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Martin de Fourchambault E, Callens N, Saliou JM, Fourcot M, Delos O, Barois N, Thorel Q, Ramirez S, Bukh J, Cocquerel L, Bertrand-Michel J, Marot G, Sebti Y, Dubuisson J, Rouillé Y. Hepatitis C virus alters the morphology and function of peroxisomes. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1254728. [PMID: 37808318 PMCID: PMC10551450 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1254728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite the introduction of effective treatments for hepatitis C in clinics, issues remain regarding the liver disease induced by chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. HCV is known to disturb the metabolism of infected cells, especially lipid metabolism and redox balance, but the mechanisms leading to HCV-induced pathogenesis are still poorly understood. In an APEX2-based proximity biotinylation screen, we identified ACBD5, a peroxisome membrane protein, as located in the vicinity of HCV replication complexes. Confocal microscopy confirmed the relocation of peroxisomes near HCV replication complexes and indicated that their morphology and number are altered in approximately 30% of infected Huh-7 cells. Peroxisomes are small versatile organelles involved among other functions in lipid metabolism and ROS regulation. To determine their importance in the HCV life cycle, we generated Huh-7 cells devoid of peroxisomes by inactivating the PEX5 and PEX3 genes using CRISPR/Cas9 and found that the absence of peroxisomes had no impact on replication kinetics or infectious titers of HCV strains JFH1 and DBN3a. The impact of HCV on peroxisomal functions was assessed using sub-genomic replicons. An increase of ROS was measured in peroxisomes of replicon-containing cells, correlated with a significant decrease of catalase activity with the DBN3a strain. In contrast, HCV replication had little to no impact on cytoplasmic and mitochondrial ROS, suggesting that the redox balance of peroxisomes is specifically impaired in cells replicating HCV. Our study provides evidence that peroxisome function and morphology are altered in HCV-infected cells.
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- Esther Martin de Fourchambault
- Université de Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U 1019 – UMR9017 – CIIL – Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- Université de Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U 1019 – UMR9017 – CIIL – Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- Université de Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, UAR CNRS 2014 - US Inserm 41 - PLBS, Lille, France
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- Université de Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, UAR CNRS 2014 - US Inserm 41 - PLBS, Lille, France
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- MetaToul-MetaboHUB, National Infrastructure of Metabolomics and Fluxomics, Toulouse, France
- I2MC, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France
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- Université de Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U 1019 – UMR9017 – CIIL – Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
- Université de Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, UAR CNRS 2014 - US Inserm 41 - PLBS, Lille, France
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- Université de Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1011 - EGID, Lille, France
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Copenhagen Hepatitis C Program (CO-HEP), Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre and Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Copenhagen Hepatitis C Program (CO-HEP), Department of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre and Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Université de Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U 1019 – UMR9017 – CIIL – Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- MetaToul-MetaboHUB, National Infrastructure of Metabolomics and Fluxomics, Toulouse, France
- I2MC, Université de Toulouse, Inserm, Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France
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- Université de Lille, Inria, CHU Lille, ULR 2694 - METRICS: Évaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales, Lille, France
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- Université de Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1011 - EGID, Lille, France
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- Université de Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U 1019 – UMR9017 – CIIL – Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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- Université de Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U 1019 – UMR9017 – CIIL – Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
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Samson GPB, Legler DF. Membrane Compartmentalization and Scaffold Proteins in Leukocyte Migration. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:285. [PMID: 32411706 PMCID: PMC7198906 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Leukocyte migration across vessels into and within peripheral and lymphoid tissues is essential for host defense against invading pathogens. Leukocytes are specialized in sensing a variety of guidance cues and to integrate environmental stimuli to navigate in a timely and spatially controlled manner. These extracellular signals must be transmitted across the leukocyte’s plasma membrane in a way that intracellular signaling cascades enable directional cell movement. Therefore, the composition of the membrane in concert with proteins that influence the compartmentalization of the plasma membrane or contribute to delineate intracellular signaling molecules are key in controlling leukocyte navigation. This becomes evident by the fact that mislocalization of membrane proteins is known to deleteriously affect cellular functions that may cause diseases. In this review we summarize recent advances made in the understanding of how membrane cholesterol levels modulate chemokine receptor signaling and hence leukocyte trafficking. Moreover, we provide an overview on the role of membrane scaffold proteins, particularly tetraspanins, flotillins/reggies, and caveolins in controlling leukocyte migration both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Guerric P B Samson
- Biotechnology Institute Thurgau at the University of Konstanz, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
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- Biotechnology Institute Thurgau at the University of Konstanz, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.,Faculty of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.,Theodor Kocher Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Morozov VA, Lagaye S. Hepatitis C virus: Morphogenesis, infection and therapy. World J Hepatol 2018; 10:186-212. [PMID: 29527256 PMCID: PMC5838439 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i2.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of liver diseases including liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Approximately 3% of the world population is infected with HCV. Thus, HCV infection is considered a public healthy challenge. It is worth mentioning, that the HCV prevalence is dependent on the countries with infection rates around 20% in high endemic countries. The review summarizes recent data on HCV molecular biology, the physiopathology of infection (immune-mediated liver damage, liver fibrosis and lipid metabolism), virus diagnostic and treatment. In addition, currently available in vitro, ex vivo and animal models to study the virus life cycle, virus pathogenesis and therapy are described. Understanding of both host and viral factors may in the future lead to creation of new approaches in generation of an efficient therapeutic vaccine.
