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Jiang H, Lin C, Chang J, Zou X, Zhang J, Li J. Crystal structures of the 3C proteases from Coxsackievirus B3 and B4. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2024; 80:183-190. [PMID: 39052022 PMCID: PMC11299732 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x24006915] [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: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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Enteroviruses cause a wide range of disorders with varying presentations and severities, and some enteroviruses have emerged as serious public health concerns. These include Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3), an active causative agent of viral myocarditis, and Coxsackievirus B4 (CVB4), which may accelerate the progression of type 1 diabetes. The 3C proteases from CVB3 and CVB4 play important roles in the propagation of these viruses. In this study, the 3C proteases from CVB3 and CVB4 were expressed in Escherichia coli and purified by affinity chromatography and gel-filtration chromatography. The crystals of the CVB3 and CVB4 3C proteases diffracted to 2.10 and 2.01 Å resolution, respectively. The crystal structures were solved by the molecular-replacement method and contained a typical chymotrypsin-like fold and a conserved His40-Glu71-Cys147 catalytic triad. Comparison with the structures of 3C proteases from other enteroviruses revealed high similarity with minor differences, which will guide the design of 3C-targeting inhibitors with broad-spectrum properties.
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- Haihai Jiang
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang UniversityNanchang330031People’s Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gannan Medical UniversityGanzhou341000People’s Republic of China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang UniversityNanchang330031People’s Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gannan Medical UniversityGanzhou341000People’s Republic of China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang UniversityNanchang330031People’s Republic of China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gannan Medical UniversityGanzhou341000People’s Republic of China
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Karaseva MA, Gramma VA, Safina DR, Lunina NA, Komissarov AA, Kostrov SV, Demidyuk IV. Expression and Purification of His-Tagged Variants of Human Hepatitis A Virus 3C Protease. Protein Pept Lett 2024; 31:305-311. [PMID: 38644721 DOI: 10.2174/0109298665293548240327082821] [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: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Protease 3C (3Cpro) is the only protease encoded in the human hepatitis A virus genome and is considered as a potential target for antiviral drugs due to its critical role in the viral life cycle. Additionally, 3Cpro has been identified as a potent inducer of ferroptosis, a newly described type of cell death. Therefore, studying the molecular mechanism of 3Cpro functioning can provide new insights into viral-host interaction and the biological role of ferroptosis. However, such studies require a reliable technique for producing the functionally active recombinant enzyme. OBJECTIVE Here, we expressed different modified forms of 3Cpro with a hexahistidine tag on the N- or C-terminus to investigate the applicability of immobilized metal Ion affinity chromatography (IMAC) for producing 3Cpro. METHODS We expressed the proteins in Escherichia coli and purified them using IMAC, followed by gel permeation chromatography. The enzymatic activity of the produced proteins was assayed using a specific chromogenic substrate. RESULTS Our findings showed that the introduction and position of the hexahistidine tag did not affect the activity of the enzyme. However, the yield of the target protein was highest for the variant with seven C-terminal residues replaced by a hexahistidine sequence. CONCLUSION We demonstrated the applicability of our approach for producing recombinant, enzymatically active 3Cpro.
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- Maria A Karaseva
- National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow 123182, Russia
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- National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow 123182, Russia
- HTW Berlin-University of Applied Sciences, Wilhelminenhofstr. 75A, 12459 Berlin, Germany
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- National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow 123182, Russia
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- National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow 123182, Russia
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- National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow 123182, Russia
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- National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Moscow 123182, Russia
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Wang X, Yu H, Zhang W, Fu L, Wang Y. Molecular Detection and Genetic Characterization of Vertically Transmitted Viruses in Ducks. Animals (Basel) 2023; 14:6. [PMID: 38200736 PMCID: PMC10777988 DOI: 10.3390/ani14010006] [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: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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To investigate the distribution and genetic variation in four vertically transmitted duck pathogens, including duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV), duck circovirus (DuCV), duck hepatitis A virus 3 (DHAV-3), and avian reoviruses (ARV), we conducted an epidemiology study using PCR and RT-PCR assays on a duck population. We found that DHBV was the most prevalent virus (69.74%), followed by DuCV (39.48%), and then ARV (19.92%) and DHAV-3 (8.49%). Among the 271 duck samples, two, three or four viruses were detected in the same samples, indicating that the coinfection of vertical transmission agents is common in ducks. The genetic analysis results showed that all four identified DuCV strains belonged to genotype 1, the DHAV-3 strain was closely clustered with previously identified strains from China, and the ARV stain was clustered under genotype 1. These indicate that different viral strains are circulating among the ducks. Our findings will improve the knowledge of the evolution of DuCV, DHAV-3, and ARV, and help choose suitable strains for vaccination.
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- Xinrong Wang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150068, China
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- Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150068, China
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- Chongqing Academy of Animal Science, Chongqing 408599, China;
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Mondal S, Sarvari G, Boehr DD. Picornavirus 3C Proteins Intervene in Host Cell Processes through Proteolysis and Interactions with RNA. Viruses 2023; 15:2413. [PMID: 38140654 PMCID: PMC10747604 DOI: 10.3390/v15122413] [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: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The Picornaviridae family comprises a large group of non-enveloped viruses with enormous impact on human and animal health. The picornaviral genome contains one open reading frame encoding a single polyprotein that can be processed by viral proteases. The picornaviral 3C proteases share similar three-dimensional structures and play a significant role in the viral life cycle and virus-host interactions. Picornaviral 3C proteins also have conserved RNA-binding activities that contribute to the assembly of the viral RNA replication complex. The 3C protease is important for regulating the host cell response through the cleavage of critical host cell proteins, acting to selectively 'hijack' host factors involved in gene expression, promoting picornavirus replication, and inactivating key factors in innate immunity signaling pathways. The protease and RNA-binding activities of 3C are involved in viral polyprotein processing and the initiation of viral RNA synthesis. Most importantly, 3C modifies critical molecules in host organelles and maintains virus infection by subtly subverting host cell death through the blocking of transcription, translation, and nucleocytoplasmic trafficking to modulate cell physiology for viral replication. Here, we discuss the molecular mechanisms through which 3C mediates physiological processes involved in promoting virus infection, replication, and release.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Zhang XY, Li YY, Huang HX, Zhao CC, Lei XX, Zhao BP, Lu JY, Lan T, Sun WC. Seneca Valley virus 3C pro antagonizes host innate immune responses and programmed cell death. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1235620. [PMID: 37869659 PMCID: PMC10588452 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1235620] [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: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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Seneca Valley virus (SVV), a member of the Picornaviridae family, may cause serious water blister diseases in pregnant sows and acute death in newborn piglets, which have resulted in economic losses in pig production. The 3C protease is a vital enzyme for SVV maturation and is capable of regulating protein cleavage and RNA replication of the virus. Additionally, this protease can impede the host's innate immune response by targeting the interferon pathway's principal factor and enhance virus replication by modulating the host's RNA metabolism while simultaneously triggering programmed cell death. This article reviews recent studies on SVV 3C functions, which include viral replication promotion, cell apoptosis modulation and host immune response evasion, and provides a theoretical basis for research on preventing and controlling SVV infection.
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- Xin-yu Zhang
- Institute of Virology, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of Virology, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of Virology, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, China
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- Institute of Virology, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of Virology, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of Virology, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of Virology, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of Virology, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of Virology, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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Stubbing LA, Hubert JG, Bell-Tyrer J, Hermant YO, Yang SH, McSweeney AM, McKenzie-Goldsmith GM, Ward VK, Furkert DP, Brimble MA. P 1 Glutamine isosteres in the design of inhibitors of 3C/3CL protease of human viruses of the Pisoniviricetes class. RSC Chem Biol 2023; 4:533-547. [PMID: 37547456 PMCID: PMC10398354 DOI: 10.1039/d3cb00075c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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Viral infections are one of the leading causes of acute morbidity in humans and much endeavour has been made by the synthetic community for the development of drugs to treat associated diseases. Peptide-based enzyme inhibitors, usually short sequences of three or four residues, are one of the classes of compounds currently under development for enhancement of their activity and pharmaceutical properties. This review reports the advances made in the design of inhibitors targeting the family of highly conserved viral proteases 3C/3CLpro, which play a key role in viral replication and present minimal homology with mammalian proteases. Particular focus is put on the reported development of P1 glutamine isosteres to generate potent inhibitors mimicking the natural substrate sequence at the site of recognition.'
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- Louise A Stubbing
- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland 23 Symonds Street and 3b Symonds Street Auckland 1142 New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland 3b Symonds Street Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland 23 Symonds Street and 3b Symonds Street Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland 23 Symonds Street and 3b Symonds Street Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland 23 Symonds Street and 3b Symonds Street Auckland 1142 New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland 3b Symonds Street Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland 23 Symonds Street and 3b Symonds Street Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland 3b Symonds Street Auckland 1142 New Zealand
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago PO Box 56, 720 Cumberland Street Dunedin 9054 New Zealand
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- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland 3b Symonds Street Auckland 1142 New Zealand
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago PO Box 56, 720 Cumberland Street Dunedin 9054 New Zealand
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- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland 3b Symonds Street Auckland 1142 New Zealand
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago PO Box 56, 720 Cumberland Street Dunedin 9054 New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland 23 Symonds Street and 3b Symonds Street Auckland 1142 New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland 3b Symonds Street Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland 23 Symonds Street and 3b Symonds Street Auckland 1142 New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, The University of Auckland 3b Symonds Street Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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Lee G, Kang HR, Kim A, Park JH, Lee MJ, Kim SM. Preventive effects of quercetin against foot-and-mouth disease virus in vitro and in vivo by inducing type I interferon. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1121830. [PMID: 37250022 PMCID: PMC10213290 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1121830] [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: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is an acute contagious infectious disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals. Although current emergency FMD vaccines only take effect 7 days after vaccination, antiviral agents, such as quercetin, which is a common flavonoid, could reduce the spread of FMD virus (FMDV) during outbreaks. We investigated the in vitro and in vivo antiviral effects of quercetin against FMDV. Analysis of viral copy numbers showed that quercetin had a dose-dependent inhibitory effect on FMDV at concentrations between 19.5 and 1,250 μM in porcine cells. In addition, we observed a quercetin-induced interferon (IFN)-α protein and interferon-stimulated gene (ISG) upregulation in swine cells. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of sera revealed that quercetin induces the production of IFN-α, IFN-β, IFN-γ, interleukin (IL)-12, and IL-15 in mice. Inoculation of mice with quercetin or a combination of quercetin with an inactivated FMD vaccine enhanced both the survival rate and neutralizing antibody titer. Therefore, we suggest the use of quercetin as a novel and effective antiviral agent for controlling FMDV infection; however, further investigation of its application in livestock is required.
