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ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2024

HuR (ELAVL1) regulates the CCHFV minigenome and HAZV replication by associating with viral genomic RNA.

Moe Ikegawa, Norisuke Kano, Daisuke Ori, Mizuki Fukuta, Minato Hirano, Roger Hewson, Kentaro Yoshii, Taro Kawai, Takumi Kawasaki

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Moe IkegawaImmune Dynamics in Viral Infections, National Research Center for the Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Norisuke KanoLaboratory of Molecular Immunobiology, Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nagasaki, Japan.
Daisuke OriLaboratory of Molecular Immunobiology, Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nagasaki, Japan.
Mizuki FukutaViral Ecology, National Research Center for the Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Minato HiranoViral Ecology, National Research Center for the Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Roger HewsonLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, UK; and UK-Health Security Agency, Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom.
Kentaro YoshiiViral Ecology, National Research Center for the Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Taro KawaiLaboratory of Molecular Immunobiology, Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nagasaki, Japan.
Takumi KawasakiImmune Dynamics in Viral Infections, National Research Center for the Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0600-9247

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Japanese Society for ImmunologyJapan Ministry of Education 20H03468
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus (CCHFV) is a tick-borne pathogen that causes severe acute fever disease in humans and requires a biosafety level 4 laboratory for handling. Hazara virus (HAZV), belonging to the same virus genus as CCHFV, does not exhibit pathogenesis in humans. To investigate host RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) that regulate CCHFV replication, we generated a series of mutant RAW264.7 cells by CRISPR/Cas9 system and these cells were infected with HAZV. The viral titers in the supernatant of these cells was investigated, and HuR (ELAVL1) was identified. HuR KO RAW264.7 cells reduced HAZV replication. HuR is an RBP that enhances mRNA stability by binding to adenyl-uridine (AU)-rich regions in their 3' non-coding region (NCR). HuR regulates innate immune response by binding to host mRNAs of signaling molecules. The expression of cytokine genes such as Ifnb, Il6, and Tnf was reduced in HuR KO cells after HAZV infection. Although HuR supports the innate immune response during HAZV infection, we found that innate immune activation by HAZV infection did not affect its replication. We then investigated whether HuR regulates HAZV genome RNA stability. HAZV RNA genome was precipitated with an anti-HuR antibody, and HAZV genome RNA stability was lowered in HuR KO cells. We found that HuR associated with HAZV RNA and stabilized it to enhance HAZV replication. Furthermore, HuR-deficiency reduced CCHFV minigenome replication. CCHFV is a negative-strand RNA virus and positive-strand RNA is produced during replication. HuR was associated with positive-strand RNA rather than negative-strand RNA, and AU-rich region in 3'-NCR of S segment was responsible for immunoprecipitation with anti-HuR antibody and minigenome replication. Additionally, HuR inhibitor treatment reduced CCHFV minigenome replication. Our results indicate that HuR aids replication of the CCHFV minigenome by associating with the AU-rich region in the 3'-NCR.

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ELAV-Like Protein 1Genome, ViralHemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-CongoRNA, ViralVirus ReplicationAnimalsCRISPR-Cas SystemsHumansMiceRAW 264.7 CellsELAVL1 protein, humanElavl1 protein, mouseELAV-Like Protein 1RNA, Viral

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PMCPMC11466401

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