhagic fever outbreak took place in Germany and the former Yugoslavia. The causative agent that was identified during this outbreak, Marburg virus, is one of the most deadly human pathogens. This article provides a comprehensive overview of our current knowledge about Marburg virus disease ranging from ecology to pathogenesis and molecular biology.
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- Kristina Brauburger
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine and National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories Institute, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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Marburg and Ebola viruses cause a severe hemorrhagic disease in humans with high fatality rates. Early target cells of filoviruses are monocytes, macrophages, and dendritic cells. The infection spreads to the liver, spleen and later other organs by blood and lymph flow. A hallmark of filovirus infection is the depletion of non-infected lymphocytes; however, the molecular mechanisms leading to the observed bystander lymphocyte apoptosis are poorly understood. Also, there is limited knowledge about the fate of infected cells in filovirus disease. In this review we will explore what is known about the intracellular events leading to virus amplification and cell damage in filovirus infection. Furthermore, we will discuss how cellular dysfunction and cell death may correlate with disease pathogenesis.
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- Judith Olejnik
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Boston University, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA; E-Mails: (J.O.); (R.B.C.)
- National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories Institute, Boston University, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Science, Pr. Lavrent’eva, 8, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation; E-Mail:
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Boston University, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA; E-Mails: (J.O.); (R.B.C.)
- National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories Institute, Boston University, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Boston University, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA; E-Mails: (J.O.); (R.B.C.)
- National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories Institute, Boston University, 72 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +1-617-638-0336; Fax: +1-617-638-4286
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Makino A, Yamayoshi S, Shinya K, Noda T, Kawaoka Y. Identification of amino acids in Marburg virus VP40 that are important for virus-like particle budding. J Infect Dis 2011; 204 Suppl 3:S871-7. [PMID: 21987763 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The matrix protein VP40 of Marburg virus promotes the formation and release of virus-like particles (VLPs). Marburg virus VP40 interacts with cellular Tsg101 via its L domain motif; however, mutation of this motif does not affect VLP budding or the accumulation of VP40 in multivesicular bodies (MVBs), which are platforms for virus particle formation. To identify regions of Marburg virus VP40 that are important for VLP budding, we examined deletion mutants and alanine-scanning mutants at the N- and C-terminus of VP40 for their involvement in VLP budding. VLPs were not detected in the presence of alanine-replacement mutants at Ile39 and Thr40, and the level of VLP budding for the alanine mutant at Asn297 was decreased. Moreover, these mutants did not accumulate in MVBs. Our results suggest the involvement of a novel host factor(s) in VLP budding and VP40 transport to MVBs.
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- Akiko Makino
- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Division of Zoonosis, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Japan
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DiCarlo A, Biedenkopf N, Hartlieb B, Klussmeier A, Becker S. Phosphorylation of Marburg virus NP region II modulates viral RNA synthesis. J Infect Dis 2011; 204 Suppl 3:S927-33. [PMID: 21987771 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Phosphorylation of the Marburg virus nucleoprotein NP is distributed over 7 regions (I-VII) in its C-terminus. The exact localization of phosphorylated amino acids and function of NP phosphorylation are unknown. Here, we show that the major phosphate acceptor sites in NP region II are serine 446 and serines 453-455; the latter are located in a cluster of 6 serine residues (aa 450-455). The function of phosphorylation in region II was tested using an infectious virus-like particle assay. Phosphorylation influenced reporter gene activity that reflects viral transcription and replication. An NP mutant mimicking 3 phosphorylated serine residues at position 453-455 supported reporter gene activity better than wild-type NP. Negative charges at positions 450-452 and when the serine cluster was completely substituted by alanine inhibited reporter gene activity significantly. These data support the idea that phosphorylation of NP region II modulates viral RNA synthesis in transcription and/or replication.