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Zhao D, Li Y, Li Z, Zhu L, Sang Y, Zhang H, Zhang F, Ni B, Liu F. Only fourteen 3'-end poly(A)s sufficient for rescuing Senecavirus A from its cDNA clone, but inadequate to meet requirement of viral replication. Virus Res 2023; 328:199076. [PMID: 36841440 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2023.199076] [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: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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Senecavirus A (SVA) belongs to the genus Senecavirus in the family Picornaviridae. Its genome is a positive-sense, single-strand RNA that has 5' and 3' untranslated regions. There is a poly(A) tail at the 3' end of viral genome. Although the number of poly(A)s is variable, the length of poly(A) tail generally has the minimum nucleotide limit for picornaviral replication. To identify a range limit of poly(A)s for SVA recovery, five SVA cDNA clones, separately containing 25, 20, 15, 10 and 5 poly(A)s, were constructed for rescuing viruses. Replication-competent SVAs could be rescued from the first three cDNA clones, implying the range limit of poly(A)s was (A)15 to (A)10. To recognize the precise limit, four extra cDNA clones, separately containing 14, 13, 12 and 11 poly(A)s, were constructed to rescue SVAs further. The replication-competent SVA was rescued only from the poly(A)14-containing plasmid, indicating that the precise limit was poly(A)14 at the 3' end of cDNA clone for SVA recovery. The rescued SVA was serially passaged in cells. The passage-5 and -10 progenies were independently subjected to the analysis of 3'-rapid amplification of cDNA ends. Both progenies showed their own poly(A) tails far more than 14 (A)s, implying extra (A)s added to the poly(A)14 sequence during viral passaging. It can be concluded that fourteen (A)s are sufficient for rescuing a replication-competent SVA from its cDNA clone, but inadequate for maintaining viral propagation in cells.
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- Di Zhao
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot, 010018, China
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- Qingdao Center for Animal Disease Control & Prevention, Qingdao, 266199, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China; Surveillance Laboratory of Livestock Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, 266032, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- Surveillance Laboratory of Livestock Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, 266032, China
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- Surveillance Laboratory of Livestock Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, 266032, China
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- Surveillance Laboratory of Livestock Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, 266032, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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Zhang J, Jiang Y, Wu C, Zhou D, Gong J, Zhao T, Jin Z. Development of FRET and Stress Granule Dual-Based System to Screen for Viral 3C Protease Inhibitors. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28073020. [PMID: 37049786 PMCID: PMC10096049 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28073020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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3C proteases (3Cpros) of picornaviruses and 3C-like proteases (3CLpros) of coronaviruses and caliciviruses represent a group of structurally and functionally related viral proteases that play pleiotropic roles in supporting the viral life cycle and subverting host antiviral responses. The design and screening for 3C/3CLpro inhibitors may contribute to the development broad-spectrum antiviral therapeutics against viral diseases related to these three families. However, current screening strategies cannot simultaneously assess a compound’s cytotoxicity and its impact on enzymatic activity and protease-mediated physiological processes. The viral induction of stress granules (SGs) in host cells acts as an important antiviral stress response by blocking viral translation and stimulating the host immune response. Most of these viruses have evolved 3C/3CLpro-mediated cleavage of SG core protein G3BP1 to counteract SG formation and disrupt the host defense. Yet, there are no SG-based strategies screening for 3C/3CLpro inhibitors. Here, we developed a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and SG dual-based system to screen for 3C/3CLpro inhibitors in living cells. We took advantage of FRET to evaluate the protease activity of poliovirus (PV) 3Cpro and live-monitor cellular SG dynamics to cross-verify its effect on the host antiviral response. Our drug screen uncovered a novel role of Telaprevir and Trifluridine as inhibitors of PV 3Cpro. Moreover, Telaprevir and Trifluridine also modulated 3Cpro-mediated physiological processes, including the cleavage of host proteins, inhibition of the innate immune response, and consequent facilitation of viral replication. Taken together, the FRET and SG dual-based system exhibits a promising potential in the screening for inhibitors of viral proteases that cleave G3BP1.
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Wan L, Wang X, Wang T, Yuan X, Liu W, Huang Y, Deng C, Cao S. Comparison of Target Pocket Similarity and Progress into Research on Inhibitors of Picornavirus 3C Proteases. Chem Biodivers 2023; 20:e202201100. [PMID: 36808685 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202201100] [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: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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The 3C protease (3C Pro) plays a significant role in the life cycle of picornaviruses from replication to translation, making it an attractive target for structure-based design of drugs against picornaviruses. The structurally related 3C-like protease (3CL Pro) is an important protein involved in the replication of coronaviruses. With the emergence of COVID-19 and consequent intensive research into 3CL Pro, development of 3CL Pro inhibitors has emerged as a popular topic. This article compares the similarities of the target pockets of various 3C and 3CL Pros from numerous pathogenic viruses. This article also reports several types of 3C Pro inhibitors that are currently undergoing extensive studies and introduces various structural modifications of 3C Pro inhibitors to provide a reference for the development of new and more effective inhibitors of 3C Pro and 3CL Pro.
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- Li Wan
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Engineering Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, P. R. China
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Kim H, Aponte-Diaz D, Sotoudegan MS, Shengjuler D, Arnold JJ, Cameron CE. The enterovirus genome can be translated in an IRES-independent manner that requires the initiation factors eIF2A/eIF2D. PLoS Biol 2023; 21:e3001693. [PMID: 36689548 PMCID: PMC9894558 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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RNA recombination in positive-strand RNA viruses is a molecular-genetic process, which permits the greatest evolution of the genome and may be essential to stabilizing the genome from the deleterious consequences of accumulated mutations. Enteroviruses represent a useful system to elucidate the details of this process. On the biochemical level, it is known that RNA recombination is catalyzed by the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase using a template-switching mechanism. For this mechanism to function in cells, the recombining genomes must be located in the same subcellular compartment. How a viral genome is trafficked to the site of genome replication and recombination, which is membrane associated and isolated from the cytoplasm, is not known. We hypothesized that genome translation was essential for colocalization of genomes for recombination. We show that complete inactivation of internal ribosome entry site (IRES)-mediated translation of a donor enteroviral genome enhanced recombination instead of impairing it. Recombination did not occur by a nonreplicative mechanism. Rather, sufficient translation of the nonstructural region of the genome occurred to support subsequent steps required for recombination. The noncanonical translation initiation factors, eIF2A and eIF2D, were required for IRES-independent translation. Our results support an eIF2A/eIF2D-dependent mechanism under conditions in which the eIF2-dependent mechanism is inactive. Detection of an IRES-independent mechanism for translation of the enterovirus genome provides an explanation for a variety of debated observations, including nonreplicative recombination and persistence of enteroviral RNA lacking an IRES. The existence of an eIF2A/eIF2D-dependent mechanism in enteroviruses predicts the existence of similar mechanisms in other viruses.
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- Hyejeong Kim
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Kidera A, Moritsugu K, Ekimoto T, Ikeguchi M. Functional dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 3C-like protease as a member of clan PA. Biophys Rev 2022; 14:1473-1485. [PMID: 36474932 PMCID: PMC9716165 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-022-01020-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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SARS-CoV-2 3C-like protease (3CLpro), a potential therapeutic target for COVID-19, consists of a chymotrypsin fold and a C-terminal α-helical domain (domain III), the latter of which mediates dimerization required for catalytic activation. To gain further understanding of the functional dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro, this review extends the scope to the comparative study of many crystal structures of proteases having the chymotrypsin fold (clan PA of the MEROPS database). First, the close correspondence between the zymogen-enzyme transformation in chymotrypsin and the allosteric dimerization activation in SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro is illustrated. Then, it is shown that the 3C-like proteases of family Coronaviridae (the protease family C30), which are closely related to SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro, have the same homodimeric structure and common activation mechanism via domain III mediated dimerization. The survey extended to order Nidovirales reveals that all 3C-like proteases belonging to Nidovirales have domain III, but with various chain lengths, and 3CLpro of family Mesoniviridae (family C107) has the same homodimeric structure as that of C30, even though they have no sequence similarity. As a reference, monomeric 3C proteases belonging to the more distant family Picornaviridae (family C3) lacking domain III are compared with C30, and it is shown that the 3C proteases are rigid enough to maintain their structures in the active state. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12551-022-01020-x.
