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ArticleJournal of virology2024

N-acetyltransferase 10 regulates alphavirus replication via N4-acetylcytidine (ac4C) modification of the lymphocyte antigen six family member E (LY6E) mRNA.

Yamei Dang, Jia Li, Yuchang Li, Yuan Wang, Yajing Zhao, Ningbo Zhao, Wanying Li, Hui Zhang, Chuantao Ye, Hongwei Ma and 8 more

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Article in Journal of virology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yamei Dang *Department of Microbiology, Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8114-0915
Jia Li *Department of Neurology, Xi'an International Medical Center Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Yuchang Li *State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, AMMS, Beijing, China.
Yuan WangDepartment of Microbiology, Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Yajing ZhaoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Ningbo ZhaoKey Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Wanying LiDepartment of Microbiology, Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Hui ZhangDepartment of Microbiology, Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Chuantao YeDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Tangdu Hospital, Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Hongwei MaDepartment of Microbiology, Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Liang ZhangDepartment of Microbiology, Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
He LiuDepartment of Microbiology, Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Yangchao DongDepartment of Microbiology, Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Min YaoDepartment of Microbiology, Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Yingfeng LeiDepartment of Microbiology, Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Zhikai XuDepartment of Microbiology, Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8893-8444
Fanglin ZhangDepartment of Microbiology, Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2039-509X
Wei YeDepartment of Microbiology, Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3980-8547
Air Force Medical University · CNInstitute of Microbiology · CNMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CNYan'an University · CN

Funding

Airforce Medical University supporting grant 2021JSTS10MOST | National Key Research and Development Program of China (NKPs) 2016YFC1202903MOST | National Key Research and Development Program of China (NKPs) 2022YFC2604200MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 81871649MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 82172272
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epitranscriptomic RNA modifications can regulate the stability of mRNA and affect cellular and viral RNA functions. The N4-acetylcytidine (ac4C) modification in the RNA viral genome was recently found to promote viral replication; however, the mechanism by which RNA acetylation in the host mRNA regulates viral replication remains unclear. To help elucidate this mechanism, the roles of N-acetyltransferase 10 (NAT10) and ac4C during the infection and replication processes of the alphavirus, Sindbis virus (SINV), were investigated. Cellular NAT10 was upregulated, and ac4C modifications were promoted after alphavirus infection, while the loss of NAT10 or inhibition of its N-acetyltransferase activity reduced alphavirus replication. The NAT10 enhanced alphavirus replication as it helped to maintain the stability of lymphocyte antigen six family member E mRNA, which is a multifunctional interferon-stimulated gene that promotes alphavirus replication. The ac4C modification was thus found to have a non-conventional role in the virus life cycle through regulating host mRNA stability instead of viral mRNA, and its inhibition could be a potential target in the development of new alphavirus antivirals.IMPORTANCEThe role of N4-acetylcytidine (ac4C) modification in host mRNA and virus replication is not yet fully understood. In this study, the role of ac4C in the regulation of Sindbis virus (SINV), a prototype alphavirus infection, was investigated. SINV infection results in increased levels of N-acetyltransferase 10 (NAT10) and increases the ac4C modification level of cellular RNA. The NAT10 was found to positively regulate SINV infection in an N-acetyltransferase activity-dependent manner. Mechanistically, the NAT10 modifies lymphocyte antigen six family member E (LY6E) mRNA-the ac4C modification site within the 3'-untranslated region (UTR) of LY6E mRNA, which is essential for its translation and stability. The findings of this study demonstrate that NAT10 regulated mRNA stability and translation efficiency not only through the 5'-UTR or coding sequence but also via the 3'-UTR region. The ac4C modification of host mRNA stability instead of viral mRNA impacting the viral life cycle was thus identified, indicating that the inhibition of ac4C could be a potential target when developing alphavirus antivirals.

Indexed as

Alphavirus InfectionsAntigens, SurfaceGPI-Linked ProteinsN-Terminal AcetyltransferasesSindbis VirusVirus ReplicationCell LineCytidineHumansRNA, MessengerRNA StabilityAntigens, SurfaceCytidineGPI-Linked ProteinsLY6E protein, humanN-acetylcytidineNAT10 protein, humanN-Terminal AcetyltransferasesRNA, Messengeralphaviruslymphocyte antigen 6 family member E (LY6E)N4-acetylcytidine (ac4C)N-acetyltransferase 10 (NAT10)Sindbis virus (SINV)

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