Assembly and budding of Ebolavirus.
Assembly and budding of Ebolavirus.
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埃博拉病毒的组装和萌芽。
DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.0020099
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发表时间:
2006-09
期刊:
影响因子:
6.7
通讯作者:
Kawaoka Y
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
Noda T;Ebihara H;Muramoto Y;Fujii K;Takada A;Sagara H;Kim JH;Kida H;Feldmann H;Kawaoka Y
Ebolavirus is responsible for highly lethal hemorrhagic fever. Like all viruses, it must reproduce its various components and assemble them in cells in order to reproduce infectious virions and perpetuate itself. To generate infectious Ebolavirus, a viral genome-protein complex called the nucleocapsid (NC) must be produced and transported to the cell surface, incorporated into virions, and then released from cells. To further our understanding of the Ebolavirus life cycle, we expressed the various viral proteins in mammalian cells and examined them ultrastructurally and biochemically. Expression of nucleoprotein alone led to the formation of helical tubes, which likely serve as a core for the NC. The matrix protein VP40 was found to be critical for transport of NCs to the cell surface and for the incorporation of NCs into virions, where interaction between nucleoprotein and the matrix protein VP40 is likely essential for these processes. Examination of virus-infected cells revealed that virions containing NCs mainly emerge horizontally from the cell surface, whereas empty virions mainly bud vertically, suggesting that horizontal budding is the major mode of Ebolavirus budding. These data form a foundation for the identification and development of potential antiviral agents to combat the devastating disease caused by this virus. Ebolavirus is a causative agent of a severe, mostly fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans. Like all viruses, it must reproduce its various components and assemble them to reproduce progeny virus particles. However, because Ebolavirus needs special containment for biosafety, progress in understanding its morphogenesis has been slow, resulting in no effective therapies currently available for humans. To further our understanding of the Ebolavirus life cycle, the authors examined the specific interactions among viral proteins and the processes of Ebolavirus morphogenesis. It is demonstrated that nucleoprotein likely serves as a core for the nucleocapsid (NC) complex, which is critical for replication and transcription of viral genome. The interaction of nucleoprotein with matrix protein VP40 is found to be essential for transport of NCs to the cell surface and for the incorporation of NCs into virions, resulting in the formation of mature virus particles. Unique among all viruses to our knowledge, Ebolavirus particles containing NCs mainly emerge horizontally from the cell surface, whereas the other viruses bud vertically. These findings form a foundation for the identification and development of potential antiviral agents to combat the devastating disease caused by this virus.
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影响因子:
3.1
作者:
Kallstrom, G;Warfield, KL;Aman, MJ
通讯作者:
Aman, MJ
影响因子:
5.4
作者:
Noda, T;Sagara, H;Kawaoka, Y
通讯作者:
Kawaoka, Y
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.250277297
发表时间:
2000-12-05
影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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7.8
作者:
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通讯作者:
COMPANS, RW
影响因子:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
Mühlberger, E