Viruses 2019, 11(3), 288; https://doi.org/10.3390/v11030288
Function, Architecture, and Biogenesis of Reovirus Replication Neoorganelles
Raquel Tenorio 1, Isabel Fernández de Castro 1
, Jonathan J. Knowlton 2, Paula F. Zamora 3, Danica M. Sutherland 4,5, Cristina Risco 1,* and Terence S. Dermody 3,4,5,*
, Jonathan J. Knowlton 2, Paula F. Zamora 3, Danica M. Sutherland 4,5, Cristina Risco 1,* and Terence S. Dermody 3,4,5,*
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Cell Structure Laboratory, National Center for Biotechnology, CNB-CSIC, Cantoblanco Campus, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA
5
Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA
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Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 26 January 2019 / Revised: 17 March 2019 / Accepted: 19 March 2019 / Published: 21 March 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Viruses Ten-Year Anniversary)
Abstract
Most viruses that replicate in the cytoplasm of host cells form neoorganelles that serve as sites of viral genome replication and particle assembly. These highly specialized structures concentrate viral proteins and nucleic acids, prevent the activation of cell-intrinsic defenses, and coordinate the release of progeny particles. Reoviruses are common pathogens of mammals that have been linked to celiac disease and show promise for oncolytic applications. These viruses form nonenveloped, double-shelled virions that contain ten segments of double-stranded RNA. Replication organelles in reovirus-infected cells are nucleated by viral nonstructural proteins µNS and σNS. Both proteins partition the endoplasmic reticulum to form the matrix of these structures. The resultant membranous webs likely serve to anchor viral RNA–protein complexes for the replication of the reovirus genome and the assembly of progeny virions. Ongoing studies of reovirus replication organelles will advance our knowledge about the strategies used by viruses to commandeer host biosynthetic pathways and may expose new targets for therapeutic intervention against diverse families of pathogenic viruses. View Full-TextKeywords:
reovirus; rotavirus; bluetongue virus; double-stranded RNA; viral factories; viral inclusions; viral replication organelles; endoplasmic reticulum; viral nonstructural proteins
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Tenorio, R.; Fernández de Castro, I.; Knowlton, J.J.; Zamora, P.F.; Sutherland, D.M.; Risco, C.; Dermody, T.S. Function, Architecture, and Biogenesis of Reovirus Replication Neoorganelles. Viruses 2019, 11, 288.
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