scholarly journals Vaccinia virus hijacks ESCRT-mediated multivesicular body formation for virus egress

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. e202000910
Author(s):  
Moona Huttunen ◽  
Jerzy Samolej ◽  
Robert J Evans ◽  
Artur Yakimovich ◽  
Ian J White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vaccinia Virus ◽  
Membrane Trafficking ◽  
Multivesicular Body ◽  
Cellular Membrane ◽  
Double Membrane ◽  
Endosomal Sorting ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Infected Cells ◽  
Virus Egress

Poxvirus egress is a complex process whereby cytoplasmic single membrane–bound virions are wrapped in a cell-derived double membrane. These triple-membrane particles, termed intracellular enveloped virions (IEVs), are released from infected cells by fusion. Whereas the wrapping double membrane is thought to be derived from virus-modified trans-Golgi or early endosomal cisternae, the cellular factors that regulate virus wrapping remain largely undefined. To identify cell factors required for this process the prototypic poxvirus, vaccinia virus (VACV), was subjected to an RNAi screen directed against cellular membrane-trafficking proteins. Focusing on the endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT), we demonstrate that ESCRT-III and VPS4 are required for packaging of virus into multivesicular bodies (MVBs). EM-based characterization of MVB-IEVs showed that they account for half of IEV production indicating that MVBs are a second major source of VACV wrapping membrane. These data support a model whereby, in addition to cisternae-based wrapping, VACV hijacks ESCRT-mediated MVB formation to facilitate virus egress and spread.

scholarly journals Vaccinia virus hijacks ESCRT-mediated multivesicular body formation for virus egress

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moona Huttunen ◽  
Artur Yakimovich ◽  
Ian J. White ◽  
Janos Kriston-Vizi ◽  
Juan Martin-Serrano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vaccinia Virus ◽  
Membrane Trafficking ◽  
Multivesicular Body ◽  
Cellular Membrane ◽  
Double Membrane ◽  
Endosomal Sorting ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Infected Cells ◽  
Membrane Bound ◽  
Virus Egress

Unlike most enveloped viruses, poxvirus egress is a complex process whereby cytoplasmic single membrane-bound virions are wrapped in a cell-derived double membrane. These triple membrane-bound particles, termed intracellular enveloped virions (IEVs), are then released from infected cells by fusion. While the wrapping double membrane is thought to be derived from virus-modified trans-Golgi or early endosomal cisternae, the cellular factors that regulate virus wrapping remain largely undefined. To identify novel cell factors required for this process the prototypic poxvirus, vaccinia virus (VACV), was subjected to a high-throughput RNAi screen directed against cellular membrane trafficking proteins. Focusing on the endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT), we demonstrate that ESCRT-III and VPS4 are required for packaging of virus into multivesicular bodies (MVBs). EM-based characterization of these MVB-IEVs showed that they account for half of IEV production indicating that MVBs serve as a second major source of VACV wrapping membrane. These data support a model whereby, in addition to cisternae-based wrapping, VACV hijacks ESCRT-mediated MVB formation to facilitate virus egress and spread.

scholarly journals Timing of ESCRT-III protein recruitment and membrane scission during HIV-1 assembly

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel S. Johnson ◽  
Marina Bleck ◽  
Sanford M. Simon
Keyword(s):  
Multivesicular Body ◽  
Cellular Membrane ◽  
Membrane Curvature ◽  
Gag Protein ◽  
Endosomal Sorting ◽  
Membrane Scission ◽  
Nuclear Envelope Formation ◽  
Protein Recruitment ◽  
Late Domains ◽  
Hiv 1

The Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport III (ESCRT-III) proteins are critical for cellular membrane scission processes with topologies inverted relative to clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Some viruses appropriate ESCRT-IIIs for their release. By imaging single assembling viral-like particles of HIV-1, we observed that ESCRT-IIIs and the ATPase VPS4 arrive after most of the virion membrane is bent, linger for tens of seconds, and depart ∼20 seconds before scission. These observations suggest ESCRT-IIIs are recruited by a combination of membrane curvature and the late domains of the HIV-1 Gag protein. ESCRT-IIIs may pull the neck into a narrower form but must leave to allow scission. If scission does not occur within minutes of ESCRT departure, ESCRT-III and VPS4 are recruited again. This mechanistic insight is likely relevant for other ESCRT dependent scission processes including cell division, endosome tubulation, multivesicular body and nuclear envelope formation, and secretion of exosomes and ectosomes.

