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Published on: August 9, 2013
Up-regulated 60S ribosomal protein L18 in PEDV N protein-induced S-phase arrested host cells promotes viral
Qinghe Zhu1, Mingjun Su2, Shan Wei1
1College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, No. 5 Xinfeng Road, Sartu District, Daqing 163319, China.
Abstract:
Coronavirus subverts the host cell cycle to create a favorable cellular environment that enhances viral replication in host cells. Previous studies have revealed that nucleocapsid (N) protein of the coronavirus porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) interacts with p53 to induce cell cycle arrest in S-phase and promotes viral replication. However, the mechanism by which viral replication is increased in the PEDV N protein-induced S-phase arrested cells remains unknown. In the current study, the protein expression profiles of PEDV N protein-induced S-phase arrested Vero E6 cells and thymidine-induced S-phase arrested Vero E6 cells were characterized by tandem mass tag-labeled quantitative proteomic technology. The effect of differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) on PEDV replication was investigated. The results indicated that a total of 5709 proteins, including 20,560 peptides, were identified, of which 58 and 26 DEPs were identified in the PEDV N group and thymidine group, respectively (P < 0.05; ratio ≥ 1.2 or ≤ 0.8). The unique DEPs identified in the PEDV N group were mainly involved in DNA replication, transcription, and protein synthesis, of which 60S ribosomal protein L18 (RPL18) exhibited significantly up-regulated expression in the PEDV N protein-induced S-phase arrested Vero E6/IPEC-J2 cells and PEDV-infected IPEC-J2 cells (P < 0.05). Further studies revealed that the RPL18 protein could significantly enhance PEDV replication (P < 0.05). Our findings reveal a mechanism regarding increased viral replication when the PEDV N protein-induced host cells are in S-phase arrest. These data also provide evidence that PEDV maintains its own replication by utilizing protein synthesis-associated ribosomal proteins.
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