PMID- 31738790 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200304 LR - 20211204 IS - 1553-7374 (Electronic) IS - 1553-7366 (Print) IS - 1553-7366 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 11 DP - 2019 Nov TI - Reprogramming the unfolded protein response for replication by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus. PG - e1008169 LID - 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008169 [doi] LID - e1008169 AB - The unfolded protein response (UPR) in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) constitutes a critical component of host innate immunity against microbial infections. In this report, we show that porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) utilizes the UPR machinery for its own benefit. We provide evidence that the virus targets the UPR central regulator GRP78 for proteasomal degradation via a mechanism that requires viral glycoprotein GP2a, while both IRE1-XBP1s and PERK-eIF2alpha-ATF4 signaling branches of the UPR are turned on at early stage of infection. The activated effector XBP1s was found to enter the nucleus, but ATF4 was unexpectedly diverted to cytoplasmic viral replication complexes by means of nonstructural proteins nsp2/3 to promote viral RNA synthesis. RNAi knockdown of either ATF4 or XBP1s dramatically attenuated virus titers, while overexpression caused increases. These observations reveal attractive host targets (e.g., ATF4 and XBP1s) for antiviral drugs and have implications in vaccine development. FAU - Gao, Peng AU - Gao P AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Chai, Yue AU - Chai Y AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Song, Jiangwei AU - Song J AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Liu, Teng AU - Liu T AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Chen, Peng AU - Chen P AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Zhou, Lei AU - Zhou L AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Ge, Xinna AU - Ge X AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Guo, Xin AU - Guo X AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Han, Jun AU - Han J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7104-7223 AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China. FAU - Yang, Hanchun AU - Yang H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3359-3925 AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China Agricultural University College of Veterinary Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20191118 PL - United States TA - PLoS Pathog JT - PLoS pathogens JID - 101238921 RN - 0 (Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP) RN - 0 (Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (X-Box Binding Protein 1) RN - 145891-90-3 (Activating Transcription Factor 4) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (eIF-2 Kinase) SB - IM MH - Activating Transcription Factor 4/genetics/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism/*virology MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP MH - Heat-Shock Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome/genetics/metabolism/*virology MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/*physiology MH - Signal Transduction MH - Swine MH - *Unfolded Protein Response MH - *Virus Replication MH - X-Box Binding Protein 1/genetics/metabolism MH - eIF-2 Kinase/genetics/*metabolism PMC - PMC6932825 COIS- NO authors have competing interests. EDAT- 2019/11/19 06:00 MHDA- 2020/03/05 06:00 PMCR- 2019/11/18 CRDT- 2019/11/19 06:00 PHST- 2019/05/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/10/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/12/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/11/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/03/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/11/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/11/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PPATHOGENS-D-19-00844 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008169 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS Pathog. 2019 Nov 18;15(11):e1008169. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008169. eCollection 2019 Nov.