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Nucleic Acids Res ; 49(15): 8822-8835, 2021 09 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34352100

RESUMEN

The catalytic subunit of SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) contains two active sites that catalyze nucleotidyl-monophosphate transfer (NMPylation). Mechanistic studies and drug discovery have focused on RNA synthesis by the highly conserved RdRp. The second active site, which resides in a Nidovirus RdRp-Associated Nucleotidyl transferase (NiRAN) domain, is poorly characterized, but both catalytic reactions are essential for viral replication. One study showed that NiRAN transfers NMP to the first residue of RNA-binding protein nsp9; another reported a structure of nsp9 containing two additional N-terminal residues bound to the NiRAN active site but observed NMP transfer to RNA instead. We show that SARS-CoV-2 RdRp NMPylates the native but not the extended nsp9. Substitutions of the invariant NiRAN residues abolish NMPylation, whereas substitution of a catalytic RdRp Asp residue does not. NMPylation can utilize diverse nucleotide triphosphates, including remdesivir triphosphate, is reversible in the presence of pyrophosphate, and is inhibited by nucleotide analogs and bisphosphonates, suggesting a path for rational design of NiRAN inhibitors. We reconcile these and existing findings using a new model in which nsp9 remodels both active sites to alternately support initiation of RNA synthesis by RdRp or subsequent capping of the product RNA by the NiRAN domain.


Asunto(s)
Nidovirales/enzimología , Nucleótidos/metabolismo , Dominios Proteicos , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/química , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/metabolismo , ARN Polimerasa Dependiente del ARN/química , ARN Polimerasa Dependiente del ARN/metabolismo , SARS-CoV-2/enzimología , Proteínas no Estructurales Virales/química , Proteínas no Estructurales Virales/metabolismo , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Dominio Catalítico , Coenzimas/metabolismo , ARN Polimerasa Dependiente de ARN de Coronavirus/metabolismo , Difosfatos/farmacología , Difosfonatos/farmacología , Guanosina Trifosfato/metabolismo , Manganeso , Modelos Moleculares , Nidovirales/química , ARN Polimerasa Dependiente del ARN/antagonistas & inhibidores , Uridina Trifosfato/metabolismo
2.
Virology ; 533: 21-33, 2019 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31078932

RESUMEN

Cavally virus (CavV) is a mosquito-borne plus-strand RNA virus in the family Mesoniviridae (order Nidovirales). We present X-ray structures for the CavV 3C-like protease (3CLpro), as a free enzyme and in complex with a peptide aldehyde inhibitor mimicking the P4-to-P1 residues of a natural substrate. The 3CLpro structure (refined to 1.94 Å) shows that the protein forms dimers. The monomers are comprised of N-terminal domains I and II, which adopt a chymotrypsin-like fold, and a C-terminal α-helical domain III. The catalytic Cys-His dyad is assisted by a complex network of interactions involving a water molecule that mediates polar contacts between the catalytic His and a conserved Asp located in the domain II-III junction and is suitably positioned to stabilize the developing positive charge of the catalytic His in the transition state during catalysis. The study also reveals the structural basis for the distinct P2 Asn-specific substrate-binding pocket of mesonivirus 3CLpros.


Asunto(s)
Culicidae/virología , Proteasas de Cisteína/química , Proteasas de Cisteína/metabolismo , Nidovirales/enzimología , Proteínas Virales/química , Proteínas Virales/metabolismo , Secuencias de Aminoácidos , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Sitios de Unión , Catálisis , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Proteasas de Cisteína/genética , Nidovirales/química , Nidovirales/genética , Alineación de Secuencia , Especificidad por Sustrato , Proteínas Virales/genética
3.
Virus Res ; 240: 130-139, 2017 08 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28823942

