Viral regulation of host cell biology by hijacking of the nucleolar DNA-damage response

Autor: Amanda Woon, Paul J. McMillan, Anthony W. Purcell, Ashley M. Rozario, Toby D. M. Bell, Glenn A. Marsh, Hans J. Netter, Cameron R. Stewart, Gregory W. Moseley, Stephen M. Rawlinson, Tianyue Zhao, Christina L. Rootes, Lin-Fa Wang, Kim G. Lieu
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2018)
ISSN: 2041-1723
Popis: Recent studies indicate that nucleoli play critical roles in the DNA-damage response (DDR) via interaction of DDR machinery including NBS1 with nucleolar Treacle protein, a key mediator of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) transcription and processing. Here, using proteomics, confocal and single molecule super-resolution imaging, and infection under biosafety level-4 containment, we show that this nucleolar DDR pathway is targeted by infectious pathogens. We find that the matrix proteins of Hendra virus and Nipah virus, highly pathogenic viruses of the Henipavirus genus in the order Mononegavirales, interact with Treacle and inhibit its function, thereby silencing rRNA biogenesis, consistent with mimicking NBS1–Treacle interaction during a DDR. Furthermore, inhibition of Treacle expression/function enhances henipavirus production. These data identify a mechanism for viral modulation of host cells by appropriating the nucleolar DDR and represent, to our knowledge, the first direct intranucleolar function for proteins of any mononegavirus.
Many RNA viruses that replicate in the cytoplasm express proteins that localize to nucleoli, but the nucleolar functions remain largely unknown. Here, the authors show that the Henipavirus matrix protein mimics an endogenous Treacle partner of the DNA-damage response, resulting in suppression of rRNA biogenesis.
Databáze: OpenAIRE