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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Inhibition of coronaviral exonuclease activity by TRIM-mediated SUMOylation.

Kannan Balakrishnan, Surajit Chakraborty, Cindy Chiang, Caleb Stratton, Anna A Tumanova, Shaun K Olsen, Michaela U Gack

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Kannan BalakrishnanFlorida Research and Innovation Center, Cleveland Clinic, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA.
Surajit ChakrabortyFlorida Research and Innovation Center, Cleveland Clinic, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA.
Cindy ChiangFlorida Research and Innovation Center, Cleveland Clinic, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA.
Caleb StrattonDepartment of Biochemistry & Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
Anna A TumanovaDepartment of Biochemistry & Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
Shaun K OlsenDepartment of Biochemistry & Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
Michaela U GackFlorida Research and Innovation Center, Cleveland Clinic, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA.

Funding

Defining the viral PTMome: Towards the development of novel antiviral approachesDP1AI169444 · NIAID · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI GACK, MICHAELA ULRIKE · 2021 to 2025
$5.6M
Regulation of Host Innate Immunity Against Viral InfectionR01AI087846 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI GACK, MICHAELA ULRIKE · 2010 to 2020
$3.9M
Regulation of Host Innate Immunity Against Viral InfectionR37AI087846 · NIAID · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI Michaela Ulrike Gack · 2021 to 2026
$2.8M
The Role of TRIM23 in Autophagy Mediated Antiviral DefensesR01AI148534 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI GACK, MICHAELA ULRIKE · 2020 to 2024
$2.3M
NIAID NIH HHS DP1 AI169444NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI087846NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI148534NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI087846
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Members of the TRIM E3 ligase family are effectors of the host innate or intrinsic defense against various viruses; however, how specific TRIM proteins antagonize coronavirus infection is still largely elusive. Through an RNAi screen targeting 71 human TRIM genes, we identified multiple TRIM proteins with antiviral or proviral activity against SARS-CoV-2. TRIM32 potently restricted SARS-CoV-2 replication in a RING E3 ligase-dependent but interferon-independent manner. Mechanistically, TRIM32 binds to and SUMOylates the 3'-to-5' exoribonuclease (ExoN) of NSP14, which is essential for SARS-CoV-2 replication. TRIM32-mediated NSP14 SUMOylation at K9 and K200 inhibits RNA binding and NSP10 cofactor recruitment, respectively, ultimately suppressing ExoN activity. Our study further revealed that NSP14 SUMOylation by TRIM32 and its antiviral activity are broadly conserved for coronaviruses. These results identify the coronaviral NSP14 protein as a direct target of host restriction via SUMOylation, which may uncover novel ways to therapeutically inhibit coronavirus infections in humans.

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coronavirusexonucleaseinnate immunityNSP14SARS-CoV-2SUMOTRIM proteins

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PMID40766373
PMCPMC12324356

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