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- Vladimir Alexei Morozov
- Center for HIV and Retrovirology, Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin 13353, Germany
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- Department of Immunology, Institut Pasteur, INSERM U1223, Paris 75015, France
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Grove J, Hu K, Farquhar MJ, Goodall M, Walker L, Jamshad M, Drummer HE, Bill RM, Balfe P, McKeating JA. A new panel of epitope mapped monoclonal antibodies recognising the prototypical tetraspanin CD81. Wellcome Open Res 2017; 2:82. [PMID: 29090272 PMCID: PMC5657224 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.12058.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background: Tetraspanins are small transmembrane proteins, found in all higher eukaryotes, that compartmentalize cellular membranes through interactions with partner proteins. CD81 is a prototypical tetraspanin and contributes to numerous physiological and pathological processes, including acting as a critical entry receptor for hepatitis C virus (HCV). Antibody engagement of tetraspanins can induce a variety of effects, including actin cytoskeletal rearrangements, activation of MAPK-ERK signaling and cell migration. However, the epitope specificity of most anti-tetraspanin antibodies is not known, limiting mechanistic interpretation of these studies. Methods: We generated a panel of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific for CD81 second extracellular domain (EC2) and performed detailed epitope mapping with a panel of CD81 mutants. All mAbs were screened for their ability to inhibit HCV infection and E2-CD81 association. Nanoscale distribution of cell surface CD81 was investigated by scanning electron microscopy. Results: The antibodies were classified in two epitope groups targeting opposing sides of EC2. We observed a wide range of anti-HCV potencies that were independent of their epitope grouping, but associated with their relative affinity for cell-surface expressed CD81. Scanning electron microscopy identified at least two populations of CD81; monodisperse and higher-order assemblies, consistent with tetraspanin-enriched microdomains. Conclusions: These novel antibodies provide well-characterised tools to investigate CD81 function, including HCV entry, and have the potential to provide insights into tetraspanin biology in general.
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- Joe Grove
- Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, Division of Infection and Immunity, , University College London, London, NW3 2PF, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, Division of Infection and Immunity, , University College London, London, NW3 2PF, UK
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- Institute for Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Centre for Biomedical Resear, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK
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Grigorov B, Molle J, Rubinstein E, Zoulim F, Bartosch B. CD81 large extracellular loop-containing fusion proteins with a dominant negative effect on HCV cell spread and replication. J Gen Virol 2017; 98:1646-1657. [PMID: 28721844 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.000850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The roles of CD81 in the hepatitis C virus (HCV) life cycle are multiple but remain ill characterized. CD81 is known to interact with the HCV glycoproteins as an attachment factor. It also has an important role in the post-attachment entry process. Its interaction with claudin-1, for example, is vital for viral uptake and trafficking. Furthermore, CD81 and its role in membrane organization and trafficking are thought to play a pivotal role in HCV replication. Some of these functions are particularly limited to human CD81; others can be substituted with CD81 molecules from other species. However, with the exception of the large extracellular loop sequence, the structure-function analysis of CD81 in the HCV infectious cycle remains ill characterized. We describe here the fusion molecules between the large extracellular loops of human or mouse CD81 and lipid-raft-associated or unassociated GPI anchors. These fusion molecules have strong antiviral activity in a dominant negative fashion, independent of membrane raft association. Their expression in the hepatoma cell line Huh7.5 blocks HCV uptake, transmission and replication. These molecules will be useful to decipher the various roles of CD81 in the HCV life cycle and transmission in more detail.
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- Boyan Grigorov
- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de recherche en cancérologie de Lyon, 69434 Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de recherche en cancérologie de Lyon, 69434 Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de recherche en cancérologie de Lyon, 69434 Lyon, France.,Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL), Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de recherche en cancérologie de Lyon, 69434 Lyon, France
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Angeloni NL, McMahon KM, Swaminathan S, Plebanek MP, Osman I, Volpert OV, Thaxton CS. Pathways for Modulating Exosome Lipids Identified By High-Density Lipoprotein-Like Nanoparticle Binding to Scavenger Receptor Type B-1. Sci Rep 2016; 6:22915. [PMID: 26964503 PMCID: PMC4786789 DOI: 10.1038/srep22915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Exosomes are produced by cells to mediate intercellular communication, and have been shown to perpetuate diseases, including cancer. New tools are needed to understand exosome biology, detect exosomes from specific cell types in complex biological media, and to modify exosomes. Our data demonstrate a cellular pathway whereby membrane-bound scavenger receptor type B-1 (SR-B1) in parent cells becomes incorporated into exosomes. We tailored synthetic HDL-like nanoparticles (HDL NP), high-affinity ligands for SR-B1, to carry a fluorescently labeled phospholipid. Data show SR-B1-dependent transfer of the fluorescent phospholipid from HDL NPs to exosomes. Modified exosomes are stable in serum and can be directly detected using flow cytometry. As proof-of-concept, human serum exosomes were found to express SR-B1, and HDL NPs can be used to label and isolate them. Ultimately, we discovered a natural cellular pathway and nanoparticle-receptor pair that enables exosome modulation, detection, and isolation.
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- Nicholas L. Angeloni
- Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
- Simpson Querrey Institute for BioNanotechnology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL United States
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
- Simpson Querrey Institute for BioNanotechnology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL United States
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
- Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
- Simpson Querrey Institute for BioNanotechnology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL United States
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
- Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University, Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
- Simpson Querrey Institute for BioNanotechnology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL United States
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
- International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN), Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, United States
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Rocha-Perugini V, Sánchez-Madrid F, Martínez Del Hoyo G. Function and Dynamics of Tetraspanins during Antigen Recognition and Immunological Synapse Formation. Front Immunol 2016; 6:653. [PMID: 26793193 PMCID: PMC4707441 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Tetraspanin-enriched microdomains (TEMs) are specialized membrane platforms driven by protein–protein interactions that integrate membrane receptors and adhesion molecules. Tetraspanins participate in antigen recognition and presentation by antigen-presenting cells (APCs) through the organization of pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) and their downstream-induced signaling, as well as the regulation of MHC-II–peptide trafficking. T lymphocyte activation is triggered upon specific recognition of antigens present on the APC surface during immunological synapse (IS) formation. This dynamic process is characterized by a defined spatial organization involving the compartmentalization of receptors and adhesion molecules in specialized membrane domains that are connected to the underlying cytoskeleton and signaling molecules. Tetraspanins contribute to the spatial organization and maturation of the IS by controlling receptor clustering and local accumulation of adhesion receptors and integrins, their downstream signaling, and linkage to the actin cytoskeleton. This review offers a perspective on the important role of TEMs in the regulation of antigen recognition and presentation and in the dynamics of IS architectural organization.
