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ArticlemBio2021

Mechanism of Viral Glycoprotein Targeting by Membrane-Associated RING-CH Proteins.

Cheng Man Lun, Abdul A Waheed, Ahlam Majadly, Nicole Powell, Eric O Freed

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Article in mBio, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cheng Man LunVirus-Cell Interaction Section, HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
Abdul A WaheedVirus-Cell Interaction Section, HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
Ahlam MajadlyVirus-Cell Interaction Section, HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
Nicole PowellVirus-Cell Interaction Section, HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
Eric O FreedVirus-Cell Interaction Section, HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland, USA efreed@nih.gov.
Center for Cancer Research · USNational Cancer Institute · US

Funding

Envelope Glycoprotein Incorporation and FunctionZIABC011721 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI FREED, ERIC · 2016 to 2025
$7.2M
Antagonism of Coronavirus Spike Proteins by Cellular Host FactorsZIABC011968 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI FREED, ERIC · 2020 to 2023
$553k
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA BC011721
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An emerging class of cellular inhibitory proteins has been identified that targets viral glycoproteins. These include the membrane-associated RING-CH (MARCH) family of E3 ubiquitin ligases that, among other functions, downregulate cell surface proteins involved in adaptive immunity. The RING-CH domain of MARCH proteins is thought to function by catalyzing the ubiquitination of the cytoplasmic tails (CTs) of target proteins, leading to their degradation. MARCH proteins have recently been reported to target retroviral envelope glycoproteins (Env) and vesicular stomatitis virus G glycoprotein (VSV-G). However, the mechanism of antiviral activity remains poorly defined. Here we show that MARCH8 antagonizes the full-length forms of HIV-1 Env, VSV-G, Ebola virus glycoprotein (EboV-GP), and the spike (S) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), thereby impairing the infectivity of virions pseudotyped with these viral glycoproteins. This MARCH8-mediated targeting of viral glycoproteins requires the E3 ubiquitin ligase activity of the RING-CH domain. We observe that MARCH8 protein antagonism of VSV-G is CT dependent. In contrast, MARCH8-mediated targeting of HIV-1 Env, EboV-GP, and SARS-CoV-2 S protein by MARCH8 does not require the CT, suggesting a novel mechanism of MARCH-mediated antagonism of these viral glycoproteins. Confocal microscopy data demonstrate that MARCH8 traps the viral glycoproteins in an intracellular compartment. We observe that the endogenous expression of

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Amino Acid SequenceCells, CulturedGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHumansInterferonsIntracellular SpaceMembrane ProteinsMutationRNA VirusesSpecies SpecificityUbiquitin-Protein LigasesViral Envelope ProteinsVirionVirus ReplicationInterferonsMARCHF8 protein, humanMembrane ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesViral Envelope Proteinscellular inhibitory factorsE3 ubiquitin ligaseEbola virus GPHIV-1 EnvSARS-CoV-2 spike proteinviral glycoproteinsVSV-G

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PMID33727347
PMCPMC8092221
OpenAlexW3135981224

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