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Critical role of the PA-X C-terminal domain of influenza A virus on its subcellular localization and shutoff activity

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  • Critical role of the PA-X C-terminal domain of influenza A virus on its subcellular localization and shutoff activity

    J Virol. 2016 May 25. pii: JVI.00954-16. [Epub ahead of print]
    Critical role of the PA-X C-terminal domain of influenza A virus on its subcellular localization and shutoff activity.

    Hayashi T1, Chaimayo C1, McGuinness J1, Takimoto T2.
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    Abstract

    PA-X is a recently identified influenza virus protein, which is composed of PA N-terminal 191 amino acids and unique C-terminal 41 or 61 residues. We and others showed that PA-X has a strong ability to suppress host protein synthesis via host mRNA decay, which is mediated by endonuclease activity in its N-terminal domain. However, the mechanism of host mRNA degradation, especially where and how PA-X targets mRNAs has not been analyzed. In this study, we determined the localization of PA-X and the role of the C-terminal unique region on shutoff activity. Quantitative subcellular localization analysis revealed that PA-X was located equally in both cytoplasm and nucleus. By characterizing a series of PA-X C-terminal deletion mutants, we found that the first 9 amino acids were sufficient for nuclear localization, but an additional 6 residues were required to induce the maximum shutoff activity observed with intact PA-X. Importantly, forced nuclear localization of the PA-X C-terminal deletion mutant enhanced shutoff activity, highlighting the ability of nuclear PA-X to degrade host mRNAs more efficiently. However, PA-X also inhibited luciferase expression from transfected mRNAs synthesized in vitro, suggesting that PA-X also degrades mRNAs in the cytoplasm. Among the basic amino acids in the PA-X C-terminal region, 3 residues, 195K, 198K, and 199R were identified as key residues for inducing host shutoff and nuclear localization. Overall, our data indicate a critical role for the 15 residues in the PA-X C-terminal domain in degrading mRNAs in both the cytoplasm and nucleus.
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    Influenza A viruses express PA-X proteins to suppress global host gene expression, including host antiviral genes to allow efficient viral replication in infected cells. However, little is known about how PA-X induces host shutoff. In this study, we showed that PA-X localized equally in both the cytoplasm and nucleus of the cells, but the nuclear localization of PA-X mediated by its C-terminal region has a significant impact on shutoff activity. Three basic residues at the C-terminal region play a critical role in nuclear localization, but additional basic residues were required for maximum shutoff activity. Our findings indicate that PA-X targets and degrades mRNAs in both the nucleus and cytoplasm, and that the first 15 residues of the PA-X unique C-terminal region play a critical role in shutoff activity.
    Copyright ? 2016, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.


    PMID: 27226377 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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