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Abebe JS, Alwie Y, Fuhrmann E, Leins J, Mai J, Verstraten R, Schreiner S, Wilson AC, Depledge DP. Nanopore guided annotation of transcriptome architectures. mSystems 2024; 9:e0050524. [PMID: 38953320 PMCID: PMC11265410 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00505-24] [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: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Nanopore direct RNA sequencing (DRS) enables the capture and full-length sequencing of native RNAs, without recoding or amplification bias. Resulting data sets may be interrogated to define the identity and location of chemically modified ribonucleotides, as well as the length of poly(A) tails, on individual RNA molecules. The success of these analyses is highly dependent on the provision of high-resolution transcriptome annotations in combination with workflows that minimize misalignments and other analysis artifacts. Existing software solutions for generating high-resolution transcriptome annotations are poorly suited to small gene-dense genomes of viruses due to the challenge of identifying distinct transcript isoforms where alternative splicing and overlapping RNAs are prevalent. To resolve this, we identified key characteristics of DRS data sets that inform resulting read alignments and developed the nanopore guided annotation of transcriptome architectures (NAGATA) software package (https://github.com/DepledgeLab/NAGATA). We demonstrate, using a combination of synthetic and original DRS data sets derived from adenoviruses, herpesviruses, coronaviruses, and human cells, that NAGATA outperforms existing transcriptome annotation software and yields a consistently high level of precision and recall when reconstructing both gene sparse and gene-dense transcriptomes. Finally, we apply NAGATA to generate the first high-resolution transcriptome annotation of the neglected pathogen human adenovirus type F41 (HAdV-41) for which we identify 77 distinct transcripts encoding at least 23 different proteins. IMPORTANCE The transcriptome of an organism denotes the full repertoire of encoded RNAs that may be expressed. This is critical to understanding the biology of an organism and for accurate transcriptomic and epitranscriptomic-based analyses. Annotating transcriptomes remains a complex task, particularly in small gene-dense organisms such as viruses which maximize their coding capacity through overlapping RNAs. To resolve this, we have developed a new software nanopore guided annotation of transcriptome architectures (NAGATA) which utilizes nanopore direct RNA sequencing (DRS) datasets to rapidly produce high-resolution transcriptome annotations for diverse viruses and other organisms.
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- Jonathan S. Abebe
- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Virology, University Medical Center, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Hannover-Braunschweig, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Virology, University Medical Center, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Hannover-Braunschweig, Hannover, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Göttig L, Schreiner S. E4orf1: The triple agent of adenovirus - Unraveling its roles in oncogenesis, infectious obesity and immune responses in virus replication and vector therapy. Tumour Virus Res 2024; 17:200277. [PMID: 38428735 PMCID: PMC10937242 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvr.2024.200277] [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: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024] Open
Abstract
Human Adenoviruses (HAdV) are nearly ubiquitous pathogens comprising numerous sub-types that infect various tissues and organs. Among many encoded proteins that facilitate viral replication and subversion of host cellular processes, the viral E4orf1 protein has emerged as an intriguing yet under-investigated player in the complex interplay between the virus and its host. E4orf1 has gained attention as a metabolism activator and oncogenic agent, while recent research is showing that E4orf1 may play a more important role in modulating cellular pathways such as PI3K-Akt-mTOR, Ras, the immune response and further HAdV replication stages than previously anticipated. In this review, we aim to explore the structure, molecular mechanisms, and biological functions of E4orf1, shedding light on its potentially multifaceted roles during HAdV infection, including metabolic diseases and oncogenesis. Furthermore, we discuss the role of functional E4orf1 in biotechnological applications such as Adenovirus (AdV) vaccine vectors and oncolytic AdV. By dissecting the intricate relationships between HAdV types and E4orf1 proteins, this review provides valuable insights into viral pathogenesis and points to promising areas of future research.
