PMID- 33370716 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210831 LR - 20211204 IS - 1878-5875 (Electronic) IS - 1357-2725 (Linking) VI - 131 DP - 2021 Feb TI - Apolipoprotein H drives hepatitis B surface antigen retention and endoplasmic reticulum stress during hepatitis B virus infection. PG - 105906 LID - S1357-2725(20)30223-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.biocel.2020.105906 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein H (APOH), also known as beta2-glycoprotein I (beta2-GPI), is an acute phase protein in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and binds to hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) with high-affinity. APOH expression is upregulated by HBV and the large surface protein (LHBs), but also elevated in HBV-related hepatoma cells. Previous studies show that intracellular retention of HBsAg induces endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, a key driver of hepatocyte damage during chronic liver injury, but the mechanisms are unclear. We hypothesize that APOH mediates HBV-induced ER stress through increased retention of HBsAg. METHODS: VR-APOH-myc and VR-LHBs-flag plasmids were constructed by PCR using pcDNA3.1(-)-APOH or an HBV expression vector, respectively. APOH and ER stress markers were examined at protein and mRNA levels by Western Blot or RT-qPCR. HBsAg titer was assayed by ELISA. RNA-seq was performed to elucidate the transcriptional impact of APOH manipulation in HBV-producing cells (HepG2.2.15 cells). RESULTS: We found that HBV upregulates APOH expression in 293 T cells, and APOH overexpression subsequently inhibits secretion of HBsAg. Next, we show that LHBs overexpression in conjunction with APOH leads to ER stress in 293 T cells, as evidenced by production of the binding immunoglobulin protein (BiP) and C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), as well as increased splicing of X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1). We further observed that loss of beta2-GPI reduced CHOP expression in HepG2.2.15 cells, while beta2-GPI overexpression enhanced CHOP production. CONCLUSION: The interaction of beta2-GPI and HBV initiates ER stress through driving intracellular retention of HBsAg and activates the UPR. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Liu, Yaming AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Xiamen University Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian Province, 361001, China; Department of Digestive Diseases, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, 361001, China. FAU - Maiers, Jessica L AU - Maiers JL AD - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 55902, USA. FAU - Rui, Yajuan AU - Rui Y AD - First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, 132001, China. FAU - Jiang, Xiaoming AU - Jiang X AD - First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, 132001, China. FAU - Guleng, Bayasi AU - Guleng B AD - Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Xiamen University Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian Province, 361001, China; Department of Digestive Diseases, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, 361001, China. FAU - Ren, Jianlin AU - Ren J AD - Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Xiamen University Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian Province, 361001, China; Department of Digestive Diseases, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, 361001, China. Electronic address: Ren.Jianlin@outlook.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20201226 PL - Netherlands TA - Int J Biochem Cell Biol JT - The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology JID - 9508482 RN - 0 (DDIT3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP) RN - 0 (Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (Hepatitis B Surface Antigens) RN - 0 (L protein, hepatitis B virus) RN - 0 (Viral Envelope Proteins) RN - 0 (X-Box Binding Protein 1) RN - 0 (XBP1 protein, human) RN - 0 (beta 2-Glycoprotein I) RN - 147336-12-7 (Transcription Factor CHOP) SB - IM MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum/*genetics/immunology/virology MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/*genetics/immunology MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Heat-Shock Proteins/genetics/immunology MH - Hep G2 Cells MH - Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/*genetics/immunology MH - Hepatitis B virus/*genetics/immunology MH - Host-Pathogen Interactions/*genetics/immunology MH - Humans MH - Plasmids/chemistry/metabolism MH - Protein Binding MH - Signal Transduction MH - Transcription Factor CHOP/genetics/immunology MH - Transfection MH - Viral Envelope Proteins/genetics/immunology MH - X-Box Binding Protein 1/genetics/immunology MH - beta 2-Glycoprotein I/*genetics/immunology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) OT - Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) OT - Hepatitis B virus (HBV) OT - beta2-glycoprotein I (beta2-GPI) EDAT- 2020/12/29 06:00 MHDA- 2021/09/01 06:00 CRDT- 2020/12/28 20:10 PHST- 2020/06/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/12/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/12/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/09/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/12/28 20:10 [entrez] AID - S1357-2725(20)30223-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.biocel.2020.105906 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2021 Feb;131:105906. doi: 10.1016/j.biocel.2020.105906. Epub 2020 Dec 26.