Downregulation of endogenous nectin1 in human keratinocytes by herpes simplex virus 1 glycoprotein D excludes superinfection but does not affect NK cell function

Many viruses downregulate their cognate receptors, facilitating virus replication and pathogenesis via processes that are not yet fully understood. In the case of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1), the receptor binding protein glycoprotein D (gD) has been implicated in downregulation of its receptor nectin1, but current understanding of the process is limited. Some studies suggest that gD on the incoming virion is sufficient to achieve nectin1 downregulation, but the virus-encoded E3 ubiquitin ligase ICP0 has also been implicated. Here we have used the physiologically relevant nTERT human keratinocyte cell type - which we have previously shown to express readily detectable levels of endogenous nectin1 - to conduct a detailed investigation of nectin1 expression during HSV1 infection. In these cells, nectin1, but not nectin2 or the transferrin receptor, disappeared from the cell surface in a process that required virus protein synthesis rather than incoming virus, but did not involve virus-induced host shutoff. Furthermore, gD was not only required but was sufficient for nectin1 depletion, indicating that no other virus proteins are essential. NK cells were shown to be activated in the presence of keratinocytes, a process that was greatly inhibited in cells infected with wild-type virus. However, degranulation of NK cells was also inhibited in ΔgD-infected cells, indicating that blocking of NK cell activation was independent of gD downregulation of nectin1. By contrast, a superinfection time-course revealed that the ability of HSV1 infection to block subsequent infection of a GFP-expressing HSV1 was dependent on gD and occurred in line with the timing of nectin1 downregulation. Thus, the role of gD-dependent nectin1 impairment during HSV infection is important for virus infection, but not immune evasion, which is achieved by other mechanisms.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:105

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The Journal of general virology - 105(2024), 3 vom: 28. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kite, Joanne [VerfasserIn]
Hill, Monica [VerfasserIn]
Preston, Natasha [VerfasserIn]
Rubina, Anzelika [VerfasserIn]
Kollnberger, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Eddie Chung Yern [VerfasserIn]
Elliott, Gillian [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cell Adhesion Molecules
Glycoprotein D
HSV1
Journal Article
Keratinocyte
NECTIN1 protein, human
NK cell ligand
Nectin1
Receptors, Virus
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Superinfection exclusion
Viral Envelope Proteins
Virus receptor

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Date Completed 14.03.2024

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1099/jgv.0.001969

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369607600