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- Lilian Göttig
- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany; Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; Cluster of Excellence RESIST (Resolving Infection Susceptibility; EXC 2155), Hannover, Germany; Institute of Virology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Ji CM, Feng XY, Huang YW, Chen RA. The Applications of Nanopore Sequencing Technology in Animal and Human Virus Research. Viruses 2024; 16:798. [PMID: 38793679 PMCID: PMC11125791 DOI: 10.3390/v16050798] [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: 03/20/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
Abstract
In recent years, an increasing number of viruses have triggered outbreaks that pose a severe threat to both human and animal life, as well as caused substantial economic losses. It is crucial to understand the genomic structure and epidemiology of these viruses to guide effective clinical prevention and treatment strategies. Nanopore sequencing, a third-generation sequencing technology, has been widely used in genomic research since 2014. This technology offers several advantages over traditional methods and next-generation sequencing (NGS), such as the ability to generate ultra-long reads, high efficiency, real-time monitoring and analysis, portability, and the ability to directly sequence RNA or DNA molecules. As a result, it exhibits excellent applicability and flexibility in virus research, including viral detection and surveillance, genome assembly, the discovery of new variants and novel viruses, and the identification of chemical modifications. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive review of the development, principles, advantages, and applications of nanopore sequencing technology in animal and human virus research, aiming to offer fresh perspectives for future studies in this field.
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- Chun-Miao Ji
- Zhaoqing Branch Center of Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agricultural Science and Technology, Zhaoqing 526238, China; (C.-M.J.); (X.-Y.F.)
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- Zhaoqing Branch Center of Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agricultural Science and Technology, Zhaoqing 526238, China; (C.-M.J.); (X.-Y.F.)
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China;
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhaoqing Branch Center of Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agricultural Science and Technology, Zhaoqing 526238, China; (C.-M.J.); (X.-Y.F.)
- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China;
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Abebe JS, Alwie Y, Fuhrmann E, Leins J, Mai J, Verstraten R, Schreiner S, Wilson AC, Depledge DP. Nanopore Guided Annotation of Transcriptome Architectures. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.04.02.587744. [PMID: 38617228 PMCID: PMC11014626 DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.02.587744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
Abstract
High-resolution annotations of transcriptomes from all domains of life are essential for many sequencing-based RNA analyses, including Nanopore direct RNA sequencing (DRS), which would otherwise be hindered by misalignments and other analysis artefacts. DRS allows the capture and full-length sequencing of native RNAs, without recoding or amplification bias, and resulting data may be interrogated to define the identity and location of chemically modified ribonucleotides, as well as the length of poly(A) tails on individual RNA molecules. Existing software solutions for generating high-resolution transcriptome annotations are poorly suited to small gene dense organisms such as viruses due to the challenge of identifying distinct transcript isoforms where alternative splicing and overlapping RNAs are prevalent. To resolve this, we identified key characteristics of DRS datasets and developed a novel approach to transcriptome. We demonstrate, using a combination of synthetic and original datasets, that our novel approach yields a high level of precision and recall when reconstructing both gene sparse and gene dense transcriptomes from DRS datasets. We further apply this approach to generate a new high resolution transcriptome annotation of the neglected pathogen human adenovirus type F 41 for which we identify 77 distinct transcripts encoding at least 23 different proteins.
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- Jonathan S. Abebe
- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Virology, University Medical Center, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Hannover-Braunschweig, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Virology, University Medical Center, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Hannover-Braunschweig, Hannover, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Bertzbach LD, Seddar L, von Stromberg K, Ip WH, Dobner T, Hidalgo P. The adenovirus DNA-binding protein DBP. J Virol 2024; 98:e0188523. [PMID: 38197632 PMCID: PMC10878046 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01885-23] [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] [Indexed: 01/11/2024] Open
Abstract
Adenoviruses are a group of double-stranded DNA viruses that can mainly cause respiratory, gastrointestinal, and eye infections in humans. In addition, adenoviruses are employed as vector vaccines for combatting viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2, and serve as excellent gene therapy vectors. These viruses have the ability to modulate the host cell machinery to their advantage and trigger significant restructuring of the nuclei of infected cells through the activity of viral proteins. One of those, the adenovirus DNA-binding protein (DBP), is a multifunctional non-structural protein that is integral to the reorganization processes. DBP is encoded in the E2A transcriptional unit and is highly abundant in infected cells. Its activity is unequivocally linked to the formation, structure, and integrity of virus-induced replication compartments, molecular hubs for the regulation of viral processes, and control of the infected cell. DBP also plays key roles in viral DNA replication, transcription, viral gene expression, and even host range specificity. Notably, post-translational modifications of DBP, such as SUMOylation and extensive phosphorylation, regulate its biological functions. DBP was first investigated in the 1970s, pioneering research on viral DNA-binding proteins. In this literature review, we provide an overview of DBP and specifically summarize key findings related to its complex structure, diverse functions, and significant role in the context of viral replication. Finally, we address novel insights and perspectives for future research.
