Protein Nucleotidylylation in +ssRNA Viruses

Nucleotidylylation is a post-transcriptional modification important for replication in the picornavirus supergroup of RNA viruses, including members of the Caliciviridae, Coronaviridae, Picornaviridae and Potyviridae virus families. This modification occurs when the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) attaches one or more nucleotides to a target protein through a nucleotidyl-transferase reaction. The most characterized nucleotidylylation target is VPg (viral protein genome-linked), a protein linked to the 5' end of the genome in Caliciviridae, Picornaviridae and Potyviridae. The nucleotidylylation of VPg by RdRp is a critical step for the VPg protein to act as a primer for genome replication and, in Caliciviridae and Potyviridae, for the initiation of translation. In contrast, Coronaviridae do not express a VPg protein, but the nucleotidylylation of proteins involved in replication initiation is critical for genome replication. Furthermore, the RdRp proteins of the viruses that perform nucleotidylylation are themselves nucleotidylylated, and in the case of coronavirus, this has been shown to be essential for viral replication. This review focuses on nucleotidylylation within the picornavirus supergroup of viruses, including the proteins that are modified, what is known about the nucleotidylylation process and the roles that these modifications have in the viral life cycle.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Viruses - 13(2021), 8 vom: 05. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Eruera, Alice-Roza [VerfasserIn]
McSweeney, Alice M [VerfasserIn]
McKenzie-Goldsmith, Geena M [VerfasserIn]
Ward, Vernon K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Calicivirus
Coronavirus
EC 2.7.7.48
Journal Article
Nucleotides
Nucleotidylylation
Picornavirus
Potyvirus
RNA, Viral
RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase
RdRp
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
VPg
Viral Proteins

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Date Completed 13.09.2021

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/v13081549

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329952390