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- Vera Rocha-Perugini
- Servicio de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Princesa, Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain; Vascular Pathophysiology Area, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Princesa, Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain; Vascular Pathophysiology Area, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Vascular Pathophysiology Area, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) , Madrid , Spain
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Vences-Catalán F, Kuo CC, Levy S. Role of an arginine-lysine rich motif in maturation and trafficking of CD19. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 465:319-23. [PMID: 26111452 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.06.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/19/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Normal expression of CD19 on the surface of B cells requires the presence of the tetraspanin molecule CD81. Previous studies have shown that surface expression of CD19 is highly reduced in CD81-deficient mouse B cells and that it is completely absent in an antibody deficient human patient with a mutation in the CD81 gene. The current study explored the contribution of an arginine-lysine rich motif, present in the membrane-proximal cytoplasmic domain of CD19, for the maturation and trafficking of this molecule. We demonstrate that this motif plays a role in the maturation and recycling of CD19 but in a CD81-independent manner.
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- Felipe Vences-Catalán
- Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Homsi Y, Schloetel JG, Scheffer KD, Schmidt TH, Destainville N, Florin L, Lang T. The extracellular δ-domain is essential for the formation of CD81 tetraspanin webs. Biophys J 2015; 107:100-13. [PMID: 24988345 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2013] [Revised: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
CD81 is a ubiquitously expressed member of the tetraspanin family. It forms large molecular platforms, so-called tetraspanin webs that play physiological roles in a variety of cellular functions and are involved in viral and parasite infections. We have investigated which part of the CD81 molecule is required for the formation of domains in the cell membranes of T-cells and hepatocytes. Surprisingly, we find that large CD81 platforms assemble via the short extracellular δ-domain, independent from a strong primary partner binding and from weak interactions mediated by palmitoylation. The δ-domain is also essential for the platforms to function during viral entry. We propose that, instead of stable binary interactions, CD81 interactions via the small δ-domain, possibly involving a dimerization step, play the key role in organizing CD81 into large tetraspanin webs and controlling its function.
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- Yahya Homsi
- Department of Membrane Biochemistry, Life & Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Membrane Biochemistry, Life & Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Membrane Biochemistry, Life & Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Université Toulouse 3-Paul Sabatier, UPS, Laboratoire de Physique Théorique (IRSAMC), Toulouse, France
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Membrane Biochemistry, Life & Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
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The kinase-inhibitor sorafenib inhibits multiple steps of the Hepatitis C Virus infectious cycle in vitro. Antiviral Res 2015; 118:93-102. [PMID: 25823619 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2015.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Revised: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) chronic infection is a major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma. Sorafenib is the only medical treatment that has been approved for the treatment of this cancer. It is a multikinase inhibitor with anti-tumor activity against a wide variety of cancers. Sorafenib blocks angiogenesis and tumor cell proliferation through inhibition of kinases, such as VEGFR2, PDGFR, or the serine/threonine kinases RAF. Previous studies have reported an anti-HCV effect of sorafenib in vitro, but various mechanisms of action have been described. The aim of this study was to clarify the action of sorafenib on the complete HCV infectious cycle. In order to examine the action of sorafenib on all steps of the HCV infectious cycle, we used a combination of validated cell culture models, based on the HuH-7 reference cell line and primary human hepatocytes. We found that sorafenib blocks HCV infection by altering the viral entry step and the production of viral particles. Moreover, we observed that treatment with sorafenib lead to a modification of Claudin-1 expression and localization, which could partly be responsible for the anti-HCV effect. Collectively, our findings confirm the anti-HCV effect of sorafenib in vitro, while highlighting the complexity of the action of sorafenib on the HCV infectious cycle.
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Vences-Catalán F, Kuo CC, Sagi Y, Chen H, Kela-Madar N, van Zelm MC, van Dongen JJM, Levy S. A mutation in the human tetraspanin CD81 gene is expressed as a truncated protein but does not enable CD19 maturation and cell surface expression. J Clin Immunol 2015; 35:254-63. [PMID: 25739915 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-015-0148-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A homozygous mutation in a splice site of the CD81 gene was identified previously in a patient, as the cause in a case of common variable immune deficiency (CVID). CD19 expression is reduced in mice that lack CD81; however, B cells in this patient lacked completely CD19 surface expression. The mutation led to an absence of the CD81 protein on the cell surface and it was assumed that the CD81 protein was not produced. Here we demonstrate that a truncated human CD81 mutant (CD81mut) was actually produced, but retained intracellularly. We also demonstrate that the truncated CD81mut protein is in close proximity to the intracellularly sequestered CD19. However, this interaction does not enable normal CD19 maturation and surface expression. In addition, we show that specific domains of CD81 enable retrieval and trafficking of human CD19 to the cell surface. Finally, we demonstrate that surface expression of CD19 requires CD81, even in non-B cells.
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- Felipe Vences-Catalán
- Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA
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Qin ZL, Ju HP, Gao TT, Wang WB, Ren H, Zhao P, Qi ZT. Two conserved histidines (His490 and His621) on the E2 glycoprotein of hepatitis C virus are critical for CD81-mediated cell entry. J Gen Virol 2015; 96:1389-1399. [PMID: 25701820 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.000091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) entry is a sequential and multi-step process that includes receptor interactions followed by pH-dependent membrane fusion. Specific and conserved histidine residues on the viral envelope proteins are involved in most pH-induced virus entries. In the case of HCV, some conserved histidines on the E1 and E2 proteins have been investigated in HCV pseudotype particle (HCVpp) systems. However, the roles of these histidines in cell-culture-derived HCV particle (HCVcc) systems remain unclear due to the different aspects of the viral life cycle emphasized by the two systems. In this study, the role of two conserved histidines (His490 and His621, located in domains II and III of E2, respectively) in HCV infection was evaluated in the context of JFH-1-based HCVcc using alanine substitutions. The infectivity of the H490A mutant decreased in spite of comparable initial RNA replication, protein expression and assembly efficiency as WT virus. The H621A mutant did not affect viral protein expression, but exhibited no obvious infectivity; there were fewer core proteins in the culture supernatant compared with WT virus, indicating the partially deficient virus assembly. The HCV receptor CD81-binding ability of the two mutant E2s was assessed further using enzyme immunoassays. The CD81-binding activity of H490A-E2 was reduced, and H621A-E2 was unable to bind to CD81. These data revealed the crucial role played by His490 and His621 in HCV infection, particularly during CD81 binding in cell entry. These results also contributed to the mechanical identification of the histidines involved in pH-dependent HCV entry.
