Vaccinia virus uses retromer-independent cellular retrograde transport pathways to facilitate the wrapping of intracellular mature virions during virus morphogenesis

Harrison, K; Haga, IR; Jowers, T; Jasim, S; Cintrat, J-C; Gillet, D; Schmitt-John, T; Digard, P; Beard, PM

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Vaccinia virus uses retromer-independent cellular retrograde transport pathways to facilitate the wrapping of intracellular mature virions during virus morphogenesis

Abstract:: Poxviruses, such as vaccinia virus (VACV), undertake a complex cytoplasmic replication cycle which involves morphogenesis through four distinct virion forms and includes a crucial wrapping step whereby intracellular mature virions (IMVs) are wrapped in two additional membranes to form intracellular enveloped virions (IEVs). To determine if cellular retrograde transport pathways are required for this wrapping step, we examined VACV morphogenesis in cells with reduced expression of the tetrameric tethering factor known as the GARP (Golgi-associated retrograde pathway), a central component of retrograde transport. VACV multistep replication was significantly impaired in cells transfected with small interfering RNA targeting the GARP complex and in cells with a mutated GARP complex. Detailed analysis revealed that depletion of the GARP complex resulted in a reduction in the number of IEVs, thereby linking retrograde transport with the wrapping of IMVs. In addition, foci of viral wrapping membrane proteins without an associated internal core accumulated in cells with a mutated GARP complex, suggesting that impaired retrograde transport uncouples nascent IMVs from the IEV membranes at the site of wrapping. Finally, small-molecule inhibitors of retrograde transport strongly suppressed VACV multistep growth in vitro and reduced weight loss and clinical signs in an in vivo murine model of systemic poxviral disease. This work links cellular retrograde transport pathways with the morphogenesis of poxviruses and identifies a panel of novel inhibitors of poxvirus replication.

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Harrison, K., Haga, I. R., Jowers, T., Jasim, S., Cintrat, J.-C., Gillet, D., Schmitt-John, T., Digard, P., & Beard, P. M. (2018). Vaccinia virus uses retromer-independent cellular retrograde transport pathways to facilitate the wrapping of intracellular mature virions during virus morphogenesis. Journal of Virology, 90(22), 10120–10132.

MLA Style

Harrison, K., et al. “Vaccinia Virus Uses Retromer-Independent Cellular Retrograde Transport Pathways to Facilitate the Wrapping of Intracellular Mature Virions during Virus Morphogenesis.” Journal of Virology, edited by G McFadden, vol. 90, no. 22, American Society for Microbiology, 2018, pp. 10120–32.

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Harrison, K, IR Haga, T Jowers, S Jasim, J-C Cintrat, D Gillet, T Schmitt-John, P Digard, and PM Beard. 2018. “Vaccinia Virus Uses Retromer-Independent Cellular Retrograde Transport Pathways to Facilitate the Wrapping of Intracellular Mature Virions during Virus Morphogenesis.” Edited by G McFadden. Journal of Virology 90 (22): 10120–32.
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