RESUMEN

A new insect nidovirus (named Yichang virus) from the family Mesoniviridae was isolated, identified, and characterized from Culex mosquitoes in Hubei, China. Results showed a high number of viral RNA copies (up to 1011 copies/ml) within 48h in C6/36 cells. In addition, the titers of the Yichang virus reached maximal levels of 107 PFU/mL at 6 d post-infection (dpi). The virus produced moderate cytopathic effects when the multiplicity of infection ranged from 0.001-0.1 at 6 dpi, but did not replicate in mammalian cells. Under electron microscopy, the virion of the Yichang virus appeared as spherical particles with diameters of ∼80nm and large club-shaped projections. Although subsequent genomic sequence analysis revealed that the Yichang virus had similar protein patterns as those of other mesoniviruses, the nucleotide acids shared less than 20% BLAST query coverage with known viruses in the family Mesoniviridae, and showed a maximum sequence identity of 67% for RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). The putative protein sequences showed slightly higher identity (28%-68%), and the most conserved domain was RdRp. Based on the phylogenetic and pairwise evolutionary distance analyses, the Yichang virus should be considered a new species belonging to a currently unassigned genus within the family Mesoniviridae.


Asunto(s)
Culex/virología , Nidovirales/genética , Nidovirales/aislamiento & purificación , Animales , China , Evolución Molecular , Nidovirales/clasificación , Nidovirales/enzimología , Filogenia , ARN Viral/genética , ARN Viral/metabolismo , ARN Polimerasa Dependiente del ARN/genética , ARN Polimerasa Dependiente del ARN/metabolismo , Proteínas Virales/genética , Proteínas Virales/metabolismo
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Virus Res ; 234: 58-73, 2017 04 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28174054

RESUMEN

Coronaviruses and arteriviruses are distantly related human and animal pathogens that belong to the order Nidovirales. Nidoviruses are characterized by their polycistronic plus-stranded RNA genome, the production of subgenomic mRNAs and the conservation of a specific array of replicase domains, including key RNA-synthesizing enzymes. Coronaviruses (26-34 kilobases) have the largest known RNA genomes and their replication presumably requires a processive RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) and enzymatic functions that suppress the consequences of the typically high error rate of viral RdRps. The arteriviruses have significantly smaller genomes and form an intriguing package with the coronaviruses to analyse viral RdRp evolution and function. The RdRp domain of nidoviruses resides in a cleavage product of the replicase polyprotein named non-structural protein (nsp) 12 in coronaviruses and nsp9 in arteriviruses. In all nidoviruses, the C-terminal RdRp domain is linked to a conserved N-terminal domain, which has been coined NiRAN (nidovirus RdRp-associated nucleotidyl transferase). Although no structural information is available, the functional characterization of the nidovirus RdRp and the larger enzyme complex of which it is part, has progressed significantly over the past decade. In coronaviruses several smaller, non-enzymatic nsps were characterized that direct RdRp function, while a 3'-to-5' exoribonuclease activity in nsp14 was implicated in fidelity. In arteriviruses, the nsp1 subunit was found to maintain the balance between genome replication and subgenomic mRNA production. Understanding RdRp behaviour and interactions during RNA synthesis and subsequent processing will be key to rationalising the evolutionary success of nidoviruses and the development of antiviral strategies.


Asunto(s)
ARN Polimerasas Dirigidas por ADN/metabolismo , Nidovirales/enzimología , Nidovirales/fisiología , ARN Viral/metabolismo , Transcripción Genética , Replicación Viral , Animales , Humanos , Multimerización de Proteína
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J Virol ; 90(15): 6675-6685, 2016 08 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27170751

