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Cellular v-ATPase is required for virion assembly compartment formation in human cytomegalovirus infection.


ABSTRACT: Successful generation of virions from infected cells is a complex process requiring orchestrated regulation of host and viral genes. Cells infected with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) undergo a dramatic reorganization of membrane organelles resulting in the formation of the virion assembly compartment, a process that is not fully understood. Here we show that acidification of vacuoles by the cellular v-ATPase is a crucial step in the formation of the virion assembly compartment and disruption of acidification results in mis-localization of virion components and a profound reduction in infectious virus levels. In addition, knockdown of ATP6V0C blocks the increase in nuclear size, normally associated with HCMV infection. Inhibition of the v-ATPase does not affect intracellular levels of viral DNA synthesis or gene expression, consistent with a defect in assembly and egress. These studies identify a novel host factor involved in virion production and a potential target for antiviral therapy.

SUBMITTER: Pavelin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5717334 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Cellular v-ATPase is required for virion assembly compartment formation in human cytomegalovirus infection.

Pavelin Jonathan J   McCormick Dominique D   Chiweshe Stephen S   Ramachandran Saranya S   Lin Yao-Tang YT   Grey Finn F  

Open biology 20171101 11


Successful generation of virions from infected cells is a complex process requiring orchestrated regulation of host and viral genes. Cells infected with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) undergo a dramatic reorganization of membrane organelles resulting in the formation of the virion assembly compartment, a process that is not fully understood. Here we show that acidification of vacuoles by the cellular v-ATPase is a crucial step in the formation of the virion assembly compartment and disruption of a  ...[more]

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