Suggested role of the Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum for crucial sites of hepatitis C virus replication in human lymphoblastoid cells infected in vitro

2003 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annalucia Serafino ◽  
Maria Beatrice Valli ◽  
Federica Andreola ◽  
Annalisa Crema ◽  
Giampietro Ravagnan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Golgi Apparatus ◽  
Virus Replication ◽  
Lymphoblastoid Cells

Role of autophagy in hepatitis C virus replication

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
WI Twu ◽  
K Tabata ◽  
D Paul ◽  
R Bartenschlager
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Virus Replication

scholarly journals Efficacy of a Peruvian Botanical Remedy (Sabell A4+) for Treating Liver Disease and Protecting Gastric Mucosal Integrity

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Mark G. Swain ◽  
John L. Wallace ◽  
D. Lorne Tyrrell ◽  
José Cabanillas ◽  
Steven K. H. Aung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Gastric Mucosa ◽  
Virus Replication ◽  
Positive Interactions ◽  
Mucosal Integrity ◽  
Immune Mediated ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a Peruvian botanical formulation for treating disorders of hepatic function and gastric mucosal integrity. The formulation A4+ (Sabell Corporation) contains extracts of Curcuma longa rhizome, Cordia lutea flower, and Annona muricata leaf. Individually these plants have been used as traditional remedies for liver disease. We report the efficacy of A4+ and its components using a variety of in vitro and in vivo disease models. The methods used included tests for antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral activity as well as mouse models of liver disease, including Concanavalin A-induced immune-mediated hepatitis and a bile duct ligation model for evaluating sickness behaviour associated with liver disease. Rat models were used to evaluate the gastric mucosal protective property of A4+ following indomethacin challenge and to evaluate its anti-inflammatory action in an “air pouch” model. In all tests, A4+ proved to be more effective than placebo. A4+ was antioxidant and anti-inflammatory and diminished Hepatitis C virus replication in vitro. In animal models, A4+ was shown to protect the liver from immune-mediated hepatitis, improve behavioural function in animals with late stage liver disease, and protect the rat gastric mucosa from ulceration following NSAID exposure. We conclude that A4+ ameliorated many aspects of liver injury, inhibited hepatitis C virus replication, and protected the gastric mucosa from NSAIDs. These varied beneficial properties appear to result from positive interactions between the three constituent herbs.

scholarly journals Hepatitis C Virus Subverts Human Choline Kinase-α To Bridge Phosphatidylinositol-4-Kinase IIIα (PI4KIIIα) and NS5A and Upregulates PI4KIIIα Activation, Thereby Promoting the Translocation of the Ternary Complex to the Endoplasmic Reticulum for Viral Replication

2017 ◽  
Vol 91 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mun-Teng Wong ◽  
Steve S. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Viral Replication ◽  
Ternary Complex ◽  
Choline Kinase ◽  
Replication Complex ◽  
Viral Replication Complex ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 4