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- Akinori Kidera
- Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, 1-7-29 Suehiro-Cho, Tsurumi, Yokohama 230-0045 Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, 1-7-29 Suehiro-Cho, Tsurumi, Yokohama 230-0045 Japan ,Present Address: Graduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, 1-1 Gakuen-Cho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8570 Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, 1-7-29 Suehiro-Cho, Tsurumi, Yokohama 230-0045 Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, 1-7-29 Suehiro-Cho, Tsurumi, Yokohama 230-0045 Japan
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Effector-triggered immunity in mammalian antiviral defense. Trends Immunol 2022; 43:1006-1017. [PMID: 36369102 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2022.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Effector-triggered immunity (ETI) is a common defense strategy used by mammalian host cells that is engaged upon detection of the enzymatic activities of pathogen-encoded proteins or the effects of their expression on cellular homeostasis. However, in contrast to the effector-triggered responses engaged upon bacterial infection, much less is understood about the activation and consequences of these responses following viral infection. Several recent studies have identified novel mechanisms by which viruses engage ETI, highlighting the importance of these immune responses in antiviral defense. We summarize recent advances in understanding how mammalian cells sense virus-encoded effector proteins, the downstream signaling pathways that are triggered by these sensing events, and how viruses manipulate these pathways to become more successful pathogens.
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Gao H, Chen YJ, Xu XQ, Xu ZY, Xu SJ, Xing JB, Liu J, Zha YF, Sun YK, Zhang GH. Comprehensive phylogeographic and phylodynamic analyses of global Senecavirus A. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:980862. [PMID: 36246286 PMCID: PMC9557172 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.980862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Senecavirus A (SVA) is a member of the genus Senecavirus in the family Picornaviridae that infects pigs and shows symptoms similar to foot and mouth diseases and other vesicular diseases. It is difficult to prevent, thus, causing tremendous economic loss to the pig industry. However, the global transmission routes of SVA and its natural origins remain unclear. In this study, we processed representative SVA sequences from the GenBank database along with 10 newly isolated SVA strains from the field samples collected from our lab to explore the origins, population characteristics, and transmission patterns of SVA. The SVA strains were firstly systematically divided into eight clades including Clade I–VII and Clade Ancestor based on the maximum likelihood phylogenetic inference. Phylogeographic and phylodynamics analysis within the Bayesian statistical framework revealed that SVA originated in the United States in the 1980s and afterward spread to different countries and regions. Our analysis of viral transmission routes also revealed its historical spread from the United States and the risk of the global virus prevalence. Overall, our study provided a comprehensive assessment of the phylogenetic characteristics, origins, history, and geographical evolution of SVA on a global scale, unlocking insights into developing efficient disease management strategies.
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- Han Gao
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Prevention and Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccine Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Prevention and Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccine Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Animal Health and Quarantine Office, Guangdong Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Prevention and Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccine Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Prevention and Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccine Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Prevention and Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccine Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Prevention and Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccine Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Animal Health and Quarantine Office, Guangdong Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Prevention and Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccine Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Yan-kuo Sun,
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Prevention and Control, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Vaccine Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Gui-hong Zhang,
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Li J, Wang M, Zhou S, Cheng A, Ou X, Sun D, Wu Y, Yang Q, Gao Q, Huang J, Tian B, Mao S, Zhang S, Zhao X, Jia R, Liu M, Zhu D, Chen S, Liu Y, Yu Y, Zhang L, Pan L. The DHAV-1 protein VP1 interacts with PI3KC3 to induce autophagy through the PI3KC3 complex. Vet Res 2022; 53:64. [PMID: 35978392 PMCID: PMC9387016 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-022-01081-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Duck hepatitis A virus type 1 (DHAV-1) is one of the main pathogens responsible for death in ducklings. Autophagy is a catabolic process that maintains cellular homeostasis, and the PI3KC3 protein plays an important role in the initiation of autophagy. DHAV-1 infection induces autophagy in duck embryo fibroblasts (DEFs) but the molecular mechanism between it and autophagy has not been reported. First, we determined that DHAV-1 infection induces autophagy in DEFs and that autophagy induction is dependent on the integrity of viral proteins by infecting DEFs with UV-inactivated or heat-inactivated DHAV-1. Then, in experiments using the pharmacological autophagy inducer rapamycin and the autophagy inhibitor chloroquine, autophagy inhibition was shown to reduce intracellular and extracellular DHAV-1 genome copies and viral titres. These results suggest that autophagy activated by DHAV-1 infection in DEFs affects DHAV-1 proliferation and extracellular release. Next, we screened the autophagy-inducing effects of the DHAV-1 structural proteins VP0, VP3, and VP1 and found that all DHAV-1 structural proteins could induce autophagy in DEFs but not the full autophagic flux. Finally, we found that VP1 promotes protein expression of PI3KC3 and Beclin1 by western blot experiments and that VP1 interacts with PI3KC3 by co-immunoprecipitation experiments; moreover, 3-MA-induced knockdown of PI3KC3 inhibited VP1 protein-induced autophagy in DEFs. In conclusion, the DHAV-1 structural protein VP1 regulates the PI3KC3 complex by interacting with PI3KC3 to induce autophagy in DEFs.
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- Juan Li
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China. .,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China. .,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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In Search of a Dynamical Vocabulary: A Pipeline to Construct a Basis of Shared Traits in Large-Scale Motions of Proteins. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12147157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The paradigmatic sequence–structure–dynamics–function relation in proteins is currently well established in the scientific community; in particular, a large effort has been made to probe the first connection, indeed providing convincing evidence of its strength and rationalizing it in a quantitative and general framework. In contrast, however, the role of dynamics as a link between structure and function has eluded a similarly clear-cut verification and description. In this work, we propose a pipeline aimed at building a basis for the quantitative characterization of the large-scale dynamics of a set of proteins, starting from the sole knowledge of their native structures. The method hinges on a dynamics-based clusterization, which allows a straightforward comparison with structural and functional protein classifications. The resulting basis set, obtained through the application to a group of related proteins, is shown to reproduce the salient large-scale dynamical features of the dataset. Most interestingly, the basis set is shown to encode the fluctuation patterns of homologous proteins not belonging to the initial dataset, thus highlighting the general applicability of the pipeline used to build it.
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Yuan X, Kadowaki T. DWV 3C Protease Uncovers the Diverse Catalytic Triad in Insect RNA Viruses. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0006822. [PMID: 35575593 PMCID: PMC9241925 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00068-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Deformed wing virus (DWV) is the most prevalent Iflavirus that is infecting honey bees worldwide. However, the mechanisms of its infection and replication in host cells are poorly understood. In this study, we analyzed the structure and function of DWV 3C protease (3Cpro), which is necessary for the cleavage of the polyprotein to synthesize mature viral proteins. Thus, it is one of the nonstructural viral proteins essential for the replication. We found that the 3Cpros of DWV and picornaviruses share common enzymatic properties, including sensitivity to the same inhibitors, such as rupintrivir. The predicted structure of DWV 3Cpro by AlphaFold2, the predicted rupintrivir binding domain, and the protease activities of mutant proteins revealed that it has a Cys-His-Asn catalytic triad. Moreover, 3Cpros of other Iflaviruses and Dicistrovirus appear to contain Asn, Ser, Asp, or Glu as the third residue of the catalytic triad, suggesting diversity in insect RNA viruses. Both precursor 3Cpro with RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and mature 3Cpro are present in DWV-infected cells, suggesting that they may have different enzymatic properties and functions. DWV 3Cpro is the first 3Cpro characterized among insect RNA viruses, and our study uncovered both the common and unique characteristics among 3Cpros of Picornavirales. Furthermore, it would be possible to use the specific inhibitors of DWV 3Cpro to control DWV infection in honey bees in future. IMPORTANCE The number of managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies has considerably declined in many developed countries in the recent years. Deformed wing virus (DWV) vectored by the mites is the major threat to honey bee colonies and health. To give insight into the mechanism of DWV replication in the host cells, we studied the structure-function relationship of 3C protease (3Cpro), which is necessary to cleave a viral polyprotein at the specific sites to produce the mature proteins. We found that the overall structure, some inhibitors, and processing of 3Cpro are shared between Picornavirales; however, there is diversity in the catalytic triad. DWV 3Cpro is the first viral protease characterized among insect RNA viruses and reveals the evolutionary history of 3Cpro among Picornavirales. Furthermore, DWV 3Cpro inhibitors identified in our study could also be applied to control DWV in honey bees in future.
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- Xuye Yuan
- Department of Biological Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Jiangsu Province, China
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Li H, Yao Y, Chen Y, Zhang S, Deng Z, Qiao W, Tan J. TRAF3IP3 Is Cleaved by EV71 3C Protease and Exhibits Antiviral Activity. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:914971. [PMID: 35814660 PMCID: PMC9260427 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.914971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is one of the major pathogens of hand, foot, and mouth disease, which poses a major risk to public health and infant safety. 3C protease (3Cpro), a non-structural protein of EV71, promotes viral protein maturation by cleaving polyprotein precursors and facilitates viral immune escape by cleaving host proteins. In this study, we screened for human proteins that could interact with EV71 3Cpro using a yeast two-hybrid assay. Immune-associated protein TRAF3 Interacting Protein 3 (TRAF3IP3) was selected for further study. The results of co-immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence demonstrated the interaction between TRAF3IP3 and EV71 3Cpro. A cleavage band was detected, indicating that both transfected 3Cpro and EV71 infection could cleave TRAF3IP3. 87Q-88G was identified as the only 3Cpro cleavage site in TRAF3IP3. In Jurkat and rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) cells, TRAF3IP3 inhibited EV71 replication, and 3Cpro cleavage partially resisted TRAF3IP3-induced inhibition. Additionally, the nuclear localization signal (NLS) and nuclear export signal (NES) of TRAF3IP3 were identified. The NES contributed to TRAF3IP3 alteration of 3Cpro localization and inhibition of EV71 replication. Together, these results indicate that TRAF3IP3 inhibits EV71 replication and 3Cpro resists such inhibition via proteolytic cleavage, providing a new example of virus-host interaction.