scholarly journals Septins suppress the release of vaccinia virus from infected cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 217 (8) ◽  
pp. 2911-2929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Pfanzelter ◽  
Serge Mostowy ◽  
Michael Way
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Vaccinia Virus ◽  
Membrane Trafficking ◽  
Live Cell Imaging ◽  
Actin Polymerization ◽  
Antiviral Effect ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Viral Egress ◽  
Infected Cells ◽  
Cell Spread

Septins are conserved components of the cytoskeleton that play important roles in many fundamental cellular processes including division, migration, and membrane trafficking. Septins can also inhibit bacterial infection by forming cage-like structures around pathogens such as Shigella. We found that septins are recruited to vaccinia virus immediately after its fusion with the plasma membrane during viral egress. RNA interference–mediated depletion of septins increases virus release and cell-to-cell spread, as well as actin tail formation. Live cell imaging reveals that septins are displaced from the virus when it induces actin polymerization. Septin loss, however, depends on the recruitment of the SH2/SH3 adaptor Nck, but not the activity of the Arp2/3 complex. Moreover, it is the recruitment of dynamin by the third Nck SH3 domain that displaces septins from the virus in a formin-dependent fashion. Our study demonstrates that septins suppress vaccinia release by “entrapping” the virus at the plasma membrane. This antiviral effect is overcome by dynamin together with formin-mediated actin polymerization.

scholarly journals A Viral Nonstructural Protein Regulates Bluetongue Virus Trafficking and Release

2009 ◽  
Vol 83 (13) ◽  
pp. 6806-6816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina C. P. Celma ◽  
Polly Roy
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Protein ◽  
Bluetongue Virus ◽  
Reverse Genetics ◽  
Nonstructural Protein ◽  
Genetic System ◽  
Cellular Membrane ◽  
Binding Motif ◽  
Virus Particles ◽  
Infected Cells ◽  
Virus Egress

ABSTRACT Bluetongue virus (BTV), a nonenveloped insect-borne virus, is released from infected cells by multiple pathways. Unlike other nonenveloped viruses, in addition to cell lysis the newly synthesized virus particles also appear to use a unique “budding” process. The nonstructural protein NS3, the only membrane protein encoded by BTV in infected cells, has been implicated in this process, since it appears to interact not only with the outermost viral capsid protein VP2 but also with a component of the cellular ESCRT pathway. However, to date it had not been possible to obtain direct evidence for the involvement of NS3 in BTV morphogenesis due to the lack of a genetic system that would allow introducing the targeted mutation in NS3 gene. In this study, we have used the recently developed T7 transcript-based reverse genetics system for BTV to introduce mutations in the sequence of NS3 into the viral genome and have investigated the effect of these mutations in the context of a replicating virus. While certain NS3 mutations exhibited drastic effects on newly synthesized virus release, others had less pronounced effects. In particular, mutations of two residues in the Tsg101 binding motif, the putative L domain of NS3, altered normal virus egress patterns and left nascent particles tethered to the cellular membrane, apparently arrested in the process of budding. In cells infected with a mutant virus that was incapable of an NS3-VP2 interaction, no budding particles were visualized. These data suggest that NS3 may act like the membrane protein of enveloped viruses and is responsible for intracellular trafficking and budding of virus particles. NS3 is thus a bridge between the maturing virion particles and cellular proteins during virus egress.

scholarly journals Timing of ESCRT-III protein recruitment and membrane scission during HIV-1 assembly

eLife ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel S Johnson ◽  
Marina Bleck ◽  
Sanford M Simon
Keyword(s):  
Multivesicular Body ◽  
Cellular Membrane ◽  
Membrane Curvature ◽  
Gag Protein ◽  
Endosomal Sorting ◽  
Membrane Scission ◽  
Nuclear Envelope Formation ◽  
Protein Recruitment ◽  
Late Domains ◽  
Hiv 1

The Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport III (ESCRT-III) proteins are critical for cellular membrane scission processes with topologies inverted relative to clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Some viruses appropriate ESCRT-IIIs for their release. By imaging single assembling viral-like particles of HIV-1, we observed that ESCRT-IIIs and the ATPase VPS4 arrive after most of the virion membrane is bent, linger for tens of seconds, and depart ~20 s before scission. These observations suggest that ESCRT-IIIs are recruited by a combination of membrane curvature and the late domains of the HIV-1 Gag protein. ESCRT-IIIs may pull the neck into a narrower form but must leave to allow scission. If scission does not occur within minutes of ESCRT departure, ESCRT-IIIs and VPS4 are recruited again. This mechanistic insight is likely relevant for other ESCRT-dependent scission processes including cell division, endosome tubulation, multivesicular body and nuclear envelope formation, and secretion of exosomes and ectosomes.

Potential role of cellular ESCRT proteins in the STIV life cycle

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie C. Snyder ◽  
Mark J. Young
Keyword(s):  
Potential Role ◽  
Virus Assembly ◽  
Cell Lysis ◽  
Cellular Membrane ◽  
Replication Cycle ◽  
Endosomal Sorting ◽  
Archaeal Viruses ◽  
Infected Cells ◽  
Sulfolobus Turreted Icosahedral Virus ◽  
Cellular Components

We are examining the archaeal virus STIV (Sulfolobus turreted icosahedral virus) in order to elucidate the details of its replication cycle and its interactions with its cellular host, Sulfolobus solfataricus. Infection of Sulfolobus by STIV initiates an unusual cell lysis pathway. One component of this pathway is the formation of pyramid-like structures on the surface of infected cells. Multiple seven-sided pyramid-like structures are formed on infected cells late in the STIV replication cycle. These pyramid-like structures are formed at sites where the Sulfolobus S-layer has been disrupted and through which the cellular membrane protrudes. It is through the pyramid-like structures that virus-induced cell lysis occurs in the final stages of the STIV replication cycle. The pathway and process by which these unusual lysis structures are produced appears to be novel to archaeal viruses and are not related to the well-characterized lysis mechanisms utilized by bacterial viruses. We are interested in elucidating both the viral and cellular components involved with STIV lysis of its infected cell. In particular, we are examining the potential role that Sulfolobus ESCRT (endosomal sorting complex required for transport)-like proteins play during viral infection and lysis. We hypothesize that STIV takes advantage of the Sulfolobus ESCRT machinery for virus assembly, transport and cellular lysis.

scholarly journals Real-Time Imaging of Polioviral RNA Translocation across a Membrane

mBio ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishanthi S. Karunatilaka ◽  
David J. Filman ◽  
Mike Strauss ◽  
Joseph J. Loparo ◽  
James M. Hogle
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Cellular Membrane ◽  
Cell Entry ◽  
Viral Genomes ◽  
Cellular Assays ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Nonenveloped Virus ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Membrane Spanning

