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Cai Y, Hu J, Guo Y, Shen X. Molecular Cloning, Characterization, and Expression of a Receptor for Activated Protein Kinase C1 (RACK1) Gene in Exopalaemon carinicauda Zoea Larvae under Aroclor 1254 Stress. BIOLOGY 2024; 13:174. [PMID: 38534444 DOI: 10.3390/biology13030174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
Abstract
The receptor for activated protein kinase C1 (RACK1) belongs to the typical WD repeat family, which is extremely conservative and important in multiple signal transduction pathways related to growth and development that coordinate the intracellular role of various life activities. As a novel protein with versatile functions, it was found in a variety of organisms. In a previous study, we identified the RACK1 sequence of white shrimp from transcriptome data. In this study, we employed specialized bioinformatics software to conduct an in-depth analysis of EcRACK1 and compare its amino acid sequence homology with other crustaceans. Furthermore, we investigated the expression patterns of RACK1 at different developmental stages and tissues, as well as at various time points after exposure to Aroclor 1245, aiming to elucidate its function and potential response towards Aroclor 1245 exposure. The length of EcRACK1 is 957 nucleotides, which encodes 318 amino acids. Moreover, there were seven typical WD repeats in EcRACK1, which have more than a 96% sequence identity with the RACK1 proteins of Penaeus. The results of tissue expression and spatiotemporal expression showed that it was significantly increased in the II and IV stages, but had a significant tissue specificity in the hepatopancreas, spermary, and muscle tissues of E. carinicauda, adult stage. Compared to the control, EcRACK1 was significantly induced in E. carinicauda zoea larvae exposed to Aroclor 1254 for 6, 10, 20, and 30 d (p < 0.05). These results suggested that EcRACK1 may play an important role in the larval development and environmental defense of E. carinicauda.
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- Yuefeng Cai
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
- Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-Industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
- Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-Industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
- Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-Industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China
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Tsopela V, Korakidis E, Lagou D, Kalliampakou KI, Milona RS, Kyriakopoulou E, Mpekoulis G, Gemenetzi I, Stylianaki EA, Sideris CD, Sioli A, Kefallinos D, Sideris DC, Aidinis V, Eliopoulos AG, Kambas K, Vassilacopoulou D, Vassilaki N. L-Dopa decarboxylase modulates autophagy in hepatocytes and is implicated in dengue virus-caused inhibition of autophagy completion. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2024; 1871:119602. [PMID: 37778471 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2023.119602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
Abstract
The enzyme L-Dopa Decarboxylase (DDC) synthesizes the catecholamine dopamine and the indolamine serotonin. Apart from its role in the brain as a neurotransmitter biosynthetic enzyme, DDC has been detected also in the liver and other peripheral organs, where it is implicated in cell proliferation, apoptosis, and host-virus interactions. Dengue virus (DENV) suppresses DDC expression at the later stages of infection, during which DENV also inhibits autophagosome-lysosome fusion. As dopamine affects autophagy in neuronal cells, we investigated the possible association of DDC with autophagy in human hepatocytes and examined whether DDC mediates the relationship between DENV infection and autophagy. We performed DDC silencing/overexpression and evaluated autophagic markers upon induction of autophagy, or suppression of autophagosome-lysosome fusion. Our results showed that DDC favored the autophagic process, at least in part, through its biosynthetic function, while knockdown of DDC or inhibition of DDC enzymatic activity prevented autophagy completion. In turn, autophagy induction upregulated DDC, while autophagy reduction by chemical or genetic (ATG14L knockout) ways caused the opposite effect. This study also implicated DDC with the cellular energetic status, as DDC silencing reduced the oxidative phosphorylation activity of the cell. We also report that upon DDC silencing, the repressive effect of DENV on the completion of autophagy was enhanced, and the inhibition of autolysosome formation did not exert an additive effect on viral proliferation. These data unravel a novel role of DDC in the autophagic process and suggest that DENV downregulates DDC expression to inhibit the completion of autophagy, reinforcing the importance of this protein in viral infections.
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- Vassilina Tsopela
- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 115 21 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 115 21 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 115 21 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 115 21 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 115 21 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 115 21 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 115 21 Athens, Greece
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, Biomedical Sciences Research Center Alexander Fleming, 16672 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 115 21 Athens, Greece
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National Technical University of Athens, 157 73 Athens, Greece
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- Section of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 157 01 Athens, Greece
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- Institute for Fundamental Biomedical Research, Biomedical Sciences Research Center Alexander Fleming, 16672 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biology, School of Medicine, NKUA, 115 27 Athens, Greece; Center of Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, 115 27 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Immunology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 115 21 Athens, Greece
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- Section of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 157 01 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Virology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, 115 21 Athens, Greece.
