SND1 binds SARS-CoV-2 negative-sense RNA and promotes viral RNA synthesis through NSP9

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Regulation of viral RNA biogenesis is fundamental to productive SARS-CoV-2 infection. To characterize host RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) involved in this process, we biochemically identified proteins bound to genomic and subgenomic SARS-CoV-2 RNAs. We find that the host protein SND1 binds the 5' end of negative-sense viral RNA and is required for SARS-CoV-2 RNA synthesis. SND1-depleted cells form smaller replication organelles and display diminished virus growth kinetics. We discover that NSP9, a viral RBP and direct SND1 interaction partner, is covalently linked to the 5' ends of positive- and negative-sense RNAs produced during infection. These linkages occur at replication-transcription initiation sites, consistent with NSP9 priming viral RNA synthesis. Mechanistically, SND1 remodels NSP9 occupancy and alters the covalent linkage of NSP9 to initiating nucleotides in viral RNA. Our findings implicate NSP9 in the initiation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA synthesis and unravel an unsuspected role of a cellular protein in orchestrating viral RNA production.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:186

Enthalten in:

Cell - 186(2023), 22 vom: 26. Okt., Seite 4834-4850.e23

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Schmidt, Nora [VerfasserIn]
Ganskih, Sabina [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Yuanjie [VerfasserIn]
Gabel, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Zielinski, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Keshishian, Hasmik [VerfasserIn]
Lareau, Caleb A [VerfasserIn]
Zimmermann, Liv [VerfasserIn]
Makroczyova, Jana [VerfasserIn]
Pearce, Cadence [VerfasserIn]
Krey, Karsten [VerfasserIn]
Hennig, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Stegmaier, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Moyon, Lambert [VerfasserIn]
Horlacher, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Werner, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Aydin, Jens [VerfasserIn]
Olguin-Nava, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Potabattula, Ramya [VerfasserIn]
Kibe, Anuja [VerfasserIn]
Dölken, Lars [VerfasserIn]
Smyth, Redmond P [VerfasserIn]
Caliskan, Neva [VerfasserIn]
Marsico, Annalisa [VerfasserIn]
Krempl, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Bodem, Jochen [VerfasserIn]
Pichlmair, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Carr, Steven A [VerfasserIn]
Chlanda, Petr [VerfasserIn]
Erhard, Florian [VerfasserIn]
Munschauer, Mathias [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

EC 3.1.-
Endonucleases
Host factors
Journal Article
Nsp9 protein, SARS virus
Omics technologies
Proteomics
RNA, Viral
RNA binding proteins
RNA biology
RNA interactome
RNA virus
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2
SND1 protein, human
Systems biology
Virus host interactions

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Date Completed 31.10.2023

Date Revised 10.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362883157