RESUMEN

UNLABELLED: The order Nidovirales currently comprises four virus families: Arteriviridae, Coronaviridae (divided into the subfamilies Coronavirinae and Torovirinae), Roniviridae, and the recently recognized Mesoniviridae RNA cap formation and methylation have been best studied for coronaviruses, with emphasis on the identification and characterization of two virus-encoded methyltransferases (MTases) involved in RNA capping, a guanine-N7-MTase and a ribose-2'-O-MTase. Although bioinformatics analyses suggest that these MTases may also be encoded by other nidoviruses with large genomes, such as toroviruses and roniviruses, no experimental evidence has been reported thus far. In this study, we show that a ronivirus, gill-associated virus (GAV), encodes the 2'-O-MTase activity, although we could not detect 2'-O-MTase activity for the homologous protein of a torovirus, equine torovirus, which is more closely related to coronaviruses. Like the coronavirus 2'-O-MTase, the roniviral 2'-O-MTase harbors a catalytic K-D-K-E tetrad that is conserved among 2'-O-MTases and can target only the N7-methylated cap structure of adenylate-primed RNA substrates. However, in contrast with the coronavirus protein, roniviral 2'-O-MTase does not require a protein cofactor for stimulation of its activity and differs in its preference for several biochemical parameters, such as reaction temperature and pH. Furthermore, the ronivirus 2'-O-MTase can be targeted by MTase inhibitors. These results extend our current understanding of nidovirus RNA cap formation and methylation beyond the coronavirus family. IMPORTANCE: Methylation of the 5'-cap structure of viral RNAs plays important roles in genome replication and evasion of innate recognition of viral RNAs by cellular sensors. It is known that coronavirus nsp14 acts as an N7-(guanine)-methyltransferase (MTase) and nsp16 as a 2'-O-MTase, which are involved in the modification of RNA cap structure. However, these enzymatic activities have not been shown for any other nidoviruses beyond coronaviruses in the order Nidovirales In this study, we identified a 2'-O-methyltransferase encoded by ronivirus that shows common and unique features in comparison with that of coronaviruses. Ronivirus 2'-O-MTase does not need a protein cofactor for MTase activity, whereas coronavirus nsp16 needs the stimulating factor nsp10 for its full activity. The conserved K-D-K-E catalytic tetrad is identified in ronivirus 2'-O-MTase. These results extend our understanding of nidovirus RNA capping and methylation beyond coronaviruses and also strengthen the evolutionary and functional links between roniviruses and coronaviruses.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Metiltransferasas/metabolismo , Nidovirales/enzimología , Ribosa/metabolismo , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Proteínas Bacterianas/genética , Metilación , Metiltransferasas/genética , Nidovirales/genética , Infecciones por Nidovirales/genética , Infecciones por Nidovirales/metabolismo , Infecciones por Nidovirales/virología , Estructura Terciaria de Proteína , Caperuzas de ARN/genética , ARN Viral/genética , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido
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J Gen Virol ; 97(6): 1439-1445, 2016 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26977900

RESUMEN

Mesoniviridae are a family of insect RNA viruses that diverged profoundly from other families of the Nidovirales. Mesonivirus replicative proteins are produced from large polyprotein (pp) precursors (pp1a and pp1ab) through proteolytic cleavage by the viral 3C-like protease (3CLpro) and, possibly, other proteases. Using recombinant forms of the Cavally virus 3CLpro and pp1a/pp1ab-derived substrates, we characterized 3CLpro cleavage sites in mesonivirus polyproteins. Our data lead us to suggest that 3CLpro cleaves the central and C-proximal regions of mesonivirus pp1a/pp1ab at 12 conserved sites. Compared to other nidovirus homologues, the mesonivirus 3CLpro features a distinct substrate specificity, with asparagine at P2 being a major specificity determinant. Furthermore, we provide evidence that expression of the ORF1b-encoded part of pp1ab involves a -1 ribosomal frameshift at a conserved GGAUUUU heptanucleotide sequence in the ORF1a/1b overlap region. Taken together, the study identifies critical steps in the expression and maturation of mesonivirus replicative proteins.


Asunto(s)
Cisteína Endopeptidasas/metabolismo , Nidovirales/enzimología , Nidovirales/fisiología , Poliproteínas/metabolismo , Procesamiento Proteico-Postraduccional , Proteínas Virales/metabolismo , Proteasas Virales 3C , Animales , Insectos , Proteolisis , Especificidad por Sustrato
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Nucleic Acids Res ; 43(17): 8416-34, 2015 Sep 30.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26304538

