Cholesterol-Dependent Membrane Deformation by Metastable Viral Capsids Facilitates Entry.
Cholesterol-Dependent Membrane Deformation by Metastable Viral Capsids Facilitates Entry.
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亚稳态病毒衣壳造成的胆固醇依赖性膜变形有利于进入。
DOI:
10.1101/2024.01.10.575085
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发表时间:
2024
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Yu,Yan
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作者:
Jiao,Mengchi;Danthi,Pranav;Yu,Yan
Nonenveloped viruses employ unique entry mechanisms to breach and infect host cells. Understanding these mechanisms is crucial for developing antiviral strategies. Prevailing perspective suggests that nonenveloped viruses release membrane pore-forming peptides to breach host membranes. However, the precise involvement of the viral capsid in this entry remains elusive. Our study presents direct observations elucidating the dynamically distinctive steps through which metastable reovirus capsids disrupt host lipid membranes as they uncoat into partially hydrophobic intermediate particles. Using both live cells and model membrane systems, our key finding is that reovirus capsids actively deform and permeabilize lipid membranes in a cholesterol-dependent process. Unlike membrane pore-forming peptides, these metastable viral capsids induce more extensive membrane perturbations, including budding, bridging between adjacent membranes, and complete rupture. Notably, cholesterol enhances subviral particle adsorption, resulting in the formation of pores equivalent to the capsid size. This cholesterol dependence is attributed to the lipid condensing effect, particularly prominent at an intermediate cholesterol level. Furthermore, our results reveal a positive correlation between membrane disruption extent and efficiency of viral variants in establishing infection. This study unveils the crucial role of capsid-lipid interaction in nonenveloped virus entry, providing new insights into how cholesterol homeostasis influences virus infection dynamics.