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The viral protein corona directs viral pathogenesis and amyloid aggregation.

ABSTRACT: Artificial nanoparticles accumulate a protein corona layer in biological fluids, which significantly influences their bioactivity. As nanosized obligate intracellular parasites, viruses share many biophysical properties with artificial nanoparticles in extracellular environments and here we show that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) accumulate a rich and distinctive protein corona in different biological fluids. Moreover, we show that corona pre-coating differentially affects viral infectivity and immune cell activation. In addition, we demonstrate that viruses bind amyloidogenic peptides in their corona and catalyze amyloid formation via surface-assisted heterogeneous nucleation. Importantly, we show that HSV-1 catalyzes the aggregation of the amyloid ?-peptide (A?42), a major constituent of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease, in vitro and in animal models. Our results highlight the viral protein corona as an acquired structural layer that is critical for viral-host interactions and illustrate a mechanistic convergence between viral and amyloid pathologies.

SUBMITTER: Ezzat K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6536551 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The viral protein corona directs viral pathogenesis and amyloid aggregation.

Ezzat Kariem K Pernemalm Maria M Pålsson Sandra S Roberts Thomas C TC Järver Peter P Dondalska Aleksandra A Bestas Burcu B Sobkowiak Michal J MJ Levänen Bettina B Sköld Magnus M Thompson Elizabeth A EA Saher Osama O Kari Otto K OK Lajunen Tatu T Sverremark Ekström Eva E Nilsson Caroline C Ishchenko Yevheniia Y Malm Tarja T Wood Matthew J A MJA Power Ultan F UF Masich Sergej S Lindén Anders A Sandberg Johan K JK Lehtiö Janne J Spetz Anna-Lena AL El Andaloussi Samir S

Nature communications 20190527 1

Artificial nanoparticles accumulate a protein corona layer in biological fluids, which significantly influences their bioactivity. As nanosized obligate intracellular parasites, viruses share many biophysical properties with artificial nanoparticles in extracellular environments and here we show that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) accumulate a rich and distinctive protein corona in different biological fluids. Moreover, we show that corona pre-coating d ...[more]

PMID: 31133680

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The viral protein corona directs viral pathogenesis and amyloid aggregation.

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The viral protein corona directs viral pathogenesis and amyloid aggregation.

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