Rab27a GTPase and its effector Myosin Va are host factors required for efficient Oropouche virus cell egress
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Oropouche fever, a debilitating illness common in South America, is caused by Oropouche virus (OROV), an arbovirus. OROV belongs to the Peribunyaviridae family, a large group of RNA viruses. Little is known about the biology of Peribunyaviridae in host cells, especially assembly and egress processes. Our research reveals that the small GTPase Rab27a mediates intracellular transport of OROV induced compartments and viral release from infected cells. We show that Rab27a interacts with OROV glycoproteins and colocalizes with OROV during late phases of the infection cycle. Moreover, Rab27a activity is required for OROV trafficking to the cell periphery and efficient release of infectious particles. Consistently, depleting Rab27a's downstream effector, Myosin Va, or inhibiting actin polymerization also hinders OROV compartments targeting to the cell periphery and infectious viral particle egress. These data indicate that OROV hijacks Rab27a activity for intracellular transport and cell externalization. Understanding these crucial mechanisms of OROV's replication cycle may offer potential targets for therapeutic interventions and aid in controlling the spread of Oropouche fever.
Source: PLoS Pathogens
Institutions: Universidade de São Paulo, University of Cambridge
Language: English
Subfield: Cell Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,926
Funders: Academy of Medical Sciences, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, China Scholarship Council, Universidade de São Paulo, Directorate for Biological Sciences, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Fundação de Apoio ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Assistência do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo
Awards: G2279428536, G2557112899, G295657101, G3251880075, Study of the effects of HIV-1 Nef on the host-cell endomembrane system and their implications in viral pathogenesis, G5287914901, G5414824237, Emerging and re-emerging viruses: biology, pathogenesis and prospection, G6902192684, G7209482797, Molecular mechanisms of Oropouche virus assembly, G7320414564, Molecular mechanisms of Oropouche Virus assembly
OpenAlex ID: W4402036091