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The Capsid Protein of Semliki Forest Virus Antagonizes RNA Interference in Mammalian Cells.

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:RNA interference (RNAi) is a conserved antiviral immune defense in eukaryotes, and numerous viruses have been found to encode viral suppressors of RNAi (VSRs) to counteract antiviral RNAi. Alphaviruses are a large group of positive-stranded RNA viruses that maintain their transmission and life cycles in both mosquitoes and mammals. However, there is little knowledge about how alphaviruses antagonize RNAi in both host organisms. In this study, we identified that Semliki Forest virus (SFV) capsid protein can efficiently suppress RNAi in both insect and mammalian cells by sequestrating double-stranded RNA and small interfering RNA. More importantly, when the VSR activity of SFV capsid was inactivated by reverse genetics, the resulting VSR-deficient SFV mutant showed severe replication defects in mammalian cells, which could be rescued by blocking the RNAi pathway. Besides, capsid protein of Sindbis virus also inhibited RNAi in cells. Together, our findings show that SFV uses capsid protein as VSR to antagonize RNAi in infected mammalian cells, and this mechanism is probably used by other alphaviruses, which shed new light on the knowledge of SFV and alphavirus.IMPORTANCE Alphaviruses are a genus of positive-stranded RNA viruses and include numerous important human pathogens, such as Chikungunya virus, Ross River virus, Western equine encephalitis virus, etc., which create the emerging and reemerging public health threat worldwide. RNA interference (RNAi) is one of the most important antiviral mechanisms in plants and insects. Accumulating evidence has provided strong support for the existence of antiviral RNAi in mammals. In response to antiviral RNAi, viruses have evolved to encode viral suppressors of RNAi (VSRs) to antagonize the RNAi pathway. It is unclear whether alphaviruses encode VSRs that can suppress antiviral RNAi during their infection in mammals. In this study, we first uncovered that capsid protein encoded by Semliki Forest virus (SFV), a prototypic alphavirus, had a potent VSR activity that can antagonize antiviral RNAi in the context of SFV infection in mammalian cells, and this mechanism is probably used by other alphaviruses.

journal_name

J Virol

journal_title

Journal of virology

authors

Qian Q,Zhou H,Shu T,Mu J,Fang Y,Xu J,Li T,Kong J,Qiu Y,Zhou X

doi

10.1128/JVI.01233-19

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-01-17 00:00:00

issue

eissn

0022-538X

issn

1098-5514

pii

JVI.01233-19

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The Capsid Protein of Semliki Forest Virus Antagonizes RNA Interference in Mammalian Cells.