Staufen1 Interacts with Multiple Components of the Ebola Virus Ribonucleoprotein and Enhances Viral RNA Synthesis

ABSTRACT Ebola virus (EBOV) genome and mRNAs contain long, structured regions that could hijack host RNA-binding proteins to facilitate infection. We performed RNA affinity chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry to identify host proteins that bind to EBOV RNAs and identified four high-confide...

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Autores principales: Jingru Fang, Colette Pietzsch, Palaniappan Ramanathan, Rodrigo I. Santos, Philipp A. Ilinykh, Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco, Alexander Bukreyev, Shelton S. Bradrick
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3e063c7ff21e4966a27fee97404804302021-11-15T15:58:20ZStaufen1 Interacts with Multiple Components of the Ebola Virus Ribonucleoprotein and Enhances Viral RNA Synthesis10.1128/mBio.01771-182150-7511https://doaj.org/article/3e063c7ff21e4966a27fee97404804302018-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01771-18https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT Ebola virus (EBOV) genome and mRNAs contain long, structured regions that could hijack host RNA-binding proteins to facilitate infection. We performed RNA affinity chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry to identify host proteins that bind to EBOV RNAs and identified four high-confidence proviral host factors, including Staufen1 (STAU1), which specifically binds both 3′ and 5′ extracistronic regions of the EBOV genome. We confirmed that EBOV infection rate and production of infectious particles were significantly reduced in STAU1-depleted cells. STAU1 was recruited to sites of EBOV RNA synthesis upon infection and enhanced viral RNA synthesis. Furthermore, STAU1 interacts with EBOV nucleoprotein (NP), virion protein 30 (VP30), and VP35; the latter two bridge the viral polymerase to the NP-coated genome, forming the viral ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex. Our data indicate that STAU1 plays a critical role in EBOV replication by coordinating interactions between the viral genome and RNA synthesis machinery. IMPORTANCE Ebola virus (EBOV) is a negative-strand RNA virus with significant public health importance. Currently, no therapeutics are available for Ebola, which imposes an urgent need for a better understanding of EBOV biology. Here we dissected the virus-host interplay between EBOV and host RNA-binding proteins. We identified novel EBOV host factors, including Staufen1, which interacts with multiple viral factors and is required for efficient viral RNA synthesis.Jingru FangColette PietzschPalaniappan RamanathanRodrigo I. SantosPhilipp A. IlinykhMariano A. Garcia-BlancoAlexander BukreyevShelton S. BradrickAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleRNA binding proteinsRNA replicationebola virusvirus-host interactionsMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 9, Iss 5 (2018)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic RNA binding proteins
RNA replication
ebola virus
virus-host interactions
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle RNA binding proteins
RNA replication
ebola virus
virus-host interactions
Microbiology
QR1-502
Jingru Fang
Colette Pietzsch
Palaniappan Ramanathan
Rodrigo I. Santos
Philipp A. Ilinykh
Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco
Alexander Bukreyev
Shelton S. Bradrick
Staufen1 Interacts with Multiple Components of the Ebola Virus Ribonucleoprotein and Enhances Viral RNA Synthesis
description ABSTRACT Ebola virus (EBOV) genome and mRNAs contain long, structured regions that could hijack host RNA-binding proteins to facilitate infection. We performed RNA affinity chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry to identify host proteins that bind to EBOV RNAs and identified four high-confidence proviral host factors, including Staufen1 (STAU1), which specifically binds both 3′ and 5′ extracistronic regions of the EBOV genome. We confirmed that EBOV infection rate and production of infectious particles were significantly reduced in STAU1-depleted cells. STAU1 was recruited to sites of EBOV RNA synthesis upon infection and enhanced viral RNA synthesis. Furthermore, STAU1 interacts with EBOV nucleoprotein (NP), virion protein 30 (VP30), and VP35; the latter two bridge the viral polymerase to the NP-coated genome, forming the viral ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex. Our data indicate that STAU1 plays a critical role in EBOV replication by coordinating interactions between the viral genome and RNA synthesis machinery. IMPORTANCE Ebola virus (EBOV) is a negative-strand RNA virus with significant public health importance. Currently, no therapeutics are available for Ebola, which imposes an urgent need for a better understanding of EBOV biology. Here we dissected the virus-host interplay between EBOV and host RNA-binding proteins. We identified novel EBOV host factors, including Staufen1, which interacts with multiple viral factors and is required for efficient viral RNA synthesis.
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author Jingru Fang
Colette Pietzsch
Palaniappan Ramanathan
Rodrigo I. Santos
Philipp A. Ilinykh
Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco
Alexander Bukreyev
Shelton S. Bradrick
author_facet Jingru Fang
Colette Pietzsch
Palaniappan Ramanathan
Rodrigo I. Santos
Philipp A. Ilinykh
Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco
Alexander Bukreyev
Shelton S. Bradrick
author_sort Jingru Fang
title Staufen1 Interacts with Multiple Components of the Ebola Virus Ribonucleoprotein and Enhances Viral RNA Synthesis
title_short Staufen1 Interacts with Multiple Components of the Ebola Virus Ribonucleoprotein and Enhances Viral RNA Synthesis
title_full Staufen1 Interacts with Multiple Components of the Ebola Virus Ribonucleoprotein and Enhances Viral RNA Synthesis
title_fullStr Staufen1 Interacts with Multiple Components of the Ebola Virus Ribonucleoprotein and Enhances Viral RNA Synthesis
title_full_unstemmed Staufen1 Interacts with Multiple Components of the Ebola Virus Ribonucleoprotein and Enhances Viral RNA Synthesis
title_sort staufen1 interacts with multiple components of the ebola virus ribonucleoprotein and enhances viral rna synthesis
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2018
url https://doaj.org/article/3e063c7ff21e4966a27fee9740480430
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