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- Zhao-Ling Qin
- Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Biodefense, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangzhou Military District, Guangzhou 510507, PR China.,Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Biodefense, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Biodefense, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Biodefense, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Biodefense, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Biodefense, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Biodefense, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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Afzal MS, Alsaleh K, Farhat R, Belouzard S, Danneels A, Descamps V, Duverlie G, Wychowski C, Zaidi NUSS, Dubuisson J, Rouillé Y. Regulation of core expression during the hepatitis C virus life cycle. J Gen Virol 2015; 96:311-321. [DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.070433-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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- Muhammad Sohail Afzal
- Atta ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
- Center for Infection & Immunity of Lille (CIIL), Inserm U1019, CNRS UMR8204, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
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- Center for Infection & Immunity of Lille (CIIL), Inserm U1019, CNRS UMR8204, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
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- Center for Infection & Immunity of Lille (CIIL), Inserm U1019, CNRS UMR8204, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
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- Center for Infection & Immunity of Lille (CIIL), Inserm U1019, CNRS UMR8204, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
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- Center for Infection & Immunity of Lille (CIIL), Inserm U1019, CNRS UMR8204, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
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- EA4294, Unité de Virologie Clinique et Fondamentale, CHU d’Amiens, University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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- EA4294, Unité de Virologie Clinique et Fondamentale, CHU d’Amiens, University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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- Center for Infection & Immunity of Lille (CIIL), Inserm U1019, CNRS UMR8204, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
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- Atta ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Center for Infection & Immunity of Lille (CIIL), Inserm U1019, CNRS UMR8204, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
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- Center for Infection & Immunity of Lille (CIIL), Inserm U1019, CNRS UMR8204, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
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Fénéant L, Levy S, Cocquerel L. CD81 and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Viruses 2014; 6:535-72. [PMID: 24509809 PMCID: PMC3939471 DOI: 10.3390/v6020535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2013] [Revised: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is a global public health problem affecting over 160 million individuals worldwide. Its symptoms include chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV is an enveloped RNA virus mainly targeting liver cells and for which the initiation of infection occurs through a complex multistep process involving a series of specific cellular entry factors. This process is likely mediated through the formation of a tightly orchestrated complex of HCV entry factors at the plasma membrane. Among HCV entry factors, the tetraspanin CD81 is one of the best characterized and it is undoubtedly a key player in the HCV lifecycle. In this review, we detail the current knowledge on the involvement of CD81 in the HCV lifecycle, as well as in the immune response to HCV infection.
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- Lucie Fénéant
- Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, CNRS-UMR8204, Inserm-U1019, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université Lille Nord de France, Institut de Biologie de Lille, 1 rue du Pr Calmette, CS50447, 59021 Lille Cedex, France.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, CCSR, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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- Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, CNRS-UMR8204, Inserm-U1019, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université Lille Nord de France, Institut de Biologie de Lille, 1 rue du Pr Calmette, CS50447, 59021 Lille Cedex, France.
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Hepatitis C virus, cholesterol and lipoproteins--impact for the viral life cycle and pathogenesis of liver disease. Viruses 2013; 5:1292-324. [PMID: 23698400 PMCID: PMC3712309 DOI: 10.3390/v5051292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Revised: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 04/27/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of chronic liver disease, including chronic hepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatitis C infection associates with lipid and lipoprotein metabolism disorders such as hepatic steatosis, hypobetalipoproteinemia, and hypocholesterolemia. Furthermore, virus production is dependent on hepatic very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) assembly, and circulating virions are physically associated with lipoproteins in complexes termed lipoviral particles. Evidence has indicated several functional roles for the formation of these complexes, including co-opting of lipoprotein receptors for attachment and entry, concealing epitopes to facilitate immune escape, and hijacking host factors for HCV maturation and secretion. Here, we review the evidence surrounding pathogenesis of the hepatitis C infection regarding lipoprotein engagement, cholesterol and triglyceride regulation, and the molecular mechanisms underlying these effects.
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Buschiazzo J, Ialy-Radio C, Auer J, Wolf JP, Serres C, Lefèvre B, Ziyyat A. Cholesterol depletion disorganizes oocyte membrane rafts altering mouse fertilization. PLoS One 2013; 8:e62919. [PMID: 23638166 PMCID: PMC3636221 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2012] [Accepted: 03/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Drastic membrane reorganization occurs when mammalian sperm binds to and fuses with the oocyte membrane. Two oocyte protein families are essential for fertilization, tetraspanins and glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins. The firsts are associated to tetraspanin-enriched microdomains and the seconds to lipid rafts. Here we report membrane raft involvement in mouse fertilization assessed by cholesterol modulation using methyl-β-cyclodextrin. Cholesterol removal induced: (1) a decrease of the fertilization rate and index; and (2) a delay in the extrusion of the second polar body. Cholesterol repletion recovered the fertilization ability of cholesterol-depleted oocytes, indicating reversibility of these effects. In vivo time-lapse analyses using fluorescent cholesterol permitted to identify the time-point at which the probe is mainly located at the plasma membrane enabling the estimation of the extent of the cholesterol depletion. We confirmed that the mouse oocyte is rich in rafts according to the presence of the raft marker lipid, ganglioside GM1 on the membrane of living oocytes and we identified the coexistence of two types of microdomains, planar rafts and caveolae-like structures, by terms of two differential rafts markers, flotillin-2 and caveolin-1, respectively. Moreover, this is the first report that shows characteristic caveolae-like invaginations in the mouse oocyte identified by electron microscopy. Raft disruption by cholesterol depletion disturbed the subcellular localization of the signal molecule c-Src and the inhibition of Src kinase proteins prevented second polar body extrusion, consistent with a role of Src-related kinases in fertilization via signaling complexes. Our data highlight the functional importance of intact membrane rafts for mouse fertilization and its dependence on cholesterol.