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Mishchenko EL, Makarova AA, Antropova EA, Venzel AS, Ivanisenko TV, Demenkov PS, Ivanisenko VA. Molecular-genetic pathways of hepatitis C virus regulation of the expression of cellular factors PREB and PLA2G4C, which play an important role in virus replication. Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genet Selektsii 2023; 27:776-783. [PMID: 38213698 PMCID: PMC10777288 DOI: 10.18699/vjgb-23-90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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The participants of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication are both viral and host proteins. Therapeutic approaches based on activity inhibition of viral non-structural proteins NS3, NS5A, and NS5B are undergoing clinical trials. However, rapid mutation processes in the viral genome and acquisition of drug resistance to the existing drugs remain the main obstacles to fighting HCV. Identifying the host factors, exploring their role in HCV RNA replication, and studying viral effects on their expression is essential for understanding the mechanisms of viral replication and developing novel, effective curative approaches. It is known that the host factors PREB (prolactin regulatory element binding) and PLA2G4C (cytosolic phospholipase A2 gamma) are important for the functioning of the viral replicase complex and the formation of the platforms of HCV genome replication. The expression of PREB and PLA2G4C was significantly elevated in the presence of the HCV genome. However, the mechanisms of its regulation by HCV remain unknown. In this paper, using a text-mining technology provided by ANDSystem, we reconstructed and analyzed gene networks describing regulatory effects on the expression of PREB and PLA2G4C by HCV proteins. On the basis of the gene network analysis performed, we put forward hypotheses about the modulation of the host factors functions resulting from protein-protein interaction with HCV proteins. Among the viral proteins, NS3 showed the greatest number of regulatory linkages. We assumed that NS3 could inhibit the function of host transcription factor (TF) NOTCH1 by protein-protein interaction, leading to upregulation of PREB and PLA2G4C. Analysis of the gene networks and data on differential gene expression in HCV-infected cells allowed us to hypothesize further how HCV could regulate the expression of TFs, the binding sites of which are localized within PREB and PLA2G4C gene regions. The results obtained can be used for planning studies of the molecular-genetic mechanisms of viral-host interaction and searching for potential targets for anti-HCV therapy.
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- E L Mishchenko
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia Kurchatov Genomic Center of ICG SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia Kurchatov Genomic Center of ICG SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia Kurchatov Genomic Center of ICG SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia Kurchatov Genomic Center of ICG SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia Kurchatov Genomic Center of ICG SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Lee JS, Dittmar M, Miller J, Li M, Ayyanathan K, Ferretti M, Hulahan J, Whig K, Etwebi Z, Griesman T, Schultz DC, Cherry S. Evolutionary arms race between SARS-CoV-2 and interferon signaling via dynamic interaction with autophagy. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.11.13.566859. [PMID: 38014114 PMCID: PMC10680587 DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.13.566859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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SARS-CoV-2 emerged, and is evolving to efficiently infect humans worldwide. SARS-CoV-2 evades early innate recognition, interferon signaling activated only in bystander cells. This balance of innate activation and viral evasion has important consequences, but the pathways involved are incompletely understood. Here we find that autophagy genes regulate innate immune signaling, impacting the basal set point of interferons, and thus permissivity to infection. Mechanistically, autophagy genes negatively regulate MAVS, and this low basal level of MAVS is efficiently antagonized by SARS-CoV-2 ORF9b, blocking interferon activation in infected cells. However, upon loss of autophagy increased MAVS overcomes ORF9b-mediated antagonism suppressing infection. This has led to the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants to express higher levels of ORF9b, allowing SARS-CoV-2 to replicate under conditions of increased MAVS signaling. Altogether, we find a critical role of autophagy in the regulation of innate immunity and uncover an evolutionary trajectory of SARS-CoV-2 ORF9b to overcome host defenses.
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Cao J, Shi M, Zhu L, Li X, Li A, Wu SY, Chiang CM, Zhang Y. The matrix protein of respiratory syncytial virus suppresses interferon signaling via RACK1 association. J Virol 2023; 97:e0074723. [PMID: 37712706 PMCID: PMC10617408 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00747-23] [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: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) matrix (M) protein is indispensable for virion assembly and release. It is localized to the nucleus during early infection to perturb host transcription. However, the function of RSV M protein in other cellular activities remains poorly understood. In this study, several interferon response-associated host factors, including RACK1, were identified by proteomic analysis as RSV M interactors. Knockdown of RACK1 attenuates RSV-restricted IFN signaling leading to enhanced host defense against RSV infection, unraveling a role of M protein in antagonizing IFN response via association with RACK1. Our study uncovers a previously unrecognized mechanism of immune evasion by RSV M protein and identifies RACK1 as a novel host factor recruited by RSV, highlighting RACK1 as a potential new target for RSV therapeutics development.
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- Jingjing Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial Technology Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial Technology Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Advanced Medical Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Advanced Medical Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial Technology Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Microbial Technology Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Ran J, Yin H, Xu Y, Wang Y, Li G, Wu X, Peng L, Peng Y, Fang R. RACK1 mediates NLRP3 inflammasome activation during Pasteurella multocida infection. Vet Res 2023; 54:73. [PMID: 37684678 PMCID: PMC10492393 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-023-01195-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Pasteurella multocida is a gram-negative bacterium that causes serious diseases in a wide range of animal species. Inflammasomes are intracellular multimolecular protein complexes that play a critical role in host defence against microbial infection. Our previous study showed that bovine P. multocida type A (PmCQ2) infection induces NLRP3 inflammasome activation. However, the exact mechanism underlying PmCQ2-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation is not clear. Here, we show that NLRP3 inflammasome activation is positively regulated by a scaffold protein called receptor for activated C kinase 1 (RACK1). This study shows that RACK1 expression was downregulated by PmCQ2 infection in primary mouse peritoneal macrophages and mouse tissues, and overexpression of RACK1 prevented PmCQ2-induced cell death and reduced the numbers of adherent and invasive PmCQ2, indicating a modulatory role of RACK1 in the cell death that is induced by P. multocida infection. Next, RACK1 knockdown by siRNA significantly attenuated PmCQ2-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation, which was accompanied by a reduction in the protein expression of interleukin (IL)-1β, pro-IL-1β, caspase-1 and NLRP3 as well as the formation of ASC specks, while RACK1 overexpression by pcDNA3.1-RACK1 plasmid transfection significantly promoted PmCQ2-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation; these results showed that RACK1 is essential for NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Furthermore, RACK1 knockdown decreased PmCQ2-induced NF-κB activation, but RACK1 overexpression had the opposite effect. In addition, the immunofluorescence staining and immunoprecipitation results showed that RACK1 colocalized with NLRP3 and that NEK7 and interacted with these proteins. However, inhibition of potassium efflux significantly attenuated the RACK1-NLRP3-NEK7 interaction. Our study demonstrated that RACK1 plays an important role in promoting NLRP3 inflammasome activation by regulating NF-κB and promoting NLRP3 inflammasome assembly.
