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ArticleNature communications2021

Analysis of Zika virus capsid-Aedes aegypti mosquito interactome reveals pro-viral host factors critical for establishing infection.

Rommel J Gestuveo, Jamie Royle, Claire L Donald, Douglas J Lamont, Edward C Hutchinson, Andres Merits, Alain Kohl, Margus Varjak

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Rommel J GestuveoMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK. rjgestuveo@up.edu.ph.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4609-3551
Jamie RoyleMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5227-4105
Claire L DonaldMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4370-0707
Douglas J LamontFingerPrints Proteomics Facility, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
Edward C HutchinsonMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3673-9096
Andres MeritsInstitute of Technology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Alain KohlMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK. alain.kohl@glasgow.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1523-9458
Margus VarjakMRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow, UK. margus.varjak@glasgow.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2608-5148
MRC University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research · GBUniversity of Dundee · GBUniversity of Tartu · EEUniversity of the Philippines Visayas · PH

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_UU_12014/8Medical Research Council MC_UU_12014/9Medical Research Council MR/N008618/1Medical Research Council MR/V035789/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The escalating global prevalence of arboviral diseases emphasizes the need to improve our understanding of their biology. Research in this area has been hindered by the lack of molecular tools for studying virus-mosquito interactions. Here, we develop an Aedes aegypti cell line which stably expresses Zika virus (ZIKV) capsid proteins in order to study virus-vector protein-protein interactions through quantitative label-free proteomics. We identify 157 interactors and show that eight have potentially pro-viral activity during ZIKV infection in mosquito cells. Notably, silencing of transitional endoplasmic reticulum protein TER94 prevents ZIKV capsid degradation and significantly reduces viral replication. Similar results are observed if the TER94 ortholog (VCP) functioning is blocked with inhibitors in human cells. In addition, we show that an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase, UBR5, mediates the interaction between TER94 and ZIKV capsid. Our study demonstrates a pro-viral function for TER94/VCP during ZIKV infection that is conserved between human and mosquito cells.

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A549 CellsAedesAnimalsCapsidCapsid ProteinsCell Line, TumorEndoplasmic ReticulumHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansProtein Interaction MapsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingUbiquitin-Protein LigasesValosin Containing ProteinVirus ReplicationZika VirusCapsid ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingUbiquitin-Protein LigasesValosin Containing Protein

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PMID33986255
PMCPMC8119459
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