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- Andrea DiCarlo
- Faculty of Medicine, Institut für Virologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerweinstr, Marburg, Germany
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Kolesnikova L, Mittler E, Schudt G, Shams-Eldin H, Becker S. Phosphorylation of Marburg virus matrix protein VP40 triggers assembly of nucleocapsids with the viral envelope at the plasma membrane. Cell Microbiol 2011; 14:182-97. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2011.01709.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Spiegelberg L, Wahl-Jensen V, Kolesnikova L, Feldmann H, Becker S, Hoenen T. Genus-specific recruitment of filovirus ribonucleoprotein complexes into budding particles. J Gen Virol 2011; 92:2900-2905. [PMID: 21900424 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.036863-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The filoviral matrix protein VP40 orchestrates virus morphogenesis and budding. To do this it interacts with both the glycoprotein (GP1,2) and the ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex components; however, these interactions are still not well understood. Here we show that for efficient VP40-driven formation of transcription and replication-competent virus-like particles (trVLPs), which contain both an RNP complex and GP1,2, the RNP components and VP40, but not GP1,2 and VP40, must be from the same genus. trVLP preparations contained both spherical and filamentous particles, but only the latter were able to infect target cells and to lead to genome replication and transcription. Interestingly, the genus specificity of the VP40-RNP interactions was specific to the formation of filamentous trVLPs, but not to spherical particles. These results not only further our understanding of VP40 interactions, but also suggest that special care is required when using trVLP or VLP systems to model virus morphogenesis.
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- Larissa Spiegelberg
- Department of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Department of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Virology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, USA
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- Department of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Virology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT, USA.,Department of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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The cytoplasmic domain of Marburg virus GP modulates early steps of viral infection. J Virol 2011; 85:8188-96. [PMID: 21680524 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00453-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Marburg virus infection is mediated by the only viral surface protein, GP, a trimeric type I transmembrane protein. While its ectodomain mediates receptor binding and fusion of viral and cellular membranes and its transmembrane domain is essential for the recruitment of GP into budding particles by the matrix protein VP40, the role of the short cytoplasmic domain has remained enigmatic. Here we show that a missing cytoplasmic domain did not impair trimerization, intracellular transport, or incorporation of GP into infectious Marburg virus-like particles (iVLPs) but altered the glycosylation pattern as well as the recognition of GP by neutralizing antibodies. These results suggest that subtle conformational changes took place in the ectodomain. To investigate the function of the cytoplasmic domain during viral entry, a novel entry assay was established to monitor the uptake of filamentous VLPs by measuring the occurrence of luciferase-labeled viral nucleocapsids in the cytosol of target cells. This quantitative assay showed that the entry process of VLPs incorporating GP missing its cytoplasmic domain (GPΔCD) was impaired. Supporting these results, iVLPs incorporating a mutant GP missing its cytoplasmic domain were significantly less infectious than iVLPs containing wild-type GP. Taken together, the data indicate that the absence of the short cytoplasmic domain of Marburg virus GP may induce conformational changes in the ectodomain which impact the filoviral entry process.
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Yasuda J. Marburg virus budding: ESCRT of progeny virion to the outside of the cell. Future Virol 2010. [DOI: 10.2217/fvl.10.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The major virion matrix protein of the Marburg virus (MARV), VP40, plays a key role in MARV assembly and budding, and its sole expression can produce enveloped virus-like particles. VP40 possesses only the PPXY motif as an L-domain critical for efficient virus budding, and interacts with the cellular ubiquitin ligase Nedd4. Functional abrogation of the cellular components of the endosomal sorting complexes required for transport complexes that participate in budding of multivesicular bodies into late endosomes by dominant-negative mutants or siRNA inhibited virus-like particle release, suggest that MARV budding utilizes the multivesicular bodies sorting pathway. In addition, tetherin/BST-2 was recently identified as an antiviral cellular factor that reduces MARV virus-like particle production. These findings may contribute to development of novel anti-MARV therapeutic strategies.
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- Jiro Yasuda
- Fifth Biology Section for Microbiology, First Department of Forensic Science, National Research Institute of Police Science, Kashiwa 277–0882, Japan
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