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- Luca D. Bertzbach
- Department of Viral Transformation, Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Viral Transformation, Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Viral Transformation, Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Viral Transformation, Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Viral Transformation, Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), Hamburg, Germany
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Matthews DA, Milligan R, Wee EG, Hanke T. Adenovirus Transcriptome in Human Cells Infected with ChAdOx1-Vectored Candidate HIV-1 Vaccine Is Dominated by High Levels of Correctly Spliced HIVconsv1&62 Transgene RNA. Vaccines (Basel) 2023; 11:1187. [PMID: 37515003 PMCID: PMC10384973 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11071187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
We develop candidate HIV-1 vaccines, of which two components, ChAdOx1.tHIVconsv1 (C1) and ChAdOx1.HIVconsv62 (C62), are delivered by the simian adenovirus-derived vaccine vector ChAdOx1. Aberrant adenovirus RNA splicing involving transgene(s) coding for the SARS-CoV-2 spike was suggested as an aetiology of rare adverse events temporarily associated with the initial deployment of adenovirus-vectored vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, to eliminate this theoretically plausible splicing phenomenon from the list of possible pathomechanisms for our HIV-1 vaccine candidates, we directly sequenced mRNAs in C1- and C62-infected nonpermissive MRC-5 and A549 and permissive HEK293 human cell lines. Our two main observations in nonpermissive human cells, which are most similar to those which become infected after the intramuscular administration of vaccines into human volunteers, were that (i) the dominant adenovirus vector-derived mRNAs were the expected transcripts coding for the HIVconsvX immunogens and (ii) atypical splicing events within the synthetic open reading frame of the two transgenes are rare. We conclude that inadvertent RNA splicing is not a safety concern for the two tested candidate HIV-1 vaccines.
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- David A Matthews
- School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- The Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- The Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
- Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan
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Charman M, Grams N, Kumar N, Halko E, Dybas JM, Abbott A, Lum KK, Blumenthal D, Tsopurashvili E, Weitzman MD. A viral biomolecular condensate coordinates assembly of progeny particles. Nature 2023; 616:332-338. [PMID: 37020020 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05887-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
Abstract
Biomolecular condensates formed by phase separation can compartmentalize and regulate cellular processes1,2. Emerging evidence has suggested that membraneless subcellular compartments in virus-infected cells form by phase separation3-8. Although linked to several viral processes3-5,9,10, evidence that phase separation contributes functionally to the assembly of progeny particles in infected cells is lacking. Here we show that phase separation of the human adenovirus 52-kDa protein has a critical role in the coordinated assembly of infectious progeny particles. We demonstrate that the 52-kDa protein is essential for the organization of viral structural proteins into biomolecular condensates. This organization regulates viral assembly such that capsid assembly is coordinated with the provision of viral genomes needed to produce complete packaged particles. We show that this function is governed by the molecular grammar of an intrinsically disordered region of the 52-kDa protein, and that failure to form condensates or to recruit viral factors that are critical for assembly results in failed packaging and assembly of only non-infectious particles. Our findings identify essential requirements for coordinated assembly of progeny particles and demonstrate that phase separation of a viral protein is critical for production of infectious progeny during adenovirus infection.
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- Matthew Charman
- Division of Protective Immunity, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Division of Cancer Pathobiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Protective Immunity, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Cancer Pathobiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Protective Immunity, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Cancer Pathobiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Protective Immunity, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Cancer Pathobiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Protective Immunity, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Cancer Pathobiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Cell Pathology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Protective Immunity, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Division of Cancer Pathobiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Penn Epigenetics Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Lu Z, Wang Y, Zou X, Hung T. Analysis of Fowl Adenovirus 4 Transcriptome by De Novo ORF Prediction Based on Corrected Nanopore Full-Length cDNA Sequencing Data. Viruses 2023; 15:v15020529. [PMID: 36851744 PMCID: PMC9962806 DOI: 10.3390/v15020529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
Abstract
The transcriptome of fowl adenovirus has not been comprehensively revealed. Here, we attempted to analyze the fowl adenovirus 4 (FAdV-4) transcriptome by deep sequencing. RNA samples were extracted from chicken LMH cells at 12, 18 or 26 h post-FAdV-4 infection, and subjected to Illumina strand-specific RNA-seq or nanopore full-length PCR-cDNA sequencing. After removing the reads of host cells, the data of FAdV-4 nanopore full-length cDNAs (transcripts) were corrected with reads from the Illumina RNA-seq, mapped to the viral genome and then used to predict viral open reading frames (ORFs). Other than 42 known ORFs, 39 novel ORFs were annotated to the FAdV-4 genome. Different from human adenovirus 5, one FAdV-4 ORF was often encoded by several transcripts, and more FAdV-4 ORFs were located on two exons. With these data, 18 major transcription start sites and 15 major transcription termination sites were defined, implying 18 viral promoters and 15 polyadenylation signals. The temporal cascade of viral gene transcription was observed in FAdV-4-infected cells, with six promoters possessing considerable activity in the early phase. Unexpectedly, four promoters, instead of one major late promoter, were engaged in the transcription of the viral genus-common genes on the forward strand. The clarification of the FAdV-4 transcriptome laid a solid foundation for the study of viral gene function, virulence and virus evolution, and it would help construct FAdV-4 as a gene transfer vehicle. The strategy of de novo ORF prediction could be used to parse the transcriptome of other novel adenoviruses.
