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ArticlePloS one2020

Interaction between influenza A virus nucleoprotein and PB2 cap-binding domain is mediated by RNA.

Wun-Chung Szeto, Ho-Pan Hsia, Yun-Sang Tang, Pang-Chui Shaw

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wun-Chung SzetoCentre for Protein Science and Crystallography, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Ho-Pan HsiaCentre for Protein Science and Crystallography, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Yun-Sang TangCentre for Protein Science and Crystallography, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Pang-Chui ShawCentre for Protein Science and Crystallography, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6848-5073
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Influenza A virus controls replication and transcription of its genome through the tight regulation of interaction between the ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex subunits. The helical scaffold of RNP is maintained by nucleoprotein (NP). Previous studies have revealed that NP interacts with both PB2 N-terminal and C-terminal regions, with both regions sharing similar affinity to NP as revealed in co-immunoprecipitation assay. Our work here suggests that the interaction between NP and PB2 N-terminal region lies in the cap-binding domain (residue 320-483). By co-immunoprecipitation assay, the interaction was found to involve RNA. On the other hand, the cap-binding activity was not essential in the interaction. As shown by the NHS pull-down assay, a specific RNA sequence was not required. Among the cap-binding domain, residues K331 and R332 of PB2 play a role in RNP function so that polymerase activity was reduced when these residues were mutated, while K331 was found to be more crucial in the NP interaction. Collectively, our findings suggest a new binding mode between NP and PB2 which was mediated by RNA, and such interaction may provide a novel interacting site for influenza drug development.

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Protein DomainsBinding SitesHEK293 CellsHost Microbial InteractionsHumansImmunoprecipitationNucleocapsid ProteinsPlasmidsProtein BindingRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralTransfectionViral Core ProteinsViral ProteinsNP protein, Influenza A virusNucleocapsid ProteinsPB2 protein, Influenzavirus ARNA-Binding ProteinsRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralViral Core ProteinsViral Proteins

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PMID32986763
PMCPMC7521707
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