The eukaryotic elongation factor 1A is critical for genome replication of the paramyxovirus respiratory syncytial virus.
oleh: Ting Wei, Dongsheng Li, Daneth Marcial, Moshin Khan, Min-Hsuan Lin, Natale Snape, Reena Ghildyal, David Harrich, Kirsten Spann
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01 |
Deskripsi
The eukaryotic translation factor eEF1A assists replication of many RNA viruses by various mechanisms. Here we show that down-regulation of eEF1A restricts the expression of viral genomic RNA and the release of infectious virus, demonstrating a biological requirement for eEF1A in the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) life cycle. The key proteins in the replicase/transcriptase complex of RSV; the nucleocapsid (N) protein, phosphoprotein (P) and matrix (M) protein, all associate with eEF1A in RSV infected cells, although N is the strongest binding partner. Using individually expressed proteins, N, but not P or M bound to eEF1A. This study demonstrates a novel interaction between eEF1A and the RSV replication complex, through binding to N protein, to facilitate genomic RNA synthesis and virus production.