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Activation of 2? 5?-oligoadenylate synthetase by stem loops at the 5?-end of the West Nile virus genome

Deo, Soumya; Patel, Trushar R.; Dzananovic, Edis; Booy, Evan P.; Zeid, Khalid; McEleney, Kevin; Harding, Stephen E.; McKenna, Sean A.

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Authors

Soumya Deo

Trushar R. Patel

Edis Dzananovic

Evan P. Booy

Khalid Zeid

Kevin McEleney

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STEPHEN HARDING STEVE.HARDING@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Applied Biochemistry

Sean A. McKenna



Abstract

West Nile virus (WNV) has a positive sense RNA genome with conserved structural elements in the 5? and 3? -untranslated regions required for polyprotein production. Antiviral immunity to WNV is partially mediated through the production of a cluster of proteins known as the interferon stimulated genes (ISGs). The 2? 5?-oligoadenylate synthetases (OAS) are key ISGs that help to amplify the innate immune response. Upon interaction with viral double stranded RNA, OAS enzymes become activated and enable the host cell to restrict viral propagation. Studies have linked mutations in the OAS1 gene to increased susceptibility to WNV infection, highlighting the importance of OAS1 enzyme. Here we report that the region at the 5?-end of the WNV genome comprising both the 5?-UTR and initial coding region is capable of OAS1 activation in vitro. This region contains three RNA stem loops (SLI, SLII, and SLIII) whose relative contribution to OAS1 binding affinity and activation were investigated using electrophoretic mobility shift assays and enzyme kinetics experiments. Stem loop I, comprising nucleotides 1-73, is dispensable for maximum OAS1 activation, as a construct containing only SLII and SLIII was capable of enzymatic activation. Mutations to the RNA binding site of OAS1 confirmed the specificity of the interaction. The purity, monodispersity and homogeneity of the 5?-end (SLI/II/III) and OAS1 were evaluated using dynamic light scattering and analytical ultra-centrifugation. Solution conformations of both the 5?-end RNA of WNV and OAS1 were then elucidated using small-angle x-ray scattering. In the context of purified components in vitro, these data demonstrate the recognition of conserved secondary structural elements of the WNV genome by a member of the interferon-mediated innate immune response.

Citation

Deo, S., Patel, T. R., Dzananovic, E., Booy, E. P., Zeid, K., McEleney, K., …McKenna, S. A. (2014). Activation of 2′ 5′-oligoadenylate synthetase by stem loops at the 5′-end of the West Nile virus genome. PLoS ONE, 9(3), Article e92545. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092545

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 25, 2014
Publication Date Mar 20, 2014
Deposit Date Apr 4, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal PLoS ONE
Electronic ISSN 1932-6203
Publisher Public Library of Science
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 9
Issue 3
Article Number e92545
DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092545
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/724571
Publisher URL http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0092545
Additional Information Deo S, Patel TR, Dzananovic E, Booy EP, Zeid K, et al. (2014) Activation of 2' 5'-oligoadenylate synthetase by stem loops at the 5'-end of the West Nile virus genome. PLoS ONE 9(3): e92545. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0092545

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