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MicroRNA-based Regulation of Picornavirus Tropism
Published on: February 6, 2017
NS1-mediated DNMT1 degradation regulates human bocavirus 1 replication and RNA processing
Shuangkang Qin1,2, Honghe Chen1, Chuchu Tian1
1Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Abstract:
Methylation of the DNA genome plays an important role in viral gene inactivation. However, the role of DNA methylation in human bocavirus (HBoV) remains unclear. In this study, the HBoV1 genomic DNA was found extensively methylated at the CHG and CHH sites. Inhibiting DNA methylation with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (DAC) altered the methylation status and reduced viral DNA production, while enhanced the RNA splicing at D1 and D3 sites and the polyadenylation at the proximal polyadenylation site, (pA)p. Knockdown of DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) had the same effect on viral DNA synthesis and RNA processing as the DAC treatment, indicating that DNMT1 is the major host methyltransferase involved in viral DNA methylation. In addition, the nonstructural protein NS1 promoted DNMT1 degradation through the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway to regulate viral replication and RNA processing. Collectively, the results suggest that DNA methylation and DNMT1 facilitate HBoV replication and are essential for appropriate NS1 localization in the nucleus. DNMT1 degradation through NS1 promotes the virus RNA processing, leading to viral protein expression.
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