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Silver S, Schmelz M. The AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (ACSR): HIV malignancy specimens and data available at no cost. AIDS Res Ther 2023; 20:61. [PMID: 37641153 PMCID: PMC10464020 DOI: 10.1186/s12981-023-00558-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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The goal of the AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (ACSR) is to play a major role in the advancement of HIV/AIDS cancer-related research/treatment by providing richly annotated biospecimens and data to researchers at no cost. The ACSR acquires, stores, and equitably distributes these samples and associated clinical data to investigators conducting HIV/AIDS-related research, at no costs. Currently, it is the only biorepository of human biospecimens from people with HIV and cancer available to eligible researchers globally who are studying HIV associated malignancies.This review describes the history and organizational structure of the ACSR, its types of specimens in its inventory, and the process of requesting specimens. In addition, the review provides an overview of research that was performed over the last 5 years with its support and gives a summary of important new findings acquired by this research into the development of cancers in people with HIV, including both Aids-related and non-Aids-related malignancies.
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- Sylvia Silver
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA.
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Schulz TF, Freise A, Stein SC. Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus latency-associated nuclear antigen: more than a key mediator of viral persistence. Curr Opin Virol 2023; 61:101336. [PMID: 37331160 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2023.101336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), or human herpesvirus-8, is an oncogenic herpesvirus. Its latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA) is essential for the persistence of KSHV in latently infected cells. LANA mediates replication of the latent viral genome during the S phase of a dividing cell and partitions episomes to daughter cells by attaching them to mitotic chromosomes. It also mediates the establishment of latency in newly infected cells through epigenetic mechanisms and suppresses the activation of the productive replication cycle. Furthermore, LANA promotes the proliferation of infected cell by acting as a transcriptional regulator and by modulating the cellular proteome through the recruitment of several cellular ubiquitin ligases. Finally, LANA interferes with the innate and adaptive immune system to facilitate the immune escape of infected cells.
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- Thomas F Schulz
- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Germany; Cluster of Excellence 2155 RESIST, Germany; German Center for Infection Research, Hannover-Braunschweig Site, Germany.
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Germany; Cluster of Excellence 2155 RESIST, Germany
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Lu ZZ, Sun C, Zhang X, Peng Y, Wang Y, Zeng Y, Zhu N, Yuan Y, Zeng MS. Neuropilin 1 is an entry receptor for KSHV infection of mesenchymal stem cell through TGFBR1/2-mediated macropinocytosis. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadg1778. [PMID: 37224259 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg1778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and other malignancies. The cellular origin of KS has been suggested to be either mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) or endothelial cells. However, receptor(s) for KSHV to infect MSCs remains unknown. By combining bioinformatics analysis and shRNA screening, we identify neuropilin 1 (NRP1) as an entry receptor for KSHV infection of MSCs. Functionally, NRP1 knockout and overexpression in MSCs significantly reduce and promote, respectively, KSHV infection. Mechanistically, NRP1 facilitated the binding and internalization of KSHV by interacting with KSHV glycoprotein B (gB), which was blocked by soluble NRP1 protein. Furthermore, NRP1 interacts with TGF-β receptor type 2 (TGFBR2) through their respective cytoplasmic domains and thus activates the TGFBR1/2 complex, which facilitates the macropinocytosis-mediated KSHV internalization via the small GTPases Cdc42 and Rac1. Together, these findings implicate that KSHV has evolved a strategy to invade MSCs by harnessing NRP1 and TGF-beta receptors to stimulate macropinocytosis.
