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The membrane associated accessory protein is an adeno-associated viral egress factor

ABSTRACT: Adeno-associated viruses (AAV) rely on helper viruses to transition from latency to lytic infection. Some AAV serotypes are secreted in a pre-lytic manner as free or extracellular vesicle (EV)-associated particles, although mechanisms underlying such are unknown. Here, we discover that the membrane-associated accessory protein (MAAP), expressed from a frameshifted open reading frame in the AAV cap gene, is a novel viral egress factor. MAAP contains a highly conserved, cationic amphipathic domain critical for AAV secretion. Wild type or recombinant AAV with a mutated MAAP start site (MAAPΔ) show markedly attenuated secretion and correspondingly, increased intracellular retention. Trans-complementation with MAAP restored secretion of multiple AAV/MAAPΔ serotypes. Further, multiple processing and analytical methods corroborate that one plausible mechanism by which MAAP promotes viral egress is through AAV/EV association. In addition to characterizing a novel viral egress factor, we highlight a prospective engineering platform to modulate secretion of AAV vectors or other EV-associated cargo. Adeno-associated viruses can be secreted in a pre-lytic manner as free or extracellular vesicle (EV)-associated particles. Here, Elmore et al. show that the recently identified membrane-associated accessory protein (MAAP) functions as an AAV egress factor via association to EVs.

SUBMITTER: Elmore Z

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8556243 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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