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ArticlemBio2025

Pseudouridine synthases are proviral factors for Sindbis virus in insect and mammalian cells.

Nicole Stark, Ram Podicheti, Lauren Garcia, Adela Krenz, Douglas B Rusch, Irene L G Newton, Richard W Hardy

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7 authors.

Nicole StarkDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Ram PodichetiCenter for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Lauren GarciaDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Adela KrenzDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Douglas B RuschCenter for Genomics and Bioinformatics, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1066-2687
Irene L G NewtonDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Richard W HardyDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6912-6291

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Common Themes in Reproductive DiversityT32HD049336 · NICHD · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI DALE R SENGELAUB · 2005 to 2026
$4.4M
National Science Foundation 2025389NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD049336NIH HHS T32 HD049336
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Abstract

Alphaviruses are positive-sense, single-stranded RNA (+ssRNA) viruses transmitted by arthropod vectors to vertebrate hosts. Pseudouridine is the most prevalent RNA modification in the prototype alphavirus, Sindbis virus (SINV) genome, but the location, function, and the cellular machinery that deposits pseudouridine are not known. Here, we demonstrate that the host pseudouridine synthase, Nop60B, plays a proviral role in SINV replication in IMPORTANCE: Alphaviruses pose a threat to over half of the global population, and currently, there are no approved antivirals targeting alphaviruses. We identified a conserved pseudouridine synthase that is proviral for Sindbis virus (SINV) infection in insects and humans. Using Psi-seq, we identified putative pseudouridine residues in SINV RNA. Mutagenesis of putative psi sites led to a slight reduction in replication and suggests that pseudouridine residues in SINV RNA are functionally important in replication.

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Drosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsIntramolecular TransferasesSindbis VirusVirus ReplicationAnimalsCell LineHumansRNA, ViralDrosophila ProteinsIntramolecular Transferasespseudouridine synthasesRNA, Viralalphavirusproviralpseudouridine

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PMID40422660
PMCPMC12239590

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