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- Zheng-Zhou Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center and Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center and Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center and Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Precision clinical laboratory, Central People's Hospital of Zhanjiang, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524037, China
- Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Disease, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center and Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center and Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center and Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Samarina N, Ssebyatika G, Tikla T, Waldmann JY, Abere B, Nanna V, Marasco M, Carlomagno T, Krey T, Schulz TF. Recruitment of phospholipase Cγ1 to the non-structural membrane protein pK15 of Kaposi Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus promotes its Src-dependent phosphorylation. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1009635. [PMID: 34143834 PMCID: PMC8244865 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Kaposi Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) causes three human malignancies, Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL) and the plasma cell variant of multicentric Castleman’s Disease (MCD), as well as an inflammatory cytokine syndrome (KICS). Its non-structural membrane protein, pK15, is among a limited set of viral proteins expressed in KSHV-infected KS tumor cells. Following its phosphorylation by Src family tyrosine kinases, pK15 recruits phospholipase C gamma 1 (PLCγ1) to activate downstream signaling cascades such as the MEK/ERK, NFkB and PI3K pathway, and thereby contributes to the increased proliferation and migration as well as the spindle cell morphology of KSHV-infected endothelial cells. Here, we show that a phosphorylated Y481EEVL motif in pK15 preferentially binds into the PLCγ1 C-terminal SH2 domain (cSH2), which is involved in conformational changes occurring during the activation of PLCγ1 by receptor tyrosine kinases. We determined the crystal structure of a pK15 12mer peptide containing the phosphorylated pK15 Y481EEVL motif in complex with a shortened PLCγ1 tandem SH2 (tSH2) domain. This structure demonstrates that the pK15 peptide binds to the PLCγ1 cSH2 domain in a position that is normally occupied by the linker region connecting the PLCγ1 cSH2 and SH3 domains. We also show that longer pK15 peptides containing the phosphorylated pK15 Y481EEVL motif can increase the Src-mediated phosphorylation of the PLCγ1 tSH2 region in vitro. This pK15-induced increase in Src-mediated phosphorylation of PLCγ1 can be inhibited with the small pK15-derived peptide which occupies the PLCγ1 cSH2 domain. Our findings thus suggest that pK15 may act as a scaffold protein to promote PLCγ1 activation in a manner similar to the cellular scaffold protein SLP-76, which has been shown to promote PLCγ1 activation in the context of T-cell receptor signaling. Reminiscent of its positional homologue in Epstein-Barr Virus, LMP2A, pK15 may therefore mimic aspects of antigen-receptor signaling. Our findings also suggest that it may be possible to inhibit the recruitment and activation of PLCγ1 pharmacologically. Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) causes three human malignancies (Kaposi Sarcoma, Primary Effusion Lymphoma, Multicentric Castleman’s Disease) and an inflammatory condition, KICS. One of its non-structural membrane proteins, pK15, is expressed in tumor cells and has previously been shown to contribute to its ability to reactivate from latency and to its pathogenetic properties in endothelial cells by recruiting the cellular signaling enzyme phospholipase Cγ1 (PLCγ1). Here we investigate the interaction of pK15 with PLCγ1, report the structure of a PLCγ1 domain in complex with a pK15 peptide and show that pK15 primes PLCγ1 for phosphorylation by the cellular kinase Src. We also show that the pK15-dependent activation of PLCγ1 can be inhibited with a small peptide. Our findings therefore identify the pK15-PLCγ1 interaction as a putative druggable target and provide the basis for the development of small molecule inhibitors that could perhaps serve to inhibit KSHV replication and pathogenesis.
