| Literature DB >> 23411007 |
Philip H Jones1, Martina Maric, Marisa N Madison, Wendy Maury, Richard J Roller, Chioma M Okeoma.
Abstract
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging alphavirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Infection with CHIKV elicits a type I interferon response that facilities virus clearance, probably through the action of down-stream effectors such as antiviral IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs). Bone marrow stromal antigen 2 (BST-2) is an ISG shown to restrict HIV-1 replication by preventing the infection of bystander cells by tethering progeny virions on the surface of infected cells. Here we show that enrichment of cell surface BST-2 results in retention of CHIKV virus like particles (VLPs) on the cell membrane. BST-2 was found to co-localize with CHIKV structural protein E1 in the context of VLPs without any noticeable effect on BST-2 level. However, CHIKV nonstructural protein 1 (nsP1) overcomes BST-2-mediated VLPs tethering by down-regulating BST-2 expression. We conclude that BST-2 tethers CHIKV VLPs on the host cell plasma membrane and identify CHIKV nsP1 as a novel BST-2 antagonist.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23411007 PMCID: PMC4086190 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2013.01.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Virology ISSN: 0042-6822 Impact factor: 3.616