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- Zhuozhuang Lu
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (Z.L.); Tel.: +86-10-6351-1368 (Z.L.)
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- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (Z.L.); Tel.: +86-10-6351-1368 (Z.L.)
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The adenoviral E4orf3/4 is a regulatory polypeptide with cell transforming properties in vitro. Tumour Virus Res 2023; 15:200254. [PMID: 36707050 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvr.2023.200254] [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: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The human adenovirus species C type 5 (HAdV-C5) early region 4 (E4) encodes several distinct polypeptides, defined as E4orf1 to E4orf6/7 according to the order and arrangement of the corresponding open reading frames (ORFs). All E4 gene products operate through a complex network of interactions with key viral and cellular regulatory proteins involved in transcription, apoptosis, cell cycle control, and DNA repair. Here, we generated a set of virus mutants carrying point mutations in the individual E4 genes. The phenotypic characterizations of these mutants revealed that mutations of these ORFs had no or only moderate effects on virus replication. Even a triple mutant that fails to produce E4orf3, E4orf4, and the yet uncharacterized alternatively spliced E4orf3/4 fusion protein, was replicating to wild type levels. The E4orf3/4 protein consists of the N-terminal 33 amino acid residues from E4orf3 and the C-terminal 28 amino acid residues from E4orf4. Intriguingly, we found that, similar to E4orf3, E4orf3/4 possesses properties that support the E1A/E1B-induced transformation of primary rodent cells. These results identify and functionally characterize E4orf3/4 and conclude that E4orf3/4 is another E4 region protein that is dispensable for virus replication but promotes the E1A/E1B-induced transformation of primary rodent cells.
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Alemán MV, Bertzbach LD, Speiseder T, Ip WH, González RA, Dobner T. Global Transcriptome Analyses of Cellular and Viral mRNAs during HAdV-C5 Infection Highlight New Aspects of Viral mRNA Biogenesis and Cytoplasmic Viral mRNA Accumulations. Viruses 2022; 14:v14112428. [PMID: 36366526 PMCID: PMC9692883 DOI: 10.3390/v14112428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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It is well established that human adenoviruses such as species C, types 2 and 5 (HAdV-C2 and HAdV-C5), induce a nearly complete shutoff of host-cell protein synthesis in the infected cell, simultaneously directing very efficient production of viral proteins. Such preferential expression of viral over cellular genes is thought to be controlled by selective nucleocytoplasmic export and translation of viral mRNA. While detailed knowledge of the regulatory mechanisms responsible for the translation of viral mRNA is available, the viral or cellular mechanisms of mRNA biogenesis are not completely understood. To identify parameters that control the differential export of viral and cellular mRNAs, we performed global transcriptome analyses (RNAseq) and monitored temporal nucleocytoplasmic partitioning of viral and cellular mRNAs during HAdV-C5 infection of A549 cells. Our analyses confirmed previously reported features of the viral mRNA expression program, as a clear shift in viral early to late mRNA accumulation was observed upon transition from the early to the late phase of viral replication. The progression into the late phase of infection, however, did not result in abrogation of cellular mRNA export; rather, viral late mRNAs outnumbered viral early and most cellular mRNAs by several orders of magnitude during the late phase, revealing that viral late mRNAs are not selectively exported but outcompete cellular mRNA biogenesis.
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- Margarita Valdés Alemán
- Department of Viral Transformation, Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), 20251 Hamburg, Germany
- Centro de Investigación en Dinámica Celular, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62209, Mexico
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- Department of Viral Transformation, Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Viral Transformation, Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Viral Transformation, Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Centro de Investigación en Dinámica Celular, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Básicas y Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62209, Mexico
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- Department of Viral Transformation, Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), 20251 Hamburg, Germany
- Correspondence:
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