Hepatitis C Virus p7 is Critical for Capsid Assembly and Envelopment.
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Authors
Gentzsch, JulianeBrohm, Christiane
Steinmann, Eike
Friesland, Martina
Menzel, Nicolas
Vieyres, Gabrielle
Perin, Paula Monteiro
Frentzen, Anne
Kaderali, Lars
Pietschmann, Thomas
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2013-05
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) p7 is a membrane-associated ion channel protein crucial for virus production. To analyze how p7 contributes to this process, we dissected HCV morphogenesis into sub-steps including recruitment of HCV core to lipid droplets (LD), virus capsid assembly, unloading of core protein from LDs and subsequent membrane envelopment of capsids. Interestingly, we observed accumulation of slowly sedimenting capsid-like structures lacking the viral envelope in cells transfected with HCV p7 mutant genomes which possess a defect in virion production. Concomitantly, core protein was enriched at the surface of LDs. This indicates a defect in core/capsid unloading from LDs and subsequent membrane envelopment rather than defective trafficking of core to this cellular organelle. Protease and ribonuclease digestion protection assays, rate zonal centrifugation and native, two dimensional gel electrophoresis revealed increased amounts of high-order, non-enveloped core protein complexes unable to protect viral RNA in cells transfected with p7 mutant genomes. These results suggest accumulation of capsid assembly intermediates that had not yet completely incorporated viral RNA in the absence of functional p7. Thus, functional p7 is necessary for the final steps of capsid assembly as well as for capsid envelopment. These results support a model where capsid assembly is linked with membrane envelopment of nascent RNA-containing core protein multimers, a process coordinated by p7. In summary, we provide novel insights into the sequence of HCV assembly events and essential functions of p7.Citation
Hepatitis C Virus p7 is Critical for Capsid Assembly and Envelopment. 2013, 9 (5):e1003355 PLoS Pathog.Affiliation
Institute of Experimental Virology, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research; a joint venture between the Medical School Hannover (MHH) and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Hannover, Germany.Journal
PLoS pathogensPubMed ID
23658526Type
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1553-7374ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.ppat.1003355
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