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Qin B, Craven GB, Hou P, Chesti J, Lu X, Child ES, Morgan RML, Niu W, Zhao L, Armstrong A, Mann DJ, Cui S. Acrylamide fragment inhibitors that induce unprecedented conformational distortions in enterovirus 71 3C and SARS-CoV-2 main protease. Acta Pharm Sin B 2022; 12:3924-3933. [PMID: 35702321 PMCID: PMC9181371 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2022.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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RNA viruses are critically dependent upon virally encoded proteases to cleave the viral polyproteins into functional proteins. Many of these proteases exhibit a similar fold and contain an essential catalytic cysteine, offering the opportunity to inhibit these enzymes with electrophilic small molecules. Here we describe the successful application of quantitative irreversible tethering (qIT) to identify acrylamide fragments that target the active site cysteine of the 3C protease (3Cpro) of Enterovirus 71, the causative agent of hand, foot and mouth disease in humans, altering the substrate binding region. Further, we re-purpose these hits towards the main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 which shares the 3C-like fold and a similar active site. The hit fragments covalently link to the catalytic cysteine of Mpro to inhibit its activity. We demonstrate that targeting the active site cysteine of Mpro can have profound allosteric effects, distorting secondary structures to disrupt the active dimeric unit.
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- Bo Qin
- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100076, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100076, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100076, China
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Komissarov A, Karaseva M, Roschina M, Kostrov S, Demidyuk I. The SARS-CoV-2 main protease doesn't induce cell death in human cells in vitro. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0266015. [PMID: 35609027 PMCID: PMC9129031 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which has extremely rapidly spread worldwide. In order to develop the effective antiviral therapies, it is required to understand the molecular mechanisms of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis. The main protease, or 3C-like protease (3CLpro), plays the essential role in the coronavirus replication that makes the enzyme a promising therapeutic target. Viral enzymes are known to be multifunctional. Particularly, 3CLpro of SARS-CoV was shown to induce apoptosis in addition to its main function. In the present study we analyzed the cytotoxicity of active SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro and its inactivated form upon their individual expression in four human cell lines. For this purpose, we constructed a protein biosensor which allows to detect the proteolytic activity of SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro and confirmed the expression of the active protease in all cell lines used. We studied viability and morphology of the cells and found that both active and inactivated enzyme variants induce no cell death in contrast to the homologous 3CL protease of SARS-CoV. These results indicate that SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro is unlikely contribute to the cytopathic effect observed during viral infection directly.
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- Alexey Komissarov
- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Vijayakumar A, Park A, Steitz JA. Modulation of mRNA 3'-End Processing and Transcription Termination in Virus-Infected Cells. Front Immunol 2022; 13:828665. [PMID: 35222412 PMCID: PMC8866245 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.828665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic mRNA 3´-end processing is a multi-step process beginning with pre-mRNA transcript cleavage followed by poly(A) tail addition. Closely coupled to transcription termination, 3´-end processing is a critical step in the regulation of gene expression, and disruption of 3´-end processing is known to affect mature mRNA levels. Various viral proteins interfere with the 3´-end processing machinery, causing read-through transcription and altered levels of mature transcripts through inhibition of cleavage and polyadenylation. Thus, disruption of 3´-end processing contributes to widespread host shutoff, including suppression of the antiviral response. Additionally, observed features of read-through transcripts such as decreased polyadenylation, nuclear retention, and decreased translation suggest that viruses may utilize these mechanisms to modulate host protein production and dominate cellular machinery. The degree to which the effects of read-through transcript production are harnessed by viruses and host cells remains unclear, but existing research highlights the importance of host 3´-end processing modulation during viral infection.
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- Aarthi Vijayakumar
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
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Wang J, Hu Y, Zheng M. Enterovirus A71 antivirals: Past, present, and future. Acta Pharm Sin B 2022; 12:1542-1566. [PMID: 35847514 PMCID: PMC9279511 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2021.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is a significant human pathogen, especially in children. EV-A71 infection is one of the leading causes of hand, foot, and mouth diseases (HFMD), and can lead to neurological complications such as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in severe cases. Although three EV-A71 vaccines are available in China, they are not broadly protective and have reduced efficacy against emerging strains. There is currently no approved antiviral for EV-A71. Significant progress has been made in developing antivirals against EV-A71 by targeting both viral proteins and host factors. However, viral capsid inhibitors and protease inhibitors failed in clinical trials of human rhinovirus infection due to limited efficacy or side effects. This review discusses major discoveries in EV-A71 antiviral development, analyzes the advantages and limitations of each drug target, and highlights the knowledge gaps that need to be addressed to advance the field forward.
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- Jun Wang
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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Martynova E, Rizvanov A, Urbanowicz RA, Khaiboullina S. Inflammasome Contribution to the Activation of Th1, Th2, and Th17 Immune Responses. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:851835. [PMID: 35369454 PMCID: PMC8969514 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.851835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Inflammasomes are cytosolic polyprotein complexes formed in response to various external and internal stimuli, including viral and bacterial antigens. The main product of the inflammasome is active caspase 1 which proteolytically cleaves, releasing functional interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) and interleukin-18 (IL-18). These cytokines play a central role in shaping immune response to pathogens. In this review, we will focus on the mechanisms of inflammasome activation, as well as their role in development of Th1, Th2, and Th17 lymphocytes. The contribution of cytokines IL-1β, IL-18, and IL-33, products of activated inflammasomes, are summarized. Additionally, the role of cytokines released from tissue cells in promoting differentiation of lymphocyte populations is discussed.
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- Department of Infection Biology and Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Nozaki K, Li L, Miao EA. Innate Sensors Trigger Regulated Cell Death to Combat Intracellular Infection. Annu Rev Immunol 2022; 40:469-498. [PMID: 35138947 PMCID: PMC9614550 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-101320-011235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Intracellular pathogens pose a significant threat to animals. In defense, innate immune sensors attempt to detect these pathogens using pattern recognition receptors that either directly detect microbial molecules or indirectly detect their pathogenic activity. These sensors trigger different forms of regulated cell death, including pyroptosis, apoptosis, and necroptosis, which eliminate the infected host cell niche while simultaneously promoting beneficial immune responses. These defenses force intracellular pathogens to evolve strategies to minimize or completely evade the sensors. In this review, we discuss recent advances in our understanding of the cytosolic pattern recognition receptors that drive cell death, including NLRP1, NLRP3, NLRP6, NLRP9, NLRC4, AIM2, IFI16, and ZBP1. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Immunology, Volume 40 is April 2022. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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- Kengo Nozaki
- Department of Immunology and Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA;
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- Department of Immunology and Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA; .,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA;
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Li Z, Wu Y, Li H, Li W, Tan J, Qiao W. 3C protease of enterovirus 71 cleaves promyelocytic leukemia protein and impairs PML-NBs production. Virol J 2021; 18:255. [PMID: 34930370 PMCID: PMC8686290 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-021-01725-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Enterovirus 71 (EV71) usually infects infants causing hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), even fatal neurological disease like aseptic meningitis. Effective drug for preventing and treating EV71 infection is unavailable currently. EV71 3C mediated the cleavage of many proteins and played an important role in viral inhibiting host innate immunity. Promyelocytic leukemia (PML) protein, the primary organizer of PML nuclear bodies (PML-NBs), can be induced by interferon and is involved in antiviral activity. PML inhibits EV71 replication, and EV71 infection reduces PML expression, but the molecular mechanism is unclear. METHODS The cleavage of PMLIII and IV was confirmed by co-transfection of EV71 3C protease and PML. The detailed cleavage sites were evaluated further by constructing the Q to A mutant of PML. PML knockout cells were infected with EV71 to identify the effect of cleavage on EV71 replication. Immunofluorescence analysis to examine the interference of EV71 3C on the formation of PML-NBs. RESULTS EV71 3C directly cleaved PMLIII and IV. Furthermore, 3C cleaved PMLIV at the sites of Q430-A431 and Q444-S445 through its protease activity. Overexpression of PMLIV Q430A/Q444A variant exhibited stronger antiviral potential than the wild type. PMLIV Q430A/Q444A formed normal nuclear bodies that were not affected by 3C, suggesting that 3C may impair PML-NBs production via PMLIV cleavage and counter its antiviral activities. PML, especially PMLIV, which sequesters viral proteins in PML-NBs and inhibits viral production, is a novel target of EV71 3C cleavage. CONCLUSIONS EV71 3C cleaves PMLIV at Q430-A431 and Q444-S445. Cleavage reduces the antiviral function of PML and decomposes the formation of PML-NBs, which is conducive to virus replication.
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- Zhuoran Li
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Lai Y, Xia X, Cheng A, Wang M, Ou X, Mao S, Sun D, Zhang S, Yang Q, Wu Y, Zhu D, Jia R, Chen S, Liu M, Zhao XX, Huang J, Gao Q, Tian B, Liu Y, Yu Y, Zhang L, Pan L. DHAV-1 Blocks the Signaling Pathway Upstream of Type I Interferon by Inhibiting the Interferon Regulatory Factor 7 Protein. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:700434. [PMID: 34867836 PMCID: PMC8633874 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.700434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Duck hepatitis A virus (DHAV), which mainly infects 1- to 4-week-old ducklings, has a fatality rate of 95% and poses a huge economic threat to the duck industry. However, the mechanism by which DHAV-1 regulates the immune response of host cells is rarely reported. This study examined whether DHAV-1 contains a viral protein that can regulate the innate immunity of host cells and its specific regulatory mechanism, further exploring the mechanism by which DHAV-1 resists the host immune response. In the study, the dual-luciferase reporter gene system was used to screen the viral protein that regulates the host innate immunity and the target of this viral protein. The results indicate that the DHAV-1 3C protein inhibits the pathway upstream of interferon (IFN)-β by targeting the interferon regulatory factor 7 (IRF7) protein. In addition, we found that the 3C protein inhibits the nuclear translocation of the IRF7 protein. Further experiments showed that the 3C protein interacts with the IRF7 protein through its N-terminus and that the 3C protein degrades the IRF7 protein in a caspase 3-dependent manner, thereby inhibiting the IFN-β-mediated antiviral response to promote the replication of DHAV-1. The results of this study are expected to serve as a reference for elucidating the mechanisms of DHAV-1 infection and pathogenicity.