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- Naira Samarina
- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research, Hannover Braunschweig Site, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research, Hannover Braunschweig Site, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research, Hannover Braunschweig Site, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research, Hannover Braunschweig Site, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research, Hannover Braunschweig Site, Hannover, Germany
- Excellence Cluster 2155 RESIST, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research, Hannover Braunschweig Site, Hannover, Germany
- Excellence Cluster 2155 RESIST, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Zhou B, Wang J. Epidermal growth factor-like domain 7 regulates breast cancer cell proliferation and vascular endothelial growth factor expression via the p38MAPK signaling pathway. Am J Transl Res 2021; 13:2608-2616. [PMID: 34017420 PMCID: PMC8129295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the effects of epidermal growth factor-like domain 7 (EGFL7) on breast cancer cell proliferation and angiogenesis and its association with the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK) signaling pathway. METHODS The vectors for stable overexpression of EGFL7 and the vectors for EGFL7 knockout were constructed. The breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 was selected for this study and the cells were divided into four groups: the control group, the empty vector group (transfected with an empty vector), the EGFL7 overexpression group (transfected with the EGFL7 overexpression vector), and the EGFL7 knockout group (transfected with the EGFL7 knockout vector). After 72 h of transfection, the mRNA and protein levels of EGFL7 in the cells were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot, respectively. The cell proliferation rates at 12 h, 24 h, 48 h and 72 h of culture in each group were detected using the MTT method. An in vitro tumor angiogenesis model of tumor-endothelial cells co-culture system was established and the angiogenesis ability at 12 h, 24 h, 48 h and 72 h of culture were compared among the groups using an in vitro angiogenesis assay. The cells in the EGFL7 overexpression group were further divided into three groups and were treated with p38MAPK inhibitor SB203580 at a dose of 0 μmol/L, 5 μmol/L, and 10 μmol/L, respectively. Afterward, the cells were co-cultured with endothelial cells for 48 h. Western blot was performed to detect the protein levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), p38MAPK, and p-p38MAPK. RESULTS Compared with the control group, the EGFL7 mRNA level was higher in the EGFL7 overexpression group and lower in the EGFL7 knockout group (both P<0.05). Compared with the control group at 12 h, 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h of culture, the cell proliferation rates were lower in the EGFL knockout group and higher in the EGFL overexpression group, respectively (all P<0.05). Moreover, compared with the control group at these time points, the number of vascular sprouts and the protein levels of VEGF, p38MAPK, and p-p38MAPK were lower in the EGFL7 knockout group and higher in the EGFL7 overexpression group, respectively (all P<0.05). After the cells overexpressing EGFL7 were treated with SB203580, the level of p-p38MAPK was deceased, and the protein expression level of VEGF was inversely related with the SB203580 concentration (F=44.24, P<0.01). CONCLUSION EGFL7 can promote the proliferation of breast cancer cells and angiogenesis, and the mechanism may be associated with the activation of p38MAPK signaling pathway and promotion of VEGF expression.
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Choi YB, Cousins E, Nicholas J. Novel Functions and Virus-Host Interactions Implicated in Pathogenesis and Replication of Human Herpesvirus 8. Recent Results Cancer Res 2021; 217:245-301. [PMID: 33200369 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57362-1_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is classified as a γ2-herpesvirus and is related to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a γ1-herpesvirus. One important aspect of the γ-herpesviruses is their association with neoplasia, either naturally or in animal model systems. HHV-8 is associated with B-cell-derived primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) and multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD), endothelial-derived Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), and KSHV inflammatory cytokine syndrome (KICS). EBV is also associated with a number of B-cell malignancies, such as Burkitt's lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease, in addition to epithelial nasopharyngeal and gastric carcinomas. Despite the similarities between these viruses and their associated malignancies, the particular protein functions and activities involved in key aspects of virus biology and neoplastic transformation appear to be quite distinct. Indeed, HHV-8 specifies a number of proteins for which counterparts had not previously been identified in EBV, other herpesviruses, or even viruses in general, and these proteins are believed to play vital functions in virus biology and to be involved centrally in viral pathogenesis. Additionally, a set of microRNAs encoded by HHV-8 appears to modulate the expression of multiple host proteins to provide conditions conductive to virus persistence within the host and possibly contributing to HHV-8-induced neoplasia. Here, we review the molecular biology underlying these novel virus-host interactions and their potential roles in both virus biology and virus-associated disease.
