Rotavirus Nonstructural Protein Nsp3 is Not Required for Viral Protein Synthesis.
From: Instituto de Biotecnología, UNAM, Avenida Universidad 2001, Colonia Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico.
Journal of virology
- Publish Date: Sep 2006
- ISSN: 0022-538X
- Volume: 80
- Issue: 18
- Pages: 9031-8
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Montero Hilda, Arias Carlos F, Lopez Susana, et al. Rotavirus Nonstructural Protein Nsp3 is Not Required for Viral Protein Synthesis.. J. Virol. Sep 2006;80:9031-8
Abstract
Initiation is the rate-limiting step in protein synthesis and therefore an important target for regulation. For the initiation of translation of most cellular mRNAs, the cap structure at the 5’ end is bound by the translation factor eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E), while the poly(A) tail, at the 3’ end, is recognized by the poly(A)-binding protein (PABP). eIF4G is a scaffold protein that brings together eIF4E and PABP, causing the circularization of the mRNA that is thought to be important for an efficient initiation of translation. Early in infection, rotaviruses take over the host translation machinery, causing a severe shutoff of cell protein synthesis. Rotavirus mRNAs lack a poly(A) tail but have instead a consensus sequence at their 3’ ends that is bound by the viral nonstructural protein NSP3, which also interacts with eIF4GI, using the same region employed by PABP. It is widely believed that these interactions lead to the translation of rotaviral mRNAs, impairing at the same time the translation of cellular mRNAs. In this work, the expression of NSP3 in infected cells was knocked down using RNA interference. Unexpectedly, under these conditions the synthesis of viral proteins was not decreased, while the cellular protein synthesis was restored. Also, the yield of viral progeny increased, which correlated with an increased synthesis of viral RNA. Silencing the expression of eIF4GI further confirmed that the interaction between eIF4GI and NSP3 is not required for viral protein synthesis. These results indicate that NSP3 is neither required for the translation of viral mRNAs nor essential for virus replication in cell culture.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Epithelial Cells, Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4G, Gene Silencing, Macaca mulatta, Protein Biosynthesis, RNA, Small Interfering, RNA, Viral, Rotavirus, Transfection, Viral Nonstructural Proteins, Viral Proteins, Virus Replication
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