PMID- 29577951 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180918 LR - 20180918 IS - 1872-7492 (Electronic) IS - 0168-1702 (Linking) VI - 249 DP - 2018 Apr 2 TI - Interaction of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus major envelope proteins GP5 and M with the cellular protein Snapin. PG - 85-92 LID - S0168-1702(17)30947-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.virusres.2018.03.010 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is characterized by abortions in pregnant sows and respiratory disease, particularly in young pigs. The causative agent is porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), a member of the arterivirus family. GP5 and M are the major envelope proteins encoded by PRRSV. To further characterize these two viral proteins, a yeast two-hybrid approach was utilized to identify interacting partners of PRRSV GP5 and M proteins. METHODS: Interacting partners of PRRSV GP5 and M were identified using a porcine macrophage cDNA library yeast two-hybrid screen. Subsequently, the interactions between PRRSV GP5/M and the cellular protein Snapin were mapped using truncated versions of the GP5 and M proteins in a yeast two-hybrid assay to localize the interactions. The Snapin gene from the African green monkey kidney cell line MARC-145, which is permissive to PRRSV, was cloned and sequenced, and compared to porcine Snapin. Cellular Snapin expression was reduced in PRRSV-infected cells via Snapin-specific siRNA targeting. RESULTS: Here we show that the cellular Snap-Associated Protein (Snapin), an accessory protein of the SNARE membrane fusion network and also a member of the BLOC-1 complex, specifically interacts with GP5 and M. Inhibition of Snapin expression via siRNA targeting of Snapin results in the reduction of PRRSV replication. CONCLUSIONS: The PRRSV GP5 and M proteins are known to form a heterodimeric complex which is important for viral structure and infectivity, and both PRRSV proteins can interact with cellular Snapin. Snapin knock-down suggests these interactions could be important in the PRRSV lifecycle. GP5 and M proteins may interact with Snapin to exploit its roles in intracellular transport and membrane fusion. CI - Published by Elsevier B.V. FAU - Hicks, Julie A AU - Hicks JA AD - Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. Electronic address: jahicks3@ncsu.edu. FAU - Yoo, Dongwan AU - Yoo D AD - Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA. Electronic address: dyoo@illinois.edu. FAU - Liu, Hsiao-Ching AU - Liu HC AD - Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. Electronic address: hc_liu@ncsu.edu. 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 - 20180322 PL - Netherlands TA - Virus Res JT - Virus research JID - 8410979 RN - 0 (M protein, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus) RN - 0 (Vesicular Transport Proteins) RN - 0 (Viral Envelope Proteins) RN - 0 (Viral Matrix Proteins) RN - 0 (glycoprotein 5, PRRSV) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Gene Expression Profiling MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - *Host-Pathogen Interactions MH - Macrophages/virology MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/*physiology MH - Protein Binding MH - *Protein Interaction Mapping MH - Swine MH - Two-Hybrid System Techniques MH - Vesicular Transport Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Viral Envelope Proteins/*metabolism MH - Viral Matrix Proteins/*metabolism MH - Virus Replication OTO - NOTNLM OT - BLOC-1 complex OT - GP5 OT - M OT - PRRSV OT - SNARE complex OT - Snapin EDAT- 2018/03/27 06:00 MHDA- 2018/09/19 06:00 CRDT- 2018/03/27 06:00 PHST- 2017/12/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/03/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/03/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/03/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/09/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/03/27 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0168-1702(17)30947-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.virusres.2018.03.010 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Virus Res. 2018 Apr 2;249:85-92. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2018.03.010. Epub 2018 Mar 22.