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- Jinrong Ran
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Animal Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Animal Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Animal Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Animal Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Animal Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Animal Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Animal Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Animal Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Animal Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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Chaudhary Y, Jain J, Gaur SK, Tembhurne P, Chandrasekar S, Dhanavelu M, Sehrawat S, Kaul R. Nucleocapsid Protein (N) of Peste des petits ruminants Virus (PPRV) Interacts with Cellular Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase (PI3K) Complex-I and Induces Autophagy. Viruses 2023; 15:1805. [PMID: 37766213 PMCID: PMC10536322 DOI: 10.3390/v15091805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Autophagy is an essential and highly conserved catabolic process in cells, which is important in the battle against intracellular pathogens. Viruses have evolved several ways to alter the host defense mechanisms. PPRV infection is known to modulate the components of a host cell's defense system, resulting in enhanced autophagy. In this study, we demonstrate that the N protein of PPRV interacts with the core components of the class III phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) complex-I and results in the induction of autophagy in the host cell over, thereby expressing this viral protein. Our data shows the interaction between PPRV-N protein and different core components of the autophagy pathway, i.e., VPS34, VPS15, BECN1 and ATG14L. The PPRV-N protein can specifically interact with VPS34 of the PI3K complex-I and colocalize with the proteins of PI3K complex-I in the same sub-cellular compartment, that is, in the cytoplasm. These interactions do not affect the intracellular localization of the different host proteins. The autophagy-related genes were transcriptionally modulated in PPRV-N-expressing cells. The expression of LC3B and SQSTM1/p62 was also modulated in PPRV-N-expressing cells, indicating the induction of autophagic activity. The formation of typical autophagosomes with double membranes was visualized by transmission electron microscopy in PPRV-N-expressing cells. Taken together, our findings provide evidence for the critical role of the N protein of the PPR virus in the induction of autophagy, which is likely to be mediated by PI3K complex-I of the host.
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- Yash Chaudhary
- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India; (Y.C.); (J.J.); (S.K.G.)
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India; (Y.C.); (J.J.); (S.K.G.)
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India; (Y.C.); (J.J.); (S.K.G.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur 440006, India;
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- Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteshwar, Nainital 263138, India; (S.C.); (M.D.)
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- Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteshwar, Nainital 263138, India; (S.C.); (M.D.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Mohali 140306, India;
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India; (Y.C.); (J.J.); (S.K.G.)
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Azithromycin suppresses TGF-β1-related epithelial-mesenchymal transition in airway epithelial cells via targeting RACK1. Chem Biol Interact 2023; 370:110332. [PMID: 36581200 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2022.110332] [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: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) associated epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) contributes to multiple respiration diseases via Smad or MAPKs pathway. Our previous study has demonstrated that the typical macrolide antibiotic, azithromycin (AZM) played a notable anti-EMT role in ovalbumin (OVA)-challenged mice. However, the precise mechanism of AZM on TGF-β1 mediated EMT in bronchial epithelial cells is still unclear. The purpose of this study was to elucidate whether azithromycin targeting RACK1 inhibits TGF-β1 mediated EMT in vitro. The results showed that AZM significantly inhibited the expression of RACK1 and the activation of the downstream JNK, ERK, and Smad3 signaling pathways, thereby suppressing the migration of bronchial epithelial cells and reversing the TGF-β1-induced EMT. The effect of AZM on TGF-β1 mediated EMT in vitro is dependent on the dose of AZM. Although RACK1 has been shown to regulate IRE1α expression with siRACK1 transfection, there was no direct interaction between IRE1α and AZM. On the contrary, weak interaction between AZM and RACK1 was predicted with molecular docking. In summary, AZM targets RACK1 to trigger downstream JNK, ERK, and Smad3 signaling pathways and is an effective anti-EMT drug for bronchial epithelial cells in a dose-dependent manner.
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PLK1-ELAVL1/HuR-miR-122 signaling facilitates hepatitis C virus proliferation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2214911119. [PMID: 36512502 PMCID: PMC9907111 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2214911119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The liver-specific microRNA, miR-122, plays an essential role in the propagation of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by binding directly to the 5'-end of its genomic RNA. Despite its significance for HCV proliferation, the host factors responsible for regulating miR-122 remain largely unknown. In this study, we identified the cellular RNA-binding protein, ELAVL1/HuR (embryonic lethal-abnormal vision-like 1/human antigen R), as critically contributing to miR-122 biogenesis by strong binding to the 3'-end of miR-122. The availability of ELAVL1/HuR was highly correlated with HCV proliferation in replicon, infectious, and chronically infected patient conditions. Furthermore, by screening a kinase inhibitor library, we identified rigosertib, an anticancer agent under clinical trials, as having both miR-122-modulating and anti-HCV activities that were mediated by its ability to target polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) and subsequently modulate ELAVL1/HuR-miR-122 signaling. The expression of PLK1 was also highly correlated with HCV proliferation and the HCV positivity of HCC patients. ELAVL1/HuR-miR-122 signaling and its mediation of PLK1-dependent HCV proliferation were demonstrated by performing various rescue experiments and utilizing an HCV mutant with low dependency on miR-122. In addition, the HCV-inhibitory effectiveness of rigosertib was validated in various HCV-relevant conditions, including replicons, infected cells, and replicon-harboring mice. Rigosertib was highly effective in inhibiting the proliferation of not only wild-type HCVs, but also sofosbuvir resistance-associated substitution-bearing HCVs. Our study identifies PLK1-ELAVL1/HuR-miR-122 signaling as a regulatory axis that is critical for HCV proliferation, and suggests that a therapeutic approach targeting this host cell signaling pathway could be useful for treating HCV and HCV-associated diseases.