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- Yalan Lai
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.,Avian Disease Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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Yi J, Peng J, Ren J, Zhu G, Ru Y, Tian H, Li D, Zheng H. Degradation of Host Proteins and Apoptosis Induced by Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus 3C Protease. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10121566. [PMID: 34959521 PMCID: PMC8707164 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10121566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), induced by the foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), is a highly contagious disease of cloven-hoofed animals. Previous studies have reported that FMDV 3C protease could degrade multiple host proteins; however, the degradation mechanism mediated by FMDV 3C is still unclear. Here, we found that transient expression of FMDV 3C degraded various molecules in NF-κB signaling in a dose-dependent manner, and the proteolytic activity of FMDV 3C is important for inducing degradation. Additionally, 3C-overexpression was associated with the induction of apoptosis. In this study, we showed that an apoptosis inhibitor CrmA abolished the ability of 3C to degrade molecules in NF-κB signaling. Further experiments using specific caspase inhibitors confirmed the irrelevance of caspase3, caspase8, and caspase9 activity for degradation induced by 3C. Altogether, these results suggest that FMDV 3C induces the widespread degradation of host proteins through its proteolytic activity and that the apoptosis pathway might be an important strategy to mediate this process. Further exploration of the relationship between apoptosis and degradation induced by 3C could provide novel insights into the pathogenic mechanisms of FMDV.
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- Correspondence: (D.L.); (H.Z.)
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Theerawatanasirikul S, Thangthamniyom N, Kuo CJ, Semkum P, Phecharat N, Chankeeree P, Lekcharoensuk P. Natural Phytochemicals, Luteolin and Isoginkgetin, Inhibit 3C Protease and Infection of FMDV, In Silico and In Vitro. Viruses 2021; 13:2118. [PMID: 34834926 PMCID: PMC8625466 DOI: 10.3390/v13112118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Foot-and-mouth-disease virus (FMDV) is a picornavirus that causes a highly contagious disease of cloven-hoofed animals resulting in economic losses worldwide. The 3C protease (3Cpro) is the main protease essential in the picornavirus life cycle, which is an attractive antiviral target. Here, we used computer-aided virtual screening to filter potential anti-FMDV agents from the natural phytochemical compound libraries. The top 23 filtered compounds were examined for anti-FMDV activities by a cell-based assay, two of which possessed antiviral effects. In the viral and post-viral entry experiments, luteolin and isoginkgetin could significantly block FMDV growth with low 50% effective concentrations (EC50). Moreover, these flavonoids could reduce the viral load as determined by RT-qPCR. However, their prophylactic activities were less effective. Both the cell-based and the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based protease assays confirmed that isoginkgetin was a potent FMDV 3Cpro inhibitor with a 50% inhibition concentration (IC50) of 39.03 ± 0.05 and 65.3 ± 1.7 μM, respectively, whereas luteolin was less effective. Analyses of the protein-ligand interactions revealed that both compounds fit in the substrate-binding pocket and reacted to the key enzymatic residues of the 3Cpro. Our findings suggested that luteolin and isoginkgetin are promising antiviral agents for FMDV and other picornaviruses.
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- Sirin Theerawatanasirikul
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand;
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand; (N.T.); (P.S.); (N.P.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand; (N.T.); (P.S.); (N.P.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand; (N.T.); (P.S.); (N.P.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand; (N.T.); (P.S.); (N.P.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand; (N.T.); (P.S.); (N.P.); (P.C.)
- Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food, Kasetsart University Institute for Advanced Studies, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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Impacts of single nucleotide deletions from the 3' end of Senecavirus A 5' untranslated region on activity of viral IRES and on rescue of recombinant virus. Virology 2021; 563:126-133. [PMID: 34530232 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2021.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
The 5' untranslated region (UTR) of Senecavirus A (SVA) harbors an internal ribosome entry site (IRES), in which a pseudoknot structure is upstream of start codon AUG. Wild-type SVAs have a highly conserved 13-nt-sequence between the pseudoknot stem II (PKS-II)-forming motif and the AUG. In this study, a single nucleotide was deleted one by one from the 13-nt-sequence within a wild-type SVA minigenome. The result showed that neither mono- nor multi-nucleotide deletions abolished the IRES activity. Furthermore, a single nucleotide was deleted one by one from the 13-nt-sequence within a full-length SVA cDNA clone. The result indicated that nucleotide-deleting SVAs could be rescued from 1- to 5-nt-deleting cDNA clones, whereas only the 1- and 2-nt-deleting viruses were genetically stable during nine serial passages in vitro. Additionally, only the 1-nt-deleting SVA showed similar growth kinetics to that of the wild-type virus, suggesting that the pseudoknot-AUG distance was crucial for SVA replication.
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Selina PI, Karaseva MA, Komissarov AA, Safina DR, Lunina NA, Roschina MP, Sverdlov ED, Demidyuk IV, Kostrov SV. Embryotoxic activity of 3C protease of human hepatitis A virus in developing Danio rerio embryos. Sci Rep 2021; 11:18196. [PMID: 34521911 PMCID: PMC8440601 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-97641-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The 3C protease is a key factor in picornavirus-induced pathologies with a comprehensive action on cell targets. However, the effects induced by the enzyme have not been described at the organismic level. Here, the model of developing Danio rerio embryos was used to analyze possible toxic effects of the 3C protease of human hepatitis A virus (3Cpro) at the whole-body level. The transient 3Cpro expression had a notable lethal effect and induced a number of specific abnormalities in Danio rerio embryos within 24 h. These effects are due to the proteolytic activity of the enzyme. At the same time, the 3Cpro variant with reduced catalytic activity (3Cmut) increased the incidence of embryonic abnormalities; however, this effect was smaller compared to the native enzyme form. While the expression of 3Cmut increased the overall rate of abnormalities, no predominance of specific ones was observed. The data obtained point to a presence significant impact of picornavirus 3Cprotease at the whole-organism level and make contribution to the study of the infectious process caused by human hepatitis A virus.
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- Polina I Selina
- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Center, Kurchatov Institute, 123182, Moscow, Russia.
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Center, Kurchatov Institute, 123182, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Center, Kurchatov Institute, 123182, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Center, Kurchatov Institute, 123182, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Center, Kurchatov Institute, 123182, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Center, Kurchatov Institute, 123182, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Center, Kurchatov Institute, 123182, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Center, Kurchatov Institute, 123182, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Center, Kurchatov Institute, 123182, Moscow, Russia
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Liu F, Wang N, Wang Q, Shan H. Motif mutations in pseudoknot stem I upstream of start codon in Senecavirus A genome: Impacts on activity of viral IRES and on rescue of recombinant virus. Vet Microbiol 2021; 262:109223. [PMID: 34507016 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2021.109223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Senecavirus A (SVA), formerly known as Seneca Valley virus, is classified into the genus Senecavirus in the family Picornaviridae. Mature virion harbors an approximately 7 300-nt-long, positive-sense, and single-stranded RNA genome, which contains 5' and 3' untranslated regions (UTRs). Internal ribosome entry site (IRES) is identified in the SVA 5' UTR, and includes a RNA pseudoknot upstream of the start codon. This pseudoknot contains two stem structures, pseudoknot stem I and II (PKS-I and -II). The PKS-I is composed of two base-paired motifs (PKS-Ia and -Ib), between which there is an unpaired spacing (UpS). We reported previously that motif mutation in the PKS-II did not abolish the IRES activity, but interfered with SVA recovery from cDNA clone. In this study, we constructed five SVA minigenomes with point mutations in the PKS-I motif. Dual-luciferase reporter assay showed that motif mutations in PKS-I did not significantly interfere with the IRES activity to initiate protein expression. Correspondingly, we constructed five SVA cDNA clones with point mutations in the PKS-I motif. These genetically modified cDNA clones were separately transfected into BSR-T7/5 cells in attempting to rescue competent SVAs. However, only two viruses, namely PKS-Ia- and UpS-mutated recombinants, could be recovered from their individual cDNA clones. It can be concluded that the PKS-Ib is indispensable for viral growth.
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- Fuxiao Liu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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Komissarov AA, Karaseva MA, Roschina MP, Shubin AV, Lunina NA, Kostrov SV, Demidyuk IV. Individual Expression of Hepatitis A Virus 3C Protease Induces Ferroptosis in Human Cells In Vitro. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:7906. [PMID: 34360671 PMCID: PMC8348068 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22157906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Regulated cell death (RCD) is a fundamental process common to nearly all living beings and essential for the development and tissue homeostasis in animals and humans. A wide range of molecules can induce RCD, including a number of viral proteolytic enzymes. To date, numerous data indicate that picornaviral 3C proteases can induce RCD. In most reported cases, these proteases induce classical caspase-dependent apoptosis. In contrast, the human hepatitis A virus 3C protease (3Cpro) has recently been shown to cause caspase-independent cell death accompanied by previously undescribed features. Here, we expressed 3Cpro in HEK293, HeLa, and A549 human cell lines to characterize 3Cpro-induced cell death morphologically and biochemically using flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy. We found that dead cells demonstrated necrosis-like morphological changes including permeabilization of the plasma membrane, loss of mitochondrial potential, as well as mitochondria and nuclei swelling. Additionally, we showed that 3Cpro-induced cell death was efficiently blocked by ferroptosis inhibitors and was accompanied by intense lipid peroxidation. Taken together, these results indicate that 3Cpro induces ferroptosis upon its individual expression in human cells. This is the first demonstration that a proteolytic enzyme can induce ferroptosis, the recently discovered and actively studied type of RCD.
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- Alexey A. Komissarov
- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 123182 Moscow, Russia; (M.A.K.); (M.P.R.); (A.V.S.); (N.A.L.); (S.V.K.)