RESUMEN

RNA viruses encode an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) that catalyzes the synthesis of their RNA(s). In the case of positive-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the order Nidovirales, the RdRp resides in a replicase subunit that is unusually large. Bioinformatics analysis of this non-structural protein has now revealed a nidoviral signature domain (genetic marker) that is N-terminally adjacent to the RdRp and has no apparent homologs elsewhere. Based on its conservation profile, this domain is proposed to have nucleotidylation activity. We used recombinant non-structural protein 9 of the arterivirus equine arteritis virus (EAV) and different biochemical assays, including irreversible labeling with a GTP analog followed by a proteomics analysis, to demonstrate the manganese-dependent covalent binding of guanosine and uridine phosphates to a lysine/histidine residue. Most likely this was the invariant lysine of the newly identified domain, named nidovirus RdRp-associated nucleotidyltransferase (NiRAN), whose substitution with alanine severely diminished the described binding. Furthermore, this mutation crippled EAV and prevented the replication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in cell culture, indicating that NiRAN is essential for nidoviruses. Potential functions supported by NiRAN may include nucleic acid ligation, mRNA capping and protein-primed RNA synthesis, possibilities that remain to be explored in future studies.


Asunto(s)
Nidovirales/enzimología , Nucleotidiltransferasas/química , ARN Polimerasa Dependiente del ARN/química , Proteínas Virales/química , Sitios de Unión , Secuencia Conservada , Equartevirus/enzimología , Equartevirus/fisiología , Guanosina/química , Guanosina Trifosfato/metabolismo , Manganeso/química , Nidovirales/genética , Nucleótidos/metabolismo , Nucleotidiltransferasas/metabolismo , Fosfatos/química , Poliproteínas/química , Poliproteínas/metabolismo , Estructura Terciaria de Proteína , ARN Polimerasa Dependiente del ARN/genética , ARN Polimerasa Dependiente del ARN/metabolismo , Coronavirus Relacionado al Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Severo/enzimología , Coronavirus Relacionado al Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Severo/fisiología , Uridina/química , Uridina Trifosfato/metabolismo , Proteínas Virales/genética , Proteínas Virales/metabolismo , Replicación Viral
8.
Virus Res ; 202: 12-32, 2015 Apr 16.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25497126

RESUMEN

Helicases are versatile NTP-dependent motor proteins of monophyletic origin that are found in all kingdoms of life. Their functions range from nucleic acid duplex unwinding to protein displacement and double-strand translocation. This explains their participation in virtually every metabolic process that involves nucleic acids, including DNA replication, recombination and repair, transcription, translation, as well as RNA processing. Helicases are encoded by all plant and animal viruses with a positive-sense RNA genome that is larger than 7 kb, indicating a link to genome size evolution in this virus class. Viral helicases belong to three out of the six currently recognized superfamilies, SF1, SF2, and SF3. Despite being omnipresent, highly conserved and essential, only a few viral helicases, mostly from SF2, have been studied extensively. In general, their specific roles in the viral replication cycle remain poorly understood at present. The SF1 helicase protein of viruses classified in the order Nidovirales is encoded in replicase open reading frame 1b (ORF1b), which is translated to give rise to a large polyprotein following a ribosomal frameshift from the upstream ORF1a. Proteolytic processing of the replicase polyprotein yields a dozen or so mature proteins, one of which includes a helicase. Its hallmark is the presence of an N-terminal multi-nuclear zinc-binding domain, the nidoviral genetic marker and one of the most conserved domains across members of the order. This review summarizes biochemical, structural, and genetic data, including drug development studies, obtained using helicases originating from several mammalian nidoviruses, along with the results of the genomics characterization of a much larger number of (putative) helicases of vertebrate and invertebrate nidoviruses. In the context of our knowledge of related helicases of cellular and viral origin, it discusses the implications of these results for the protein's emerging critical function(s) in nidovirus evolution, genome replication and expression, virion biogenesis, and possibly also post-transcriptional processing of viral RNAs. Using our accumulated knowledge and highlighting gaps in our data, concepts and approaches, it concludes with a perspective on future research aimed at elucidating the role of helicases in the nidovirus replication cycle.