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Zitzmann C, Dächert C, Schmid B, van der Schaar H, van Hemert M, Perelson AS, van Kuppeveld FJ, Bartenschlager R, Binder M, Kaderali L. Mathematical modeling of plus-strand RNA virus replication to identify broad-spectrum antiviral treatment strategies. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2022:2022.07.25.501353. [PMID: 35923314 PMCID: PMC9347285 DOI: 10.1101/2022.07.25.501353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Plus-strand RNA viruses are the largest group of viruses. Many are human pathogens that inflict a socio-economic burden. Interestingly, plus-strand RNA viruses share remarkable similarities in their replication. A hallmark of plus-strand RNA viruses is the remodeling of intracellular membranes to establish replication organelles (so-called "replication factories"), which provide a protected environment for the replicase complex, consisting of the viral genome and proteins necessary for viral RNA synthesis. In the current study, we investigate pan-viral similarities and virus-specific differences in the life cycle of this highly relevant group of viruses. We first measured the kinetics of viral RNA, viral protein, and infectious virus particle production of hepatitis C virus (HCV), dengue virus (DENV), and coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) in the immuno-compromised Huh7 cell line and thus without perturbations by an intrinsic immune response. Based on these measurements, we developed a detailed mathematical model of the replication of HCV, DENV, and CVB3 and show that only small virus-specific changes in the model were necessary to describe the in vitro dynamics of the different viruses. Our model correctly predicted virus-specific mechanisms such as host cell translation shut off and different kinetics of replication organelles. Further, our model suggests that the ability to suppress or shut down host cell mRNA translation may be a key factor for in vitro replication efficiency which may determine acute self-limited or chronic infection. We further analyzed potential broad-spectrum antiviral treatment options in silico and found that targeting viral RNA translation, especially polyprotein cleavage, and viral RNA synthesis may be the most promising drug targets for all plus-strand RNA viruses. Moreover, we found that targeting only the formation of replicase complexes did not stop the viral replication in vitro early in infection, while inhibiting intracellular trafficking processes may even lead to amplified viral growth. Author summary Plus-strand RNA viruses comprise a large group of related and medically relevant viruses. The current global pandemic of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-coronavirus-2 as well as the constant spread of diseases such as dengue and chikungunya fever show the necessity of a comprehensive and precise analysis of plus-strand RNA virus infections. Plus-strand RNA viruses share similarities in their life cycle. To understand their within-host replication strategies, we developed a mathematical model that studies pan-viral similarities and virus-specific differences of three plus-strand RNA viruses, namely hepatitis C, dengue, and coxsackievirus. By fitting our model to in vitro data, we found that only small virus-specific variations in the model were required to describe the dynamics of all three viruses. Furthermore, our model predicted that ribosomes involved in viral RNA translation seem to be a key player in plus-strand RNA replication efficiency, which may determine acute or chronic infection outcome. Furthermore, our in-silico drug treatment analysis suggests that targeting viral proteases involved in polyprotein cleavage, in combination with viral RNA replication, may represent promising drug targets with broad-spectrum antiviral activity.
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- Carolin Zitzmann
- Institute of Bioinformatics, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
- Theoretical Biology and Biophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Research Group “Dynamics of Early Viral Infection and the Innate Antiviral Response”, Division Virus-Associated Carcinogenesis (F170), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Dept of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of infectious Diseases and Immunology, Virology Section, Dept of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Theoretical Biology and Biophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Division of infectious Diseases and Immunology, Virology Section, Dept of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division Virus-Associated Carcinogenesis (F170), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Dept of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Heidelberg partner site, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Research Group “Dynamics of Early Viral Infection and the Innate Antiviral Response”, Division Virus-Associated Carcinogenesis (F170), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Wang Y, Qiao X, Li Y, Yang Q, Wang L, Liu X, Wang H, Shen H. Role of the receptor for activated C kinase 1 during viral infection. Arch Virol 2022; 167:1915-1924. [PMID: 35763066 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-022-05484-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Viruses can survive only in living cells, where they depend on the host's enzymatic system for survival and reproduction. Virus-host interactions are complex. On the one hand, hosts express host-restricted factors to protect the host cells from viral infections. On the other hand, viruses recruit certain host factors to facilitate their survival and transmission. The identification of host factors critical to viral infection is essential for comprehending the pathogenesis of contagion and developing novel antiviral therapies that specifically target the host. Receptor for activated C kinase 1 (RACK1), an evolutionarily conserved host factor that exists in various eukaryotic organisms, is a promising target for antiviral therapy. This review primarily summarizes the roles of RACK1 in regulating different viral life stages, particularly entry, replication, translation, and release.
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- Yan Wang
- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China.
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Class III PI3K Biology. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2022; 436:69-93. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06566-8_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Matsui C, Yuliandari P, Deng L, Abe T, Shoji I. The Role of Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy in Hepatitis C Virus-Induced Pathogenesis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:796664. [PMID: 34926330 PMCID: PMC8674663 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.796664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Lysosome incorporate and degrade proteins in a process known as autophagy. There are three types of autophagy; macroautophagy, microautophagy, and chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA). Although autophagy is considered a nonselective degradation process, CMA is known as a selective degradation pathway. All proteins internalized in the lysosome via CMA contain a pentapeptide KFERQ-motif, also known as a CMA-targeting motif, which is necessary for selectivity. CMA directly delivers a substrate protein into the lysosome lumen using the cytosolic chaperone HSC70 and the lysosomal receptor LAMP-2A for degradation. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5A protein interacts with hepatocyte-nuclear factor 1α (HNF-1α) together with HSC70 and promotes the lysosomal degradation of HNF-1α via CMA, resulting in HCV-induced pathogenesis. HCV NS5A promotes recruitment of HSC70 to the substrate protein HNF-1α. HCV NS5A plays a crucial role in HCV-induced CMA. Further investigations of HCV NS5A-interacting proteins containing CMA-targeting motifs may help to elucidate HCV-induced pathogenesis.
