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ArticleViruses2020

The N-glycosylation of Equine Tetherin Affects Antiviral Activity by Regulating Its Subcellular Localization.

Bowen Bai, Xue-Feng Wang, Mengmeng Zhang, Lei Na, Xiangmin Zhang, Haili Zhang, Zhibiao Yang, Xiaojun Wang

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Article in Viruses, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. EIAV encodes an accessory protein that antagonizes the host restriction factor equine tetherin.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bowen BaiState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Xue-Feng WangState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Mengmeng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Lei NaState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Xiangmin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Haili ZhangState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Zhibiao YangShanghai Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
Xiaojun WangState Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tetherin is an interferon-inducible type II transmembrane glycoprotein which inhibits the release of viruses, including retroviruses, through a "physical tethering" model. However, the role that the glycosylation of tetherin plays in its antiviral activity remains controversial. In this study, we found that mutation of N-glycosylation sites resulted in an attenuation of the antiviral activity of equine tetherin (eqTHN), as well as a reduction in the expression of eqTHN at the plasma membrane (PM). In addition, eqTHN N-glycosylation mutants colocalize obviously with ER, CD63, LAMP1 and endosomes, while WT eqTHN do not. Furthermore, we also found that N-glycosylation impacts the transport of eqTHN in the cell not by affecting the endocytosis, but rather by influencing the anterograde trafficking of the protein. These results suggest that the N-glycosylation of eqTHN is important for the antiviral activity of the protein through regulating its normal subcellular localization. This finding will enhance our understanding of the function of this important restriction factor.

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AnimalsBone Marrow Stromal Antigen 2EndocytosisGlycosylationHEK293 CellsHorsesHumansIntracellular SpaceMutationProtein TransportVirus ReleaseBone Marrow Stromal Antigen 2antiviral functionEIAVN-glycosylationtetherintraffic

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