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ArticleBioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology2015

Structure-guided insights on the role of NS1 in flavivirus infection.

David L Akey, W Clay Brown, Joyce Jose, Richard J Kuhn, Janet L Smith

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Article in BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

David L AkeyLife Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
W Clay Brown
Joyce Jose
Richard J Kuhn
Janet L Smith
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USPurdue University West Lafayette · US

Funding

Structure-function studies of alpha-and flavivirusesP01AI055672 · NIAID · PURDUE UNIVERSITY WEST LAFAYETTE · PI KUHN, RICHARD J. · 2003 to 2010
$18.4M
NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI055672NIAID NIH HHS P01AI055672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We highlight the various domains of the flavivirus virulence factor NS1 and speculate on potential implications of the NS1 3D structure in understanding its role in flavivirus pathogenesis. Flavivirus non-structural protein 1 (NS1) is a virulence factor with dual functions in genome replication and immune evasion. Crystal structures of NS1, combined with reconstructions from electron microscopy (EM), provide insight into the architecture of dimeric NS1 on cell membranes and the assembly of a secreted hexameric NS1-lipid complex found in patient sera. Three structural domains of NS1 likely have distinct roles in membrane association, replication complex assembly, and immune system avoidance. A conserved hydrophobic inner face is sequestered either on the membrane or in the interior of the secreted hexamer and contains regions implicated in viral replication. The exposed variable outer face is presented to cellular and secreted components of the immune system in infected patients and contains candidate regions for immune system modulation. We anticipate that knowledge of the distinct NS1 domains and assembly will lead to advances in elucidating virus-host interactions mediated through NS1 and in dissecting the role of NS1 in viral genome replication.

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AnimalsFlavivirus InfectionsMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionViral Nonstructural ProteinsVirus ReplicationNS1 protein, FlavivirusViral Nonstructural Proteinsamphiphilic proteinsdengue virusflavivirusnon-structural protein 1NS1structural biologyWest Nile virus

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PMID25761098
PMCPMC4409125
OpenAlexW2145397344

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