汉坦病毒核蛋白与糖蛋白之间的相互作用:一项定量荧光显微镜研究。

Interactions Between Hantavirus Nucleoprotein and Glycoproteins: A Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy Study.

作者信息

Aji Amit Koikkarah, Mandal Titas, Chiantia Salvatore

机构信息

University of Potsdam, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.

出版信息

Viruses. 2025 Jul 2;17(7):940. doi: 10.3390/v17070940.

Abstract

Orthohantaviruses are tri-segmented negative-sense RNA viruses that can cause severe pathologies in humans. Currently, limited information exists on the molecular interactions driving orthohantavirus assembly in infected cells. Specifically, it is not clear how its glycoproteins (i.e., Gn and Gc) interact with other viral or host molecules. In this study, we use one- and two-color Number and Brightness fluorescence microscopy approaches to quantitatively characterize the interactions between orthohantavirus glycoproteins and the nucleoprotein in transfected cells. Our results indicate that orthohantavirus nucleoprotein homo-interactions are strongly affected by the host environment. Furthermore, we report evidence of Gc-nucleoprotein interactions, based on (i) the high fluorescence cross-correlation between these two proteins and (ii) the increased Gc-Gc interactions observed in the presence of nucleoprotein. Finally, experiments on a Gc deletion mutant suggest that the observed protein-protein interactions are mediated by the cytoplasmic tail of Gc. In conclusion, this study provides new insights into the role of the interactions between orthohantavirus glycoproteins and nucleoprotein in the context of viral assembly.

摘要

正汉坦病毒是一种分节段的负链RNA病毒,可导致人类严重病变。目前,关于驱动正汉坦病毒在受感染细胞中组装的分子相互作用的信息有限。具体而言,尚不清楚其糖蛋白(即Gn和Gc)如何与其他病毒或宿主分子相互作用。在本研究中,我们使用单色和双色数量与亮度荧光显微镜方法,定量表征转染细胞中正汉坦病毒糖蛋白与核蛋白之间的相互作用。我们的结果表明,正汉坦病毒核蛋白的同源相互作用受到宿主环境的强烈影响。此外,基于(i)这两种蛋白之间的高荧光交叉相关性,以及(ii)在存在核蛋白的情况下观察到的Gc-Gc相互作用增加,我们报告了Gc-核蛋白相互作用的证据。最后,对Gc缺失突变体的实验表明,观察到的蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用是由Gc的细胞质尾巴介导的。总之,本研究为正汉坦病毒糖蛋白与核蛋白之间的相互作用在病毒组装过程中的作用提供了新的见解。

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