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- Chieko Matsui
- Division of Infectious Disease Control, Center for Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Disease Control, Center for Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.,Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia
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- Division of Infectious Disease Control, Center for Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Disease Control, Center for Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Infectious Disease Control, Center for Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Twu WI, Lee JY, Kim H, Prasad V, Cerikan B, Haselmann U, Tabata K, Bartenschlager R. Contribution of autophagy machinery factors to HCV and SARS-CoV-2 replication organelle formation. Cell Rep 2021; 37:110049. [PMID: 34788596 PMCID: PMC8577994 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Positive-strand RNA viruses replicate in close association with rearranged intracellular membranes. For hepatitis C virus (HCV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), these rearrangements comprise endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-derived double membrane vesicles (DMVs) serving as RNA replication sites. Cellular factors involved in DMV biogenesis are poorly defined. Here, we show that despite structural similarity of viral DMVs with autophagosomes, conventional macroautophagy is dispensable for HCV and SARS-CoV-2 replication. However, both viruses exploit factors involved in autophagosome formation, most notably class III phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K). As revealed with a biosensor, PI3K is activated in cells infected with either virus to produce phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PI3P) while kinase complex inhibition or depletion profoundly reduces replication and viral DMV formation. The PI3P-binding protein DFCP1, recruited to omegasomes in early steps of autophagosome formation, participates in replication and DMV formation of both viruses. These results indicate that phylogenetically unrelated HCV and SARS-CoV-2 exploit similar components of the autophagy machinery to create their replication organelles.
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- Woan-Ing Twu
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Molecular Virology, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; Division Virus-Associated Carcinogenesis, German Cancer Research Center, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Autophagy plays a double-edged sword role in liver diseases. J Physiol Biochem 2021; 78:9-17. [PMID: 34657993 PMCID: PMC8873123 DOI: 10.1007/s13105-021-00844-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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As a highly evolutionarily conserved process, autophagy can be found in all types of eukaryotic cells. Such a constitutive process maintains cellular homeostasis in a wide variety of cell types through the encapsulation of damaged proteins or organelles into double-membrane vesicles. Autophagy not only simply eliminates materials but also serves as a dynamic recycling system that produces new building blocks and energy for cellular renovation and homeostasis. Previous studies have primarily recognized the role of autophagy in the degradation of dysfunctional proteins and unwanted organelles. However, there are findings of autophagy in physiological and pathological processes. In hepatocytes, autophagy is not only essential for homeostatic functions but also implicated in some diseases, such as viral hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis, and hepatic failure. In the present review, we summarized the molecular mechanisms of autophagy and its role in several liver diseases and put forward several new strategies for the treatment of liver disease.
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Genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies RACK1 as a critical host factor for flavivirus replication. J Virol 2021; 95:e0059621. [PMID: 34586867 PMCID: PMC8610583 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00596-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Cellular factors have important roles in all facets of the flavivirus replication cycle. Deciphering viral-host protein interactions is essential for understanding the flavivirus lifecycle as well as development of effective antiviral strategies. To uncover novel host factors that are co-opted by multiple flaviviruses, a CRISPR/Cas9 genome wide knockout (KO) screen was employed to identify genes required for replication of Zika virus (ZIKV). Receptor for Activated Protein C Kinase 1 (RACK1) was identified as a novel host factor required for ZIKV replication, which was confirmed via complementary experiments. Depletion of RACK1 via siRNA demonstrated that RACK1 is important for replication of a wide range of mosquito- and tick-borne flaviviruses, including West Nile Virus (WNV), Dengue Virus (DENV), Powassan Virus (POWV) and Langat Virus (LGTV) as well as the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, but not for YFV, EBOV, VSV or HSV. Notably, flavivirus replication was only abrogated when RACK1 expression was dampened prior to infection. Utilising a non-replicative flavivirus model, we show altered morphology of viral replication factories and reduced formation of vesicle packets (VPs) in cells lacking RACK1 expression. In addition, RACK1 interacted with NS1 protein from multiple flaviviruses; a key protein for replication complex formation. Overall, these findings reveal RACK1's crucial role to the biogenesis of pan-flavivirus replication organelles. Importance Cellular factors are critical in all facets of viral lifecycles, where overlapping interactions between the virus and host can be exploited as possible avenues for the development of antiviral therapeutics. Using a genome-wide CRISPR knock-out screening approach to identify novel cellular factors important for flavivirus replication we identified RACK1 as a pro-viral host factor for both mosquito- and tick-borne flaviviruses in addition to SARS-CoV-2. Using an innovative flavivirus protein expression system, we demonstrate for the first time the impact of the loss of RACK1 on the formation of viral replication factories known as 'vesicle packets' (VPs). In addition, we show that RACK1 can interact with numerous flavivirus NS1 proteins as a potential mechanism by which VP formation can be induced by the former.
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Cellular Organelles Involved in Hepatitis E Virus Infection. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10091206. [PMID: 34578238 PMCID: PMC8469867 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10091206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV), a major cause of acute hepatitis worldwide, infects approximately 20 million individuals annually. HEV can infect a wide range of mammalian and avian species, and cause frequent zoonotic spillover, increasingly raising public health concerns. To establish a successful infection, HEV needs to usurp host machineries to accomplish its life cycle from initial attachment to egress. However, relatively little is known about the HEV life cycle, especially the functional role(s) of cellular organelles and their associated proteins at different stages of HEV infection. Here, we summarize current knowledge regarding the relation of HEV with the different cell organelles during HEV infection. Furthermore, we discuss the underlying mechanisms by which HEV infection is precisely regulated in infected cells and the modification of host cell organelles and their associated proteins upon HEV infection.
