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ArticleViruses2023

Inhibition of Rab1B Impairs Trafficking and Maturation of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein.

Christopher Veeck, Nadine Biedenkopf, Cornelius Rohde, Stephan Becker, Sandro Halwe

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Article in Viruses, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher VeeckInstitute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0005-3221-8447
Nadine BiedenkopfInstitute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6061-8019
Cornelius RohdeInstitute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4752-8326
Stephan BeckerInstitute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6621-9350
Sandro HalweInstitute of Virology, Philipps University Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
Philipps University of Marburg · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) utilizes cellular trafficking pathways to process its structural proteins and move them to the site of assembly. Nevertheless, the exact process of assembly and subcellular trafficking of SARS-CoV-2 proteins remains largely unknown. Here, we have identified and characterized Rab1B as an important host factor for the trafficking and maturation of the spike protein (S) after synthesis at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Using confocal microscopy, we showed that S and Rab1B substantially colocalized in compartments of the early secretory pathway. Co-expression of dominant-negative (DN) Rab1B N121I leads to an aberrant distribution of S into perinuclear spots after ectopic expression and in SARS-CoV-2-infected cells caused by either structural rearrangement of the ERGIC or Golgi or missing interaction between Rab1B and S. Western blot analyses revealed a complete loss of the mature, cleaved S2 subunit in cell lysates and culture supernatants upon co-expression of DN Rab1B N121I. In sum, our studies indicate that Rab1B is an important regulator of trafficking and maturation of SARS-CoV-2 S, which not only improves our understanding of the coronavirus replication cycle but also may have implications for the development of antiviral strategies.

Indexed as

COVID-19Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusGolgi ApparatusHumansrab1 GTP-Binding ProteinsSARS-CoV-2Rab1B protein, humanrab1 GTP-Binding ProteinsSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Rab1BSARS-CoV-2spike proteinvirus–host cell interactions

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PMID37112806
PMCPMC10145535
OpenAlexW4360862786

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