scholarly journals Oligomerization of Mumps Virus Phosphoprotein

2015 ◽  
Vol 89 (21) ◽  
pp. 11002-11010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Pickar ◽  
Andrew Elson ◽  
Yang Yang ◽  
Pei Xu ◽  
Ming Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rna Synthesis ◽  
Mutational Analysis ◽  
Mumps Virus ◽  
Viral Rna ◽  
Large Protein ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
P Protein ◽  
Minigenome System ◽  
Oligomerization Domain

ABSTRACTThe mumps virus (MuV) genome encodes a phosphoprotein (P) that is important for viral RNA synthesis. P forms the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase with the large protein (L). P also interacts with the viral nucleoprotein (NP) and self-associates to form a homotetramer. The P protein consists of three domains, the N-terminal domain (PN), the oligomerization domain (PO), and the C-terminal domain (PC). While PNis known to relax the NP-bound RNA genome, the roles of POand PCare not clear. In this study, we investigated the roles of POand PCin viral RNA synthesis using mutational analysis and a minigenome system. We found that PNand PCfunctions can betrans-complemented. However, this complementation requires PO, indicating that POis essential for P function. Using thistrans-complementation system, we found that P forms parallel dimers (PNto PNand PCto PC). Furthermore, we found that residues R231, K238, K253, and K260 in POare critical for P's functions. We identified PCto be the domain that interacts with L. These results provide structure-function insights into the role of MuV P.IMPORTANCEMuV, a paramyxovirus, is an important human pathogen. The P protein of MuV is critical for viral RNA synthesis. In this work, we established a novel minigenome system that allows the domains of P to be complemented intrans. Using this system, we confirmed that MuV P forms parallel dimers. An understanding of viral RNA synthesis will allow the design of better vaccines and the development of antivirals.

scholarly journals Ebola Virus VP35 Interaction with Dynein LC8 Regulates Viral RNA Synthesis

2015 ◽  
Vol 89 (9) ◽  
pp. 5148-5153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priya Luthra ◽  
David S. Jordan ◽  
Daisy W. Leung ◽  
Gaya K. Amarasinghe ◽  
Christopher F. Basler
Keyword(s):  
Rna Synthesis ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Mutational Analysis ◽  
Cytoplasmic Dynein ◽  
Viral Rna ◽  
Interferon Production ◽  
Dynein Light Chain ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
Functional Consequences ◽  
Oligomerization Domain

Ebola virus VP35 inhibits alpha/beta interferon production and functions as a viral polymerase cofactor. Previously, the 8-kDa cytoplasmic dynein light chain (LC8) was demonstrated to interact with VP35, but the functional consequences were unclear. Here we demonstrate that the interaction is direct and of high affinity and that binding stabilizes the VP35 N-terminal oligomerization domain and enhances viral RNA synthesis. Mutational analysis demonstrates that VP35 interaction is required for the functional effects of LC8.

scholarly journals Role of the Hypervariable Hinge Region of Phosphoprotein P of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus in Viral RNA Synthesis and Assembly of Infectious Virus Particles

2005 ◽  
Vol 79 (13) ◽  
pp. 8101-8112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subash C. Das ◽  
Asit K. Pattnaik
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus ◽  
Rna Synthesis ◽  
Hinge Region ◽  
Viral Rna ◽  
Insertion Mutagenesis ◽  
Insertion Mutant ◽  
P Protein ◽  
Vesicular Stomatitis

ABSTRACT The phosphoprotein (P protein) of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is an essential subunit of the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and has multiple functions residing in its different domains. In the present study, we examined the role of the hypervariable hinge region of P protein in viral RNA synthesis and recovery of infectious VSV by using transposon-mediated insertion mutagenesis and deletion mutagenesis. We observed that insertions of 19-amino-acid linker sequences at various positions within this region affected replication and transcription functions of the P protein to various degrees. Interestingly, one insertion mutant was completely defective in both transcription and replication. Using a series of deletion mutants spanning the hinge region of the protein, we observed that amino acid residues 201 through 220 are required for the activity of P protein in both replication and transcription. Neither insertion nor deletion had any effect on the interaction of P protein with N or L proteins. Infectious VSVs with a deletion in the hinge region possessed retarded growth characteristics and exhibited small-plaque morphology. Interestingly, VSV containing one P protein deletion mutant (PΔ7, with amino acids 141 through 200 deleted), which possessed significant levels of replication and transcription activity, could be amplified only by passage in cells expressing the wild-type P protein. We conclude that the hypervariable hinge region of the P protein plays an important role in viral RNA synthesis. Furthermore, our results provide a previously unidentified function for the P protein: it plays a critical role in the assembly of infectious VSV.