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 123182 Moscow, Russia; (M.A.K.); (M.P.R.); (A.V.S.); (N.A.L.); (S.V.K.)
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Coultas JA, Cafferkey J, Mallia P, Johnston SL. Experimental Antiviral Therapeutic Studies for Human Rhinovirus Infections. J Exp Pharmacol 2021; 13:645-659. [PMID: 34276229 PMCID: PMC8277446 DOI: 10.2147/jep.s255211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Rhinovirus infection is common and usually causes mild, self-limiting upper respiratory tract symptoms. Rhinoviruses can cause exacerbation of chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, leading to a significant burden of morbidity and mortality. There has been a great deal of progress in efforts to understand the immunological basis of rhinovirus infection. However, despite a number of in vitro and in vivo attempts, there have been no effective treatments developed. This review article summarises the up to date virological and immunological understanding of these infections. We discuss the challenges researchers face, and key solutions, in their work to investigate potential therapies including in vivo rhinovirus challenge studies. Finally, we explore past and present experimental therapeutic strategies employed in the treatment of rhinovirus infections and highlight promising areas of future work.
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- James A Coultas
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Respiratory Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Semkum P, Kaewborisuth C, Thangthamniyom N, Theerawatanasirikul S, Lekcharoensuk C, Hansoongnern P, Ramasoota P, Lekcharoensuk P. A Novel Plasmid DNA-Based Foot and Mouth Disease Virus Minigenome for Intracytoplasmic mRNA Production. Viruses 2021; 13:1047. [PMID: 34205958 PMCID: PMC8229761 DOI: 10.3390/v13061047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Picornaviruses are non-enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses that cause highly contagious diseases, such as polio and hand, foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) in human, and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in animals. Reverse genetics and minigenome of picornaviruses mainly depend on in vitro transcription and RNA transfection; however, this approach is inefficient due to the rapid degradation of RNA template. Although DNA-based reverse genetics systems driven by mammalian RNA polymerase I and/or II promoters display the advantage of rescuing the engineered FMDV, the enzymatic functions are restricted in the nuclear compartment. To overcome these limitations, we successfully established a novel DNA-based vector, namely pKLS3, an FMDV minigenome containing the minimum cis-acting elements of FMDV essential for intracytoplasmic transcription and translation of a foreign gene. A combination of pKLS3 minigenome and the helper plasmids yielded the efficient production of uncapped-green florescent protein (GFP) mRNA visualized in the transfected cells. We have demonstrated the application of the pKLS3 for cell-based antiviral drug screening. Not only is the DNA-based FMDV minigenome system useful for the FMDV research and development but it could be implemented for generating other picornavirus minigenomes. Additionally, the prospective applications of this viral minigenome system as a vector for DNA and mRNA vaccines are also discussed.
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- Ploypailin Semkum
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetic Engineering, The Graduate School, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand;
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand; (N.T.); (P.H.)
- Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food, KU Institute for Advanced Studies, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Virology and Cell Technology Research Team, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand;
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand; (N.T.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand;
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- Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand;
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand; (N.T.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand;
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand; (N.T.); (P.H.)
- Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food, KU Institute for Advanced Studies, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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De Jesús-González LA, Palacios-Rápalo S, Reyes-Ruiz JM, Osuna-Ramos JF, Cordero-Rivera CD, Farfan-Morales CN, Gutiérrez-Escolano AL, del Ángel RM. The Nuclear Pore Complex Is a Key Target of Viral Proteases to Promote Viral Replication. Viruses 2021; 13:v13040706. [PMID: 33921849 PMCID: PMC8073804 DOI: 10.3390/v13040706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Various viruses alter nuclear pore complex (NPC) integrity to access the nuclear content favoring their replication. Alteration of the nuclear pore complex has been observed not only in viruses that replicate in the nucleus but also in viruses with a cytoplasmic replicative cycle. In this last case, the alteration of the NPC can reduce the transport of transcription factors involved in the immune response or mRNA maturation, or inhibit the transport of mRNA from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, favoring the translation of viral mRNAs or allowing access to nuclear factors necessary for viral replication. In most cases, the alteration of the NPC is mediated by viral proteins, being the viral proteases, one of the most critical groups of viral proteins that regulate these nucleus–cytoplasmic transport changes. This review focuses on the description and discussion of the role of viral proteases in the modification of nucleus–cytoplasmic transport in viruses with cytoplasmic replicative cycles and its repercussions in viral replication.
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Yi J, Peng J, Yang W, Zhu G, Ren J, Li D, Zheng H. Picornavirus 3C - a protease ensuring virus replication and subverting host responses. J Cell Sci 2021; 134:134/5/jcs253237. [PMID: 33692152 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.253237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The protease 3C is encoded by all known picornaviruses, and the structural features related to its protease and RNA-binding activities are conserved; these contribute to the cleavage of viral polyproteins and the assembly of the viral RNA replication complex during virus replication. Furthermore, 3C performs functions in the host cell through its interaction with host proteins. For instance, 3C has been shown to selectively 'hijack' host factors involved in gene expression, promoting picornavirus replication, and to inactivate key factors in innate immunity signaling pathways, inhibiting the production of interferon and inflammatory cytokines. Importantly, 3C maintains virus infection by subtly subverting host cell death and modifying critical molecules in host organelles. This Review focuses on the molecular mechanisms through which 3C mediates physiological processes involved in virus-host interaction, thus highlighting the picornavirus-mediated pathogenesis caused by 3C.
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- Jiamin Yi
- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and OIE/National Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and OIE/National Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and OIE/National Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and OIE/National Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and OIE/National Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and OIE/National Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and OIE/National Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, China
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Mohamud Y, Tang H, Xue YC, Liu H, Ng CS, Bahreyni A, Luo H. Coxsackievirus B3 targets TFEB to disrupt lysosomal function. Autophagy 2021; 17:3924-3938. [PMID: 33691586 PMCID: PMC8726691 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2021.1896925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) is a prevalent etiological agent for viral myocarditis and neurological disorders, particularly in infants and young children. Virus-encoded proteinases have emerged as cytopathic factors that contribute to disease pathogenesis in part through targeting the cellular recycling machinery of autophagy. Although it is appreciated that CVB3 can usurp cellular macroautophagy/autophagy for pro-viral functions, the precise mechanisms by which viral proteinases disrupt autophagy remain incompletely understood. Here we identified TFEB (transcription factor EB), a master regulator of autophagy and lysosome biogenesis, as a novel target of CVB3 proteinase 3 C. Time-course infections uncovered a significant loss of full-length TFEB and the emergence of a lower-molecular mass (~63 kDa) fragment. Cellular and in vitro cleavage assays revealed the involvement of viral proteinase 3 C in the proteolytic processing of TFEB, while site-directed mutagenesis identified the site of cleavage after glutamine 60. Assessment of TFEB transcriptional activity using a reporter construct discovered a loss of function of the cleavage fragment despite nuclear localization and retaining of the ability of DNA and protein binding. Furthermore, we showed that CVB3 infection was also able to trigger cleavage-independent nuclear translocation of TFEB that relied on the serine-threonine phosphatase PPP3/calcineurin. Finally, we demonstrated that both TFEB and TFEB [Δ60] serve roles in viral egress albeit through differing mechanisms. Collectively, this study reveals that CVB3 targets TFEB for proteolytic processing to disrupt host lysosomal function and enhance viral infection. Abbreviations:ACTB: actin beta; CLEAR: coordinated lysosomal enhancement and regulation; CVB3: coxsackievirus B3; DAPI: 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; GFP: green fluorescent protein; LAMP1: lysosomal associated membrane protein 1; LTR: LysoTracker Red; PPP3/calcineurin: protein phosphatase 3; PPP3CA: protein phosphatase 3 catalytic subunit A; p-TFEB: phospho-Ser211 TFEB; si-CON: scramble control siRNA; TFEB: transcription factor EB; TFEB [Δ60]: TFEB cleavage fragment that lacks the first 60 amino acids; VP1: viral capsid protein 1
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- Yasir Mohamud
- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.,Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.,Department of Experimental Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Liu F, Wang N, Huang Y, Wang Q, Shan H. Stem II-disrupting pseudoknot does not abolish ability of Senecavirus A IRES to initiate protein expression, but inhibits recovery of virus from cDNA clone. Vet Microbiol 2021; 255:109024. [PMID: 33713975 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2021.109024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Senecavirus A (SVA) is classified into the genus Senecavirus in the family Picornaviridae. Its genome is a positive-sense, single-stranded and nonsegmented RNA, approximately 7300 nucleotides in length. A picornaviral genome is essentially an mRNA, which, albeit unmodified with 5' cap structure, can still initiate protein expression by the internal ribosome entry site (IRES). The SVA genome contains a hepatitis C virus-like IRES, in which a pseudoknot structure plays an important role in initiating protein expression. In this study, we constructed a set of SVA (CH-LX-01-2016 strain) minigenomes with all combinations of point mutations in its pseudoknot stem II (PKS-II). The results showed that any combination of point mutations could not significantly interfere with the IRES to initiate protein expression. Further, we constructed a full-length SVA cDNA clone, in which the PKS-II-forming cDNA motif was subjected to site-directed mutagenesis for totally disrupting the PKS-II formation in IRES. Such a modified SVA cDNA clone was transfected into BSR-T7/5 cells, consequently demonstrating that the PKS-II-disrupting IRES interfered neither with protein expression nor with antigenome replication, whereas a competent SVA could not be rescued from the cDNA clone. It was speculated that the mutated motif possibly disrupted a packaging signal for virion assembly, therefore causing the failure of SVA rescue.
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- Fuxiao Liu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China.
