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ArticleNature communications2024

TRIM28-mediated nucleocapsid protein SUMOylation enhances SARS-CoV-2 virulence.

Jiang Ren, Shuai Wang, Zhi Zong, Ting Pan, Sijia Liu, Wei Mao, Huizhe Huang, Xiaohua Yan, Bing Yang, Xin He and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 47 papers.

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47 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 8 institutions in 2 countries.

Jiang Ren *The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518033, China.
Shuai Wang *Institutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
Zhi Zong *MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Ting Pan *Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Inflammatory Diseases, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
Sijia LiuInternational Biomed-X Research Center, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Wei MaoZhejiang Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Huizhe HuangFaculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Xiaohua YanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China.
Bing YangMOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6739-2932
Xin HeInstitute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China. hexin59@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2131-2092
Fangfang ZhouInstitutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China. zhoufangfang@suda.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1870-7584
Long ZhangThe Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518033, China. L_Zhang@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8139-0474
Sun Yat-sen University · CNSoochow University · CNChongqing Medical University · CNNanchang University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CNUniversity of California, San Francisco · USZhejiang Hospital · CNZhejiang University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viruses, as opportunistic intracellular parasites, hijack the cellular machinery of host cells to support their survival and propagation. Numerous viral proteins are subjected to host-mediated post-translational modifications. Here, we demonstrate that the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein (SARS2-NP) is SUMOylated on the lysine 65 residue, which efficiently mediates SARS2-NP's ability in homo-oligomerization, RNA association, liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS). Thereby the innate antiviral immune response is suppressed robustly. These roles can be achieved through intermolecular association between SUMO conjugation and a newly identified SUMO-interacting motif in SARS2-NP. Importantly, the widespread SARS2-NP R203K mutation gains a novel site of SUMOylation which further increases SARS2-NP's LLPS and immunosuppression. Notably, the SUMO E3 ligase TRIM28 is responsible for catalyzing SARS2-NP SUMOylation. An interfering peptide targeting the TRIM28 and SARS2-NP interaction was screened out to block SARS2-NP SUMOylation and LLPS, and consequently inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication and rescue innate antiviral immunity. Collectively, these data support SARS2-NP SUMOylation is critical for SARS-CoV-2 virulence, and therefore provide a strategy to antagonize SARS-CoV-2.

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COVID-19SumoylationHumansNucleocapsid ProteinsSARS-CoV-2Tripartite Motif-Containing Protein 28VirulenceVirus ReplicationNucleocapsid ProteinsTRIM28 protein, humanTripartite Motif-Containing Protein 28

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PMID38172120
PMCPMC10764958
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