PMID- 30691473 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190429 LR - 20201209 IS - 1743-422X (Electronic) IS - 1743-422X (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Jan 28 TI - Involvement of PRRSV NSP3 and NSP5 in the autophagy process. PG - 13 LID - 10.1186/s12985-019-1116-x [doi] LID - 13 AB - BACKGROUND: Autophagy is an essential process in eukaryotic cells in which autophagosomes form to deliver cellular organelles and long-lived proteins to lysosomes for degradation. Many studies have recently identified the regulatory mechanisms involved in the interaction between viral infection and autophagy. METHODS: LC3 turnover and the proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathway were investigated using western blot analysis. The formation and degradation of autophagosomes were detected using immunofluorescence staining. RESULTS: Autophagy was activated by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) NSP3, NSP5 and NSP9, which are two transmembrane proteins and an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, respectively. The formation of autophagosomes was induced by NSP3 and NSP5 and developed from the ER; the fusion of these autophagosomes with lysosomes was limited. Although NSP3 and NSP5 are ER transmembrane proteins, these proteins did not activate the ER stress signaling pathways. In addition, the cytoplasmic domain of NSP3 plays a pivotal role in activating autophagy. CONCLUSIONS: The data presented in this study reveal an important relationship between PRRSV NSPs and autophagy and provide new insights that improve our understanding of the involvement of PRRSV NSPs in the autophagy process. FAU - Zhang, Wei AU - Zhang W AD - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China. FAU - Chen, Keren AU - Chen K AD - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China. FAU - Guo, Yang AU - Guo Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China. FAU - Chen, Yaosheng AU - Chen Y AD - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China. FAU - Liu, Xiaohong AU - Liu X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3733-4605 AD - State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China. xhliu@163.net. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190128 PL - England TA - Virol J JT - Virology journal JID - 101231645 RN - 0 (RNA, Viral) RN - 0 (Viral Nonstructural Proteins) RN - 0 (nsp3 protein, alphavirus) RN - EC 2.7.7.48 (RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Autophagosomes/*virology MH - *Autophagy MH - Cell Line MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/genetics/*physiology MH - RNA, Viral/genetics MH - RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase/genetics/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Viral Nonstructural Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Virus Replication PMC - PMC6350329 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Autophagosomes OT - Cytoplasmic domain OT - Endoplasmic reticulum OT - NSP3 and NSP5 OT - Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus COIS- ETHICS APPROVAL AND CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE: Not applicable. CONSENT FOR PUBLICATION: Not applicable. COMPETING INTERESTS: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. EDAT- 2019/01/30 06:00 MHDA- 2019/04/30 06:00 PMCR- 2019/01/28 CRDT- 2019/01/30 06:00 PHST- 2018/07/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/01/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/01/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/01/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/04/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/01/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12985-019-1116-x [pii] AID - 1116 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12985-019-1116-x [doi] PST - epublish SO - Virol J. 2019 Jan 28;16(1):13. doi: 10.1186/s12985-019-1116-x.