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Modulation of IGF2 Expression in the Murine Thymus and Thymic Epithelial Cells Following Coxsackievirus-B4 Infection. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9020402. [PMID: 33672010 PMCID: PMC7919294 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9020402] [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: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Coxsackievirus B4 (CV-B4) can infect human and murine thymic epithelial cells (TECs). In a murine TEC cell line, CV-B4 can downregulate the transcription of the insulin-like growth factor 2 (Igf2) gene coding for the self-peptide of the insulin family. In this study, we show that CV-B4 infections of a murine TEC cell line decreased Igf2 P3 promoter activity by targeting a region near the transcription start site; however, the stability of Igf2 transcripts remained unchanged, indicating a regulation of Igf2 transcription. Furthermore, CV-B4 infections decreased STAT3 phosphorylation in vitro. We also showed that mice infected with CV-B4 had an altered expression of Igf2 isoforms as detected in TECs, followed by a decrease in the pro-IGF2 precursor in the thymus. Our study sheds new light on the intrathymic regulation of Igf2 transcription during CV-B4 infections and supports the hypothesis that a viral infection can disrupt central self-tolerance to insulin by decreasing Igf2 transcription in the thymic epithelium.
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Wu Y, Yuan X, Li J, Kadowaki T. DWV Infection in vitro Using Honey Bee Pupal Tissue. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:631889. [PMID: 33643262 PMCID: PMC7902917 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.631889] [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: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The deformed wing virus (DWV) has been best characterized among honey bee viruses; however, very little is known regarding the mechanisms of viral infection and replication due to the lack of immortalized honey bee cell lines. To solve this problem, we established an in vitro system using honey bee pupal tissue to reconstruct DWV binding and entry into the host cell, followed by translation of the RNA genome and polyprotein processing using RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) as a marker. Using this system, the P-domain of the virion subunit VP1 was found to be essential for DWV infection, but not for binding and entry into the cell. DWV efficiently infected the head tissue derived from early but not late pupa, suggesting that undifferentiated cells are targeted for viral infection. Furthermore, we found that inhibitors of mammalian picornavirus 3C-protease, rupintrivir and quercetin suppressed RdRP synthesis, indicating that this in vitro system is also useful for screening a compound to control viral infection. Our in vitro system may help to understand the mechanism of DWV infection in host cells.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou Dushu Lake Higher Education Town, Suzhou, China
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Wo X, Yuan Y, Xu Y, Chen Y, Wang Y, Zhao S, Lin L, Zhong X, Wang Y, Zhong Z, Zhao W. TAR DNA-Binding Protein 43 is Cleaved by the Protease 3C of Enterovirus A71. Virol Sin 2021; 36:95-103. [PMID: 32696397 PMCID: PMC7973337 DOI: 10.1007/s12250-020-00262-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is one of the etiological pathogens leading to hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), which can cause severe neurological complications. The neuropathogenesis of EV-A71 infection is not well understood. The mislocalization and aggregation of TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) is the pathological hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, whether TDP-43 was impacted by EV-A71 infection is unknown. This study demonstrated that TDP-43 was cleaved during EV-A71 infection. The cleavage of TDP-43 requires EV-A71 replication rather than the activated caspases due to viral infection. TDP-43 is cleaved by viral protease 3C between the residues 331Q and 332S, while mutated TDP-43 (Q331A) was not cleaved. In addition, mutated 3C which lacks the protease activity failed to induce TDP-43 cleavage. We also found that TDP-43 was translocated from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, and the mislocalization of TDP-43 was induced by viral protease 2A rather than 3C. Taken together, we demonstrated that TDP-43 was cleaved by viral protease and translocated to the cytoplasm during EV-A71 infection, implicating the possible involvement of TDP-43 in the pathogenesis of EV-A71infection.
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- Xiaoman Wo
- Department of Cell Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China.
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Villa M, Buysse M, Berthomieu A, Rivero A. The transmission-blocking effects of antimalarial drugs revisited: fitness costs and sporontocidal effects of artesunate and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine. Int J Parasitol 2021; 51:279-289. [PMID: 33508331 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Assays used to evaluate the transmission-blocking activity of antimalarial drugs are largely focused on their potential to inhibit or reduce the infectivity of gametocytes, the blood stages of the parasite that are responsible for the onward transmission to the mosquito vector. For this purpose, the drug is administered concomitantly with gametocyte-infected blood, and the results are evaluated as the percentage of reduction in the number of oocysts in the mosquito midgut. We report the results of a series of experiments that explore the transmission-blocking potential of two key antimalarial drugs, artesunate and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, when administered to mosquitoes already infected from a previous blood meal. For this purpose, uninfected mosquitoes and mosquitoes carrying a 6 day old Plasmodium relictum infection (early oocyst stages) were allowed to feed either on a drug-treated or an untreated host in a fully factorial experiment. This protocol allowed us to bypass the gametocyte stages and establish whether the drugs have a sporontocidal effect, i.e. whether they are able to arrest the ongoing development of oocysts and sporozoites, as would be the case when a mosquito takes a post-infection treated blood meal. In a separate experiment, we also explored whether a drug-treated blood meal impacted key life history traits of the mosquito relevant for transmission, and if this depended on their infection status. Our results showed that feeding on an artesunate- or sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine-treated hosts has no epidemiologically relevant effects on the fitness of infected or uninfected mosquitoes. In contrast, when infected mosquitoes fed on an sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine-treated host, we observed both a significant increase in the number of oocysts in the midgut, and a drastic decrease in both sporozoite prevalence (-30%) and burden (-80%) compared with the untreated controls. We discuss the potential mechanisms underlying these seemingly contradictory results and contend that, provided the results are translatable to human malaria, the potential epidemiological and evolutionary consequences of the current preventive use of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in malaria-endemic countries could be substantial.
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- M Villa
- MIVEGEC (CNRS - IRD - Université de Montpellier), France.
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- MIVEGEC (CNRS - IRD - Université de Montpellier), France
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- MIVEGEC (CNRS - IRD - Université de Montpellier), France; CREES (Centre d'Écologie et Évolution de la Santé, Montpellier), 911 avenue Agropolis, 34394 Montpellier, France
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- MIVEGEC (CNRS - IRD - Université de Montpellier), France; CREES (Centre d'Écologie et Évolution de la Santé, Montpellier), 911 avenue Agropolis, 34394 Montpellier, France
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Mattenberger F, Latorre V, Tirosh O, Stern A, Geller R. Globally defining the effects of mutations in a picornavirus capsid. eLife 2021; 10:64256. [PMID: 33432927 PMCID: PMC7861617 DOI: 10.7554/elife.64256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The capsids of non-enveloped viruses are highly multimeric and multifunctional protein assemblies that play key roles in viral biology and pathogenesis. Despite their importance, a comprehensive understanding of how mutations affect viral fitness across different structural and functional attributes of the capsid is lacking. To address this limitation, we globally define the effects of mutations across the capsid of a human picornavirus. Using this resource, we identify structural and sequence determinants that accurately predict mutational fitness effects, refine evolutionary analyses, and define the sequence specificity of key capsid-encoded motifs. Furthermore, capitalizing on the derived sequence requirements for capsid-encoded protease cleavage sites, we implement a bioinformatic approach for identifying novel host proteins targeted by viral proteases. Our findings represent the most comprehensive investigation of mutational fitness effects in a picornavirus capsid to date and illuminate important aspects of viral biology, evolution, and host interactions. A virus is made up of genetic material that is encased with a protective protein coat called the capsid. The capsid also helps the virus to infect host cells by binding to the host receptor proteins and releasing its genetic material. Inside the cell, the virus hitchhikes the infected cell’s machinery to grow or replicate its own genetic material. Viral capsids are the main target of the host’s defence system, and therefore, continuously change in an attempt to escape the immune system by introducing alterations (known as mutations) into the genes encoding viral capsid proteins. Mutations occur randomly, and so while some changes to the viral capsid might confer an advantage, others may have no effect at all, or even weaken the virus. To better understand the effect of capsid mutations on the virus’ ability to infect host cells, Mattenberger et al. studied the Coxsackievirus B3, which is linked to heart problems and acute heart failure in humans. The researchers analysed around 90% of possible amino acid mutations (over 14,800 mutations) and correlated each mutation to how it influenced the virus’ ability to replicate in human cells grown in the laboratory. Based on these results, Mattenberger et al. developed a computer model to predict how a particular mutation might affect the virus. The analysis also identified specific amino acid sequences of capsid proteins that are essential for certain tasks, such as building the capsid. It also included an analysis of sequences in the capsid that allow it to be recognized by another viral protein, which cuts the capsid proteins into the right size from a larger precursor. By looking for similar sequences in human genes, the researchers identified several ones that the virus may attack and inactivate to support its own replication. These findings may help identify potential drug targets to develop new antiviral therapies. For example, proteins of the capsid that are less likely to mutate will provide a better target as they lower the possibility of the virus to become resistant to the treatment. They also highlight new proteins in human cells that could potentially block the virus in cells.