scholarly journals Mutational Analysis Reveals a Noncontractile but Interactive Role of Actin and Profilin in Viral RNA-Dependent RNA Synthesis

2009 ◽  
Vol 83 (21) ◽  
pp. 10869-10876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Harpen ◽  
Tiasha Barik ◽  
Alla Musiyenko ◽  
Sailen Barik
Keyword(s):  
Divalent Cation ◽  
Rna Synthesis ◽  
Mutational Analysis ◽  
Regulatory Protein ◽  
Binding Domain ◽  
Cation Binding ◽  
Viral Rna ◽  
Viral Transcription ◽  
Syncytial Virus

ABSTRACT As obligatory parasites, viruses co-opt a variety of cellular functions for robust replication. The expression of the nonsegmented negative-strand RNA genome of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a significant pediatric pathogen, absolutely requires actin and is stimulated by the actin-regulatory protein profilin. As actin is a major contractile protein, it was important to determine whether the known functional domains of actin and profilin were important for their ability to activate RSV transcription. Analyses of recombinant mutants in a reconstituted RSV transcription system suggested that the divalent-cation-binding domain of actin is critically needed for binding to the RSV genome template and for the activation of viral RNA synthesis. In contrast, the nucleotide-binding domain and the N-terminal acidic domain were needed neither for template binding nor for transcription. Specific surface residues of actin, required for actin-actin contact during filamentation, were also nonessential for viral transcription. Unlike actin, profilin did not directly bind to the viral template but was recruited by actin. Mutation of the interactive residues of actin or profilin, resulting in the loss of actin-profilin binding, also abolished profilin's ability to stimulate viral transcription. Together, these results suggest that actin acts as a classical transcription factor for the virus by divalent-cation-dependent binding to the viral template and that profilin acts as a transcriptional cofactor, in part by associating with actin. This essential viral role of actin is independent of its contractile cellular role.

scholarly journals Roles of Phosphorylation of the Nucleocapsid Protein of Mumps Virus in Regulating Viral RNA Transcription and Replication

2015 ◽  
Vol 89 (14) ◽  
pp. 7338-7347 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Zengel ◽  
Adrian Pickar ◽  
Pei Xu ◽  
Alita Lin ◽  
Biao He
Keyword(s):  
Nucleocapsid Protein ◽  
Rna Synthesis ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Phosphorylation Site ◽  
Mumps Virus ◽  
Viral Rna ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Rna Genome ◽  
Major Phosphorylation Site ◽  
Transcription And Replication

ABSTRACTMumps virus (MuV) is a paramyxovirus with a negative-sense nonsegmented RNA genome. The viral RNA genome is encapsidated by the nucleocapsid protein (NP) to form the ribonucleoprotein (RNP), which serves as a template for transcription and replication. In this study, we investigated the roles of phosphorylation sites of NP in MuV RNA synthesis. Using radioactive labeling, we first demonstrated that NP was phosphorylated in MuV-infected cells. Using both liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) andin silicomodeling, we identified nine putative phosphorylated residues within NP. We mutated these nine residues to alanine. Mutation of the serine residue at position 439 to alanine (S439A) was found to reduce the phosphorylation of NP in transfected cells by over 90%. The effects of these mutations on the MuV minigenome system were examined. The S439A mutant was found to have higher activity, four mutants had lower activity, and four mutants had similar activity compared to wild-type NP. MuV containing the S439A mutation had 90% reduced phosphorylation of NP and enhanced viral RNA synthesis and viral protein expression at early time points after infection, indicating that S439 is the major phosphorylation site of NP and its phosphorylation plays an important role in downregulating viral RNA synthesis.IMPORTANCEMumps virus (MuV), a paramyxovirus, is an important human pathogen that is reemerging in human populations. Nucleocapsid protein (NP) of MuV is essential for viral RNA synthesis. We have identified the major phosphorylation site of NP. We have found that phosphorylation of NP plays a critical role in regulating viral RNA synthesis. The work will lead to a better understanding of viral RNA synthesis and possible novel targets for antiviral drug development.