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Bunz M, Ritter M, Schindler M. HCV egress - unconventional secretion of assembled viral particles. Trends Microbiol 2021; 30:364-378. [PMID: 34483048 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2021.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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It is believed that hepatitis C virus (HCV) particles are released through the canonical secretory route: from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), via the Golgi, to the plasma membrane. While the Golgi is important for HCV release per se, its direct involvement in the trafficking of assembled virions has not yet been established. In fact, data from studies analyzing HCV egress are compatible with several potential pathways of HCV secretion. Here, we summarize and discuss the current knowledge related to the HCV export pathway. Apart from the prototypical anterograde transport, possible routes of HCV release include ER-to-endosomal transport, secretory autophagy, and poorly described mechanisms of unconventional protein secretion. Studying HCV egress promises to shed light on unconventional cellular trafficking and secretory routes.
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- Maximilian Bunz
- Section Molecular Virology, Institute for Medical Virology and Epidemiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Section Molecular Virology, Institute for Medical Virology and Epidemiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Section Molecular Virology, Institute for Medical Virology and Epidemiology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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Qin C, Niu C, Shen Z, Zhang Y, Liu G, Hou C, Dong J, Zhao M, Cheng Q, Yang X, Zhang J. RACK1 T50 Phosphorylation by AMPK Potentiates Its Binding with IRF3/7 and Inhibition of Type 1 IFN Production. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 207:1411-1418. [PMID: 34348973 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The receptor for activated C kinase 1 (RACK1) adaptor protein has been implicated in viral infection. However, whether RACK1 promotes in vivo viral infection in mammals remains unknown. Moreover, it remains elusive how RACK1 is engaged in antiviral innate immune signaling. In this study, we report that myeloid RACK1 deficiency does not affect the development and survival of myeloid cells under resting conditions but renders mice less susceptible to viral infection. RACK1-deficient macrophages produce more IFN-α and IFN-β in response to both RNA and DNA virus infection. In line with this, RACK1 suppresses transcriptional activation of type 1 IFN gene promoters in response to virus infection. Analysis of virus-mediated signaling indicates that RACK1 inhibits the phosphorylation of IRF3/7. Indeed, RACK1 interacts with IRF3/7, which is enhanced after virus infection. Further exploration indicates that virus infection triggers AMPK activation, which in turn phosphorylates RACK1 at Thr50 RACK1 phosphorylation at Thr50 enhances its interaction with IRF3/7 and thereby limits IRF3/7 phosphorylation. Thus, our results confirm that myeloid RACK1 promotes in vivo viral infection and provide insight into the control of type 1 IFN production in response to virus infection.
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- Cheng Qin
- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Li HC, Yang CH, Lo SY. Cellular factors involved in the hepatitis C virus life cycle. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27:4555-4581. [PMID: 34366623 PMCID: PMC8326260 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i28.4555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The hepatitis C virus (HCV), an obligatory intracellular pathogen, highly depends on its host cells to propagate successfully. The HCV life cycle can be simply divided into several stages including viral entry, protein translation, RNA replication, viral assembly and release. Hundreds of cellular factors involved in the HCV life cycle have been identified over more than thirty years of research. Characterization of these cellular factors has provided extensive insight into HCV replication strategies. Some of these cellular factors are targets for anti-HCV therapies. In this review, we summarize the well-characterized and recently identified cellular factors functioning at each stage of the HCV life cycle.
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- Hui-Chun Li
- Department of Biochemistry, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 970, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 970, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 970, Taiwan
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien 970, Taiwan
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Münz C. Non-canonical functions of autophagy proteins in immunity and infection. Mol Aspects Med 2021; 82:100987. [PMID: 34147281 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2021.100987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The molecular machinery of macroautophagy, a catabolic pathway for cytoplasmic constituent degradation in lysosomes, remodels membranes by lipid phosphorylation and conjugation of LC3 and GABARAP proteins. In recent year it has become clear that these membrane modifications also regulate endo- and exocytosis. Here I will discuss recent evidence of how such non-canonical functions of the macroautophagy machinery with its autophagy related gene (atg) products influences infectious viral particle secretion, inflammation, and MHC restricted antigen presentation. Especially LC3-Associated Phagocytosis and ATG supported exocytosis will be high-lighted during immunity and infection.
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- Christian Münz
- Viral Immunobiology, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
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RACK1 degrades MAVS to promote bovine ephemeral fever virus replication via upregulating E3 ubiquitin ligase STUB1. Vet Microbiol 2021; 257:109096. [PMID: 33940459 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2021.109096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Receptors for activated C kinase 1 (RACK1) could competitively combine with mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS) to inhibit the type I interferon (IFN) signaling pathway during viral infection in vitro. However, whether RACK1 can degrade MAVS to enhance viral replication is still unknown. In this study, we found that bovine epidemic fever virus (BEFV) infection triggered the expression of RACK1. Overexpression of RACK1 promoted BEFV replication, while knockdown of RACK1 inhibited the replication of BEFV. Further research showed that RACK1 inhibited the type I IFN signaling pathway during BEFV infection by degrading MAVS, and RACK1 degraded MAVS via the ubiquitin-proteasome system. Mechanistically, RACK1 up-regulated the expression of E3 ubiquitin ligase STIP1 homology and U-box containing protein 1 (STUB1), thereby promoting the ubiquitination and degradation of MAVS. In addition, RACK1 degraded MAVS by enhancing the interaction between STUB1 and MAVS but not via its interaction with STUB1. Overall, our study reveals a novel mechanism by which RACK1 inhibits the type I IFN signaling pathway to BEFV infection through degradation of MAVS, thereby promoting viral infection. These findings provide a new perspective for the MAVS degradation regulated by RACK1.