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- Jorgelina Buschiazzo
- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, F75014 Paris, France
- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca (UNS-CONICET), Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, F75014 Paris, France
- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques. F75014 Paris, France
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- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, F75014 Paris, France
- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques. F75014 Paris, France
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- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, F75014 Paris, France
- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques. F75014 Paris, France
- Service d’Histologie Embryologie Biologie de la Reproduction Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, F75014 Paris, France
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- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, F75014 Paris, France
- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques. F75014 Paris, France
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- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, F75014 Paris, France
- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques. F75014 Paris, France
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- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, F75014 Paris, France
- INSERM U1016, Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques. F75014 Paris, France
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Qin ZL, Ju HP, Wang WB, Ren H, Guan M, Zhao P, Qi ZT. The Arg719 residue at the C-terminal end of the stem region in hepatitis C virus JFH-1 E2 glycoprotein promotes viral infection. Virus Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2012.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Potel J, Rassam P, Montpellier C, Kaestner L, Werkmeister E, Tews BA, Couturier C, Popescu CI, Baumert TF, Rubinstein E, Dubuisson J, Milhiet PE, Cocquerel L. EWI-2wint promotes CD81 clustering that abrogates Hepatitis C Virus entry. Cell Microbiol 2013; 15:1234-52. [PMID: 23351194 PMCID: PMC7162402 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Revised: 12/14/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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CD81 is a major receptor for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). It belongs to the tetraspanin family whose members form dynamic clusters with numerous partner proteins and with one another, forming tetraspanin-enriched areas in the plasma membrane. In our study, we combined single-molecule microscopy and biochemistry experiments to investigate the clustering and membrane behaviour of CD81 in the context of cells expressing EWI-2wint, a natural inhibitor of HCV entry. Interestingly, we found that EWI-2wint reduces the global diffusion of CD81 molecules due to a decrease of the diffusion rate of mobile CD81 molecules and an increase in the proportion of confined molecules. Indeed, we demonstrated that EWI-2wint promotes CD81 clustering and confinement in CD81-enriched areas. In addition, we showed that EWI-2wint influences the colocalization of CD81 with Claudin-1 - a co-receptor required for HCV entry. Together, our results indicate that a change in membrane partitioning of CD81 occurs in the presence of EWI-2wint. This study gives new insights on the mechanism by which HCV enters into its target cells, namely by exploiting the dynamic properties of CD81.
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- Julie Potel
- Hepatitis C Laboratory, Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, University Lille Nord de France, CNRS-UMR8204, Inserm-U1019, Pasteur Institute of Lille, Lille, France
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Zhu YZ, Luo Y, Cao MM, Liu Y, Liu XQ, Wang W, Wu DG, Guan M, Xu QQ, Ren H, Zhao P, Qi ZT. Significance of palmitoylation of CD81 on its association with tetraspanin-enriched microdomains and mediating hepatitis C virus cell entry. Virology 2012; 429:112-23. [PMID: 22560863 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2012.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2012] [Accepted: 03/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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CD81, a co-receptor for hepatitis C virus (HCV), is a member of the tetraspanin superfamily and is heavily palmitoylated in the juxtamembrane cysteine residues. Palmitoylation plays an important role in protein-protein interactions and association with cholesterol-rich domains of membranes. In this study, Huh7 cells expressing wild-type or palmitoylation-defective CD81 were generated to analyze whether palmitoylation of CD81 is involved in HCV cell entry. Our data showed that de-palmitoylation of CD81 dramatically reduced its association with tetraspanin CD151, but did not influence CD81 partition in detergent-resistant membranes. Moreover, de-palmitoylated CD81 decreased the host cell susceptibility to HCV. Notably, CD151-specific antibodies and siRNA inhibited HCV cell entry, and detachment of CD81 with CD151 decreased the lateral movement of virus particle/CD81 complex to areas of cell-cell contact. These results suggest that palmitoylation of CD81 should facilitate HCV entry, at least in part, by regulating the association of CD81 with tetraspanin-enriched microdomains.