ABSTRACT Genome transfer from a virus into a cell is a critical early step in viral replication. Enveloped viruses achieve the delivery of their genomes into the cytoplasm by merging the viral membrane with the cellular membrane via a conceptually simple mechanism called membrane fusion. In contrast, genome translocation mechanisms in nonenveloped viruses, which lack viral membranes, remain poorly understood. Although cellular assays provide useful information about cell entry and genome release, it is difficult to obtain detailed mechanistic insights due both to the inherent technical difficulties associated with direct visualization of these processes and to the prevalence of nonproductive events in cellular assays performed at a very high multiplicity of infection. To overcome these issues, we developed an in vitro single-particle fluorescence assay to characterize genome release from a nonenveloped virus (poliovirus) in real time using a tethered receptor-decorated liposome system. Our results suggest that poliovirus genome release is a complex process that consists of multiple rate-limiting steps. Interestingly, we found that the addition of exogenous wild-type capsid protein VP4, but not mutant VP4, enhanced the efficiency of genome translocation. These results, together with prior structural analysis, suggest that VP4 interacts with RNA directly and forms a protective, membrane-spanning channel during genome translocation. Furthermore, our data indicate that VP4 dynamically interacts with RNA, rather than forming a static tube for RNA translocation. This study provides new insights into poliovirus genome translocation and offers a cell-free assay that can be utilized broadly to investigate genome release processes in other nonenveloped viruses. IMPORTANCE The initial transfer of genomic material from a virus into a host cell is a key step in any viral infection. Consequently, understanding how viruses deliver their genomes into cells could reveal attractive therapeutic targets. Although conventional biochemical and cellular assays have provided useful information about cell entry, the mechanism used to deliver the viral genomes across the cellular membrane into the cytoplasm is not well characterized for nonenveloped viruses such as poliovirus. In this study, we developed a fluorescence imaging assay to visualize poliovirus genome release using a synthetic vesicle system. Our results not only provide new mechanistic insights into poliovirus genome translocation but also offer a cell-free assay to bridge gaps in understanding of this process in other nonenveloped viruses.

A dominant-negative ESCRT-III protein perturbs cytokinesis and trafficking to lysosomes

2008 ◽  
Vol 411 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph D. Dukes ◽  
Judith D. Richardson ◽  
Ruth Simmons ◽  
Paul Whitley
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Trafficking ◽  
Multivesicular Body ◽  
Dominant Negative ◽  
Eukaryotic Cells ◽  
Body Protein ◽  
Recycling Endosomes ◽  
Protein Subunits ◽  
Autoinhibitory Domain ◽  
Endosomal Sorting ◽  
A Subunit

In eukaryotic cells, the completion of cytokinesis is dependent on membrane trafficking events to deliver membrane to the site of abscission. Golgi and recycling endosomal-derived proteins are required for the terminal stages of cytokinesis. Recently, protein subunits of the ESCRT (endosomal sorting complexes required for transport) that are normally involved in late endosome to lysosome trafficking have also been implicated in abscission. Here, we report that a subunit, CHMP3 (charged multivesicular body protein-3), of ESCRT-III localizes at the midbody. Deletion of the C-terminal autoinhibitory domain of CHMP3 inhibits cytokinesis. At the midbody, CHMP3 does not co-localize with Rab11, suggesting that it is not present on recycling endosomes. These results combined provide compelling evidence that proteins involved in late endosomal function are necessary for the end stages of cytokinesis.

scholarly journals A Duplicated ESCRT-III Factor Blocks Enveloped Virus Budding Without Inhibiting Cellular ESCRT Functions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Rheinemann ◽  
Diane Miller Downhour ◽  
Kate Bredbenner ◽  
Gaelle Mercenne ◽  
Kristen A. Davenport ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cellular Membrane ◽  
New World Monkeys ◽  
Virus Budding ◽  
Enveloped Viruses ◽  
Endosomal Sorting ◽  
Adaptive Mutations ◽  
Enveloped Virus ◽  
Viral Budding ◽  
Membrane Fission ◽  
Infected Cells

SummaryMany enveloped viruses require the endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT) pathway to exit infected cells. This highly conserved pathway mediates essential cellular membrane fission events and therefore has limited potential to acquire adaptive mutations to counteract this co-option by viruses. Here, we describe duplicated and truncated copies of the ESCRT-III factor CHMP3 that arose independently in New World monkeys and mice and that block ESCRT-dependent virus budding. When expressed in human cells, these retroCHMP3 proteins potently inhibit the release of retroviruses, paramyxoviruses and filoviruses. RetroCHMP3 proteins have evolved to reduce interactions with other ESCRT-III factors, and to have little effect on cellular ESCRT processes, revealing routes for decoupling cellular ESCRT functions from exploitation by viruses. The repurposing of duplicated ESCRT-III proteins thus provides a mechanism to generate broad-spectrum viral budding inhibitors without disrupting highly conserved essential cellular ESCRT functions.

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