Asunto(s)
Nidovirales/enzimología , Nidovirales/fisiología , ARN Helicasas/metabolismo , Proteínas Virales/metabolismo , Animales , Sistema de Lectura Ribosómico , Humanos , Biosíntesis de Proteínas , Conformación Proteica , Procesamiento Proteico-Postraduccional , ARN Helicasas/química , ARN Helicasas/genética , Transcripción Genética , Proteínas Virales/química , Proteínas Virales/genética
9.
J Virol ; 88(23): 13747-58, 2014 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25231310

RESUMEN

UNLABELLED: Cavally virus (CavV) and related viruses in the family Mesoniviridae diverged profoundly from other nidovirus lineages but largely retained the characteristic set of replicative enzymes conserved in the Coronaviridae and Roniviridae. The expression of these enzymes in virus-infected cells requires the extensive proteolytic processing of two large replicase polyproteins, pp1a and pp1ab, by the viral 3C-like protease (3CL(pro)). Here, we show that CavV 3CL(pro) autoproteolytic cleavage occurs at two N-terminal (N1 and N2) and one C-terminal (C1) processing site(s). The mature form of 3CL(pro) was revealed to be a 314-residue protein produced by cleavage at FKNK1386|SAAS (N2) and YYNQ1700|SATI (C1). Site-directed mutagenesis data suggest that the mesonivirus 3CL(pro) employs a catalytic Cys-His dyad comprised of CavV pp1a/pp1ab residues Cys-1539 and His-1434. The study further suggests that mesonivirus 3CL(pro) substrate specificities differ from those of related nidovirus proteases. The presence of Gln (or Glu) at the P1 position was not required for cleavage, although residues that control Gln/Glu specificity in related viral proteases are retained in the CavV 3CL(pro) sequence. Asn at the P2 position was identified as a key determinant for mesonivirus 3CL(pro) substrate specificity. Other positions, including P4 and P1', each are occupied by structurally related amino acids, indicating a supportive role in substrate binding. Together, the data identify a new subgroup of nidovirus main proteases and support previous conclusions on phylogenetic relationships between the main nidovirus lineages. IMPORTANCE: Mesoniviruses have been suggested to provide an evolutionary link between nidovirus lineages with small (13 to 16 kb) and large (26 to 32 kb) RNA genome sizes, and it has been proposed that a specific set of enzymes, including a proofreading exoribonuclease and other replicase gene-encoded proteins, play a key role in the major genome expansion leading to the currently known lineages of large nidoviruses. Despite their smaller genome size (20 kb), mesoniviruses retained most of the replicative domains conserved in large nidoviruses; thus, they are considered interesting models for studying possible key events in the evolution of RNA genomes of exceptional size and complexity. Our study provides the first characterization of a mesonivirus replicase gene-encoded nonstructural protein. The data confirm and extend previous phylogenetic studies of mesoniviruses and related viruses and pave the way for studies into the formation of the mesonivirus replication complex and functional and structural studies of its functional subunits.


Asunto(s)
Cisteína Endopeptidasas/metabolismo , Nidovirales/enzimología , Proteínas Virales/metabolismo , Proteasas Virales 3C , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Cisteína Endopeptidasas/genética , Análisis Mutacional de ADN , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Mutagénesis Sitio-Dirigida , Nidovirales/genética , Proteolisis , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido , Especificidad por Sustrato , Proteínas Virales/genética
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Virus Res ; 194: 184-90, 2014 Dec 19.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24512893

RESUMEN

Coronaviruses and arteriviruses, members of the order Nidovirales, are positive strand RNA viruses that encode large replicase polyproteins that are processed by viral proteases to generate the nonstructural proteins which mediate viral RNA synthesis. The viral papain-like proteases (PLPs) are critical for processing the amino-terminal end of the replicase and are attractive targets for antiviral therapies. With the analysis of the papain-like protease of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), came the realization of the multifunctional nature of these enzymes. Structural and enzymatic studies revealed that SARS-CoV PLpro can act as both a protease to cleave peptide bonds and also as a deubiquitinating (DUB) enzyme to cleave the isopeptide bonds found in polyubiquitin chains. Furthermore, viral DUBs can also remove the protective effect of conjugated ubiquitin-like molecules such as interferon stimulated gene 15 (ISG15). Extension of these studies to other coronaviruses and arteriviruses led to the realization that viral protease/DUB activity is conserved in many family members. Overexpression studies revealed that viral protease/DUB activity can modulate or block activation of the innate immune response pathway. Importantly, mutations that alter DUB activity but not viral protease activity have been identified and arteriviruses expressing DUB mutants stimulated higher levels of acute inflammatory cytokines after infection. Further understanding of the multifunctional nature of the Nidovirus PLP/DUBs may facilitate vaccine development. Here, we review studies describing the PLPs' enzymatic activity and their role in virus pathogenesis.