scholarly journals Mumps Virus Nucleoprotein Enhances Phosphorylation of the Phosphoprotein by Polo-Like Kinase 1

2015 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 1588-1598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Pickar ◽  
James Zengel ◽  
Pei Xu ◽  
Zhuo Li ◽  
Biao He
Keyword(s):  
Rna Synthesis ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Phosphorylation Site ◽  
Mumps Virus ◽  
Viral Rna ◽  
Serine Threonine Kinase ◽  
Threonine Kinase ◽  
Rna Complex ◽  
Viral Genomic Rna ◽  
Negative Sense

ABSTRACTThe viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerases (vRdRps) of nonsegmented, negative-sense viruses (NNSVs) consist of the enzymatic large protein (L) and the phosphoprotein (P). P is heavily phosphorylated, and its phosphorylation plays a critical role in viral RNA synthesis. Since NNSVs do not encode kinases, P is phosphorylated by host kinases. In this study, we investigate the roles that viral proteins play in the phosphorylation of mumps virus (MuV) P. We found that nucleoprotein (NP) enhances the phosphorylation of P. We have identified the serine/threonine kinase Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) as a host kinase that phosphorylates P and have found that phosphorylation of P by PLK1 is enhanced by NP. The PLK1 binding site in MuV P was mapped to residues 146 to 148 within the S(pS/T)P motif, and the phosphorylation site was identified as residues S292 and S294.IMPORTANCEIt has previously been shown that P acts as a chaperone for NP, which encapsidates viral genomic RNA to form the NP-RNA complex, the functional template for viral RNA synthesis. Thus, it is assumed that phosphorylation of P may regulate NP's ability to form the NP-RNA complex, thereby regulating viral RNA synthesis. Our work demonstrates that MuV NP affects phosphorylation of P, suggesting that NP can regulate viral RNA synthesis by regulating phosphorylation of P.

scholarly journals Hsp90 is required for snakehead vesiculovirus replication via stabilizing the viral L protein

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanwei Zhang ◽  
Yong-An Zhang ◽  
Jiagang Tu
Keyword(s):  
Rna Synthesis ◽  
Rna Viruses ◽  
Insoluble Fraction ◽  
Viral Rna ◽  
Cellular Proteins ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
L Protein ◽  
Hsp90 Activity ◽  
The Stability

Snakehead vesiculovirus (SHVV), a kind of fish rhabdovirus isolated from diseased hybrid snakehead fish, has caused great economic losses in snakehead fish culture in China. The large (L) protein, together with its cofactor phosphoprotein (P), forms a P/L polymerase complex and catalyzes the transcription and replication of viral genomic RNA. In this study, the cellular heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) was identified as an interacting partner of SHVV L protein. The Hsp90 activity was required for the stability of SHVV L because Hsp90 dysfunction by using its inhibitor destabilized SHVV L and thereby suppressed SHVV replication via reducing viral RNA synthesis. SHVV L expressed alone was detected mainly in the insoluble fraction and the insoluble L was degraded by Hsp90 dysfunction through the proteasomal pathway, while the presence of SHVV P promoted the solubility of SHVV L and the soluble L was degraded by Hsp90 dysfunction through the autophagy pathway. Collectively, our data suggest that Hsp90 contributes to the maturation of SHVV L and ensure the effective replication of SHVV, which exhibits an important anti-SHVV target. This study will help understand the role of Hsp90 in stabilizing the L protein and regulating the replication of negative-stranded RNA viruses. Importance It has long been proposed that cellular proteins are involved in viral RNA synthesis via interacting with the viral polymerase protein. This study focused on identifying cellular proteins interacting with the SHVV L protein, studying the effects of their interactions on SHVV replication, and revealing the underlying mechanisms. We identified Hsp90 as an interacting partner of SHVV L and found that Hsp90 activity was required for SHVV replication. Hsp90 functioned in maintaining the stability of SHVV L. Inhibition of Hsp90 activity with its inhibitor degraded SHVV L through different pathways based on the solubility of SHVV L due to the presence or absence of SHVV P. Our data provide important insights into the role of Hsp90 in SHVV polymerase maturation, which will help understand the polymerase function of negative-stranded RNA viruses.