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- Yong-Zhe Zhu
- Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Biodefense, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Padmanabhan P, Dixit NM. Mathematical model of viral kinetics in vitro estimates the number of E2-CD81 complexes necessary for hepatitis C virus entry. PLoS Comput Biol 2011; 7:e1002307. [PMID: 22174670 PMCID: PMC3234214 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2011] [Accepted: 10/31/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Interaction between the hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope protein E2 and the host receptor CD81 is essential for HCV entry into target cells. The number of E2-CD81 complexes necessary for HCV entry has remained difficult to estimate experimentally. Using the recently developed cell culture systems that allow persistent HCV infection in vitro, the dependence of HCV entry and kinetics on CD81 expression has been measured. We reasoned that analysis of the latter experiments using a mathematical model of viral kinetics may yield estimates of the number of E2-CD81 complexes necessary for HCV entry. Here, we constructed a mathematical model of HCV viral kinetics in vitro, in which we accounted explicitly for the dependence of HCV entry on CD81 expression. Model predictions of viral kinetics are in quantitative agreement with experimental observations. Specifically, our model predicts triphasic viral kinetics in vitro, where the first phase is characterized by cell proliferation, the second by the infection of susceptible cells and the third by the growth of cells refractory to infection. By fitting model predictions to the above data, we were able to estimate the threshold number of E2-CD81 complexes necessary for HCV entry into human hepatoma-derived cells. We found that depending on the E2-CD81 binding affinity, between 1 and 13 E2-CD81 complexes are necessary for HCV entry. With this estimate, our model captured data from independent experiments that employed different HCV clones and cells with distinct CD81 expression levels, indicating that the estimate is robust. Our study thus quantifies the molecular requirements of HCV entry and suggests guidelines for intervention strategies that target the E2-CD81 interaction. Further, our model presents a framework for quantitative analyses of cell culture studies now extensively employed to investigate HCV infection. The interaction between the hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope protein E2 and the host cell surface receptor CD81 is critical for HCV entry into hepatocytes and presents a promising drug and vaccine target. Yet, the number of E2-CD81 complexes that must be formed between a virus and a target cell to enable viral entry remains unknown. Direct observation of the E2-CD81 complexes preceding viral entry has not been possible. We constructed a mathematical model of HCV viral kinetics in vitro and using it to analyze data from recent cell culture studies obtained estimates of the threshold number of E2-CD81 complexes necessary for HCV entry. We found that depending on the E2-CD81 binding affinity, between 1 and 13 complexes are necessary for HCV entry into human hepatoma-derived cells. Our study thus presents new, quantitative insights into the molecular requirements of HCV entry, which may serve as a guideline for intervention strategies targeting the E2-CD81 interaction. Further, our study shows that HCV viral kinetics in vitro can be described using a mathematical model, thus facilitating quantitative analyses of the wealth of data now emanating from cell culture studies of HCV infection.
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- Pranesh Padmanabhan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
- Bioinformatics Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a small enveloped virus with a positive stranded RNA genome belonging to the Flaviviridae family. The virion has the unique ability of forming a complex with lipoproteins, which is known as the lipoviroparticle. Lipoprotein components as well as the envelope proteins, E1 and E2, play a key role in virus entry into the hepatocyte. HCV entry is a complex multistep process involving sequential interactions with several cell surface proteins. The virus relies on glycosaminoglycans and possibly the low-density lipoprotein receptors to attach to cells. Furthermore, four specific entry factors are involved in the following steps which lead to virus internalization and fusion in early endosomes. These molecules are the scavenger receptor SRB1, tetraspanin CD81 and two tight junction proteins, Claudin-1 and Occludin. Although they are essential to HCV entry, the precise role of these molecules is not completely understood. Finally, hepatocytes are highly polarized cells and which likely affects the entry process. Our current knowledge on HCV entry is summarized in this review.
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Delavalle PY, Alsaleh K, Pillez A, Cocquerel L, Allet C, Dumont P, Loyens A, Leteurtre E, Omary MB, Dubuisson J, Rouillé Y, Wychowski C. Hepatocyte-derived cultured cells with unusual cytoplasmic keratin-rich spheroid bodies. Exp Cell Res 2011; 317:2683-94. [PMID: 21907707 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2011.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Revised: 08/22/2011] [Accepted: 08/24/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Cytoplasmic inclusions are found in a variety of diseases that are characteristic morphological features of several hepatic, muscular and neurodegenerative disorders. They display a predominantly filamentous ultrastructure that is also observed in malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT). A cellular clone containing an intracytoplasmic body was isolated from hepatocyte cell culture, and in the present study we examined whether this body might be related or not to Mallory-Denk body (MDB), a well characterized intracytoplasmic inclusion, or whether this cellular clone was constituted by malignant rhabdoid tumor cells. The intracytoplasmic body was observed in electron microscopy (EM), confocal immunofluorescence microscopy and several proteins involved in the formation of its structure were identified. Using light microscopy, a spheroid body (SB) described as a single regular-shaped cytoplasmic body was observed in cells. During cytokinesis, the SB was disassembled and reassembled in a way to reconstitute a unique SB in each progeny cell. EM examination revealed that the SB was not surrounded by a limiting membrane. However, cytoplasmic filaments were concentrated in a whorled array. These proteins were identified as keratins 8 and 18 (K8/K18), which formed the central core of the SB surrounded by a vimentin cage-like structure. This structure was not related to Mallory-Denk body or aggresome since no aggregated proteins were located in SB. Moreover, the structure of SB was not due to mutations in the primary sequence of K8/K18 and vimentin since no difference was observed in the mRNA sequence of their genes, isolated from Huh-7 and Huh-7w7.3 cells. These data suggested that cellular factor(s) could be responsible for the SB formation process. Aggregates of K18 were relocated in the SB when a mutant of K18 inducing disruption of K8/K18 IF network was expressed in the cellular clone. Furthermore, the INI1 protein, a remodeling-chromatin factor deficient in rhabdoid cells, which contain a spheroid perinuclear inclusion body, was found in our cellular clone. In conclusion, our data suggest that Huh-7w7.3 cells constitute an excellent model for determining the cellular factor(s) involved in the process of spheroid perinuclear body formation.
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Montpellier C, Tews BA, Poitrimole J, Rocha-Perugini V, D'Arienzo V, Potel J, Zhang XA, Rubinstein E, Dubuisson J, Cocquerel L. Interacting regions of CD81 and two of its partners, EWI-2 and EWI-2wint, and their effect on hepatitis C virus infection. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:13954-65. [PMID: 21343309 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.220103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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CD81 is a tetraspanin protein that is involved in several essential cellular functions, as well as in the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. CD81 interacts with a high stoichiometry with its partner proteins EWI-2, EWI-2wint, and EWI-F. These latter proteins modify the functions of CD81 and can thereby potentially inhibit infection or modulate cell migration. Here, we characterized the cleavage of EWI-2 leading to the production of EWI-2wint, which has been shown to inhibit HCV infection. We determined the regions of EWI-2/EWI-2wint and CD81 that are important for their interaction and their functionality. More precisely, we identified a glycine zipper motif in the transmembrane domain of EWI-2/EWI-2wint that is essential for the interaction with CD81. In addition, we found that palmitoylation on two juxtamembranous cysteines in the cytosolic tail of EWI-2/EWI-2wint is required for their interaction with CD81 as well as with CD9, another tetraspanin. Thus, we have shown that palmitoylation of a tetraspanin partner protein can influence the interaction with a tetraspanin. We therefore propose that palmitoylation not only of tetraspanins, but also of their partner proteins is important in regulating the composition of complexes in tetraspanin networks. Finally, we identified the regions in CD81 that are necessary for its functionality in HCV entry and we demonstrated that EWI-2wint needs to interact with CD81 to exert its inhibitory effect on HCV infection.
