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ArticleViruses2022

Characterization of Hantavirus N Protein Intracellular Dynamics and Localization.

Robert-William Welke, Hannah Sabeth Sperber, Ronny Bergmann, Amit Koikkarah, Laura Menke, Christian Sieben, Detlev H Krüger, Salvatore Chiantia, Andreas Herrmann, Roland Schwarzer

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Article in Viruses, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Robert-William WelkeDepartment of Molecular Biophysics, Humboldt University, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
Hannah Sabeth SperberInstitute for Translational HIV Research, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9638-6555
Ronny BergmannDepartment of Molecular Biophysics, Humboldt University, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
Amit KoikkarahInstitute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
Laura MenkeNanoscale Infection Biology Group, Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
Christian SiebenNanoscale Infection Biology Group, Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2836-2623
Detlev H KrügerInstitut für Virologie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Gliedkörperschaft der Freien Universität Berlin und der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Salvatore ChiantiaInstitute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0791-967X
Andreas HerrmannDepartment of Molecular Biophysics, Humboldt University, 10115 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6716-2026
Roland SchwarzerInstitute for Translational HIV Research, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7497-5180
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DEEssen University Hospital · DEHelmholtz Centre for Infection Research · DEUniversity of Potsdam · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hantaviruses are enveloped viruses that possess a tri-segmented, negative-sense RNA genome. The viral S-segment encodes the multifunctional nucleocapsid protein (N), which is involved in genome packaging, intracellular protein transport, immunoregulation, and several other crucial processes during hantavirus infection. In this study, we generated fluorescently tagged N protein constructs derived from Puumalavirus (PUUV), the dominant hantavirus species in Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe. We comprehensively characterized this protein in the rodent cell line CHO-K1, monitoring the dynamics of N protein complex formation and investigating co-localization with host proteins as well as the viral glycoproteins Gc and Gn. We observed formation of large, fibrillar PUUV N protein aggregates, rapidly coalescing from early punctate and spike-like assemblies. Moreover, we found significant spatial correlation of N with vimentin, actin, and P-bodies but not with microtubules. N constructs also co-localized with Gn and Gc albeit not as strongly as the glycoproteins associated with each other. Finally, we assessed oligomerization of N constructs, observing efficient and concentration-dependent multimerization, with complexes comprising more than 10 individual proteins.

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Hantavirus InfectionsOrthohantavirusGlycoproteinsHumansGlycoproteinsactinhantavirusmacromolecular assembliesN proteinNumber and BrightnessoligomerizationP-bodiesPuumalavirusvimentin

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