scholarly journals A cytorhabdovirus phosphoprotein forms mobile inclusions trafficked on the actin/ER network for viral RNA synthesis

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (15) ◽  
pp. 4049-4062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Dong Fang ◽  
Teng Yan ◽  
Qiang Gao ◽  
Qing Cao ◽  
Dong-Min Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inclusion Bodies ◽  
Rna Synthesis ◽  
Plant Viruses ◽  
Viral Rna ◽  
P Bodies ◽  
P Protein ◽  
Intracellular Movement ◽  
L Proteins ◽  
Myosin Xi ◽  
Plant Rhabdovirus

AbstractAs obligate parasites, plant viruses usually hijack host cytoskeletons for replication and movement. Rhabdoviruses are enveloped, negative-stranded RNA viruses that infect vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants, but the mechanisms of intracellular trafficking of plant rhabdovirus proteins are largely unknown. Here, we used Barley yellow striate mosaic virus (BYSMV), a plant cytorhabdovirus, as a model to investigate the effects of the actin cytoskeleton on viral intracellular movement and viral RNA synthesis in a mini-replicon (MR) system. The BYSMV P protein forms mobile inclusion bodies that are trafficked along the actin/endoplasmic reticulum network, and recruit the N and L proteins into viroplasm-like structures. Deletion analysis showed that the N terminal region (aa 43–55) and the remaining region (aa 56–295) of BYSMV P are essential for the mobility and formation of inclusions, respectively. Overexpression of myosin XI-K tails completely abolishes the trafficking activity of P bodies, and is accompanied by a significant reduction of viral MR RNA synthesis. These results suggest that BYSMV P contributes to the formation and trafficking of viroplasm-like structures along the ER/actin network driven by myosin XI-K. Thus, rhabdovirus P appears to be a dynamic hub protein for efficient recruitment of viral proteins, thereby promoting viral RNA synthesis.

scholarly journals Poliovirus cre(2C)-Dependent Synthesis of VPgpUpU Is Required for Positive- but Not Negative-Strand RNA Synthesis

2003 ◽  
Vol 77 (9) ◽  
pp. 5136-5144 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Joan Morasco ◽  
Nidhi Sharma ◽  
Jessica Parilla ◽  
James B. Flanegan
Keyword(s):  
Rna Synthesis ◽  
Rna Replication ◽  
Viral Rna ◽  
Positive Strand ◽  
Negative Strand ◽  
Replication Model ◽  
Covalently Linked

ABSTRACT The cre(2C) hairpin is a cis-acting replication element in poliovirus RNA and serves as a template for the synthesis of VPgpUpU. We investigated the role of the cre(2C) hairpin on VPgpUpU synthesis and viral RNA replication in preinitiation RNA replication complexes isolated from HeLa S10 translation-RNA replication reactions. cre(2C) hairpin mutations that block VPgpUpU synthesis in reconstituted assays with purified VPg and poliovirus polymerase were also found to completely inhibit VPgpUpU synthesis in preinitiation replication complexes. Surprisingly, blocking VPgpUpU synthesis by mutating the cre(2C) hairpin had no significant effect on negative-strand synthesis but completely inhibited positive-strand synthesis. Negative-strand RNA synthesized in these reactions immunoprecipitated with anti-VPg antibody and demonstrated that it was covalently linked to VPg. This indicated that VPg was used to initiate negative-strand RNA synthesis, although the cre(2C)-dependent synthesis of VPgpUpU was inhibited. Based on these results, we concluded that the cre(2C)-dependent synthesis of VPgpUpU was required for positive- but not negative-strand RNA synthesis. These findings suggest a replication model in which negative-strand synthesis initiates with VPg uridylylated in the 3′ poly(A) tail in virion RNA and positive-strand synthesis initiates with VPgpUpU synthesized on the cre(2C) hairpin. The pool of excess VPgpUpU synthesized on the cre(2C) hairpin should support high levels of positive-strand synthesis and thereby promote the asymmetric replication of poliovirus RNA.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document