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Differential Localization of Structural and Non-Structural Proteins during the Bluetongue Virus Replication Cycle.

ABSTRACT: Members of the Reoviridae family assemble virus factories within the cytoplasm of infected cells to replicate and assemble virus particles. Bluetongue virus (BTV) forms virus inclusion bodies (VIBs) that are aggregates of viral RNA, certain viral proteins, and host factors, and have been shown to be sites of the initial assembly of transcriptionally active virus-like particles. This study sought to characterize the formation, composition, and ultrastructure of VIBs, particularly in relation to virus replication. In this study we have utilized various microscopic techniques, including structured illumination microscopy, and virological assays to show for the first time that the outer capsid protein VP5, which is essential for virus maturation, is also associated with VIBs. The addition of VP5 to assembled virus cores exiting VIBs is required to arrest transcriptionally active core particles, facilitating virus maturation. Furthermore, we observed a time-dependent association of the glycosylated non-structural protein 3 (NS3) with VIBs, and report on the importance of the two polybasic motifs within NS3 that facilitate virus trafficking and egress from infected cells at the plasma membrane. Thus, the presence of VP5 and the dynamic nature of NS3 association with VIBs that we report here provide novel insight into these previously less well-characterized processes.

SUBMITTER: Mohl BP

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7150864 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Differential Localization of Structural and Non-Structural Proteins during the Bluetongue Virus Replication Cycle.

Mohl Bjorn-Patrick BP Kerviel Adeline A Labadie Thomas T Matsuo Eiko E Roy Polly P

Viruses 20200320 3

Members of the <i>Reoviridae</i> family assemble virus factories within the cytoplasm of infected cells to replicate and assemble virus particles. Bluetongue virus (BTV) forms virus inclusion bodies (VIBs) that are aggregates of viral RNA, certain viral proteins, and host factors, and have been shown to be sites of the initial assembly of transcriptionally active virus-like particles. This study sought to characterize the formation, composition, and ultrastructure of VIBs, particularly in relati ...[more]

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