scholarly journals Binding and Relocalization of Protein Kinase R by Murine Cytomegalovirus

2008 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 1790-1799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie J. Child ◽  
Adam P. Geballe
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Murine Cytomegalovirus ◽  
Protein Kinase R ◽  
Mcmv Infection ◽  
Viral Dsrna ◽  
Double Stranded Rna ◽  
Dsrna Binding ◽  
Single Protein ◽  
Cellular Compartments

ABSTRACT Many viruses have evolved mechanisms to evade the repression of translation mediated by protein kinase R (PKR). In the case of murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV), the protein products of two essential genes, m142 and m143, bind to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) and block phosphorylation of PKR and eukaryotic initiation factor 2α. A distinctive feature of MCMV is that two proteins are required to block PKR activation whereas other viral dsRNA-binding proteins that prevent PKR activation contain all the necessary functions in a single protein. In order to better understand the mechanism by which MCMV evades the PKR response, we investigated the associations of pm142 and pm143 with each other and with PKR. Both pm142 and pm143 interact with PKR in infected and transfected cells. However, the ∼200-kDa pm142-pm143 complex that forms in these cells does not contain substantial amounts of PKR, suggesting that the interactions between pm142-pm143 and PKR are unstable or transient. The stable, soluble pm142-pm143 complex appears to be a heterotetramer consisting of two molecules of pm142 associated with each other, and each one binds to and stabilizes a monomer of pm143. MCMV infection also causes relocalization of PKR into the nucleus and to an insoluble cytoplasmic compartment. These results suggest a model in which the pm142-pm143 multimer interacts with PKR and causes its sequestration in cellular compartments where it is unable to shut off translation and repress viral replication.

scholarly journals Murine Cytomegalovirus m142 and m143 Are both Required To Block Protein Kinase R-Mediated Shutdown of Protein Synthesis

2006 ◽  
Vol 80 (20) ◽  
pp. 10181-10190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralitsa S. Valchanova ◽  
Marcus Picard-Maureau ◽  
Matthias Budt ◽  
Wolfram Brune
Keyword(s):  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Rna Binding ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Murine Cytomegalovirus ◽  
Deletion Mutants ◽  
Sequence Motifs ◽  
Protein Kinase R ◽  
Double Stranded Rna

ABSTRACT Cytomegaloviruses carry the US22 family of genes, which have common sequence motifs but diverse functions. Only two of the 12 US22 family genes of murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) are essential for virus replication, but their functions have remained unknown. In the present study, we deleted the essential US22 family genes, m142 and m143, from the MCMV genome and propagated the mutant viruses on complementing cells. The m142 and the m143 deletion mutants were both unable to replicate in noncomplementing cells at low and high multiplicities of infection. In cells infected with the deletion mutants, viral immediate-early and early proteins were expressed, but viral DNA replication and synthesis of the late-gene product glycoprotein B were inhibited, even though mRNAs of late genes were present. Global protein synthesis was impaired in these cells, which correlated with phosphorylation of the double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase R (PKR) and its target protein, the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α, suggesting that m142 and m143 are necessary to block the PKR-mediated shutdown of protein synthesis. Replication of the m142 and m143 knockout mutants was partially restored by expression of the human cytomegalovirus TRS1 gene, a known double-stranded-RNA-binding protein that inhibits PKR activation. These results indicate that m142 and m143 are both required for inhibition of the PKR-mediated host antiviral response.

scholarly journals Binding and Nuclear Relocalization of Protein Kinase R by Human Cytomegalovirus TRS1

2006 ◽  
Vol 80 (23) ◽  
pp. 11817-11826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morgan Hakki ◽  
Emily E. Marshall ◽  
Katherine L. De Niro ◽  
Adam P. Geballe
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Human Cytomegalovirus ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Rna Binding ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Cellular Protein ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Protein Kinase R ◽  
Double Stranded Rna

