Simian Virus 40 depends on ER protein folding and quality control factors for entry into host cells.

Mario Schelhaas, Johan Malmström, Lucas Pelkmans, Johannes Haugstetter, Lars Ellgaard, Kay Grünewald, Ari Helenius

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Abstract

Cell entry of Simian Virus 40 (SV40) involves caveolar/lipid raft-mediated endocytosis, vesicular transport to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), translocation into the cytosol, and import into the nucleus. We analyzed the effects of ER-associated processes and factors on infection and on isolated viruses and found that SV40 makes use of the thiol-disulfide oxidoreductases, ERp57 and PDI, as well as the retrotranslocation proteins Derlin-1 and Sel1L. ERp57 isomerizes specific interchain disulfides connecting the major capsid protein, VP1, to a crosslinked network of neighbors, thus uncoupling about 12 of 72 VP1 pentamers. Cryo-electron tomography indicated that loss of interchain disulfides coupled with calcium depletion induces selective dissociation of the 12 vertex pentamers, a step likely to mimic uncoating of the virus in the cytosol. Thus, the virus utilizes the protein folding machinery for initial uncoating before exploiting the ER-associated degradation machinery presumably to escape from the ER lumen into the cytosol.
Original languageEnglish
JournalCell
Volume131
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)516-29
Number of pages13
ISSN0092-8674
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

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