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- Claire Montpellier
- Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Hepatitis C Laboratory, University Lille Nord de France, CNRS UMR8204, INSERM U1019, Pasteur Institute of Lille, 59021 Lille, France
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Syder AJ, Lee H, Zeisel MB, Grove J, Soulier E, Macdonald J, Chow S, Chang J, Baumert TF, McKeating JA, McKelvy J, Wong-Staal F. Small molecule scavenger receptor BI antagonists are potent HCV entry inhibitors. J Hepatol 2011; 54:48-55. [PMID: 20932595 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2010] [Revised: 06/10/2010] [Accepted: 06/14/2010] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS ITX 5061 is a clinical stage small molecule compound that promotes high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels in animals and patients by targeting the scavenger receptor BI protein pathway. Since SR-BI is a known co-receptor for HCV infection, we evaluated these compounds for their effects on HCV entry. METHODS We obtained ITX 5061 and related compounds to characterize their interaction with SR-BI and effects on HCV entry and infection. RESULTS We confirmed that a tritium-labeled compound analog (ITX 7650) binds cells expressing SR-BI, and both ITX 5061 and ITX 7650 compete for HDL-mediated lipid transfer in an SR-BI dependent manner. Both molecules inhibit HCVcc and HCVpp infection of primary human hepatocytes and/or human hepatoma cell lines and have minimal effects on HCV RNA replication. Kinetic studies suggest that the compounds act at an early post-binding step. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the ITX compounds inhibit HCV infection with a mechanism of action distinct from other HCV therapies under development. Since ITX 5061 has already been evaluated in over 280 patients with good pharmacokinetic and safety profiles, it warrants proof-of-concept clinical studies in HCV infected patients.
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- Andrew J Syder
- iTherX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, CA 92191-0530, USA
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Helle F, Vieyres G, Elkrief L, Popescu CI, Wychowski C, Descamps V, Castelain S, Roingeard P, Duverlie G, Dubuisson J. Role of N-linked glycans in the functions of hepatitis C virus envelope proteins incorporated into infectious virions. J Virol 2010; 84:11905-15. [PMID: 20844034 PMCID: PMC2977866 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01548-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2010] [Accepted: 09/03/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope glycoproteins are highly glycosylated, with generally 4 and 11 N-linked glycans on E1 and E2, respectively. Studies using mutated recombinant HCV envelope glycoproteins incorporated into retroviral pseudoparticles (HCVpp) suggest that some glycans play a role in protein folding, virus entry, and protection against neutralization. The development of a cell culture system producing infectious particles (HCVcc) in hepatoma cells provides an opportunity to characterize the role of these glycans in the context of authentic infectious virions. Here, we used HCVcc in which point mutations were engineered at N-linked glycosylation sites to determine the role of these glycans in the functions of HCV envelope proteins. The mutants were characterized for their effects on virus replication and envelope protein expression as well as on viral particle secretion, infectivity, and sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies. Our results indicate that several glycans play an important role in HCVcc assembly and/or infectivity. Furthermore, our data demonstrate that at least five glycans on E2 (denoted E2N1, E2N2, E2N4, E2N6, and E2N11) strongly reduce the sensitivity of HCVcc to antibody neutralization, with four of them surrounding the CD81 binding site. Altogether, these data indicate that the glycans associated with HCV envelope glycoproteins play roles at different steps of the viral life cycle. They also highlight differences in the effects of glycosylation mutations between the HCVpp and HCVcc systems. Furthermore, these carbohydrates form a "glycan shield" at the surface of the virion, which contributes to the evasion of HCV from the humoral immune response.
