Abstract:
:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) non-structural protein 5A (NS5A) is a multifunctional protein that is involved in the HCV life cycle and pathogenesis. In this study, a host protein(s) interacting with NS5A by tandem affinity purification were searched for with the aim of elucidating the role of NS5A. An NS5A-interacting protein, SET and MYND domain-containing 3 (SMYD3), a lysine methyltransferase reportedly involved in the development of cancer, was identified. The interaction between NS5A and SMYD3 was confirmed in ectopically expressing, HCV RNA replicon-harboring and HCV-infected cells. The other HCV proteins did not bind to SMYD3. SMYD3 bound to NS5A of HCV genotypes 1b and 2a. Deletion mutational analysis revealed that domains II and III of NS5A (amino acids [aa] 250 to 447) and the MYND and N-SET domains of SMYD3 (aa 1 to 87) are involved in the full extent of NS5A-SMYD3 interaction. NS5A co-localized with SMYD3 exclusively in the cytoplasm, thereby inhibiting nuclear localization of SMYD3. Moreover, NS5A formed a complex with SMYD3 and heat shock protein 90 (HSP90), which is a positive regulator of SMYD3. The intensity of binding between SMYD3 and HSP90 was enhanced by NS5A. Luciferase reporter assay demonstrated that NS5A significantly induces activator protein 1 (AP-1) activity, this being potentiated by co-expression of SMYD3 with NS5A. Taken together, the present results suggest that NS5A interacts with SMYD3 and induces AP-1 activation, possibly by facilitating binding between HSP90 and SMYD3. This may be a novel mechanism of AP-1 activation in HCV-infected cells.
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Microbiol Immunoljournal_title
Microbiology and immunologyauthors
Chen M,Gan X,Yoshino K,Kitakawa M,Shoji I,Deng L,Hotta Hdoi
10.1111/1348-0421.12383subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-06-01 00:00:00pages
407-17issue
6eissn
0385-5600issn
1348-0421journal_volume
60pub_type
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