PMID- 24532302 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150313 LR - 20140730 IS - 1432-8798 (Electronic) IS - 0304-8608 (Linking) VI - 159 IP - 8 DP - 2014 Aug TI - Role of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and Akt1 kinase in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) replication. PG - 2091-6 LID - 10.1007/s00705-014-2016-4 [doi] AB - We have previously reported that inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) reduces porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRSV) replication. Here, we further investigate the mechanism by which PI3K inhibition affects virus replication and the role of Akt1 kinase in virus replication. We found that PI3K inhibition reduced viral gene transcription by approximately 1.5-fold. Accordingly, viral protein synthesis was significantly reduced by PI3K inhibition. Interestingly, cells overexpressing the dominant negative mutant Akt1 exhibited a significant reduction in viral gene transcription compared to cells overexpressing the constitutively active Akt1. Viral protein synthesis was also enhanced in cells overexpressing the constitutively active Akt1. Overall, our data show that both PI3K and Akt1 play a role in viral gene expression, leading to an increase in virus replication. FAU - Wang, Xiuqing AU - Wang X AD - Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, 57007, USA, xiuqing.wang@sdstate.edu. FAU - Zhang, Hanmo AU - Zhang H FAU - Abel, Alex M AU - Abel AM FAU - Young, Alan J AU - Young AJ FAU - Xie, Liji AU - Xie L FAU - Xie, Zhixun AU - Xie Z LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20140218 PL - Austria TA - Arch Virol JT - Archives of virology JID - 7506870 RN - 0 (Viral Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.1.137 (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - DNA Replication MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Viral MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/genetics/*metabolism MH - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome/*enzymology/genetics/virology MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/genetics MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/genetics/*metabolism MH - Swine MH - Viral Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - *Virus Replication EDAT- 2014/02/18 06:00 MHDA- 2015/03/17 06:00 CRDT- 2014/02/18 06:00 PHST- 2013/07/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/02/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/02/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/02/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/03/17 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00705-014-2016-4 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arch Virol. 2014 Aug;159(8):2091-6. doi: 10.1007/s00705-014-2016-4. Epub 2014 Feb 18.