ABSTRACT The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) TRS1 and IRS1 genes block the phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2α) and the consequent shutoff of cellular protein synthesis that occur during infection with vaccinia virus (VV) deleted of the double-stranded RNA binding protein gene E3L (VVΔE3L). To further define the underlying mechanism, we first evaluated the effect of pTRS1 on protein kinase R (PKR), the double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-dependent eIF2α kinase. Immunoblot analyses revealed that pTRS1 expression in the context of a VVΔE3L recombinant decreased levels of PKR in the cytoplasm and increased its levels in the nucleus of infected cells, an effect not seen with wild-type VV or a VVΔE3L recombinant virus expressing E3L. This effect of pTRS1 was confirmed by visualizing the nuclear relocalization of PKR-EGFP expressed by transient transfection. PKR present in both the nuclear and cytoplasmic fractions was nonphosphorylated, indicating that it was unactivated when TRS1 was present. PKR also accumulated in the nucleus during HCMV infection as determined by indirect immunofluorescence and immunoblot analysis. Binding assays revealed that pTRS1 interacted with PKR in mammalian cells and in vitro. This interaction required the same carboxy-terminal region of pTRS1 that is necessary to rescue VVΔE3L replication in HeLa cells. The carboxy terminus of pIRS1 was also required for rescue of VVΔE3L and for mediating an interaction of pIRS1 with PKR. These results suggest that these HCMV genes directly interact with PKR and inhibit its activation by sequestering it in the nucleus, away from both its activator, cytoplasmic dsRNA, and its substrate, eIF2α.

scholarly journals Double-Stranded RNA-Activated Protein Kinase (PKR) Is Negatively Regulated by 60S Ribosomal Subunit Protein L18

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 1116-1125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kotlo U. Kumar ◽  
Sri P. Srivastava ◽  
Randal J. Kaufman
Keyword(s):  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Ribosomal Subunit ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Cancer Tissue ◽  
Double Stranded Rna ◽  
Dsrna Binding

ABSTRACT The double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-activated protein kinase (PKR) provides a fundamental control step in the regulation of protein synthesis initiation through phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (eIF-2α), a process that prevents polypeptide chain initiation. In such a manner, activated PKR inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis, whereas disruption of normal PKR signaling results in unregulated cell growth. Therefore, tight control of PKR activity is essential for regulated cell growth. PKR is activated by dsRNA binding to two conserved dsRNA binding domains within its amino terminus. We isolated a ribosomal protein L18 by interaction with PKR. L18 is a 22-kDa protein that is overexpressed in colorectal cancer tissue. L18 competed with dsRNA for binding to PKR, reversed dsRNA binding to PKR, and did not directly bind dsRNA. Mutation of K64E within the first dsRNA binding domain of PKR destroyed both dsRNA binding and L18 interaction, suggesting that the two interactive sites overlap. L18 inhibited both PKR autophosphorylation and PKR-mediated phosphorylation of eIF-2α in vitro. Overexpression of L18 by transient DNA transfection reduced eIF-2α phosphorylation and stimulated translation of a reporter gene in vivo. These results demonstrate that L18 is a novel regulator of PKR activity, and we propose that L18 prevents PKR activation by dsRNA while PKR is associated with the ribosome. Overexpression of L18 may promote protein synthesis and cell growth in certain cancerous tissue through inhibition of PKR activity.

Mechanism of Interaction of the Double-Stranded RNA (dsRNA) Binding Domain of Protein Kinase R with Short dsRNA Sequences†

Biochemistry ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason W. Ucci ◽  
Yumiko Kobayashi ◽  
Gregory Choi ◽  
Andrei T. Alexandrescu ◽  
James L. Cole
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Protein Kinase R ◽  
Double Stranded Rna ◽  
Dsrna Binding ◽  
Mechanism Of Interaction

scholarly journals Double-Stranded RNA Binding of Influenza B Virus Nonstructural NS1 Protein Inhibits Protein Kinase R but Is Not Essential To Antagonize Production of Alpha/Beta Interferon

2006 ◽  
Vol 80 (23) ◽  
pp. 11667-11677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bianca Dauber ◽  
Jana Schneider ◽  
Thorsten Wolff
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Influenza B Virus ◽  
Influenza B ◽  
Ns1 Protein ◽  
Protein Kinase R ◽  
Double Stranded Rna ◽  
Antiviral Responses ◽  
Dsrna Binding ◽  
B Virus ◽  
Alpha Beta