Asunto(s)
Enzimas Multifuncionales/metabolismo , Nidovirales/enzimología , Péptido Hidrolasas/metabolismo , Proteasas Ubiquitina-Específicas/metabolismo
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PLoS Pathog ; 9(7): e1003500, 2013.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23874204

RESUMEN

The small size of RNA virus genomes (2-to-32 kb) has been attributed to high mutation rates during replication, which is thought to lack proof-reading. This paradigm is being revisited owing to the discovery of a 3'-to-5' exoribonuclease (ExoN) in nidoviruses, a monophyletic group of positive-stranded RNA viruses with a conserved genome architecture. ExoN, a homolog of canonical DNA proof-reading enzymes, is exclusively encoded by nidoviruses with genomes larger than 20 kb. All other known non-segmented RNA viruses have smaller genomes. Here we use evolutionary analyses to show that the two- to three-fold expansion of the nidovirus genome was accompanied by a large number of replacements in conserved proteins at a scale comparable to that in the Tree of Life. To unravel common evolutionary patterns in such genetically diverse viruses, we established the relation between genomic regions in nidoviruses in a sequence alignment-free manner. We exploited the conservation of the genome architecture to partition each genome into five non-overlapping regions: 5' untranslated region (UTR), open reading frame (ORF) 1a, ORF1b, 3'ORFs (encompassing the 3'-proximal ORFs), and 3' UTR. Each region was analyzed for its contribution to genome size change under different models. The non-linear model statistically outperformed the linear one and captured >92% of data variation. Accordingly, nidovirus genomes were concluded to have reached different points on an expansion trajectory dominated by consecutive increases of ORF1b, ORF1a, and 3'ORFs. Our findings indicate a unidirectional hierarchical relation between these genome regions, which are distinguished by their expression mechanism. In contrast, these regions cooperate bi-directionally on a functional level in the virus life cycle, in which they predominantly control genome replication, genome expression, and virus dissemination, respectively. Collectively, our findings suggest that genome architecture and the associated region-specific division of labor leave a footprint on genome expansion and may limit RNA genome size.


Asunto(s)
Genoma Viral , Modelos Biológicos , Filogenia , Virus ARN/genética , Regiones no Traducidas 3' , Regiones no Traducidas 5' , Secuencia de Bases , Secuencia Conservada , Bases de Datos de Ácidos Nucleicos , Exorribonucleasas/química , Exorribonucleasas/genética , Exorribonucleasas/metabolismo , Tamaño del Genoma , Nidovirales/enzimología , Nidovirales/metabolismo , Sistemas de Lectura Abierta , Virus ARN/enzimología , Proteínas Virales/química , Proteínas Virales/genética , Proteínas Virales/metabolismo
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J Virol ; 79(2): 696-704, 2005 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15613297