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- François Helle
- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Center of Infection and Immunity of Lille (CIIL), and Inserm U1019, F-59019 Lille, CNRS UMR8204, F-59021 Lille, and Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France, Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens, France, Institute of Biochemistry, Bucharest, Romania, Inserm U966, Université François Rabelais and CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Center of Infection and Immunity of Lille (CIIL), and Inserm U1019, F-59019 Lille, CNRS UMR8204, F-59021 Lille, and Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France, Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens, France, Institute of Biochemistry, Bucharest, Romania, Inserm U966, Université François Rabelais and CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Center of Infection and Immunity of Lille (CIIL), and Inserm U1019, F-59019 Lille, CNRS UMR8204, F-59021 Lille, and Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France, Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens, France, Institute of Biochemistry, Bucharest, Romania, Inserm U966, Université François Rabelais and CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Center of Infection and Immunity of Lille (CIIL), and Inserm U1019, F-59019 Lille, CNRS UMR8204, F-59021 Lille, and Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France, Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens, France, Institute of Biochemistry, Bucharest, Romania, Inserm U966, Université François Rabelais and CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Center of Infection and Immunity of Lille (CIIL), and Inserm U1019, F-59019 Lille, CNRS UMR8204, F-59021 Lille, and Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France, Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens, France, Institute of Biochemistry, Bucharest, Romania, Inserm U966, Université François Rabelais and CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Center of Infection and Immunity of Lille (CIIL), and Inserm U1019, F-59019 Lille, CNRS UMR8204, F-59021 Lille, and Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France, Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens, France, Institute of Biochemistry, Bucharest, Romania, Inserm U966, Université François Rabelais and CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Center of Infection and Immunity of Lille (CIIL), and Inserm U1019, F-59019 Lille, CNRS UMR8204, F-59021 Lille, and Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France, Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens, France, Institute of Biochemistry, Bucharest, Romania, Inserm U966, Université François Rabelais and CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Center of Infection and Immunity of Lille (CIIL), and Inserm U1019, F-59019 Lille, CNRS UMR8204, F-59021 Lille, and Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France, Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens, France, Institute of Biochemistry, Bucharest, Romania, Inserm U966, Université François Rabelais and CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Center of Infection and Immunity of Lille (CIIL), and Inserm U1019, F-59019 Lille, CNRS UMR8204, F-59021 Lille, and Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France, Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens, France, Institute of Biochemistry, Bucharest, Romania, Inserm U966, Université François Rabelais and CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Center of Infection and Immunity of Lille (CIIL), and Inserm U1019, F-59019 Lille, CNRS UMR8204, F-59021 Lille, and Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France, Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens, France, Institute of Biochemistry, Bucharest, Romania, Inserm U966, Université François Rabelais and CHRU de Tours, Tours, France
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Identification of basic amino acids at the N-terminal end of the core protein that are crucial for hepatitis C virus infectivity. J Virol 2010; 84:12515-28. [PMID: 20943968 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01393-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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A major function of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein is the interaction with genomic RNA to form the nucleocapsid, an essential component of the virus particle. Analyses to identify basic amino acid residues of HCV core protein, important for capsid assembly, were initially performed with a cell-free system, which did not indicate the importance of these residues for HCV infectivity. The development of a cell culture system for HCV (HCVcc) allows a more precise analysis of these core protein amino acids during the HCV life cycle. In the present study, we used a mutational analysis in the context of the HCVcc system to determine the role of the basic amino acid residues of the core protein in HCV infectivity. We focused our analysis on basic residues located in two clusters (cluster 1, amino acids [aa]6 to 23; cluster 2, aa 39 to 62) within the N-terminal 62 amino acids of the HCV core protein. Our data indicate that basic residues of the first cluster have little impact on replication and are dispensable for infectivity. Furthermore, only four basic amino acids residues of the second cluster (R50, K51, R59, and R62) were essential for the production of infectious viral particles. Mutation of these residues did not interfere with core protein subcellular localization, core protein-RNA interaction, or core protein oligomerization. Moreover, these mutations had no effect on core protein envelopment by intracellular membranes. Together, these data indicate that R50, K51, R59, and R62 residues play a major role in the formation of infectious viral particles at a post-nucleocapsid assembly step.
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Pezacki JP, Singaravelu R, Lyn RK. Host-virus interactions during hepatitis C virus infection: a complex and dynamic molecular biosystem. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2010; 6:1131-42. [PMID: 20549003 DOI: 10.1039/b924668c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a global health issue with no vaccine available and limited clinical treatment options. Like other obligate parasites, HCV requires host cellular components of an infected individual to propagate. These host-virus interactions during HCV infection are complex and dynamic and involve the hijacking of host cell environments, enzymes and pathways. Understanding this unique molecular biosystem has the potential to yield new and exciting strategies for therapeutic intervention. Advances in genomics and proteomics have opened up new possibilities for the rapid measurement of global changes at the transcriptional and translational levels during infection. However, these techniques only yield snapshots of host-virus interactions during HCV infection. Other new methods that involve the imaging of biomolecular interactions during HCV infection are required to identify key interactions that may be transient and dynamic. Herein we highlight systems biology based strategies that have helped to identify key host-virus interactions during HCV replication and infection. Novel biophysical tools are also highlighted for identification and visualization of activities and interactions between HCV and its host hepatocyte. As some of these methods mature, we expect them to pave the way forward for further exploration of this complex biosystem and elucidation of mechanisms for HCV pathogenesis and carcinogenesis.
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- John Paul Pezacki
- Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Bartosch B, Dubuisson J. Recent advances in hepatitis C virus cell entry. Viruses 2010; 2:692-709. [PMID: 21994653 PMCID: PMC3185649 DOI: 10.3390/v2030692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2009] [Revised: 03/04/2010] [Accepted: 03/05/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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More than 170 million patients worldwide are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Prevalence rates range from 0.5% in Northern European countries to 28% in some areas of Egypt. HCV is hepatotropic, and in many countries chronic hepatitis C is a leading cause of liver disease including fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV persists in 50-85% of infected patients, and once chronic infection is established, spontaneous clearance is rare. HCV is a member of the Flaviviridae family, in which it forms its own genus. Many lines of evidence suggest that the HCV life cycle displays many differences to that of other Flaviviridae family members. Some of these differences may be due to the close interaction of HCV with its host's lipid and particular triglyceride metabolism in the liver, which may explain why the virus can be found in association with lipoproteins in serum of infected patients. This review focuses on the molecular events underlying the HCV cell entry process and the respective roles of cellular co-factors that have been implied in these events. These include, among others, the lipoprotein receptors low density lipoprotein receptor and scavenger receptor BI, the tight junction factors occludin and claudin-1 as well as the tetraspanin CD81. We discuss the roles of these cellular factors in HCV cell entry and how association of HCV with lipoproteins may modulate the cell entry process.
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- Birke Bartosch
- INSERM, U871, 69003 Lyon, France
- Université Lyon 1, IFR62 Lyon-Est, 69008 Lyon, France
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôtel Dieu, Service d’hépatologie et de gastroentérologie, 69002 Lyon, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille, France; E-Mail: (J.D.)
- CNRS, Institut de Biologie de Lille (UMR8161), F-59021 Lille, France
- Institut Pasteur de Lille, F-59019 Lille, France
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Yáñez-Mó M, Barreiro O, Gordon-Alonso M, Sala-Valdés M, Sánchez-Madrid F. Tetraspanin-enriched microdomains: a functional unit in cell plasma membranes. Trends Cell Biol 2009; 19:434-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2009.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 439] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2009] [Revised: 06/16/2009] [Accepted: 06/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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