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Malikova AZ, Shcherbakova AS, Konduktorov KA, Zemskaya AS, Dalina AA, Popenko VI, Leonova OG, Morozov AV, Kurochkin NN, Smirnova OA, Kochetkov SN, Kozlov MV. Pre-Senescence Induction in Hepatoma Cells Favors Hepatitis C Virus Replication and Can Be Used in Exploring Antiviral Potential of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:4559. [PMID: 33925399 PMCID: PMC8123837 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Recent evidence suggests that fibrotic liver injury in patients with chronic hepatitis C correlates with cellular senescence in damaged liver tissue. However, it is still unclear how senescence can affect replication of the hepatitis C virus (HCV). In this work, we report that an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases 4/6, palbociclib, not only induced in hepatoma cells a pre-senescent cellular phenotype, including G1 arrest in the cell cycle, but also accelerated viral replicon multiplication. Importantly, suppression of HCV replication by direct acting antivirals (DAAs) was barely affected by pre-senescence induction, and vice versa, the antiviral activities of host-targeting agents (HTAs), such as inhibitors of human histone deacetylases (HDACi), produced a wide range of reactions-from a dramatic reduction to a noticeable increase. It is very likely that under conditions of the G1 arrest in the cell cycle, HDACi exhibit their actual antiviral potency, since their inherent anticancer activity that complicates the interpretation of test results is minimized.
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Li HC, Yang CH, Lo SY. Hepatitis C Viral Replication Complex. Viruses 2021; 13:v13030520. [PMID: 33809897 PMCID: PMC8004249 DOI: 10.3390/v13030520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The life cycle of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be divided into several stages, including viral entry, protein translation, RNA replication, viral assembly, and release. HCV genomic RNA replication occurs in the replication organelles (RO) and is tightly linked to ER membrane alterations containing replication complexes (proteins NS3 to NS5B). The amplification of HCV genomic RNA could be regulated by the RO biogenesis, the viral RNA structure (i.e., cis-acting replication elements), and both viral and cellular proteins. Studies on HCV replication have led to the development of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) targeting the replication complex. This review article summarizes the viral and cellular factors involved in regulating HCV genomic RNA replication and the DAAs that inhibit HCV replication.
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- Hui-Chun Li
- Department of Biochemistry, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan;
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan;
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan;
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-3-8565301 (ext. 2322)
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Wnuk M, Slipek P, Dziedzic M, Lewinska A. The Roles of Host 5-Methylcytosine RNA Methyltransferases during Viral Infections. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E8176. [PMID: 33142933 PMCID: PMC7663479 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic 5-methylcytosine RNA methyltransferases catalyze the transfer of a methyl group to the fifth carbon of a cytosine base in RNA sequences to produce 5-methylcytosine (m5C). m5C RNA methyltransferases play a crucial role in the maintenance of functionality and stability of RNA. Viruses have developed a number of strategies to suppress host innate immunity and ensure efficient transcription and translation for the replication of new virions. One such viral strategy is to use host m5C RNA methyltransferases to modify viral RNA and thus to affect antiviral host responses. Here, we summarize the latest findings concerning the roles of m5C RNA methyltransferases, namely, NOL1/NOP2/SUN domain (NSUN) proteins and DNA methyltransferase 2/tRNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT2/TRDMT1) during viral infections. Moreover, the use of m5C RNA methyltransferase inhibitors as an antiviral therapy is discussed.
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- Maciej Wnuk
- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Rzeszow, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland; (P.S.); (M.D.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Rzeszow, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland; (P.S.); (M.D.)
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Johnson AG, Flynn RA, Lapointe CP, Ooi YS, Zhao ML, Richards CM, Qiao W, Yamada SB, Couthouis J, Gitler AD, Carette JE, Puglisi JD. A memory of eS25 loss drives resistance phenotypes. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:7279-7297. [PMID: 32463448 PMCID: PMC7367175 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In order to maintain cellular protein homeostasis, ribosomes are safeguarded against dysregulation by myriad processes. Remarkably, many cell types can withstand genetic lesions of certain ribosomal protein genes, some of which are linked to diverse cellular phenotypes and human disease. Yet the direct and indirect consequences from these lesions are poorly understood. To address this knowledge gap, we studied in vitro and cellular consequences that follow genetic knockout of the ribosomal proteins RPS25 or RACK1 in a human cell line, as both proteins are implicated in direct translational control. Prompted by the unexpected detection of an off-target ribosome alteration in the RPS25 knockout, we closely interrogated cellular phenotypes. We found that multiple RPS25 knockout clones display viral- and toxin-resistance phenotypes that cannot be rescued by functional cDNA expression, suggesting that RPS25 loss elicits a cell state transition. We characterized this state and found that it underlies pleiotropic phenotypes and has a common rewiring of gene expression. Rescuing RPS25 expression by genomic locus repair failed to correct for the phenotypic and expression hysteresis. Our findings illustrate how the elasticity of cells to a ribosome perturbation can drive specific phenotypic outcomes that are indirectly linked to translation and suggests caution in the interpretation of ribosomal protein gene mutation data.
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- Alex G Johnson
- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.,Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Wolff G, Melia CE, Snijder EJ, Bárcena M. Double-Membrane Vesicles as Platforms for Viral Replication. Trends Microbiol 2020; 28:1022-1033. [PMID: 32536523 PMCID: PMC7289118 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Viruses, as obligate intracellular parasites, exploit cellular pathways and resources in a variety of fascinating ways. A striking example of this is the remodelling of intracellular membranes into specialized structures that support the replication of positive-sense ssRNA (+RNA) viruses infecting eukaryotes. These distinct forms of virus-induced structures include double-membrane vesicles (DMVs), found during viral infections as diverse and notorious as those of coronaviruses, enteroviruses, noroviruses, or hepatitis C virus. Our understanding of these DMVs has evolved over the past 15 years thanks to advances in imaging techniques and modern molecular biology tools. In this article, we review contemporary understanding of the biogenesis, structure, and function of virus-induced DMVs as well as the open questions posed by these intriguing structures.