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- Florian Mattenberger
- Institute for Integrative Systems Biology, I2SysBio (Universitat de València-CSIC), Paterna, Spain
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- Institute for Integrative Systems Biology, I2SysBio (Universitat de València-CSIC), Paterna, Spain
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- The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Institute for Integrative Systems Biology, I2SysBio (Universitat de València-CSIC), Paterna, Spain
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Tsu BV, Beierschmitt C, Ryan AP, Agarwal R, Mitchell PS, Daugherty MD. Diverse viral proteases activate the NLRP1 inflammasome. eLife 2021; 10:60609. [PMID: 33410748 PMCID: PMC7857732 DOI: 10.7554/elife.60609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The NLRP1 inflammasome is a multiprotein complex that is a potent activator of inflammation. Mouse NLRP1B can be activated through proteolytic cleavage by the bacterial Lethal Toxin (LeTx) protease, resulting in degradation of the N-terminal domains of NLRP1B and liberation of the bioactive C-terminal domain, which includes the caspase activation and recruitment domain (CARD). However, natural pathogen-derived effectors that can activate human NLRP1 have remained unknown. Here, we use an evolutionary model to identify several proteases from diverse picornaviruses that cleave human NLRP1 within a rapidly evolving region of the protein, leading to host-specific and virus-specific activation of the NLRP1 inflammasome. Our work demonstrates that NLRP1 acts as a 'tripwire' to recognize the enzymatic function of a wide range of viral proteases and suggests that host mimicry of viral polyprotein cleavage sites can be an evolutionary strategy to activate a robust inflammatory immune response. The immune system recognizes disease-causing microbes, such as bacteria and viruses, and removes them from the body before they can cause harm. When the immune system first detects these foreign invaders, a multi-part structure known as the inflammasome launches an inflammatory response to help fight the microbes off. Several sensor proteins can activate the inflammasome, including one in mice called NLRP1B. This protein has evolved a specialized site that can be cut by a bacterial toxin. Once cleaved, this region acts like a biological tripwire and sparks NLRP1B into action, allowing the sensor to activate the inflammasome system. Humans have a similar protein called NLRP1, but it is unclear whether this protein has also evolved a tripwire region that can sense microbial proteins. To answer this question, Tsu, Beierschmitt et al. set out to find whether NLRP1 can be activated by viruses in the Picornaviridae family, which are responsible for diseases like polio, hepatitis A, and the common cold. This revealed that NLRP1 contains a cleavage site for enzymes produced by some, but not all, of the viruses in the picornavirus family. Further experiments confirmed that when a picornavirus enzyme cuts through this region during a viral infection, it triggers NLRP1 to activate the inflammasome and initiate an immune response. The enzymes from different viruses were also found to cleave human NLRP1 at different sites, and the protein’s susceptibility to cleavage varied between different animal species. For instance, Tsu, Beierschmitt et al. discovered that NLRP1B in mice is also able to sense picornaviruses, and that different enzymes activate and cleave NLRP1B and NLRP1 to varying degrees: this affected how well the two proteins are expected to be able to sense specific viral infections. This variation suggests that there is an ongoing evolutionary arms-race between viral proteins and the immune system: as viral proteins change and new ones emerge, NLRP1 rapidly evolves new tripwire sites that allow it to sense the infection and launch an inflammatory response. What happens when NLRP1B activates the inflammasome during a viral infection is still an open question. The discovery that mouse NLRP1B shares features with human NLRP1 could allow the development of animal models to study the role of the tripwire in antiviral defenses and the overactive inflammation associated with some viral infections. Understanding the types of viruses that activate the NLRP1 inflammasome, and the outcomes of the resulting immune response, may have implications for future treatments of viral infections.
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- Brian V Tsu
- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, United States
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, United States
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- Division of Immunology & Pathogenesis, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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- Division of Immunology & Pathogenesis, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, United States.,Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, United States
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, United States
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Ng CS, Stobart CC, Luo H. Innate immune evasion mediated by picornaviral 3C protease: Possible lessons for coronaviral 3C-like protease? Rev Med Virol 2021; 31:1-22. [PMID: 33624382 PMCID: PMC7883238 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.2206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 is the etiological agent of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease-2019, a multi-organ disease that has triggered an unprecedented global health and economic crisis. The virally encoded 3C-like protease (3CLpro ), which is named after picornaviral 3C protease (3Cpro ) due to their similarities in substrate recognition and enzymatic activity, is essential for viral replication and has been considered as the primary drug target. However, information regarding the cellular substrates of 3CLpro and its interaction with the host remains scarce, though recent work has begun to shape our understanding more clearly. Here we summarized and compared the mechanisms by which picornaviruses and coronaviruses have evolved to evade innate immune surveillance, with a focus on the established role of 3Cpro in this process. Through this comparison, we hope to highlight the potential action and mechanisms that are conserved and shared between 3Cpro and 3CLpro . In this review, we also briefly discussed current advances in the development of broad-spectrum antivirals targeting both 3Cpro and 3CLpro .
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- Chen Seng Ng
- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Human hepatitis A virus 3C protease exerts a cytostatic effect on Saccharomyces cerevisiae and affects the vacuolar compartment. Biologia (Bratisl) 2021. [DOI: 10.2478/s11756-020-00569-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rescue of NanoLuc luciferase-expressing Senecavirus A with oncolytic activity. Virus Res 2021; 292:198232. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Rescue of Senecavirus A to uncover mutation profiles of its progenies during 80 serial passages in vitro. Vet Microbiol 2020; 253:108969. [PMID: 33450657 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2020.108969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Senecavirus A (SVA), also known as Seneca Valley virus, belongs to the genus Senecavirus in the family Picornaviridae. In this study, a China SVA isolate (CH-LX-01-2016) was rescued from its cDNA clone, and then identified by RT-PCR, indirect immunofluorescence assay and mass spectrometry. The rescued SVA could separately induce typical plaque formations and cytopathic effects in cell monolayers. In order to uncover its evolutionary dynamics, the SVA was subjected to eighty serial passages in vitro. Its progenies per ten passages were analyzed by next-generation sequencing (NGS). The NGS analyses showed that neither sequence-deleting nor -inserting phenotype was detectable in eight progenies, within which a total of forty-one intra-host single-nucleotide variations (SNVs) arose with passaging. Almost all SNVs were identified as the single-nucleotide polymorphism with mixture of two nucleotides. SNVs led to eighteen nonsynonymous mutations, out of which sixteen could directly reflect their own frequencies of amino acid mutation, due to only one SNV occurring in their individual codons. Compared with its parental virus without passaging, the passage-80 SVA progeny had formed a viral quasispecies, as evidenced by a total of twenty-eight SNVs identified in it.
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Downstream Sequences Control the Processing of the Pestivirus E rns-E1 Precursor. J Virol 2020; 95:JVI.01905-20. [PMID: 33028718 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01905-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Like other enveloped viruses, pestiviruses employ cellular proteases for processing of their structural proteins. While typical signal peptidase cleavage motifs are present at the carboxy terminus of the signal sequence preceding Erns and the E1/E2 and E2/P7 sites, the Erns-E1 precursor is cleaved by signal peptidase at a highly unusual structure, in which the transmembrane sequence upstream of the cleavage site is replaced by an amphipathic helix. As shown before, the integrity of the amphipathic helix is crucial for efficient processing. The data presented here demonstrate that the E1 sequence downstream of this cleavage site is also important for the cleavage. Carboxy-terminal truncation of the E1 moiety as well as internal deletions in E1 reduced the cleavage efficiency to less than 30% of the wild-type (wt) level. Moreover, the C-terminal truncation by more than 30 amino acids resulted in strong secretion of the uncleaved fusion proteins. The reduced processing and increased secretion were even observed when 10 to 5 amino-terminal residues of E1 were left, whereas extensions by 1 or 3 E1 residues resulted in reduced processing but no significantly increased secretion. In contrast to the E1 sequences, a 10-amino-acid c-myc tag fused to the Erns C terminus had only marginal effect on secretion but was also not processed efficiently. Mutation of the von Heijne sequence upstream of E2 not only blocked the cleavage between E1 and E2 but also prevented the processing between Erns and E2. Thus, processing at the Erns-E1 site is a highly regulated process.IMPORTANCE Cellular signal peptidase (SPase) cleavage represents an important step in maturation of viral envelope proteins. Fine tuning of this system allows for establishment of concerted folding and processing processes in different enveloped viruses. We report here on SPase processing of the Erns-E1-E2 glycoprotein precursor of pestiviruses. Erns-E1 cleavage is delayed and only executed efficiently when the complete E1 sequence is present. C-terminal truncation of the Erns-E1 precursor impairs processing and leads to significant secretion of the protein. The latter is not detected when internal deletions preserving the E1 carboxy terminus are introduced, but also these constructs show impaired processing. Moreover, Erns-E1 is only processed after cleavage at the E1/E2 site. Thus, processing of the pestiviral glycoprotein precursor by SPase is done in an ordered way and depends on the integrity of the proteins for efficient cleavage. The functional importance of this processing scheme is discussed in the paper.
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Abdullah SW, Han S, Wu J, Zhang Y, Bai M, Jin Y, Zhi X, Guan J, Sun S, Guo H. The DDX23 Negatively Regulates Translation and Replication of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus and Is Degraded by 3C Proteinase. Viruses 2020; 12:E1348. [PMID: 33255534 PMCID: PMC7760909 DOI: 10.3390/v12121348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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DEAD-box helicase 23 (DDX23) is a host nuclear helicase, which is a part of the spliceosomal complex and involved in pre-mRNA splicing. To investigate whether DDX23, an internal ribosomal entry sites transacting factor (ITAF) affects foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) replication and translation through internal ribosome entry site (IRES)-dependent manner. For this, we utilized a pull-down assay, Western blotting, quantitative real-time PCR, confocal microscopy, overexpression and small interfering RNA knockdown, as well as the median tissue culture infective dose. Our findings showed that FMDV infection inhibited DDX23 expression and the overexpression of DDX23 reduced viral replication, however, CRISPR Cas9 knockout/small interfering RNA knockdown increased FMDV replication. FMDV IRES domain III and IV interacted with DDX23, whereas DDX23 interacted with FMDV 3C proteinase and significantly degraded. The enzymatic activity of FMDV 3C proteinase degraded DDX23, whereas FMDV degraded DDX23 via the lysosomal pathway. Additionally, IRES-driven translation was suppressed in DDX23-overexpressing cells, and was enhanced in DDX23 knocked down. Collectively, our results demonstrated that DDX23 negatively affects FMDV IRES-dependent translation, which could be a useful target for the design of antiviral drugs.
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, O.I.E./China National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730046, China; (S.W.A.); (S.H.); (J.W.); (Y.Z.); (M.B.); (Y.J.); (X.Z.); (J.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, O.I.E./China National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730046, China; (S.W.A.); (S.H.); (J.W.); (Y.Z.); (M.B.); (Y.J.); (X.Z.); (J.G.)
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