Reovirus Nonstructural Protein σNS Acts as an RNA Stability Factor Promoting Viral Genome Replication

Journal of Virology
Paula F ZamoraTerence S Dermody

Abstract

Viral nonstructural proteins, which are not packaged into virions, are essential for the replication of most viruses. Reovirus, a nonenveloped, double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) virus, encodes three nonstructural proteins that are required for viral replication and dissemination in the host. The reovirus nonstructural protein σNS is a single-stranded RNA (ssRNA)-binding protein that must be expressed in infected cells for production of viral progeny. However, the activities of σNS during individual steps of the reovirus replication cycle are poorly understood. We explored the function of σNS by disrupting its expression during infection using cells expressing a small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting the σNS-encoding S3 gene and found that σNS is required for viral genome replication. Using complementary biochemical assays, we determined that σNS forms complexes with viral and nonviral RNAs. We also discovered, using in vitro and cell-based RNA degradation experiments, that σNS increases the RNA half-life. Cryo-electron microscopy revealed that σNS and ssRNAs organize into long, filamentous structures. Collectively, our findings indicate that σNS functions as an RNA-binding protein that increases the viral RNA half-life. These result...Continue Reading

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