Annexin II incorporated into influenza virus particles supports virus replication by converting plasminogen into plasmin

Autor: Fanny LeBouder, Bernard Delmas, Eric Morello, Françoise Bosse, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Béatrice Riteau, Christine Péchoux
Přispěvatelé: Unité de recherche Virologie et Immunologie Moléculaires (VIM (UR 0892)), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Unité de recherche génomique et physiologie de la lactation (GPL), Virology
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Journal of Virology
Journal of Virology, American Society for Microbiology, 2008, 82 (14), pp.6820-6828. ⟨10.1128/JVI.00246-08⟩
Journal of Virology, 82(14), 6820-6828. American Society for Microbiology
ISSN: 0022-538X
1098-5514
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00246-08⟩
Popis: For influenza viruses to become infectious, the proteolytic cleavage of hemagglutinin (HA) is essential. This usually is mediated by trypsin-like proteases in the respiratory tract. The binding of plasminogen to influenza virus A/WSN/33 leads to the cleavage of HA, a feature determining its pathogenicity and neurotropism in mice. Here, we demonstrate that plasminogen also promotes the replication of other influenza virus strains. The inhibition of the conversion of plasminogen into plasmin blocked influenza virus replication. Evidence is provided that the activation of plasminogen is mediated by the host cellular protein annexin II, which is incorporated into the virus particles. Indeed, the inhibition of plasminogen binding to annexin II by using a competitive inhibitor inhibits plasminogen activation into plasmin. Collectively, these results indicate that the annexin II-mediated activation of plasminogen supports the replication of influenza viruses, which may contribute to their pathogenicity.
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