Department of Microbiology, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA.
Department of Microbiology, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA; Cell Molecular and Structural Biology Program, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA.
Virology. 2022 Jan 2;565:82-95. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2021.10.011. Epub 2021 Nov 2.
Adenovirus (Ad) early region 4 (E4) mutants activate cellular DNA damage responses (DDRs) that include non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) pathways mediated by the DNA repair kinase DNA-PK and its associated factors Ku70/Ku86. NHEJ results in concatenation of the viral linear double-stranded DNA genome and inhibits a productive infection. E4 proteins normally prevent activation of cellular DDRs in wild-type Ad type 5 (Ad5) infections, thereby promoting efficient viral growth. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors that govern DNA-PK activation during adenovirus infection. Our data indicate that viral DNA replication promotes DNA-PK activation, which is required for genome concatenation by NHEJ. Although the Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1 (MRN) DDR sensor complex is not required for DNA-PK activation, Mre11 is important for recruitment of the NHEJ factor Ku86 to viral replication centers. Our study addresses the interplay between the DNA-PK and MRN complexes during viral genome concatenation by NHEJ.
腺病毒(Ad)早期区域 4(E4)突变体激活细胞 DNA 损伤反应(DDR),包括由 DNA 修复激酶 DNA-PK 及其相关因子 Ku70/Ku86 介导的非同源末端连接(NHEJ)途径。NHEJ 导致病毒线性双链 DNA 基因组的串联,并抑制有效的感染。E4 蛋白通常可防止野生型 Ad 型 5(Ad5)感染中细胞 DDR 的激活,从而促进有效的病毒生长。本研究的目的是评估在腺病毒感染过程中控制 DNA-PK 激活的因素。我们的数据表明,病毒 DNA 复制促进 DNA-PK 的激活,这是 NHEJ 进行基因组串联所必需的。虽然 Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1(MRN)DDR 传感器复合物对于 DNA-PK 的激活不是必需的,但 Mre11 对于 NHEJ 因子 Ku86 招募到病毒复制中心是重要的。我们的研究解决了在 NHEJ 过程中 DNA-PK 和 MRN 复合物之间的相互作用。