Decreased Virulence of Ross River Virus Harboring a Mutation in the First Cleavage Site of Nonstructural Polyprotein Is Caused by a Novel Mechanism Leading to Increased Production of Interferon-Inducing RNAs

ABSTRACT Infection with Ross River virus (RRV) causes debilitating polyarthritis and arthralgia in individuals. Alphaviruses are highly sensitive to type I interferon (IFN). Mutations at the conserved P3 position of the cleavage site between nonstructural protein 1 (nsP1) and nsP2 (1/2 site) modulat...

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Autores principales:	Xiang Liu, Margit Mutso, Age Utt, Anni Lepland, Lara J. Herrero, Adam Taylor, Jayaram Bettadapura, Penny A. Rudd, Andres Merits, Suresh Mahalingam
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2018
Materias:	Ross river virus Sindbis virus alphavirus interferons Microbiology QR1-502
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:df1aa325c875492e9a6ff876c54fa9752021-11-15T16:00:15ZDecreased Virulence of Ross River Virus Harboring a Mutation in the First Cleavage Site of Nonstructural Polyprotein Is Caused by a Novel Mechanism Leading to Increased Production of Interferon-Inducing RNAs10.1128/mBio.00044-182150-7511https://doaj.org/article/df1aa325c875492e9a6ff876c54fa9752018-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00044-18https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT Infection with Ross River virus (RRV) causes debilitating polyarthritis and arthralgia in individuals. Alphaviruses are highly sensitive to type I interferon (IFN). Mutations at the conserved P3 position of the cleavage site between nonstructural protein 1 (nsP1) and nsP2 (1/2 site) modulate type I IFN induction for both RRV and Sindbis virus (SINV). We constructed and characterized RRV-T48A534V, a mutant harboring an A534V substitution in the P1 position of the 1/2 site, and compared it to parental RRV-T48 and to RRV-T48A532V, SINVI538 and SINVT538 harboring different substitutions in the same region. A534V substitution resulted in impaired processing of RRV nonstructural polyprotein and in elevated production of replicase-generated pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) RNAs that induce expression of type I IFN. Both A532V and A534V substitutions affected synthesis of viral RNAs, though the effects of these closely located mutations were drastically different affecting mostly either the viral negative-strand RNA or genomic and subgenomic RNA levels, respectively. Synthesis of PAMP RNAs was also observed for SINV replicase, and it was increased by I538T substitution. In comparison to RRV-T48, RRV-T48A534V was attenuated in vitro and in vivo. Interestingly, when type I IFN-deficient cells and type I IFN receptor-deficient mice were infected with RRV-T48 or RRV-T48A534V, differences between these viruses were no longer apparent. Compared to RRV-T48, RRV-T48A534V infection was associated with increased upregulation of type I IFN signaling proteins. We demonstrate novel mechanisms by which the A534V mutation affect viral nonstructural polyprotein processing that can impact PAMP RNA production, type I IFN induction/sensitivity, and disease. IMPORTANCE This study gives further insight into mechanisms of type I IFN modulation by the medically important alphaviruses Ross River virus (RRV) and Sindbis virus (SINV). By characterizing attenuated RRV mutants, the crucial role of amino acid residues in P1 and P3 positions (the first and third amino acid residues preceding the scissile bond) of the cleavage site between nsP1 and nsP2 regions was highlighted. The study uncovers a unique relationship between alphavirus nonstructural polyprotein processing, RNA replication, production of different types of pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) RNAs, type I IFN induction, and disease pathogenesis. This study also highlights the importance of the host innate immune response in RRV infections. The viral determinants of type I IFN modulation provide potential drug targets for clinical treatment of alphaviral disease and offer new approaches for rational attenuation of alphaviruses for construction of vaccine candidates.Xiang LiuMargit MutsoAge UttAnni LeplandLara J. HerreroAdam TaylorJayaram BettadapuraPenny A. RuddAndres MeritsSuresh MahalingamAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleRoss river virusSindbis virusalphavirusinterferonsMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 9, Iss 4 (2018)
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topic	Ross river virus Sindbis virus alphavirus interferons Microbiology QR1-502
spellingShingle	Ross river virus Sindbis virus alphavirus interferons Microbiology QR1-502 Xiang Liu Margit Mutso Age Utt Anni Lepland Lara J. Herrero Adam Taylor Jayaram Bettadapura Penny A. Rudd Andres Merits Suresh Mahalingam Decreased Virulence of Ross River Virus Harboring a Mutation in the First Cleavage Site of Nonstructural Polyprotein Is Caused by a Novel Mechanism Leading to Increased Production of Interferon-Inducing RNAs
