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Large-scale phage-based screening reveals extensive pan-viral mimicry of host short linear motifs.

ABSTRACT: Viruses mimic host short linear motifs (SLiMs) to hijack and deregulate cellular functions. Studies of motif-mediated interactions therefore provide insight into virus-host dependencies, and reveal targets for therapeutic intervention. Here, we describe the pan-viral discovery of 1712 SLiM-based virus-host interactions using a phage peptidome tiling the intrinsically disordered protein regions of 229 RNA viruses. We find mimicry of host SLiMs to be a ubiquitous viral strategy, reveal novel host proteins hijacked by viruses, and identify cellular pathways frequently deregulated by viral motif mimicry. Using structural and biophysical analyses, we show that viral mimicry-based interactions have similar binding strength and bound conformations as endogenous interactions. Finally, we establish polyadenylate-binding protein 1 as a potential target for broad-spectrum antiviral agent development. Our platform enables rapid discovery of mechanisms of viral interference and the identification of potential therapeutic targets which can aid in combating future epidemics and pandemics.

SUBMITTER: Mihalic F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10132805 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Large-scale phage-based screening reveals extensive pan-viral mimicry of host short linear motifs.

Mihalič Filip F Simonetti Leandro L Giudice Girolamo G Sander Marie Rubin MR Lindqvist Richard R Peters Marie Berit Akpiroro MBA Benz Caroline C Kassa Eszter E Badgujar Dilip D Inturi Raviteja R Ali Muhammad M Krystkowiak Izabella I Sayadi Ahmed A Andersson Eva E Aronsson Hanna H Söderberg Ola O Dobritzsch Doreen D Petsalaki Evangelia E Överby Anna K AK Jemth Per P Davey Norman E NE Ivarsson Ylva Y

Nature communications 20230426 1

Viruses mimic host short linear motifs (SLiMs) to hijack and deregulate cellular functions. Studies of motif-mediated interactions therefore provide insight into virus-host dependencies, and reveal targets for therapeutic intervention. Here, we describe the pan-viral discovery of 1712 SLiM-based virus-host interactions using a phage peptidome tiling the intrinsically disordered protein regions of 229 RNA viruses. We find mimicry of host SLiMs to be a ubiquitous viral strategy, reveal novel host ...[more]

PMID: 37100772

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Project description:BackgroundShort linear motifs in host organisms proteins can be mimicked by viruses to create protein-protein interactions that disable or control metabolic pathways. Given that viral linear motif instances of host motif regular expressions can be found by chance, it is necessary to develop filtering methods of functional linear motifs. We conduct a systematic comparison of linear motifs filtering methods to develop a computational approach for predicting motif-mediated protein-protein interactions between human and the human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1).ResultsWe implemented three filtering methods to obtain linear motif sets: 1) conserved in viral proteins (C), 2) located in disordered regions (D) and 3) rare or scarce in a set of randomized viral sequences (R). The sets C,D,R are united and intersected. The resulting sets are compared by the number of protein-protein interactions correctly inferred with them - with experimental validation. The comparison is done with HIV-1 sequences and interactions from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The number of correctly inferred interactions allows to rank the interactions by the sets used to deduce them: D∪R and C. The ordering of the sets is descending on the probability of capturing functional interactions. With respect to HIV-1, the sets C∪R, D∪R, C∪D∪R infer all known interactions between HIV1 and human proteins mediated by linear motifs. We found that the majority of conserved linear motifs in the virus are located in disordered regions.ConclusionWe have developed a method for predicting protein-protein interactions mediated by linear motifs between HIV-1 and human proteins. The method only use protein sequences as inputs. We can extend the software developed to any other eukaryotic virus and host in order to find and rank candidate interactions. In future works we will use it to explore possible viral attack mechanisms based on linear motif mimicry.

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Large-scale phage-based screening reveals extensive pan-viral mimicry of host short linear motifs.

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Large-scale phage-based screening reveals extensive pan-viral mimicry of host short linear motifs.

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