RESUMEN

Nidoviruses (Coronaviridae, Arteriviridae, and Roniviridae) encode a nonstructural protein, called nsp10 in arteriviruses and nsp13 in coronaviruses, that is comprised of a C-terminal superfamily 1 helicase domain and an N-terminal, putative zinc-binding domain (ZBD). Previously, mutations in the equine arteritis virus (EAV) nsp10 ZBD were shown to block arterivirus reproduction by disrupting RNA synthesis and possibly virion biogenesis. Here, we characterized the ATPase and helicase activities of bacterially expressed mutant forms of nsp10 and its human coronavirus 229E ortholog, nsp13, and correlated these in vitro activities with specific virus phenotypes. Replacement of conserved Cys or His residues with Ala proved to be more deleterious than Cys-for-His or His-for-Cys replacements. Furthermore, denaturation-renaturation experiments revealed that, during protein refolding, Zn2+ is essential for the rescue of the enzymatic activities of nidovirus helicases. Taken together, the data strongly support the zinc-binding function of the N-terminal domain of nidovirus helicases. nsp10 ATPase/helicase deficiency resulting from single-residue substitutions in the ZBD or deletion of the entire domain could not be complemented in trans by wild-type ZBD, suggesting a critical function of the ZBD in cis. Consistently, no viral RNA synthesis was detected after transfection of EAV full-length RNAs encoding ATPase/helicase-deficient nsp10 into susceptible cells. In contrast, diverse phenotypes were observed for mutants with enzymatically active nsp10, which in a number of cases correlated with the activities measured in vitro. Collectively, our data suggest that the ZBD is critically involved in nidovirus replication and transcription by modulating the enzymatic activities of the helicase domain and other, yet unknown, mechanisms.


Asunto(s)
Nidovirales/enzimología , ARN Helicasas/química , ARN Helicasas/metabolismo , Proteínas no Estructurales Virales/química , Dedos de Zinc , Adenosina Trifosfatasas/metabolismo , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Sitios de Unión , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Zinc/metabolismo
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J Biol Chem ; 280(8): 6933-41, 2005 Feb 25.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15507445

RESUMEN

Many viruses achieve reversible attachment to sialic acid (Sia) by encoding envelope glycoproteins with receptor-binding and receptor-destroying activities. Toroviruses and group 2 coronaviruses bind to O-acetylated Sias, presumably via their spike proteins (S), whereas other glycoproteins, the hemagglutinin-esterases (HE), destroy Sia receptors by de-O-acetylation. Here, we present a comprehensive study of these enzymes. Sialate-9-O-acetylesterases specific for 5-N-acetyl-9-O-acetylneuraminic acid, described for bovine and human coronaviruses, also occur in equine coronaviruses and in porcine toroviruses. Bovine toroviruses, however, express novel sialate-9-O-acetylesterases, which prefer the di-O-acetylated substrate 5-N-acetyl-7(8),9-di-O-acetylneuraminic acid. Whereas most rodent coronaviruses express sialate-4-O-acetylesterases, the HE of murine coronavirus DVIM cleaves 9-O-acetylated Sias. Under the premise that HE specificity reflects receptor usage, we propose that two types of Sias serve as initial attachment factors for coronaviruses in mice. There are striking parallels between orthomyxo- and nidovirus biology. Reminiscent of antigenic shifts in orthomyxoviruses, rodent coronaviruses exchanged S and HE sequences through recombination to extents not appreciated before. As for orthomyxovirus reassortants, the fitness of nidovirus recombinant offspring probably depends both on antigenic properties and on compatibility of receptor-binding and receptor-destroying activities.


Asunto(s)
Acetiltransferasas/fisiología , Evolución Molecular , Nidovirales/enzimología , Animales , Secuencia de Bases , Coronaviridae/enzimología , Coronaviridae/genética , Coronaviridae/patogenicidad , Hemaglutininas Virales/fisiología , Humanos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Nidovirales/genética , Nidovirales/patogenicidad , Receptores Virales/metabolismo , Especificidad de la Especie , Especificidad por Sustrato , Torovirus/enzimología , Torovirus/genética , Torovirus/patogenicidad , Proteínas Virales de Fusión/fisiología
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 101(34): 12694-9, 2004 Aug 24.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15304651

