PMID- 23135726 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130225 LR - 20211021 IS - 1098-5514 (Electronic) IS - 0022-538X (Print) IS - 0022-538X (Linking) VI - 87 IP - 2 DP - 2013 Jan TI - Nucleolar trafficking of the mouse mammary tumor virus gag protein induced by interaction with ribosomal protein L9. PG - 1069-82 LID - 10.1128/JVI.02463-12 [doi] AB - The mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) Gag protein directs the assembly in the cytoplasm of immature viral capsids, which subsequently bud from the plasma membranes of infected cells. MMTV Gag localizes to discrete cytoplasmic foci in mouse mammary epithelial cells, consistent with the formation of cytosolic capsids. Unexpectedly, we also observed an accumulation of Gag in the nucleoli of infected cells derived from mammary gland tumors. To detect Gag-interacting proteins that might influence its subcellular localization, a yeast two-hybrid screen was performed. Ribosomal protein L9 (RPL9 or L9), an essential component of the large ribosomal subunit and a putative tumor suppressor, was identified as a Gag binding partner. Overexpression of L9 in cells expressing the MMTV(C3H) provirus resulted in specific, robust accumulation of Gag in nucleoli. Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET) and coimmunoprecipitation analyses demonstrated that Gag and L9 interact within the nucleolus, and the CA domain was the major site of interaction. In addition, the isolated NC domain of Gag localized to the nucleolus, suggesting that it contains a nucleolar localization signal (NoLS). To determine whether L9 plays a role in virus assembly, small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated knockdown was performed. Although Gag expression was not reduced with L9 knockdown, virus production was significantly impaired. Thus, our data support the hypothesis that efficient MMTV particle assembly is dependent upon the interaction of Gag and L9 in the nucleoli of infected cells. FAU - Beyer, Andrea R AU - Beyer AR AD - Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA. FAU - Bann, Darrin V AU - Bann DV FAU - Rice, Breanna AU - Rice B FAU - Pultz, Ingrid S AU - Pultz IS FAU - Kane, Melissa AU - Kane M FAU - Goff, Stephen P AU - Goff SP FAU - Golovkina, Tatyana V AU - Golovkina TV FAU - Parent, Leslie J AU - Parent LJ LA - eng GR - R01 CA030488/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - F30 CA165774/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA76534/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA113784/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 GM007183/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA30488/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA076534/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20121107 PL - United States TA - J Virol JT - Journal of virology JID - 0113724 RN - 0 (Gene Products, gag) RN - 0 (Protein Sorting Signals) RN - 0 (Ribosomal Proteins) RN - 0 (ribosomal protein L9) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Nucleolus/*metabolism MH - Epithelial Cells/virology MH - Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer MH - Gene Products, gag/*metabolism MH - *Host-Pathogen Interactions MH - Immunoprecipitation MH - Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse/*physiology MH - Mice MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs MH - Protein Interaction Mapping MH - Protein Sorting Signals MH - Protein Transport MH - Ribosomal Proteins/*metabolism MH - Two-Hybrid System Techniques MH - *Virus Assembly PMC - PMC3554096 EDAT- 2012/11/09 06:00 MHDA- 2013/02/26 06:00 PMCR- 2013/07/01 CRDT- 2012/11/09 06:00 PHST- 2012/11/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/11/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/02/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JVI.02463-12 [pii] AID - 02463-12 [pii] AID - 10.1128/JVI.02463-12 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Virol. 2013 Jan;87(2):1069-82. doi: 10.1128/JVI.02463-12. Epub 2012 Nov 7.