PMID- 19628242 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090831 LR - 20220330 IS - 1096-0341 (Electronic) IS - 0042-6822 (Linking) VI - 391 IP - 2 DP - 2009 Sep 1 TI - Hepatitis C virus NS4B induces unfolded protein response and endoplasmic reticulum overload response-dependent NF-kappaB activation. PG - 257-64 LID - 10.1016/j.virol.2009.06.039 [doi] AB - Hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 4B (NS4B) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane associated protein and a potent causative factor of ER stress. Here we reported that unfolded protein response (UPR) can be activated by HCV NS4B through inducing both XBP1 mRNA splicing and ATF6 cleavage in human hepatic cells. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that HCV NS4B stimulates the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by perturbing intracellular Ca(2+) homeostasis. Luciferase assay showed that HCV NS4B also activates the multifunctional transcription factor, NF-kappaB, in a dose-dependent manner through Ca(2+) signaling and ROS. Further immunoblot analysis showed that HCV NS4B promotes NF-kappaB translocation into the nucleus via protein-tyrosine kinase (PTK) mediated phosphorylation and subsequent degradation of IkappaBalpha. These studies provide an important insight into the implication of NS4B in HCV life cycle and HCV-associated liver disease by affecting host intracellular signal transduction pathways. FAU - Li, Shanshan AU - Li S AD - State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China. FAU - Ye, Linbai AU - Ye L FAU - Yu, Xilan AU - Yu X FAU - Xu, Bo AU - Xu B FAU - Li, Kuntai AU - Li K FAU - Zhu, Xiangdong AU - Zhu X FAU - Liu, Haoju AU - Liu H FAU - Wu, Xiaoyu AU - Wu X FAU - Kong, Lingbao AU - Kong L LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20090722 PL - United States TA - Virology JT - Virology JID - 0110674 RN - 0 (ATF6 protein, human) RN - 0 (Activating Transcription Factor 6) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (I-kappa B Proteins) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (NFKBIA protein, human) RN - 0 (NS4B protein, flavivirus) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Regulatory Factor X Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Viral Nonstructural Proteins) RN - 0 (X-Box Binding Protein 1) RN - 0 (XBP1 protein, human) RN - 139874-52-5 (NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Activating Transcription Factor 6/metabolism MH - Calcium/metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Nucleus/chemistry MH - Cytoplasm/chemistry MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum/*metabolism MH - Hepacivirus/*physiology MH - Hepatocytes/*virology MH - Humans MH - I-kappa B Proteins/metabolism MH - NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha MH - NF-kappa B/*biosynthesis MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Regulatory Factor X Transcription Factors MH - Transcription Factors/metabolism MH - Viral Nonstructural Proteins/*metabolism MH - X-Box Binding Protein 1 EDAT- 2009/07/25 09:00 MHDA- 2009/09/01 06:00 CRDT- 2009/07/25 09:00 PHST- 2009/04/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2009/05/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2009/06/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2009/07/25 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/07/25 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/09/01 06:00 [medline] AID - S0042-6822(09)00390-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.virol.2009.06.039 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Virology. 2009 Sep 1;391(2):257-64. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2009.06.039. Epub 2009 Jul 22.