Knockdown of the host cellular protein transportin 3 attenuates prototype foamy virus infection
- Authors
- Ali, Md. Khadem; Kim, Jinsun; Hamid, Faysal Bin; Shin, Cha-Gyun
- Issue Date
- Jun-2015
- Publisher
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Keywords
- prototype foamy virus; pre-integration complex; transportin 3; integrase
- Citation
- BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, v.79, no.6, pp 943 - 951
- Pages
- 9
- Journal Title
- BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
- Volume
- 79
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 943
- End Page
- 951
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/9452
- DOI
- 10.1080/09168451.2015.1008973
- ISSN
- 0916-8451
1347-6947
- Abstract
- Transportin 3 (TNPO3) is a member of the importin-ss superfamily proteins. Despite numerous studies, the exact molecular mechanism of TNPO3 in retroviral infection is still controversial. Here, we provide evidence for the role and mechanism of TNPO3 in the replication of prototype foamy virus (PFV). Our findings revealed that PFV infection was reduced 2-fold by knockdown (KD) of TNPO3. However, late stage of viral replication including transcription, translation, viral assembly, and release was not influenced. The differential cellular localization of PFV integrase (IN) in KD cells pinpointed a remarkable reduction of viral replication at the nuclear import step. We also found that TNPO3 interacted with PFV IN but not with Gag, suggesting that IN-TNPO3 interaction is important for nuclear import of PFV pre-integration complex. Our report enlightens the mechanism of PFV interaction with TNPO3 and support ongoing research on PFV as a promising safe vector for gene therapy.
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