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- Young Bong Choi
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1650 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1650 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1650 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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Tang S, Ding S, Yu L, Shen H, Wan Y, Wu Y. Effects of HPV16 E6 protein on Daxx-induced apoptosis in C33A cells. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2020; 25:38. [PMID: 32782452 PMCID: PMC7414724 DOI: 10.1186/s11658-020-00230-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Aims Daxx is a highly conserved nuclear protein with an important role in transcription, apoptosis and other cell processes. We investigated the role of HPV16 E6 in Daxx-induced apoptosis through their interactions in C33A cells. Methods The binding of HPV16 E6 and Daxx was confirmed in C33A cells using co-immunoprecipitation and indirect immunofluorescence assays. Quantitative PCR and western blotting were performed to determine the RNA and protein expressions of Daxx, respectively. Automatic cell count and MTT assays were performed to investigate the proliferation of C33A cells. The apoptosis rate of C33A cells was determined via flow cytometry using Annexin V-FITC/PI staining. The relative activity of caspase-8 was tested using ELISA. Results HPV16 E6 can bind with Daxx and cause its translocation in C33A cells. The transfected HPV16 E6 can cause a decrease in relative quantification for Daxx in Daxx-overexpressing cells. After Daxx transfection, cell proliferation was found to decrease sharply and cell apoptosis to increase sharply. However, when HPV16 E6 was co-transfected with Daxx, this decrease and increase both became gentle. Similarly, HPV16 E6 made the Daxx-induced increase in caspase-8 activity milder. Conclusions HPV16 E6 is involved in inhibiting apoptosis through deregulation of Daxx-induced caspase-8 activities.
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- Shuangyang Tang
- Pathogenic Biology Institute, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001 P. R. China
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- Pathogenic Biology Institute, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001 P. R. China
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- Pathogenic Biology Institute, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001 P. R. China
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- Pathogenic Biology Institute, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001 P. R. China
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- Pathogenic Biology Institute, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001 P. R. China
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- Pathogenic Biology Institute, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001 P. R. China
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LANA and hnRNP A1 Regulate the Translation of LANA mRNA through G-Quadruplexes. J Virol 2020; 94:JVI.01508-19. [PMID: 31723020 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01508-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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During the latent phase, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV) maintains itself inside the host by escaping the host immune surveillance mechanism through restricted protein expression. Latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA), the most abundantly expressed protein, is essential for viral persistence, as it plays important roles in latent viral DNA replication and efficient segregation of the viral genome to the daughter cells following cell division. KSHV evades immune detection by maintaining the levels of LANA protein below a threshold required for detection by the host immune system but sufficient to maintain the viral genome. LANA achieves this by controlling its expression through regulation of its promoters and by inhibiting its presentation through interaction with the proteins of class I and class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) pathways. In this study, we identified a mechanism of LANA expression and restricted immune recognition through formation of G-quadruplexes in LANA mRNA. We show that the formation of these stable structures in LANA mRNA inhibits its translation to control antigen presentation, which was supported by treatment of cells with TMPyP4, a G-quadruplex-stabilizing ligand. We identified heterogenous ribonucleoprotein A1 (hnRNP A1) as a G-quadruplex-unwinding helicase, which unfolds these stable secondary structures to regulate LANA translation.IMPORTANCE LANA, the most abundantly expressed protein during latency, is a multifunctional protein which is absolutely required for the persistence of KSHV in the host cell. Even though the functions of LANA in aiding pathogenesis of the virus have been extensively studied, the mechanism of how LANA escapes host's immune surveillance is not fully understood. This study sheds light on the autoregulatory role of LANA to modulate its expression and immune evasion through formation of G-quadruplexes in its mRNA. We used G-quadruplex-stabilizing ligand to define the inhibition in LANA expression and presentation on the cell surface through MHC class I. We defined the autoregulatory role of LANA and identified a cellular RNA helicase, hnRNP A1, regulating the translation of LANA mRNA. This interaction of hnRNP A1 with LANA mRNA could be exploited for controlling KSHV latency.
