The p7 protein of the hepatitis C virus induces cell death differently from the influenza A virus viroporin M2

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Most viruses encode proteins that modulate cell-death signaling by the host. For hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, apoptosis and other forms of cell-death have been observed in vitro and in vivo but the detailed understanding of this intricate viral-host interplay is unclear. This study examined the role played by the HCV p7 protein in the induction of cell-death. By measuring caspase-3/7 activation and cleavage of endogenous PARP, two hallmarks of apoptosis, the overexpression of p7 protein was shown to induce apoptosis in Huh7.5 cells. Furthermore, p7-induced apoptosis is caspase-dependent and involves both the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways. Similar to the M2 protein of influenza A virus, p7-induced apoptosis is independent of its ion channel activity. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments further showed that both M2 and p7 interact with the essential autophagy protein Beclin-1. However, only the M2 protein could cause an increase in the level of LC3-II, which is an indicator of autophagic activity. Thus, although the p7 protein is functionally similar to the well-characterized M2 protein, they differ in their activation of autophagic cell-death. Taken together, these results shed more light on the relationship between the HCV p7 ion channel protein and cell-death induction in host cells.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:172

Enthalten in:

Virus research - 172(2013), 1-2 vom: 28. März, Seite 24-34

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aweya, Jude Juventus [VerfasserIn]
Mak, Tze Minn [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Seng Gee [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Yee-Joo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
BECN1 protein, human
Beclin-1
Caspase 3
EC 2.4.2.30
EC 3.4.22.-
Journal Article
M2 protein, Influenza A virus
MAP1LC3A protein, human
Membrane Proteins
Microtubule-Associated Proteins
P7 protein, Hepatitis C virus
PARP1 protein, human
Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases
Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Viral Matrix Proteins
Viral Proteins
Virulence Factors

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Date Completed 12.08.2013

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.virusres.2012.12.005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM223502626