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- Georg Wolff
- Section Electron Microscopy, Department of Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Section Electron Microscopy, Department of Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Virology laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Section Electron Microscopy, Department of Cell and Chemical Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Wang X, Gao L, Yang X, Zuo Q, Lan R, Li M, Yang C, Lin Y, Liu J, Yin G. Porcine RACK1 negatively regulates the infection of classical swine fever virus and the NF-κB activation in PK-15 cells. Vet Microbiol 2020; 246:108711. [PMID: 32605753 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2020.108711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Classical swine fever (CSF) is one of the main viral diseases of swine worldwide. The causative pathogen is CSF virus (CSFV), a small enveloped RNA virus of the genus Pestivirus. Activation of NF-κB is a hallmark of most viral infections and the viral pathogens frequently kidnap NF-κB pathway for their own advantages, however, it is unclear or even controversial about whether CSFV infection can activate NF-κB signal pathway. RACK1 was shown as an interacting host protein with CSFV NS5A protein, but no studies so far have clearly defined the role of RACK1 during CSFV infection and NF-κB activation. In this study, to properly address these open questions, using RT-qPCR, western blot, indirect fluorescence staining, siRNA knockdown and protein overexpression techniques, we demonstrated that CSFV infection reduced the RACK1 expression at both mRNA and protein levels in PK-15 cells. Downregulation of cellular RACK1 enhanced CSFV infection and subsequent NF-κB activation, while RACK1 overexpression inhibited CSFV infection and the NF-κB activation. In conclusion, RACK1 is a negative cellular regulator for CSFV infection and NF-κB activation in PK-15 cells. Our work addressed a novel aspect concerning the regulation of innate antiviral immune response during CSFV infection. This study may provide some insights into the molecular mechanisms of CSFV infection in swine. However, the elaborate mechanism by which CSFV regulates NF-κB activation and how RACK1 plays its roles in CSFV infection and NF-κB induction require further in-depth studies.
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- Xiaochun Wang
- College of Animal Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201 Yunnan, China
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- College of Animal Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201 Yunnan, China
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- College of Animal Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201 Yunnan, China
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- College of Animal Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201 Yunnan, China
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- College of Animal Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201 Yunnan, China
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- College of Animal Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201 Yunnan, China
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- College of Animal Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201 Yunnan, China
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institute, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Dali University, Dali 671003, Yunnan, China.
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- College of Animal Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201 Yunnan, China.
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Whole Lotta Lipids-from HCV RNA Replication to the Mature Viral Particle. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21082888. [PMID: 32326151 PMCID: PMC7215355 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Replication of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) strongly relies on various lipid metabolic processes in different steps of the viral life cycle. In general, HCV changes the cells' lipidomic profile by differentially regulating key pathways of lipid synthesis, remodeling, and utilization. In this review, we sum up the latest data mainly from the past five years, emphasizing the role of lipids in HCV RNA replication, assembly, and egress. In detail, we highlight changes in the fatty acid content as well as alterations of the membrane lipid composition during replication vesicle formation. We address the role of lipid droplets as a lipid provider during replication and as an essential hub for HCV assembly. Finally, we depict different ideas of HCV maturation and egress including lipoprotein association and potential secretory routes.
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Yang C, Lan R, Wang X, Zhao Q, Li X, Bi J, Wang J, Yang G, Lin Y, Liu J, Yin G. Integrin β3, a RACK1 interacting protein, is critical for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection and NF-κB activation in Marc-145 cells. Virus Res 2020; 282:197956. [PMID: 32247758 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.197956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is the pathogen of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), which is one of the most economically harmful diseases in modern pig production worldwide. Receptor of activated protein C kinase 1 (RACK1) was previously shown to be indispensable for the PRRSV replication and NF-κB activation in Marc-145 cells. Here we identified a membrane protein, integrin β3 (ITGB3), as a RACK1-interacting protein. PRRSV infection in Marc-145 cells upregulated the ITGB3 expression. Abrogation of ITGB3 by siRNA knockdown or antibody blocking inhibited PRRSV infection and NF-κB activation, while on the other hand, overexpression of ITGB3 enhanced PRRSV infection and NF-κB activation. Furthermore, inhibition of ITGB3 alleviated the cytopathic effects and reduced the TCID50 titer in Marc-145 cells. We also showed that RACK1 and ITGB3 were NF-κB target genes during PRRSV infection, and that they regulated each other. Our data indicated that ITGB3, presumably as a co-receptor, played an imperative role during PRRSV infection and NF-κB activation in Marc-145 cells. PRRSV infection activates a positive feedback loop involving the activation of NF-κB and upregulation of ITGB3 and RACK1 in Marc-145 cells. The findings would advance our elaborated understanding of the molecular host-pathogen interaction mechanisms underlying PRRSV infection in swine and suggest ITGB3 and NF-κB signaling pathway as potential therapeutic targets for PRRS control.
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- Chao Yang
- College of Animal Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China
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- College of Animal Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China
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- College of Animal Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China
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- College of Animal Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China; Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Chuxiong City, 675000, Yunnan, China
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- Karolinska Institute, Integrated Cardio Metabolic Centre (ICMC), Stockholm, SE-14157, Sweden
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- College of Animal Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China; Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Chuxiong City, 675000, Yunnan, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Dali University, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, China
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- College of Animal Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Dali University, Dali, 671003, Yunnan, China.
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- College of Animal Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China.
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