Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

RNA Modulates the Interaction Between Influenza A Virus NS1 and Human PABP1

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • RNA Modulates the Interaction Between Influenza A Virus NS1 and Human PABP1

    Biochemistry. 2018 May 21. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00218. [Epub ahead of print]
    RNA Modulates the Interaction Between Influenza A Virus NS1 and Human PABP1.

    Arias-Mireles BH, de Rozieres CM, Ly K, Joseph S.
    Abstract

    Non-Structural Protein 1 (NS1) is a multifunctional protein involved in preventing host-interferon response in Influenza A Virus (IAV). Previous studies have indicated that NS1 also stimulates the translation of viral mRNA by binding to conserved sequences in the viral 5'-UTR. Additionally, NS1 binds to Poly (A) Binding Protein (PABP1) and eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4G (eIF4G). The interaction of NS1 with the viral 5'-UTR, PABP1, and eIF4G has been suggested to specifically enhance the translation of viral mRNAs. In contrast, we report that NS1 does not directly bind to sequences in the viral 5'-UTR indicating that NS1 is not responsible for providing the specificity to stimulate viral mRNA translation. We also monitored the interaction of NS1 with PABP1 using a new, quantitative FRET assay. Our data shows that NS1 binds to PABP1 with high affinity; however, the binding of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) to NS1 weakens the binding of NS1 to PABP1. Correspondingly, the binding of PABP1 to NS1 weakens the binding of NS1 to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). In contrast, the affinity of PABP1 for binding to Poly (A) RNA is not significantly changed by NS1. We propose that the modulation of NS1?PABP1 interaction by dsRNA may be important for the viral cycle.


    PMID: 29782795 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b00218
Working...
X