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Virus Infection Triggers MAVS Polymers of Distinct Molecular Weight

Authors :
Quentin Osseman
Nathalie Grandvaux
Natalia Zamorano Cuervo
Source :
Viruses; Volume 10; Issue 2; Pages: 56, Viruses, Viruses, Vol 10, Iss 2, p 56 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2018.

Abstract

The mitochondrial antiviral signaling (MAVS) adaptor protein is a central signaling hub required for cells to mount an antiviral response following virus sensing by retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I)-like receptors. MAVS localizes in the membrane of mitochondria and peroxisomes and in mitochondrial-associated endoplasmic reticulum membranes. Structural and functional studies have revealed that MAVS activity relies on the formation of functional high molecular weight prion-like aggregates. The formation of protein aggregates typically relies on a dynamic transition between oligomerization and aggregation states. The existence of intermediate state(s) of MAVS polymers, other than aggregates, has not yet been documented. Here, we used a combination of non-reducing SDS-PAGE and semi-denaturing detergent agarose gel electrophoresis (SDD-AGE) to resolve whole cell extract preparations to distinguish MAVS polymerization states. While SDD-AGE analysis of whole cell extracts revealed the formation of previously described high molecular weight prion-like aggregates upon constitutively active RIG-I ectopic expression and virus infection, non-reducing SDS-PAGE allowed us to demonstrate the induction of lower molecular weight oligomers. Cleavage of MAVS using the NS3/4A protease revealed that anchoring to intracellular membranes is required for the appropriate polymerization into active high molecular weight aggregates. Altogether, our data suggest that RIG-I-dependent MAVS activation involves the coexistence of MAVS polymers with distinct molecular weights.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19994915
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Viruses; Volume 10; Issue 2; Pages: 56
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f25288d6d8e515220f5fd5f2de4c4338
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/v10020056