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Großkopf AK, Schlagowski S, Hörnich BF, Fricke T, Desrosiers RC, Hahn AS. EphA7 Functions as Receptor on BJAB Cells for Cell-to-Cell Transmission of the Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus and for Cell-Free Infection by the Related Rhesus Monkey Rhadinovirus. J Virol 2019; 93:e00064-19. [PMID: 31118261 PMCID: PMC6639272 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00064-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the causative agent of Kaposi's sarcoma and is associated with two B cell malignancies, primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) and the plasmablastic variant of multicentric Castleman's disease. On several adherent cell types, EphA2 functions as a cellular receptor for the gH/gL glycoprotein complex of KSHV. KSHV gH/gL also has previously been found to interact weakly with other members of the Eph family of receptor tyrosine kinases (Ephs), and other A-type Ephs have been shown to be able to compensate for the absence of EphA2 using overexpression systems. However, whether these interactions are of functional consequence at endogenous protein levels has remained unclear so far. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that endogenously expressed EphA7 in BJAB B cells is critical for the cell-to-cell transmission of KSHV from producer iSLK cells to BJAB target cells. The BJAB lymphoblastoid cell line often serves as a model for B cell infection and expresses only low levels of all Eph family receptors other than EphA7. Endogenous EphA7 could be precipitated from the cellular lysate of BJAB cells using recombinant gH/gL, and knockout of EphA7 significantly reduced transmission of KSHV into BJAB target cells. Knockout of EphA5, the second most expressed A-type Eph in BJAB cells, had a similar, although less pronounced, effect on KSHV infection. Receptor function of EphA7 was conserved for cell-free infection by the related rhesus monkey rhadinovirus (RRV), which is relatively even more dependent on EphA7 for infection of BJAB cells.IMPORTANCE Infection of B cells is relevant for two KSHV-associated malignancies, the plasmablastic variant of multicentric Castleman's disease and PEL. Therefore, elucidating the process of B cell infection is important for the understanding of KSHV pathogenesis. While the high-affinity receptor for the gH/gL glycoprotein complex, EphA2, has been shown to function as an entry receptor for various types of adherent cells, the gH/gL complex can also interact with other Eph receptor tyrosine kinases with lower avidity. We analyzed the Eph interactions required for infection of BJAB cells, a model for B cell infection by KSHV. We identified EphA7 as the principal Eph receptor for infection of BJAB cells by KSHV and the related rhesus monkey rhadinovirus. While two analyzed PEL cell lines exhibited high EphA2 and low EphA7 expression, a third PEL cell line, BCBL-1, showed high EphA7 and low EphA2 expression, indicating a possible relevance for KSHV pathology.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- B-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- B-Lymphocytes/pathology
- B-Lymphocytes/virology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Herpesvirus 8, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 8, Human/metabolism
- Herpesvirus 8, Human/physiology
- Humans
- Lymphoma, Primary Effusion/metabolism
- Lymphoma, Primary Effusion/pathology
- Macaca mulatta
- Receptor, EphA7/genetics
- Receptor, EphA7/metabolism
- Receptors, Virus/genetics
- Receptors, Virus/metabolism
- Rhadinovirus/genetics
- Rhadinovirus/metabolism
- Rhadinovirus/physiology
- Viral Envelope Proteins/genetics
- Viral Envelope Proteins/metabolism
- Virus Internalization
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- Anna K Großkopf
- Junior Research Group Herpesviruses, German Primate Center-Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
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- Junior Research Group Herpesviruses, German Primate Center-Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
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- Junior Research Group Herpesviruses, German Primate Center-Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
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- Junior Research Group Herpesviruses, German Primate Center-Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Junior Research Group Herpesviruses, German Primate Center-Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
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Rivera-Soto R, Damania B. Modulation of Angiogenic Processes by the Human Gammaherpesviruses, Epstein-Barr Virus and Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1544. [PMID: 31354653 PMCID: PMC6640166 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Angiogenesis is the biological process by which new blood vessels are formed from pre-existing vessels. It is considered one of the classic hallmarks of cancer, as pathological angiogenesis provides oxygen and essential nutrients to growing tumors. Two of the seven known human oncoviruses, Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) and Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), belong to the Gammaherpesvirinae subfamily. Both viruses are associated with several malignancies including lymphomas, nasopharyngeal carcinomas, and Kaposi’s sarcoma. The viral genomes code for a plethora of viral factors, including proteins and non-coding RNAs, some of which have been shown to deregulate angiogenic pathways and promote tumor growth. In this review, we discuss the ability of both viruses to modulate the pro-angiogenic process.