description	ABSTRACT Infection with Ross River virus (RRV) causes debilitating polyarthritis and arthralgia in individuals. Alphaviruses are highly sensitive to type I interferon (IFN). Mutations at the conserved P3 position of the cleavage site between nonstructural protein 1 (nsP1) and nsP2 (1/2 site) modulate type I IFN induction for both RRV and Sindbis virus (SINV). We constructed and characterized RRV-T48A534V, a mutant harboring an A534V substitution in the P1 position of the 1/2 site, and compared it to parental RRV-T48 and to RRV-T48A532V, SINVI538 and SINVT538 harboring different substitutions in the same region. A534V substitution resulted in impaired processing of RRV nonstructural polyprotein and in elevated production of replicase-generated pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) RNAs that induce expression of type I IFN. Both A532V and A534V substitutions affected synthesis of viral RNAs, though the effects of these closely located mutations were drastically different affecting mostly either the viral negative-strand RNA or genomic and subgenomic RNA levels, respectively. Synthesis of PAMP RNAs was also observed for SINV replicase, and it was increased by I538T substitution. In comparison to RRV-T48, RRV-T48A534V was attenuated in vitro and in vivo. Interestingly, when type I IFN-deficient cells and type I IFN receptor-deficient mice were infected with RRV-T48 or RRV-T48A534V, differences between these viruses were no longer apparent. Compared to RRV-T48, RRV-T48A534V infection was associated with increased upregulation of type I IFN signaling proteins. We demonstrate novel mechanisms by which the A534V mutation affect viral nonstructural polyprotein processing that can impact PAMP RNA production, type I IFN induction/sensitivity, and disease. IMPORTANCE This study gives further insight into mechanisms of type I IFN modulation by the medically important alphaviruses Ross River virus (RRV) and Sindbis virus (SINV). By characterizing attenuated RRV mutants, the crucial role of amino acid residues in P1 and P3 positions (the first and third amino acid residues preceding the scissile bond) of the cleavage site between nsP1 and nsP2 regions was highlighted. The study uncovers a unique relationship between alphavirus nonstructural polyprotein processing, RNA replication, production of different types of pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) RNAs, type I IFN induction, and disease pathogenesis. This study also highlights the importance of the host innate immune response in RRV infections. The viral determinants of type I IFN modulation provide potential drug targets for clinical treatment of alphaviral disease and offer new approaches for rational attenuation of alphaviruses for construction of vaccine candidates.
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author	Xiang Liu Margit Mutso Age Utt Anni Lepland Lara J. Herrero Adam Taylor Jayaram Bettadapura Penny A. Rudd Andres Merits Suresh Mahalingam
author_facet	Xiang Liu Margit Mutso Age Utt Anni Lepland Lara J. Herrero Adam Taylor Jayaram Bettadapura Penny A. Rudd Andres Merits Suresh Mahalingam
author_sort	Xiang Liu
title	Decreased Virulence of Ross River Virus Harboring a Mutation in the First Cleavage Site of Nonstructural Polyprotein Is Caused by a Novel Mechanism Leading to Increased Production of Interferon-Inducing RNAs
title_short	Decreased Virulence of Ross River Virus Harboring a Mutation in the First Cleavage Site of Nonstructural Polyprotein Is Caused by a Novel Mechanism Leading to Increased Production of Interferon-Inducing RNAs
title_full	Decreased Virulence of Ross River Virus Harboring a Mutation in the First Cleavage Site of Nonstructural Polyprotein Is Caused by a Novel Mechanism Leading to Increased Production of Interferon-Inducing RNAs
title_fullStr	Decreased Virulence of Ross River Virus Harboring a Mutation in the First Cleavage Site of Nonstructural Polyprotein Is Caused by a Novel Mechanism Leading to Increased Production of Interferon-Inducing RNAs
title_full_unstemmed	Decreased Virulence of Ross River Virus Harboring a Mutation in the First Cleavage Site of Nonstructural Polyprotein Is Caused by a Novel Mechanism Leading to Increased Production of Interferon-Inducing RNAs
title_sort	decreased virulence of ross river virus harboring a mutation in the first cleavage site of nonstructural polyprotein is caused by a novel mechanism leading to increased production of interferon-inducing rnas
publisher	American Society for Microbiology
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/df1aa325c875492e9a6ff876c54fa975
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Decreased Virulence of Ross River Virus Harboring a Mutation in the First Cleavage Site of Nonstructural Polyprotein Is Caused by a Novel Mechanism Leading to Increased Production of Interferon-Inducing RNAs

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