ABSTRACT In this study, we elucidated the mechanism by which human choline kinase-α (hCKα) interacts with nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) and phosphatidylinositol-4-kinase IIIα (PI4KIIIα), the lipid kinase crucial for maintaining the integrity of virus-induced membranous webs, and modulates hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication. hCKα activity positively modulated phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate (PI4P) levels in HCV-expressing cells, and hCKα-mediated PI4P accumulation was abolished by AL-9, a PI4KIIIα-specific inhibitor. hCKα colocalized with NS5A and PI4KIIIα or PI4P; NS5A expression increased hCKα and PI4KIIIα colocalization; and hCKα formed a ternary complex with PI4KIIIα and NS5A, supporting the functional interplay of hCKα with PI4KIIIα and NS5A. PI4KIIIα inactivation by AL-9 or hCKα inactivation by CK37, a specific hCKα inhibitor, impaired the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) localization and colocalization of these three molecules. Interestingly, hCKα knockdown or inactivation inhibited PI4KIIIα-NS5A binding. In an in vitro PI4KIIIα activity assay, hCKα activity slightly increased PI4KIIIα basal activity but greatly augmented NS5A-induced PI4KIIIα activity, supporting the essential role of ternary complex formation in robust PI4KIIIα activation. Concurring with the upregulation of PI4P production and viral replication, overexpression of active hCKα-R (but not the D288A mutant) restored PI4KIIIα and NS5A translocation to the ER in hCKα stable knockdown cells. Furthermore, active PI4KIIIα overexpression restored PI4P production, PI4KIIIα and NS5A translocation to the ER, and viral replication in CK37-treated cells. Based on our results, hCKα functions as an indispensable regulator that bridges PI4KIIIα and NS5A and potentiates NS5A-stimulated PI4KIIIα activity, which then facilitates the targeting of the ternary complex to the ER for viral replication. IMPORTANCE The mechanisms by which hCKα activity modulates the transport of the hCKα-NS5A complex to the ER are not understood. In the present study, we investigated how hCKα interacts with PI4KIIIα (a key element that maintains the integrity of the “membranous web” structure) and NS5A to regulate viral replication. We demonstrated that HCV hijacks hCKα to bridge PI4KIIIα and NS5A, forming a ternary complex, which then stimulates PI4KIIIα activity to produce PI4P. Pronounced PI4P synthesis then redirects the translocation of the ternary complex to the ER-derived, PI4P-enriched membrane for assembly of the viral replication complex and viral replication. Our study provides novel insights into the indispensable modulatory role of hCKα in the recruitment of PI4KIIIα to NS5A and in NS5A-stimulated PI4P production and reveals a new perspective for understanding the impact of profound PI4KIIIα activation on the targeting of PI4KIIIα and NS5A to the PI4P-enriched membrane for viral replication complex formation.

scholarly journals Protein-Protein Interactions between Hepatitis C Virus Nonstructural Proteins

2003 ◽  
Vol 77 (9) ◽  
pp. 5401-5414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Dimitrova ◽  
Isabelle Imbert ◽  
Marie Paule Kieny ◽  
Catherine Schuster
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Laser Scanning Microscopy ◽  
Confocal Laser ◽  
Nonstructural Proteins

ABSTRACT Replication of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genome has been proposed to take place close to the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum in membrane-associated replicase complexes, as is the case with several other plus-strand RNA viruses, such as poliovirus and flaviviruses. The most obvious benefits of this property are the possibility of coupling functions residing in different polypeptidic chains and the sequestration of viral proteins and nucleic acids in a distinct cytoplasmic compartment with high local concentrations of viral components. Indeed, HCV nonstructural (NS) proteins were clearly colocalized in association with membranes derived from the endoplasmic reticulum. This observation, together with the demonstration of the existence of several physical interactions between HCV NS proteins, supports the idea of assembly of a highly ordered multisubunit protein complex(es) probably involved in the replication of the viral genome. The objective of this study, therefore, was to examine all potential interactions between HCV NS proteins which could result in the formation of a replication complex(es). We identified several interacting viral partners by using a glutathione S-transferase pull-down assay, by in vitro and ex vivo coimmunoprecipitation experiments in adenovirus-infected Huh-7 cells allowing the expression of HCV NS proteins, and, finally, by using the yeast two-hybrid system. In addition, by confocal laser scanning microscopy, NS proteins were clearly shown to colocalize when expressed together in Huh-7 cells. We have been able to demonstrate the existence of a complex network of interactions implicating all six NS proteins. Our observations confirm previously described associations and identify several novel homo- and heterodimerizations.

scholarly journals Caffeine inhibits hepatitis C virus replication in vitro

2014 ◽  
Vol 160 (2) ◽  
pp. 399-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana N. Batista ◽  
Bruno M. Carneiro ◽  
Ana Cláudia S. Braga ◽  
Paula Rahal
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Virus Replication

Establishment of serum derived infectivity coculture model for enhancement of hepatitis C virus replication in vitro

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-191
Author(s):  
Mariam Mounir ◽  
Marwa Khalil Ibrahim ◽  
Reham M. Dawood ◽  
Ahmed B. Barakat ◽  
Mostafa K. El Awady
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Virus Replication ◽  
Coculture Model
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