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- Ricardo Rivera-Soto
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.,Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.,Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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In Vivo Models of Oncoproteins Encoded by Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus. J Virol 2019; 93:JVI.01053-18. [PMID: 30867309 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01053-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is a human oncogenic virus. KSHV utilizes its proteins to modify the cellular environment to promote viral replication and persistence. Some of these proteins are oncogenic, modulating cell proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, genome stability, and immune responses, among other cancer hallmarks. These changes can lead to the development of KSHV-associated malignancies. In this Gem, we focus on animal models of oncogenic KSHV proteins that were developed to enable better understanding of KSHV tumorigenesis.
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Hussein HAM, Alfhili MA, Pakala P, Simon S, Hussain J, McCubrey JA, Akula SM. miRNAs and their roles in KSHV pathogenesis. Virus Res 2019; 266:15-24. [PMID: 30951791 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2019.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the etiological agent of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), primary effusion lymphoma (PEL), and multicentric Castleman Disease (MCD). Recent mechanistic advances have discerned the importance of microRNAs in the virus-host relationship. KSHV has two modes of replication: lytic and latent phase. KSHV entry into permissive cells, establishment of infection, and maintenance of latency are contingent upon successful modulation of the host miRNA transcriptome. Apart from host cell miRNAs, KSHV also encodes viral miRNAs. Among various cellular and molecular targets, miRNAs are appearing to be key players in regulating viral pathogenesis. Therefore, the use of miRNAs as novel therapeutics has gained considerable attention as of late. This innovative approach relies on either mimicking miRNA species by identical oligonucleotides, or selective silencing of miRNA with specific oligonucleotide inhibitors. Here, we provide an overview of KSHV pathogenesis at the molecular level with special emphasis on the various roles miRNAs play during virus infection.
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- Hosni A M Hussein
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States; Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, Assiut Branch, Assiut 71524, Egypt
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- Department of Medicine (Division of Hematology/Oncology), Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States; Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, United States.
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Zhang S, Zhang X, Chen X, Xu T, Wang M, Qin Q, Zhong L, Jiang H, Zhu X, Liu H, Shao J, Zhu Z, Shi Q, Bian W, You X. Construction of a High-Density Linkage Map and QTL Fine Mapping for Growth- and Sex-Related Traits in Channel Catfish ( Ictalurus punctatus). Front Genet 2019; 10:251. [PMID: 30984241 PMCID: PMC6448050 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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A high-density genetic linkage map is of particular importance in the fine mapping for important economic traits and whole genome assembly in aquaculture species. The channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), a species native to North America, is one of the most important commercial freshwater fish in the world. Outside of the United States, China has become the major producer and consumer of channel catfish after experiencing rapid development in the past three decades. In this study, based on restriction site associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq), a high-density genetic linkage map of channel catfish was constructed by using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a F1 family composed of 156 offspring and their two parental individuals. A total of 4,768 SNPs were assigned to 29 linkage groups (LGs), and the length of the linkage map reached 2,480.25 centiMorgans (cM) with an average distance of 0.55 cM between loci. Based on this genetic linkage map, 223 genomic scaffolds were anchored to the 29 LGs of channel catfish, and a total length of 704.66 Mb was assembled. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping and genome-wide association analysis identified 10 QTLs of sex-related and six QTLs of growth-related traits at LG17 and LG28, respectively. Candidate genes associated with sex dimorphism, including spata2, spata5, sf3, zbtb38, and fox, were identified within QTL intervals on the LG17. A sex-linked marker with simple sequence repeats (SSR) in zbtb38 gene of the LG17 was validated for practical verification of sex in the channel catfish. Thus, the LG17 was considered as a sex-related LG. Potential growth-related genes were also identified, including important regulators such as megf9, npffr1, and gas1. In a word, we constructed the high-density genetic linkage map and developed the sex-linked marker in channel catfish, which are important genetic resources for future marker-assisted selection (MAS) of this economically important teleost.