ABSTRACT Expression of alpha/beta interferon (IFN-α/β) in virus-infected vertebrate cells is a key event in the establishment of a sustained antiviral response, which is triggered by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) produced during viral replication. These antiviral cytokines initiate the expression of cellular proteins with activities that limit the replication and spread of the invading viruses. Within this response, the dsRNA-dependent protein kinase R (PKR) that is expressed at constitutive levels and upregulated by IFN-α/β acts as an important antiviral effector that can block the cellular translational machinery. We previously demonstrated that efficient replication of influenza B virus depends on the viral dsRNA-binding NS1 protein that inhibits the transcriptional activation of IFN-α/β genes. Here we tested the postulate that the viral NS1 protein counteracts antiviral responses through sequestering intracellular dsRNA by analyzing a collection of recombinant influenza B viruses. As expected, viruses expressing dsRNA-binding-defective NS1 proteins were strongly attenuated for replication in IFN-competent hosts. Interestingly, these virus mutants failed to prevent activation of PKR but could effectively limit IFN induction. Conversely, a mutant virus expressing the N-terminal dsRNA-binding domain of NS1 prevented PKR activation, but not IFN induction, suggesting an important role for the NS1 C-terminal part in silencing the activation route of IFN-α/β genes. Thus, our findings indicate an unexpected mechanistic dichotomy of the influenza B virus NS1 protein in the suppression of antiviral responses, which involves at least one activity that is largely separable from dsRNA binding.

scholarly journals The Potential Role of Protein Kinase R as a Regulator of Age-Related Neurodegeneration

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolás W. Martinez ◽  
Felipe E. Gómez ◽  
Soledad Matus
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Pathological Process ◽  
Translation Initiation Factor ◽  
Initiation Factor ◽  
Protein Kinase R ◽  
Eukaryotic Translation ◽  
Neurodegenerative Process ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Initiation Factor 2

There is a growing evidence describing a decline in adaptive homeostasis in aging-related diseases affecting the central nervous system (CNS), many of which are characterized by the appearance of non-native protein aggregates. One signaling pathway that allows cell adaptation is the integrated stress response (ISR), which senses stress stimuli through four kinases. ISR activation promotes translational arrest through the phosphorylation of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha (eIF2α) and the induction of a gene expression program to restore cellular homeostasis. However, depending on the stimulus, ISR can also induce cell death. One of the ISR sensors is the double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase [protein kinase R (PKR)], initially described as a viral infection sensor, and now a growing evidence supports a role for PKR on CNS physiology. PKR has been largely involved in the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathological process. Here, we reviewed the antecedents supporting the role of PKR on the efficiency of synaptic transmission and cognition. Then, we review PKR’s contribution to AD and discuss the possible participation of PKR as a player in the neurodegenerative process involved in aging-related pathologies affecting the CNS.

scholarly journals Ebola Virus VP35 Antagonizes PKR Activity through Its C-Terminal Interferon Inhibitory Domain

2009 ◽  
Vol 83 (17) ◽  
pp. 8993-8997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Schümann ◽  
Thorsten Gantke ◽  
Elke Mühlberger
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Regulatory Factor ◽  
Protein Kinase R ◽  
Double Stranded Rna ◽  
Basic Amino Acids ◽  
Dsrna Binding ◽  
Inhibitory Domain ◽  
Ebola Virus Infection ◽  
Terminal Cluster

ABSTRACT Ebola virus VP35 contains a C-terminal cluster of basic amino acids required for double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) binding and inhibition of interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3). VP35 also blocks protein kinase R (PKR) activation; however, the responsible domain has remained undefined. Here we show that the IRF inhibitory domain of VP35 mediates the inhibition of PKR and enhances the synthesis of coexpressed proteins. In contrast to dsRNA binding and IRF inhibition, alanine substitutions of at least two basic amino acids are required to abrogate PKR inhibition and enhanced protein expression. Moreover, we show that PKR activation is not only blocked but reversed by Ebola virus infection.

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