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ArticleNucleic acids research2023

A fish herpesvirus highlights functional diversities among Zα domains related to phase separation induction and A-to-Z conversion.

Mamadou Amadou Diallo, Sébastien Pirotte, Yunlong Hu, Léa Morvan, Krzysztof Rakus, Nicolás M Suárez, Lee PoTsang, Hisao Saneyoshi, Yan Xu, Andrew J Davison and 3 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.

Mamadou Amadou DialloDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Immunology-Vaccinology, University of Liège, Liège B-4000, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-5390-0550
Sébastien PirotteDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Immunology-Vaccinology, University of Liège, Liège B-4000, Belgium.
Yunlong HuDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Immunology-Vaccinology, University of Liège, Liège B-4000, Belgium.
Léa MorvanDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Immunology-Vaccinology, University of Liège, Liège B-4000, Belgium.
Krzysztof RakusDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Immunology-Vaccinology, University of Liège, Liège B-4000, Belgium.
Nicolás M SuárezMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK.
Lee PoTsangDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Immunology-Vaccinology, University of Liège, Liège B-4000, Belgium.
Hisao SaneyoshiDepartment of Medical Sciences, Division of Chemistry, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
Yan XuDepartment of Medical Sciences, Division of Chemistry, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0379-8866
Andrew J DavisonMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK.
Peter TompaVIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel B-1050, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8042-9939
Joel L SussmanDepartment of Chemical and Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-0306-3878
Alain VanderplasschenDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Immunology-Vaccinology, University of Liège, Liège B-4000, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8625-9907
University of Liège · BEMRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research · GBUniversity of Miyazaki · JPJagiellonian University · PLNational Taiwan Ocean University · TWVrije Universiteit Brussel · BEWeizmann Institute of Science · IL

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UU_12014/3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zalpha (Zα) domains bind to left-handed Z-DNA and Z-RNA. The Zα domain protein family includes cellular (ADAR1, ZBP1 and PKZ) and viral (vaccinia virus E3 and cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3) ORF112) proteins. We studied CyHV-3 ORF112, which contains an intrinsically disordered region and a Zα domain. Genome editing of CyHV-3 indicated that the expression of only the Zα domain of ORF112 was sufficient for normal viral replication in cell culture and virulence in carp. In contrast, its deletion was lethal for the virus. These observations revealed the potential of the CyHV-3 model as a unique platform to compare the exchangeability of Zα domains expressed alone in living cells. Attempts to rescue the ORF112 deletion by a broad spectrum of cellular, viral, and artificial Zα domains showed that only those expressing Z-binding activity, the capacity to induce liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), and A-to-Z conversion, could rescue viral replication. For the first time, this study reports the ability of some Zα domains to induce LLPS and supports the biological relevance of dsRNA A-to-Z conversion mediated by Zα domains. This study expands the functional diversity of Zα domains and stimulates new hypotheses concerning the mechanisms of action of proteins containing Zα domains.

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DNA, Z-FormHerpesviridaeAdenosine DeaminaseAnimalsCarpsRNA, Double-StrandedAdenosine DeaminaseDNA, Z-FormRNA, Double-Stranded

Identifiers

PMID36130731
PMCPMC9881149
OpenAlexW4296705508

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