Hemoglobin subunit beta interacts with the capsid protein and antagonizes the growth of classical swine fever virus

Li, Dan and Dong, Hong and Li, Su and Munir, Muhammad and Chen, Jianing and Luo, Yuzi and Sun, Yuan and Liu, Lihong and Qiu, Hua-Ji (2013) Hemoglobin subunit beta interacts with the capsid protein and antagonizes the growth of classical swine fever virus. Journal of Virology, 87 (10). pp. 5707-5717. ISSN 0022-538X

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Abstract

The capsid (C) protein of the Flaviviridae family members is involved in nucleocapsid formation and virion assembly. However, the influence of C protein-interacting partners on the outcome of pestivirus infections is poorly defined. In this study, hemoglobin subunit beta (HB) was identified as a C protein-binding protein by glutathione S-transferase pulldown and subsequent mass spectrometry analysis of PK-15 cells, which are permissive cells for classical swine fever virus (CSFV). Coimmunoprecipitation and confocal microscopy confirmed that HB interacts and colocalizes with the C protein in the cytoplasm. Silencing of HB with small interfering RNAs promoted CSFV growth and replication, whereas overexpression of HB suppressed CSFV replication and growth. Interestingly, HB was found to interact with retinoic acid-inducible gene I and increase its expression, resulting in increased production of type I interferon (IFN). However, HB was unable to suppress CSFV growth when the RIG-I pathway was blocked. Overall, our results suggest that cellular HB antagonizes CSFV growth and replication by triggering IFN signaling, and might represent a novel antiviral restriction factor. This study reports for the first time the novel role of HB in innate immunity.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Virology
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2400/2406
Subjects:
?? ANIMALSCAPSID PROTEINSCELL LINECENTRIFUGATIONCLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUSFLAVIVIRIDAEHEMOGLOBINSHOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONSHUMANSIMMUNOPRECIPITATIONMASS SPECTROMETRYMICROSCOPY, CONFOCALPESTIVIRUSPROTEIN BINDINGPROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPINGPROTEIN SUBUNITSSWIN ??
ID Code:
124146
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Deposited On:
21 Mar 2018 10:58
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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20 Sep 2023 01:10