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- Shiyong Zhang
- BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.,National Genetic Breeding Center of Channel Catfish, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China.,The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing, China
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, Beijing Genomics Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- National Genetic Breeding Center of Channel Catfish, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China.,The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing, China
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, Beijing Genomics Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- National Genetic Breeding Center of Channel Catfish, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China.,The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing, China
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- National Genetic Breeding Center of Channel Catfish, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China.,The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing, China
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- National Genetic Breeding Center of Channel Catfish, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China.,The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing, China
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- National Genetic Breeding Center of Channel Catfish, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China.,The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing, China
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- National Genetic Breeding Center of Channel Catfish, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China
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- National Genetic Breeding Center of Channel Catfish, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China
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- National Genetic Breeding Center of Channel Catfish, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China
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- BGI-Zhenjiang Institute of Hydrobiology, Zhenjiang, China
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- BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.,Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, Beijing Genomics Institute, Shenzhen, China
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- National Genetic Breeding Center of Channel Catfish, Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China.,The Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing, China
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- BGI Education Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.,Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, Beijing Genomics Institute, Shenzhen, China
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De Leo A, Deng Z, Vladimirova O, Chen HS, Dheekollu J, Calderon A, Myers KA, Hayden J, Keeney F, Kaufer BB, Yuan Y, Robertson E, Lieberman PM. LANA oligomeric architecture is essential for KSHV nuclear body formation and viral genome maintenance during latency. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1007489. [PMID: 30682185 PMCID: PMC6364946 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The molecular basis for the formation of functional, higher-ordered macro-molecular domains is not completely known. The Kaposi’s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) genome forms a super-molecular domain structure during latent infection that is strictly dependent on the DNA binding of the viral nuclear antigen LANA to the viral terminal repeats (TR). LANA is known to form oligomeric structures that have been implicated in viral episome maintenance. In this study, we show that the LANA oligomerization interface is required for the formation of higher-order nuclear bodies that partially colocalize with DAXX, EZH2, H3K27me3, and ORC2 but not with PML. These nuclear bodies assemble at the periphery of condensed cellular chromosomes during mitotic cell division. We demonstrate that the LANA oligomerization interface contributes to the cooperative DNA binding at the viral TR and the recruitment of ORC to the viral episome. Oligomerization mutants failed to auto-regulate LANA/ORF73 transcription, and this correlated with the loss of a chromosome conformational DNA-loop between the TR and LANA promoter. Viral genomes with LANA oligomerization mutants were subject to genome rearrangements including the loss of subgenomic DNA. Our data suggests that LANA oligomerization drives stable binding to the TR and formation of an epigenetically stable chromatin architecture resulting in higher-order LANA nuclear bodies important for viral genome integrity and long-term episome persistence. KSHV genomes persist in large nuclear bodies in latently infected cells. The KSHV encoded nuclear antigen LANA is required for the efficient replication and stable maintenance of viral genomes during latent infection. LANA is also known to form oligomeric structures, but it is not known how these structures contribute to LANA function in living cells. Here, we show that LANA oligomerization is required for cooperative binding to the KSHV terminal repeat (TR), and the recruitment of the Origin Recognition Complex (ORC) to viral TR. LANA oligomerization is required for a chromosome conformation DNA loop between TR and the LANA promoter implicated in LANA transcription autoregulation. LANA oligomerization is also required for formation of large nuclear bodies that colocalize with DAXX, EZH2, ORC2, but not PML. LANA nuclear bodies distribute along the nuclear periphery, and their arrangement is transmitted faithfully to daughter cells during mitotic cell division. Finally, we show that KSHV genomes containing mutations in the LANA oligomerization interface fail to maintain the complete viral genome, suggesting they are defective in DNA replication or repair. These findings reveal new mechanisms of LANA episome maintenance through formation of higher-order chromosome-conformations.
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- Alessandra De Leo
- Program in Gene Expression and Regulation, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Program in Gene Expression and Regulation, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Program in Gene Expression and Regulation, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Program in Gene Expression and Regulation, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Program in Gene Expression and Regulation, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Program in Gene Expression and Regulation, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Program in Gene Expression and Regulation, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Program in Gene Expression and Regulation, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Virology, Institute Virology, Freie Universitat Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Program in Gene Expression and Regulation, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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