RESUMEN

Coronaviruses are important pathogens that cause acute respiratory diseases in humans. Replication of the approximately 30-kb positive-strand RNA genome of coronaviruses and discontinuous synthesis of an extensive set of subgenome-length RNAs (transcription) are mediated by the replicase-transcriptase, a barely characterized protein complex that comprises several cellular proteins and up to 16 viral subunits. The coronavirus replicase-transcriptase was recently predicted to contain RNA-processing enzymes that are extremely rare or absent in other RNA viruses. Here, we established and characterized the activity of one of these enzymes, replicative nidoviral uridylate-specific endoribonuclease (NendoU). It is considered a major genetic marker that discriminates nidoviruses (Coronaviridae, Arteriviridae, and Roniviridae) from all other RNA virus families. Bacterially expressed forms of NendoU of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and human coronavirus 229E were revealed to cleave single-stranded and double-stranded RNA in a Mn(2+)-dependent manner. Single-stranded RNA was cleaved less specifically and effectively, suggesting that double-stranded RNA is the biologically relevant NendoU substrate. Double-stranded RNA substrates were cleaved upstream and downstream of uridylates at GUU or GU sequences to produce molecules with 2'-3' cyclic phosphate ends. 2'-O-ribose-methylated RNA substrates proved to be resistant to cleavage by NendoU, indicating a functional link with the 2'-O-ribose methyltransferase located adjacent to NendoU in the coronavirus replicative polyprotein. A mutagenesis study verified potential active-site residues and allowed us to inactivate NendoU in the full-length human coronavirus 229E clone. Substitution of D6408 by Ala was shown to abolish viral RNA synthesis, demonstrating that NendoU has critical functions in viral replication and transcription.


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Endorribonucleasas/genética , Nidovirales/enzimología , Proteínas Virales/genética , Replicación Viral , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Endorribonucleasas/metabolismo , Marcadores Genéticos , Humanos , Manganeso/metabolismo , Metilación , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Nidovirales/genética , Fosfatos/química , Fosfatos/metabolismo , ARN Viral/metabolismo , Coronavirus Relacionado al Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Severo/genética , Alineación de Secuencia , Especificidad por Sustrato , Uridina Monofosfato/metabolismo , Proteínas Virales/metabolismo
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J Virol ; 77(2): 1415-26, 2003 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12502857

RESUMEN

Gill-associated virus (GAV), a positive-stranded RNA virus of prawns, is the prototype of newly recognized taxa (genus Okavirus, family Roniviridae) within the order NIDOVIRALES: In this study, a putative GAV cysteine proteinase (3C-like proteinase [3CL(pro)]), which is predicted to be the key enzyme involved in processing of the GAV replicase polyprotein precursors, pp1a and pp1ab, was characterized. Comparative sequence analysis indicated that, like its coronavirus homologs, 3CL(pro) has a three-domain organization and is flanked by hydrophobic domains. The putative 3CL(pro) domain including flanking regions (pp1a residues 2793 to 3143) was fused to the Escherichia coli maltose-binding protein (MBP) and, when expressed in E. coli, was found to possess N-terminal autoprocessing activity that was not dependent on the presence of the 3CL(pro) C-terminal domain. N-terminal sequence analysis of the processed protein revealed that cleavage occurred at the location (2827)LVTHE downward arrow VRTGN(2836). The trans-processing activity of the purified recombinant 3CL(pro) (pp1a residues 2832 to 3126) was used to identify another cleavage site, (6441)KVNHE downward arrow LYHVA(6450), in the C-terminal pp1ab region. Taken together, the data tentatively identify VxHE downward arrow (L,V) as the substrate consensus sequence for the GAV 3CL(pro). The study revealed that the GAV and potyvirus 3CL(pro)s possess similar substrate specificities which correlate with structural similarities in their respective substrate-binding sites, identified in sequence comparisons. Analysis of the proteolytic activities of MBP-3CL(pro) fusion proteins carrying replacements of putative active-site residues provided evidence that, in contrast to most other 3C/3CL(pro)s but in common with coronavirus 3CL(pro)s, the GAV 3CL(pro) employs a Cys(2968)-His(2879) catalytic dyad. The properties of the GAV 3CL(pro) define a novel RNA virus proteinase variant that bridges the gap between the distantly related chymotrypsin-like cysteine proteinases of coronaviruses and potyviruses.


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Coronavirus/enzimología , Cisteína Endopeptidasas/metabolismo , Nidovirales/enzimología , Potyvirus/enzimología , Proteínas Virales/metabolismo , Proteasas Virales 3C , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Secuencia de Bases , Dominio Catalítico , Cisteína Endopeptidasas/química , Cartilla de ADN , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido , Proteínas Virales/química
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